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Sound in Color: Jimmy Eat World – Bleed American

30 Tuesday Jul 2013

Posted by melissaoconnor in Color Inspiration, Sound in Color

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album artwork, bleed american, blue, bronze, color, color palette, gold, gray, jim adkins, Jimmy eat world, jukebox, metal, metallics, music, palettes, retro, silver, trophies

I have always liked Jimmy Eat World. Their music is upbeat and catchy, and Jim Adkins voice is unique and beautiful. This particular album is one of my favorites because it just seems to move at such a positive pace. It has always gotten me up and ready to go.

The album cover is filled with my all time loved color, blue, so its no surprise I am attracted to it. I also like the vintage appeal of the photograph, with the old trophies and jukebox. The palette has a nice mix of soft solid hues and striking metallics, just enough retro style. I created two palettes because the colors can be combined in a few successful ways. Each palette would create a different feel in a space.

Sound in Color: Jimmy Eat World - Bleed American

Sound in Color: Jimmy Eat World - Bleed American

Creating Balance and Harmony at Home Using Feng Shui’s Five Elements

06 Tuesday Nov 2012

Posted by melissaoconnor in Everyday Design, Guest Posts, Maria Samuels, The Home

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abundance, art, balance, creativity, design, earth, energy, family, Feng Shui, Fire, harmony, health, In Style Modern, intimate relationships, manifestations, Marial Samuels, metal, water, wood, yin and yang

The art of consciously choosing the designs that support people’s life path is called feng shui. And the aspects of your life you consider as important, such as your family, health, abundance, intimate relationships and creativity, are mirrored by your home. The walls, tables and other accessories you place at home are physical manifestations of your beliefs on life in general. This also applies to the structures, patterns and colors that you surround yourself. Each one sends an energy vibration which may be useful or harmful to you.

Understanding how you use feng shui at home is the key to reaping the energy that helps you live a better life. But first you must determine what chi is moving through your body and your environment. This is where the concept of yin and yang emerges as these two dictate the energy that flows in people’s lives. The presence of too much yin energy has negative impact on health, affects the chi flow and shuts down the body. Meanwhile, an excess of yang energy also results in ill health, most noticeable effect include increased heart rate and blood pressure.

The most important part is to balance the yin and yang energy movements to establish a whole state, thus, paving the way for healing, emotionally, mentally and physically. It is also noteworthy to remember that no person carries an entire yin or yang energy. This is because our energy changes with the current season as well as the food people eat and the time of a day.

Here are the 5 enhancing element energy designs in feng shui that can aid you to controlling the yin and yang chi in your life:

Fire
Fire energy is synonymous with expansion and transformation. This means that you are more open to new ideas and are more willing to sharing your gifts with others.

Guest Post: Creating Balance and Harmony at Home Using Feng Shui’s Five Elements

You can add fire energy at home by using any bright color, such as red or orange, or any active color that helps energy and light to bounce. To send up more energy into a room, use the following shapes: diamonds, triangles, pyramids and sunbursts. You can also add lamps, a carved wooden box, spotlights, lanterns, red or green candles, backlit plants, palm trees or yucca trees, pillars, tall chairs, and any groupings of three.

Guest Post: Creating Balance and Harmony at Home Using Feng Shui’s Five Elements

Earth
Earth helps you become more grounded, thus, helping you to feel more protected, stabilized, secure and safe. Aside from moving downward, earth energy is slow on its motion and is represented by nurturing, soft objects as well as solid, heavy objects.

Guest Post: Creating Balance and Harmony at Home Using Feng Shui’s Five Elements

The goal of earth energy is to serve as reminder to people that the physical body, physical world and physical needs must be given due honor. Earth colors are subdued and are usually represented by yellow and brown. Also, the shapes and structures associated with earth energy stone, adobe, straw and brick. Think of warm cozy blankets, terra-cotta pots, a rock garden, brightly colored pillows, pottery, and pillows

Guest Post: Creating Balance and Harmony at Home Using Feng Shui’s Five Elements

Water
Water energy helps you to a relaxed state where you release the things that have been bothering you for the day. To attain physical and emotional healing, make it a ritual to start your day in a water environment and end it as well on similar surrounding.

