back to blogging ... tuesday's turquoise

it has been a challenging, exhilarating, exhausting, enlightening 18 months for me. all culminating with the sale of my stationery and invitation business and going full time with lynlee harvey AT HOME consulting and design in 2012. for a girl who has always tended to play it on the safe, predictable side, this was a huge step. and i am so thankful every day that i was brave enough to take a leap! 

finally, the perfect job for me. and yes, on a construction site talking about concrete, masonry, electrical switches and drywall. i'm so excited that i might have even described myself as "giddy" to my best friend last week! 

as i was perusing my files to get back in the blogging world, i found the image below in the turquoise category. a little entry i made into a blog contest of tobi fairley's in october of 2010, the first and only blog contest i've ever entered ... and all two days after i even started reading blogs at all. i happened to win ... yay! and this all played a significant part in why i am where i am today. back to my belief that everything happens for a reason.

naturally, it involved my favorite color, turquoise! :)

my daughter's room

i wrote a little article in a new local magazine which (thankfully) forced me to step up and get my daughter's room photographed. this is the combination of a mommy who loves beautiful things (and turquoise) and a four year old who adores pink! i think it's a room she can grow into. (i've even been offering to trade with her!) when i designed the house, i was very careful to make sure our kids' rooms were larger than your average child's bedrooms. this way, her queen bed can fit, nice sized bedside chests, etc. each child also has their own bathroom and walk-in closet. they aren't huge by a long shot, but by using a few tricks here and there, we even "made" a little space!

 

 

 

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tim street-porter

caldwell flake

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there are many sources of inspiration for my home designs as well as weddings and paper. beautiful jewelry, especially TURQUOISE, is always inspiring!

images via and via

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wishing i were here...

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what a cozy place in a bathroom! now if only my husband would stop moving every single piece of furniture i put in our bathroom into my closet ... what doesn't he understand about the importance of beauty even with the occasional sacrifice of function?

via house & garden

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hints of turquoise combine beautifully with the navy and citron pallet on the back porch

via elsa soyars

the beach life

sorry for my absence. i was enjoying the beach (my VERY favorite place to be) with these two sweet babies!

being at the beach (and the onset of summer in general) has me craving beach cottages, peaceful, simple furnishings and lots of white and turquoise!

please remind me again why don't i live on water ...

Coastal Living

Pottery Barn Kids

Coastal Living

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turquoise in the kitchen cooks up something yummy everytime!

 

metropolitan home

 

tobi fairley

 

new england home

 

elsa soyars

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wonderful turquoise perfect for mother's day or the graduate on your list!

note sheets with acrylic holder, clip board notes and gift stickers/kitchen labels all via lynlee.getpapered.com

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much like these homes, the only color i see in my otherwise neutral home is my all time favorite TURQUOISE! i tell my four year old daily that turquoise is a neutral ... and see? these great designs agree. 

simple. welcoming. calming.

 

via dominomag.com

house of turquoise via pink wallpaper

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pretty pops of turquoise appear in all aspects of my life!

these turquoise lamps are beautiful in this foyer design by the extremely talented (and smart, kind and eloquent too!) tobi fairley

 

loving the turquoise of this easter bunny tee in my new etsy shop, theBEANandBROTHER

  

i REALLY love this fabulous aqua graphic throw from cococozy. too bad Christmas, my anniversary and birthday all just passed! maybe a "welcome to the blog world" gift???

 and i love this party tray from macbeth collection so much that i even have a second one in my office. it's handy for corralling papers as well as serving appetizers and drinks. available through lynlee&co in a variety of colors and patterns. maybe you can serve mom breakfast on her own personalized tray for mother's day!

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i am a neutral girl at heart. until it comes to turquoise. i feel like it deserves a day on my blog every week!

an otherwise neutral home looks wonderful with this pop of color!

or as personalized notes to say please and thank you.

can be found at my paperie store here lynlee.getpapered.com