I was inspired by the article “Pick&Mix” in the August edition of
Elle Decoration UK . The reader is encouraged to add a surprise shade to the colour scheme of a room.
Well I find orange a surprising shade – so I had some fun adding touches of spunky orange to my neutral colour scheme. The orange fronds came from a palm growing in my garden.
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The orange cushion was made from a vintage silk evening dress. Isn't the pattern beautiful?
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The 2 neutral cushions on the couch were made from an old cricket pullover!
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4 comments:
Congratulations on the launch of your blog. It looks fantastic! I'll be checking in for more soon.
hi denise, thanks for commenting on my blog. i love your mix of textures and i have a very soft spot for orange. all looks gorgeous.
Orange really is my favourite colour! It seems to go with everything, always in a surprising way. I love the cushions.
I love that orange pillow, the minute detail and pattern is really beautiful.
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