Guest Post: Creating Balance and Harmony at Home Using Feng Shui’s Five Elements

Black and dark blue are the water colors, thus, adding white tiles around the bath, a curved path, a white vase, a black or dark blue birdbath. I’ve always loved indoor fountains and this copper fountain has stolen my heart, and hanging plants are perfect ways to experience water energy.

Guest Post: Creating Balance and Harmony at Home Using Feng Shui’s Five Elements

Wood
Wood energy manifests creativity and growth in your life.

Guest Post: Creating Balance and Harmony at Home Using Feng Shui’s Five Elements

Definitely not pastel, wood colors bring in clarity and energy in your life. And these are purple to allow expression and bring in abundance as well as green to grow and heal at the same time. To ensure growth is achieved, you must not pick colors that are too muddy or have lots of gray. Objects that are related to wood include vertical blinds, flowing curtains, a blue or green vase, sloping or tall furniture pieces.

Metal
Metal represents the mind energy, with two essential aspects: the intellectual left-brained and the creative right-brained. Too much of this energy, however, can influence people to be sarcastic and overly critical of others.

For the left-brained, the colors associated are gray, white and silver. These are most beneficial for people engaged in accounting or computer programming or any job that requires detailed tasks. To avoid any sharp edge, you can color your room with a soft warm color as well or just opt for creamy or rosy white. For the right-brained, rainbow colors are ideal to bring out your creativity at the same time allow body healing.

Adding bells, metal chimes, a brick pathway, long comfortable sofa, low, wide furniture will bring in the metal energy in your life

Written by Marial Samuels 

Guest Post: Tips of Selecting a Bed Frame for Your Bedroom

25 Thursday Oct 2012

Posted by melissaoconnor in Everyday Design, Guest Posts

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Bed Frame, bedroom, classic, decorating, faux leather, footboards, French style, furniture, Headboards, leather beds, metal, mid century, redecorate, rustic, sophisticated, Wedo Beds, wooden bed

Your bed no longer has to be a boring piece of furniture. Liven up your bedroom by choosing great bed frames designed with original footboards and headboards that will make a statement in your room. If you are about to redecorate your master bedroom you deserve a stylish and large bed that will dress up your room for years to come.

Some of the most in vogue beds at the moment are leather beds designed with padded head and footboards. We also love them because they look comfy and sophisticated and on the plus side there is no need to break the bank to buy one as you can go for a faux leather one. Faux leather beds come in a wide array of different colors and look as good as the more costly made in genuine leather.

Tips of Selecting a Bed Frame for Your Bedroom

There are more style options with a wooden bed if you want your bedroom to look classy while remaining classic. Wood is a more flexible material that can made into almost any shape, so whether you like your room to look a bit like those in the mid century or give it a bit of a rustic style there is a wide array of wooden bed frames and headboards that will meet your decorating expectations.

Tips of Selecting a Bed Frame for Your Bedroom

Metal beds also go nicely with any kind of bedroom style. Whether you have set your heart on a wooden table or fell for this huge French style wardrobe, rest assured that any metal bed will compliment your bedroom.

Tips of Selecting a Bed Frame for Your Bedroom

{Camille is a bedroom furniture enthusiast and writes on behalf of Wedo Beds. If you want to browse more bed styles, Wedo Beds offers a wide selection of superking bedsteads for your master bedroom.}

Shop of the Month – Terrain

01 Thursday Mar 2012

Posted by melissaoconnor in Shop of the Month, Shopping

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country, garden, home, metal, natural, rustic, terrain, vintage, wood

Terrain is one of my favorite shops because they carry items that are unique, rustic and garden inspired. The natural vibe that carries through the products the sell and their designs is welcoming. Whenever I look around on their website I want to kick off my shoes and get comfortable. I’m sure if I visited the store in PA, I would fall in love all over again. It’s such a beautiful place to be and shop!

Terrain - Glen Mills, PA

Here are some of my top picks from Terrain. All are worth every penny and would make gorgeous accents to any space.

Library Armchair

Bakers Work Table

Stratfor Locker

Slatted Gate Pendant

Round Wood Mirror

Traveler's Key Rack

Reclaimed Wood Chalkboard

Tiered Tin Basket

Batik Salt & Pepper Cellars

European Wall Sink

{For color inspiration check out the SHOP PALETTES page for some palettes inspired by items in this shop}

 

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