Style Inspiration: Neutrals & Tones of Blue

Whether it is winter or summer, neutrals are always a safe and certain bet  to depend upon to ground your wardrobe. A camel wool coat, black leather details, and even touches of leopard will always be sound choices when it comes to deciding what to wear each day you step out the door, and of course, so too will be your favorite pair of jeans. Have a look at a few ideas of how to use either option or both to create a look that will impress.

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Style Inspiration: Shades of Pink & Neutrals

No matter what the season, neutrals are always a safe bet, as you can dress them up with colorful accessories or statement making bags and shoes. And during the spring and summer, pink is certainly a wonderful idea as well. As you will see in many of the images gathered together for today’s Style Inspiration, it can be worn in all sorts of shades.

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Style Inspiration: Whites & Neutrals

Just less than a month before the mythical looming Memorial Day deadline when white is acceptable, and what is to be found out on the streets? White. White everywhere!

Oh, how I love that fashion rules only apply to the individual and not to the population of the masses. After all, isn’t fashion about self-expression? Yes. Yes, indeed it is, and the myriad of ways in which white can be worn is a welcomed sight. Enjoy this week’s Style Inspiration . .  .

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Why Not . . . Become Your Own Decorator?

In yesterday’s post This & That: No. 5, I recommended Susanna Salk’s recently released decor book Be Your Own Decorator: Taking Inspiration and Cues from Today’s Top Designers. With gorgeous images of rooms designed by top interior designers such as Mary McDonald, Nate Berkus, Kelly Wearstler, Charlotte Moss just to name a few, Susanna organizes her book as a suggestion. In other words, the images she has collected essentially beg the question, Why Not . . .? – use a bit of color, be aware of how furniture is arranged, or break a few decor rules and allow your books to be chaotically organized within a perfectly organized room.

So with her suggestions to consider when it comes to decorating a home, I began to make a list of my own tips that have served me well as I have over the years painted, remodeled or rearranged my apartments, houses, and various rooms.

Salk organizes her book into seven different chapters which focus on inspiring images in the following areas: color, mixing up styles, arrangement, balance, whimsy, accessorizing and rule-breaking.  With these chapters as the foundation for becoming your own decorator, below are a few more specific suggestions that I have found great success with as I continue to create my very own simply luxurious sanctuary:

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