Rooms I Love - Chromaful!

What a crazy month out of school! So busy! Here's a collection of some fabulous room inspirations I love. Enjoy!

WaterCHROMA

As a painter my medium of choice is mainly acrylic, however there is a growing infatuation for all things watercolour! There is something about the delicate lines and playful interaction with water that creates an airy quality that melts my heart. But the real kicker is the unexpected range of VIBRANCY you can create with this medium. And It's not just flowers and sunsets. This post was inspired by my personal love for the medium and the unexpected "Decorating with: Painterly Storkes" section of LivingETC's April issue. Here's a round up of watercolour popups ! 

Silk Scarf - Desira Pesta via Etsy

 I have an obsession with scarfs, however this amazing one is not in my collection yet!

Watercolour Palette Iphone Cover  - CRAFIC via Etsy

 This Iphone cover is my favourite! Definitely an inspiration to get painting. Now I just need an Iphone.. ?

Watercolour map - Michael Tompsett

 Such a wonderful watercolour by Michael Tompsett. Rich in chroma but still delicate and beautiful.

Watercolour Lessons Tank - Mod Cloth

 Love the idea of this tank, however I'm much more compelled to try my hand at making my own version with a nice hot day and some painterly fun! I'll keep you posted on that future DIY project.

Diamond Watercolour Broach - Emily Green

 This broach were definitely made for me. Diamonds and watercolour! GENIUS! Another wish list item.

 

Watercolour Landscape  Fabric - Pedroso & Osorio via LivingETC

 This was the loveseat that inspired this post. The image is taken from LivingETC's April issue. The fabric is from a Portuguese company selling to most of Europe with showrooms in Lisbon and Madrid. It would be a dream to check out their gorgeous fabrics in person one day.

Assorted Painted Cups - Lowri Davies

This collection of cups by Lowri Davis is playful and delicate like a traditional watercolour, but she adds some stronger accented areas to hold the images. Lovely. 

The Alley - Monique Medeiros

Avo's View - Monique Medeiros

These two paintings were done by me after my trip to Terceria, Azores, Portugal last summer. Best trip so far. My favourite feature of the island was the cobble streets and little houses piled up along the sides.

 

Eating Chroma!

History is destined to repeat itself. One of the greatest traditional trends making a comeback is displaying your plates as a featured art wall. A great way of collecting, this feature could be as inexpensive as a thrift store find or as glamorous as designer dinnerware. This is a great opportunity for a colourful punch when you treat each dish as an individual painting. Here's a few examples of fabulous wall collections and some great plates.

Design Sponge

Diane Von Furstenburg Miro Power Stone - The Bay

Dol Sul - Anthroplogie

Donut Time - Urban Outfitters

Jasper Conran - Chinoiserie Green - The Bay

Mandarin Blue Brunch Plate - The Bay

Techno Crazy Stripe - CB2

Techno Triple Stripe - CB2

Verdant Acres - Anthropologie

Watercolour Pedals - Anthropologie

Window Shopping

I spent my first free Friday browsing the shops at Yorkdale Mall in Toronto and of course it was the boldest patterns and contrasts that caught my eye. Here's a few highlights my favourite products out on the shelves right now. Which ones do you like?

Painterly High Heels and matching purse. Love the way organic paint patterns are everywhere now!

Just enough Neon for me to love them! Both shoes from Aldo.

Headed over to Crate and Barrel. Love these vases.

Blue and white. I can't get enough thanks to my nostalgic love for the childhood china my mom used to have.

A shade for every day.

because if there isn't enough GREEN in your outdoor place setting, hit up the chairs! Crate and Barrel

Lovely Rainbow mixing bowls!

I will buy these! like next week! I love huge mugs and these are painted with highlighter yellows, oranges, and greens! So Lovely. only 6.95 from Crate and Barrel

Glass jars and bottles are my weakness, this vintage inspired bottle is a perfect for a picnic or just a fun table top accent.

Then it was off to Indigo. As much as I love books, they have some of the greatest accessories. Wish List? this tote bag and a lovely creme orange scarf.

Artistic drips on a lovely organic background.

Rich detail. They have a lovely Peacock theme going on right now.

Chromatic and Organic

More great vases, these glass ones have just a single "stroke" of colour. Love it, they also come in green,

Not very colourful, but there is just somthing so wonderful about thick knits!

A colourful image + linen view port + wood frame = perfection

Last stop was American Eagle, This store has just had a great renovation, so if you haven't checked out the store, expect a bit of UrbanOutfittersesque with some ocean flavour. This dress is my summer inspiration! Bring on the sunshine please. Also on sale, so the day ended fabulously.

Brief Hiatus

Just wrapped up my first semester of Interior Decorating at Humber College! YAY! However I'd like to extend my apologies for the slight hiatus these past 2 weeks. It's officially summer time for me now and I hope you're looking forward to all of the wonderful things to come in the next 4 months of sunshine. I'll be sure to be posting my butt off, so please check back frequently for your chromatic daily dose! Cheers! 

Chroma Collection: Prints

Original artwork can be expensive, so what should you do if you don't have the funds for some awesome accent pieces, but desperately need to freshen up your wall space? Prints baby! I recently discovered Society6.com , a website that distributes prints and other merchandise for artists. The amount of work on this site is outstanding. They sell prints, framed prints, canvas stretched, I pod cases, Hoodies and more! Check out the colourful round up of a few of my favourites so far! All the artists can be found at www.society6.com

Lucy in the sky with diamonds - Jacob Wise

Up - Derek Temple

Zing! - Boneface

Birds - Emma J Hardy

Dualism - Genis Carreras

Wasp - Alice X. Zhang

Scales - Steven Womack

Let's All Go And Have Breakfast- Teo Zirinis

Groyland - Wilmer Murillo

Absolute Favourite:

Fight Club- Jacob Wise