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Wednesday 27 April 2011

Martha Stewart Living: Blue & White Decorating Ideas

Over my Easter break I spent a lazy morning reading the April issue of Martha Stewart Living from cover to cover. Fresh coffee in hand, I devoured the inspirational pages noting down recipe and decorating ideas as I went. For the last few days I've kept returning to their 'Cool Blues' story; the refreshing palette of summary blue hues and creamy whites continually inspiring my creativity. So, there was nothing for it - I simply had to blog about it! As well as sharing the feature, I've pulled together some of my favourite blue and white shopping buys in the market right now. I just love that H&M Home cushion, and that Westelm plate has striking graphic elements to it. Who am I kidding: I love them all! What catches your eye?
Martha Stewart Living tears: Photography by Simon Watson; Text by Kathleen Hackett; Created by Rebecca Robertson, Scott Horne and Erin Jang | Market Picks by Bright.Bazaar: Orla Kiely; H&M Home; Habitat (Vase, Tumbler, Bottle); Benjamin Moore Paints (1, 2, 3); Westelm

19 comments:

  1. Love Blue & White! My parents actually have that same exact staircase, minus the super cool hues. Maybe I can convince them to make a change!

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  2. Mr. Will I love all of the above. I don't think you can ever go wrong with classic blue and white and then if you add a pop of yellow,green and watermelon pink I am in heaven!! Kathysue

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  3. Gosh! Lovely post Will. An instant-pick-me-up color combination.
    manvi @ mochatini

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  4. Morning Mr Bazaar! What a thrill to see this Martha story featured on your fabbo blog today - you see, those large blue and white paintings on the wall in the breakfast room are actually my own! I was beyond happy when I was contacted by the powers that be over at MSL, and to have my artwork featured is so fantastic. Thanks so much for making my day all over again!
    Kerri

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  5. Why yes, I am dying over the shutters! So much so that i looked up the resource list and ordered several sheets of MDF. We've got kiddies in a two story place with ancient single paned windows. These are a great solution to the windows over my girls' beds (picture jumping), where I cannot stomach the ugly bars that are the alternative. Yay Martha!

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  6. How awesome is that staircase, and brilliant way to use up tester pots!

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  7. Here's an odd observation for you. Do you think that staircase is the same featured in Living Etc. but just different colors? I think it's the same staircase! Here's the link to the one I'm talking about:
    http://downandoutchic.blogspot.com/2010/05/interiors-paint-it.html

    Crazy, no?

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  8. Oh my goodness. Those stairs. I'm in love. seriously. What a stunning post... loving all the blues hues.

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  9. Blue is a classic but I love how fresh it looks again in these images from Martha :) Nicolex

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  10. Loving those pale blue chairs and those curtains are also fab!! X

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  11. i was drawn to that staircase, so pretty and i think Christina is right, it looks the same!

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  12. Christina & Helena - I know, I thought the same thing when I saw it in the mag. I think it must be a shoot location that is used over and over in mags for different features!

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  13. Love the painted spindels on the staircase - so beautiful and such a great idea.

    Also in love with the blue chairs in that breakfast room.

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  14. I am just dying to do our home with these shades...if only hubby dearest would relent. Loved that room with the blue printed curtains et al. The blue bottle from Habitat...I think I want one.

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  15. Martha just gets better and better!!!

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  16. That staircase is on our office wall too Will! We love the sense of movement it creates as the colors get darker towards the top :)

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  17. Hi Mr. Will , I am a first time visitor here and simply just can't leave. Your blog is stunning.

    Along with the H&M cushions I am loving those curtains too and the ORLA KIELY sofa/sette is gorgeous ..

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  18. blue and white is such a classic, i don't think i can ever get sick of looking at that pairing. i love those porcelain pictures by the dining table in the third image. :)

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  19. The staircase is beautiful! It's really a good idea!

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