Have a great Thanksgiving!

I just wanted to wish everyone a fantastic Thanksgiving Day!
Today's post is short and sweet. I will be back on Monday.

The above room is my inspirational room for the week. I
think it's absolutely fantastic. Two tone with shades of
purple and Grey - topped off with subtle Moroccan
accents. Photo from Ideal Home.

Sugar Plum Fairies, Juicy Black Currants, and the Rich, Deep Color of...Why of course PLUM!

As many of you know, purple is one of my favorite colors.
Purple is the color of royalty...of mystery...and of cassis
(black currant) macaroons ^_^

Of the many shades of purple, Plum is one that can be used
diversely. Plum is deep enough color to have depth. It can
easily be used as the main color in a room or as a great accent
color. Flat, lacquer or satin finish? Plum can be great in all 3
types of finishes.

Here, a muted plum color is paired with grey
for a very chic and refined palette.

Rococo furniture? No problem. You can
pair plum with it as well.

This entire living room is colored in a deep
plum color. The shiny and mirrored finishes
give the room a level of sophistication and luxe.

Here it is as an accent color in a very modern
room. As you can see, plum can go very well
with a bright pop of yellow. Who'd of thought?

This whole entire home has plum and yellow
accents. It's a lot of fun!

And here we are in the same home - in the
living room. Plum and yellow accents all around.
The yellow really makes the plums stand out more.

This shade of plum has some burgundy in it.
It's a surprising choice of color for an entry
room but it's rich and very nice.

Plum and brown - also a nice combination.

A rich dose of plum for the bedding anchors this
colorful and eclectic room.

Plum on the walls, plum for the accents...
Why not indeed?

Somehow, this matte purple paint goes wonderfully
with the neutral whites, linens and beiges in this room.

Plum accents galore...

What do you think? Beautiful color? Too dull? Too feminine?
Or can it be a unisex color? Now one thing that I haven't seen
is a Plum colored kitchen to go with those Sugar Plum cookies...
That would be interesting.

Photos from Domino, Elle Decor,
Trine Thorsen, Amanda Nisbet

Purple Haze

I'm not normally a "purple" person but these shades of mauve, lavender and lilac are so lovely. Purple seems to be everywhere at the moment so maybe now is the time to add just a little here and there.

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Images 1 & 3 - Homes & Gardens Magazine Image 2 - Unknown Images 4 & 6 - The Interior Design File (Caroline Clifton-Mogg) Image 5 - Caroline Arbor Image 7 - Peter Estersohn

The Color Purple

One of my absolute favorite colors is purple. I even painted my
living room purple and upholstered my sofa in lilac purple as
you can see from my header. Purple is the color of royalty. It
is majestic and has a sense of mystery at the same time.

One of my favorite details in the room above is the plum purple
velvet throw. It looks so scrumptious and luxe.

A Moroccan styled bath in a beautiful plum color.

This stunning purple wallpaper in Jane Hess'
home is absolutely heart stopping gorgeous.
A pair of upholstered purple chairs with pink
trim to match.

Photo by Steve Giralt

Plum purple in the dining room.

This is my favorite purple bedroom I've seen yet.
It was designed by Amanda Nisbet who has a
wonderful gift for using color in her designs.

From the Pottery Barn Kid's catalog no less.

A softly hued purple room in lavender.

A gorgeous lilac and purple rug from The Rug Company.

Moroccan decor with a modern purple twist.

A soothing mauve guest bedroom.

A hallway study from Elle Decor.

Delicious Plum purple wallpaper and lamp.

This room was on the cover of an Elle Decor issue. The lavender
hues on the wall totally caught my eye. I'm finding that orange as
an accent color (when paired with lavender) is a really appealing
combination. Lavender is actually a wonderful neutral color - many
people don't think of lavender as such. With the right hue, you can
pair almost any color with a lavender background...pinks, greys,
blacks, reds, yellows, etc.

Another yummy bedroom from Amanda Nisbet.
I can never get enough of her rooms.

Swarovski Purple Earrings from Forzieri.
I love Swavorski!

It looks pink - but it's actually a pair of Swarovski
purple cuff links. Also from Forzieri. $86.

A purple slide.

How about a patent ombre color clutch.

I'm really becoming a fan of Ghibli bags.
They are a purveyor of handmade Italian
leather - and of course in violet.

I'm also a fan of L.A.P.A. bags - here is a croc
embossed purple doctor's bag.



You can't really go wrong with Murano glass. I've seen it in
pendants, but have worn it on your fingers? $42 is actually
a pretty reasonable price for these rings.





Another L.A.P.A. tote in luscious purple.

This is a super cute book for children who are...
what else? But purple lovers! $10.88 from Amazon.

The funny thing is for years, my parents
would never let me paint any rooms in the house. I
finally convinced my father 2 years ago. He let me paint
their guest room and I promptly painted a hue of lovely
purple. At first, he was skeptical but when he saw the
finished product, he admitted that it looked very nice.
My brother now camps out in the room instead of his own
because he says the color is soothing to him and makes him
focus more on his studies. He's never really been into color
so I was surprised when he told me that.

Are you a purple lover? What does the color purple
make you feel?

Donatella Versace's Luscious Purple Living Room

I'm going to cheat a bit today and only do a mini-post as I

spent the most of today catching up on my blog reading.

I Love the color purple and really fell in love with Donatella

Versace's purple living room. Isn't it amazing?

Here's the original photo of the room from

Conde Naste's South African edition of House

and Garden. Insanely expensive for me to buy

in the US, but totally worth it.

Photos from House & Garden South Africa.