I really don’t want to talk about the weather.
It’s so boring.
It’s hot in the summer. It’s cold in the winter. Surprise, surprise.
Summer can’t come soon enough. Summer can’t be over soon enough. Winter is too harsh. Winter is too mild. I wish it would snow on Christmas. I wish it would stop snowing …
Blah, blah, blah.
You get it, right?
Weather is fickle. Unpredictable. Yet we think we can change it. Control it. Like that guy you think you shape into Mr. Right. That you, somehow, have some magic Mr. Right-shaping-powers …
Uh huh. That only works in the movies.
In real life, we are what we are. And the weather is what it is.
So why, you ask, am I talking about the weather?
Because I’ve never shared the touches of Spring I added to our home. It wasn’t much. A color change to include apple green.
Some new pillow covers.
Some tissue paper flowers.
All were done last month with the hopes of ushering in Spring in Chicago.
But Chicago never gets a nice Spring. Well, not for as long as I’ve lived here …
Once again it looks like we’ll be bypassing Spring and going right to Summer.
Which means I better get a move on creating my summer décor …
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Love those colors together and summer has certainly moved in here.
But yesterday was like the best weather day ever! I love the colors in your home. The green is perfect.
Love the colors, Linda! Think they’d work for summer, too,,, 🙂
Xo Heidi
Love the Blue and Green together and what a Lovely Home! Am in Iowa and We have the Exact same Weather..Ugh…Thanks for Sharing ~
Your home is very nice, love everything I saw in your excellent photos. Especially those pillow covers, did you make your pillow covers and if so where did you get fabric? I’m a big lover of blue green together. Those flowers in planter are so striking looking. Did you make those?
We’ve been doing some painting, I’m making new art from what I have, bought new curtains and that started the whole l/r redo. Loving it now, Even got a different couch yesterday. Not new but from Habitat. Now our living room looks like it’s comfy and light, bright. Now for the horrible carpet we inherited when we bought this place, UGH! It’s high low different shades of brown. Our walls are light gray. I want to take it out, would rather have linoleum floors than that awful carpet. I always put a rug over the carpet to try to hide it. Now i just need to save up to get carpet replaced, might feel good in winter in western CO.
About Spring, it pretty much goes from winter to summer here also. We’ve been here since 2004 and it’s been that way almost every year.
Have wonderful weekend.
keep your beautifully colored pillows, tissue flowers and plates up. Spring will find your house, if just to stay a couple of days.
Love that green!!
Gorgeous colors and fabulous styling. So chic!
I think Chicago weather is similar to Montreal weather – I call Spring – Summer – because I need to know it’s going to be here for more than 4 months lmho…………….( I call Fall – Summer too )
AND I want to live in your house……………
XOXO
Seriously…. You make tissue paper flowers look like the trend for 2014, I love them!
Love those colors! Especially the green! I decorated for spring, but it’s definitely time for me to move to the summer decor. Which is good because I’m ready for a change!
Green is always a fresh color…looks great in all seasons…I loved the green pillows!
Love your touches of spring! One of my favorite colors! ok I love all colors, but the apple green looks amazing 😉 Thanks for sharing at Inspiration Monday, I’ll be sharing it everywhere!
Debbie
Hi Linda! I love your beautiful colors, and your weather talk! Sometimes I think all we talk about in Michigan is weather!!! Time for us to zip it! 😉 I wanted to let you know that I I’ll be featuring your Touches of Spring this Sunday at Inspiration Monday Party! Thanks for the inspiration!
Oh my, Linda, your colours are so vibrant and exciting. What a wonderful home to wake up to each morning! Gorgeousness 🙂
I have been all over your blog looking for directions on how to paint your pillows. Then I realized you bought your pillow covers. Please tell me where you got the cover or fabric or stencils. I love them! I love the colors and my house is so dreary, it needs help!
Jennifer,
I actually made the pillows from fabric I purchased at onlinefabric.net. It’s from the Premier fabric collection. Here’s the link: http://www.onlinefabricstore.net/use-decor/brand-premier-prints/type-fabric.htm
Hope it helps you to brighten up your space! And I’ll go back and add the links to the post too.
🙂 Linda
The spring season is the best, indeed. I can’t blame you for having such a weird feeling about the weather. On another note, changing design accents is definitely not a problem, at least not to you. I truly like the color combination you made here, apple green and blue are excellent for spring time. By the way, you have a gorgeous lamp.
Thank you so much for your kind words!!! 🙂 Linda
I just found this stunning photo, can you tell me what the blue paint is at all? Also love the navy and white prints on the wall, where are they from? I’m in Australia so guessing won’t be able to find them. Thanking you, your room and photos are just stunning! Cheers Sandy
Thank you so much for your kind words! The navy paint on the walls is Sherwin Williams Naval. As for the prints, I purchased them from an Etsy shop. I wanted to give you the link to the listing but it looks like the shop isn’t in business any longer. You can always just go to Etsy and do a search for nautical prints. There are other shops selling similar prints. Hope that helps and thank you so much for your lovely comments! You made my day!!! 🙂
Love your navy striped carpet! Could you please tell me the vendor/brand? Thank you.
Thank you! I had purchased it about 5 years ago on Rugsusa.com but they no longer carry it! Sorry about that.