Go Chic With Orange & Pink!

Hello, everyone!

I'm so happy to be here with you at Pink Peony Style with a guest post from Arcadian Home. It's a wonderful place to find lots of interior design inspiration including decorating ideas for everything from fabulous foyer lights to colorful home accessories and much more. Today we're going to have fun exploring some of the many possibilities of decorating with a lively color, brilliant orange and pink.  Please enjoy!
Danya, thanks for letting me stop by to share. ~ Mari

 

  This modern tabletop vignette of pure white and metallic gold is set against bold swaths of color. Isn't orange and pick a great design choice for art in a contemporary or modern space?

  A white living room is amped up with a melon-toned pink and brilliant orange. A traditional light fixture is turned into a modern pendant light with color. Long fringed shawls add a splash of orange to white slip-covered chairs.

  Sometimes we long for just a pop or two of color in a white space. Here, in a tabletop vignette that's done with three books, one each in hot pink, warm sand and bright orange. It's a great look.

  This amazingly colorful eclectic bedroom goes orange and pink with toile wallpaper in a Chinoiserie pattern. It makes for a wonderful background for the lovely mix of styles, patterns and colors in the space.

  A lovely pink hue adorns the walls of this contemporary bath. Pops of orange and melon work beautifully, but it would be so easy to change out the towels for an entirely new color scheme.

  A comfy neutral sectional gets wonderful splashes of pink, orange and golden yellow with a lovely array of decorative pillows.

  A wonderful custom-built white daybed with floral upholstered back is at once chic and comfortable. I love the use of several stylish orange and pink combinationsófloral, stripes and zigzags.

  This girl's bedroom is so pretty in pink and orange. Kids lamps like the one seen here are available right now in lots of popular colors. I love the branches and birds design. It even has a bird finial on top. How cool is the ladybug table?  

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 What do you think of these orange and pink designs? Let us know in the comments below and stop by our blog for more home decor and interior inspirations!

Decor : Layering

I don't know about you, but I'm totally loving natural blonde/grey colored woods - especially in the dining room.  These neutral woods make for such a perfect background to display multiple textures and colors.

Layering a room is so important - curtains, rugs, chairs, wall colors, accent pieces, lighting - when all of these elements are well thought through and nicely assembled, a room can fully come to life.

These dining rooms are a perfect example of layering.  The largest pieces {the dining table} and the walls are neutral, while the fabrics and accessories are colorful and the lighting eye-catching.

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What do you think?  Are you a fan of layering, or do the rooms in your home just "happen"?  

I have a great line up of posts to share next week and a beautiful guest post from Arcadian Home, so be sure to check back soon.

Also, I would like to introduce you to my newest partner Amy from Amy Grace.  She likes to blog about her favorite makeup products and life events.

Happy Memorial Weekend Friends!  

Enjoy your time off ~

XOXO

2013 Adventures!

Hi Friends,

So 2013 has many new things for us already!

Remember that little flood we had last fall?  Well, since then we've been on the hunt for a new place to call home here on the West Coast.  After much praying and much much searching, we've finally found our new apartment and we moved in over the weekend!  I can't wait to share photos with you once it's a little more unpacked and complete - until then here is a pic from my instagram.

Aside from the apt hunt, I've taken on some other things as well.  One of them being an opportunity to volunteer weekly at our local pregnancy center.  It's been such a different ministry for me to dive into, but one I'm excited to be part of.

AND if that's not enough, I'm exploring a new and exciting business venture!  {More on that later.}

With that said, we've been a bit busy over here and PinkPeonyStyle has been a little neglected *sad face*.  But with a pretty new apartment to decorate and a new design project for a client underway, I'm excited to share my fav design projects and inspirations with you over the next few months!

So tell me - has 2013 been full of change for you as well??

Looking forward to posting again soon!

XOXO

DIY : Chic Serving Trays

I love that all it takes to spruce up a space is something as simple as a new shiny accessory.  And what makes a new accessory even better??  A personal touch of DIY!

Serving trays are so tres chic and can be easily found at almost any thrift store or craft store.  A tray makes the perfect surface for a collection of small books, displaying jewels and baubles, a small bundle of fresh florals or even makes a great catch all for keys and small things near the front door.  Of course, you could always use one to do what the name suggests - serve, as well.

Take a look at these pretty little DIY trays I found throughout the world wide web - maybe you'll be inspired. ;)

{their links will take you straight to the diy instructions}

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Happy Wednesday!!

XO

Decor : Mustard

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Isn't this a beautiful mustard wall?  It was actually hand painted...check out the link above to see before, during and after photos!

Happy Tuesday!

XO

Beautiful Bar Carts

Hubby and I aren't the drinking type, but I can't deny that I have a slight affinity for gorgeous bar carts.

Whether it be liquor, a jones soda collection, tea and coffee, or a private library - bar carts come in all shapes and sizes and can be the home to anything you'd like.  

I'm hoping to find one for my dining room.  I would love to display my pretty dishes and my espresso maker atop a lucite cart or a gold faux bamboo cart with a glass top.  

Take a look at these little pretties...

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What do you think?  Are you a fan of the bar cart?  

PinkPeonyStyle.com Reborn....

What's Next??

Now that the Calvary West craziness is winding down, I'm moving ahead full speed with PPS.  You won't see as many posts as usual over the next few weeks, as I'm making a LOT of changes.  Are you ready for this??  PinkPeonyStyle will soon be sporting a beautiful new blog design, a more regular post schedule, more info about my music ministry and life as a pastor's wife and a worship leader, and a whole lot of beautiful home decor, design, fashion, and healthy recipes!  I couldn't be more excited about what's ahead!

Join me!

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Easter Recap

Good afternoon dear readers!

I so hope you all had a lovely Easter weekend.  We certainly did.  While it was busy, it was wonderful.

You didn't hear from me all last week because from sun up to sun down, I was scrambling to complete our new Calvary West building.  I had the privilege of transforming a large multi-purpose room into a beautiful and welcoming video sanctuary.  {I promise, before and after pics are coming.  I'm still adding a few finishing touches to the place.}  Easter Sunday was the launch of Calvary West and it was a hit!  We had a few bugs to work out during our first service {unfortunately}, but our second service was full - we had to bring in extra chairs.  Nothing warms my heart more, than to see (1) a FULL sanctuary, with people still streaming in & (2) people enjoy a space I created.

Here are a few weekend photos I snapped on my iPhone....

{Main Sanctuary Stage}

{Calvary West}

{Arrangements I made for Easter}

{Chalkboard signage that hangs above Calvary West info center}

{Blakely desperate for attention after a long week of me away from home}

{Brunch hubby and I had yesterday as we rested}

{My new Know Your Value print from the wm boutique!  Thanks Allie!}

{Driving around town today....it's a bit gloomy}

Our Life Group is having a potluck dinner tonight and I need to come up with a yummy gfree side, so I better get to it!  I would love to hear about your Easter.

Lots of love...

- all images via danya collyer