There is a magazine cover of a lush living room out on news's stands right now. Lovely chartreuse green walls, white couch, white distressed furniture, hot pink and lime cushions.
Spring, fresh, fun, flirty.
And I want to redecorate my living room like it.
Think colors like dewy maiden hair ferns, and hot pink cyclamen. Maybe with some white double begonias thrown in. And I want it.
And that is so not going to be my living room. There is no way that Gar would be happy in something feminine and flirty.
He's such a guy. I am such a girl.
So how do I fulfil my inner paint can, my flirtier side, without constantly redecorating?
I play with Picasa collages. There I can live in saturated color, mix, and match, blend and play. I can combine chartreuse with magenta pink, and antique white, something I just can't or won't do in my own place.
And if something turns out really well, then I
can always make a greeting card out of it.
It certainly is cheaper than redecorating.
There is a magazine cover of a lush living room out on news's stands right now. Lovely chartreuse green walls, white couch, white distressed furniture, hot pink and lime cushions.
Spring, fresh, fun, flirty.
And I want to redecorate my living room like it.
Think colors like dewy maiden hair ferns, and hot pink cyclamen. Maybe with some white double begonias thrown in. And I want it.
And that is so not going to be my living room. There is no way that Gar would be happy in something feminine and flirty.
He's such a guy. I am such a girl.
So how do I fulfil my inner paint can, my flirtier side, without constantly redecorating?
I play with Picasa collages. There I can live in saturated color, mix, and match, blend and play. I can combine chartreuse with magenta pink, and antique white, something I just can't or won't do in my own place.
And if something turns out really well, then I
can always make a greeting card out of it.
It certainly is cheaper than redecorating.
these are beautiful.
ReplyDeleteI love the collage tool on Picasa.
ReplyDeleteHowever the ones I do don't look anything like yours. Well done as usual.
Very pretty indeed. With those bones in a room, the mood enhancing green walls and crisp defining woodwork, so many colors could be tossed around on cushions and throws that the room couldn't help but appeal to everyone. but then I'm a color freak. Dirt has slowly broken out of his box of eight crayons.
ReplyDeleteYour collages are nicely put together.
I love the pink and green colors together!
ReplyDeleteIt is so much fun to put a collage together. It's much easier to do with Picasa than Adobe.
beautiful photos and very fun.
ReplyDeleteI too would love a really feminine room someday, somewhere in the house, with a little shabby chic crystal chandelier and any color(s) that suits my whim at the time
Playing with Picassa can be a lot of fun. :)
ReplyDeleteJen, The posters blown to full screen size are fantastic. Spectacular! I love your photographs...and now that I have my camera back I can get out side and practice manual shooting! I want to learn more about picasa and playing around with it! But, I don't want to make my albums public! Do you keep your albums private?
ReplyDeleteGail
I love your collages because when I look at your individual prints, I have trouble choosing just a few!
ReplyDeleteI hear your dilemma. There are ways to bring elements of your dream living room into your space without driving Gar out of it.
ReplyDeleteYou could create a tableau that's confined to a tabletop where you can rest your eyes from time to time and fill your field of vision with the colours you desire.
Or, you could create this palette in your garden, set up a table & chair and surround yourself with the scents, as well as the visual appeal of those colours.
There have been many magazine images that I'd love to recreate in my home...alas, I have only one living room and very few funds to be changing my entire decor every month.
Now that spring has finally arrived, I'm feeling that redecorating urge again...uh oh. Hide the paint brushes!!
Jen - I have wildly differing decorating inspirations so my bathroom, bedroom, living room etc. are all decorated differently and I get to enjoy them all. Perhaps you have a bathroom or a spare room you can decorate in your dream colors that Gar wouldn't mind?
ReplyDeleteI love the colors too. It would be pretty to have a room decorated that way(-:
ReplyDeleteSomeday when you move to the boonies you need a room that is just "you". I can see it in my minds eye, all green and pink and white..a restful spot!
ReplyDeleteI like to fool around with my scrapbook program..I love that I can pop things in and out on a whim...and be creative:)
I am a big picasa fan too! This is a wonderful entry - as always! You never disappoint.
ReplyDeleteHappy Spring!
The top pink and green is wonderful - what a fab colour scheme. and great photos too.
ReplyDeleteK
Aww, you need your own personal room/space that Gar wouldnt want to go into that you could go crazy decorating how ever you wanted to.
ReplyDeleteWell, until you get that, these collages are very beautiful. That is a fun way to play around with colors and textures.
I haven't tried to make one of these. I don't know why, as I love photographs. I always love yours!
ReplyDeleteBrenda
That last collage is my favorite. I'm so glad that blue is coming back in style for decorating!
ReplyDeleteWell I really loved the pink but that blue is so soothing.
ReplyDeleteLove those colors in the collages!
ReplyDeleteI love your picasa images, Jen!! You have such a great eye for colour. :)
ReplyDeleteThese are absolutely glorious, Jen. The blue ones are especially wonderful. I don't know how to play with Picasa, though I keep saying one of these days I will learn to do so. Seeing your wonderful collages inspire me to do so sooner than later.
ReplyDeleteJen, you do such beautiful work. The pinks and greens are so refreshing. Thank you once again for highlighting my day with your work.
ReplyDeleteThese are so beautiful! I know that if I was going to redecorate, your photos would be on every wall of my house!
ReplyDeleteLOL! And I like the collages too.
ReplyDeleteAnd you are so good at it--extremely talented at arranging and playing with color. I do understand at the guy vs. girl thing. I too would flirt with more color. I might do that in my guest-room. Your collages are stunning.
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