Winter Blues....

This is what it looks like in the Bahamas:

This is what it looks like in Rochester right now:

Because of the cold freeze brought upon us in the Northeast, I felt a little stir-crazy and felt the need to find out what was in stores for Spring 09. I found bright banana and cream yellow in Pottery Barn, Oranges, pinks and lime green in Victorias Secret and really really bright, hot colors in Express. These are few of my favorite stores, though not all design stores (a girl's gotta shop). I was most inspired by the colors for Express's Spring 2009 campaign. I really like the hot pink, cerulean blue, bright yellow and royal purples contrasted with laundry clean stark white and dark as night black. It was sexy, reminded me of spring break and a breath of fresh air compared to the dreary Rochester weather.




(Images from Express & Victoria's Secret Online)
So, I found myself wandering the store and wondering how I could incoporate this, tastefully, into my house. Tie Dye is pretty in for Spring Fashion, and I think if you use it with bright colors and contrast it with the white, like Express did, it can be tasteful and hot.

That is a picture of my friend Jessica and I, and I'm wearing this great pink and white tie dye scarf I got on sale a few weeks ago at Express and I would really like to incorporate that somewhere. For now, I think it goes pretty well with my bed, which is a white down comforter and my bright pink pillows..
Here's how I would transfer my Spring break style into room design, some things from Pottery Barn:




French Knot Embroidered Duvet Cover & Sham

$179.00 - $229.00 SALE $59.99 - $99.99




Sunburst Crewel Pillow Cover

$42.00






De-Lite Table Lamp Base + Ribbon Trim Shade

$35.00 - $39.00



Nouveau Floral Rug

$129.00 - $599.00

New



Kensington Floral Duvet Cover & Sham

$29.00 - $99.00 SPECIAL $25.00 - $99.00

Urban Outfitters:

Velvet Tufted Headboard - Apple Green
Online Only!
$300.00

Filigree Rose Quilt $29.99


Kissing Birds Wall Art by Masha D'yans

$40.00


Tie Dye Pillow

$36.00



Cotton Velvet Pillow

$24.00


8" Graphic Plates Series 8

$6.00

Metallics.

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Hello!
Everyone knows how much I love Urban Outfitters, in fact yesterday's post was on them, but I found that my love for them was SO deep this holiday season that I would make a post for UO & Anthropologie and just a few others..... (and by just a few I mean 10,000)



1. Luxe Pillow- $36, Urban Outfitters. Comfy, chic and full of texture. I just want to fall into a bed of these pillows. Yum.



2. Henna Stamp Floor Cushion- $100, Urban Outfitters. This is a little steep, but so gorgeous and the summery print is a welcome break from the slush and sleet outside my window. I'd love to put my back up to something like this while I finish up Finals week.....



3. Coming and Going Coat Rack, $68, Urban Outfitters. I really, really want this and I need it to. I must have a bagillion (I know that's not a real number) purses, coats, scarfs, etc. and I need a place for them. I'm not doing them justice laying around in my tiny closet.



4. Leaf Umbrella Wall Art by Masha D'yans, $60, Urban Outfitters. This to me, is a beautiful piece of art that I would probably put in my bathroom. If I had a super girly pink bathroom. Unfortunately, mine is grass green, so this might not work, but in my fantasy apartment it does:)



5. Four Square Patchwork Quilt, $120, Urban Outfitters. I love this bedset. And by love, I mean I want to marry it. It's warm and inviting, bright and fun and cheery and reminds me of the comforters I had as a teenager but it's more mature, without being too girly.



6. 30" Peacock Printed Rug, $14, Urban Outfitters. This is a STEAL! I love this pattern and it's a beautiful rug. I WANT I WANT I WANT!



7. Mercury Pillow, $32, Urban Outfitters. This shiny metallic pillow is almost straight out of the Jetsons, but would look incredible next to a black chaise lounge or atop a bed all white with pillows of different textures.

Tufting. Urban Outfitters.

I've always loved Urban Outfitters, ever since I found their catalog at age 17. We don't have one here in Rochester, but when I lived in London there was one right across the street over on High Street Kensington and I adored it. I adored it about 400 pounds worth. So...I got my catalog in the mail yesterday and I was just flipping through it. These are some of my favorite things from the catalog that I would most like to incorporate into a super artsy media room or possibly a library or studio. First are these tufted chairs from UO:



I also decided that this art was incredible and I want it to go with those chairs like in the catalog: