Apr 27 2006

YO@Home*

Published by Amy at 4:41 pm under Project Spectrum

* Yellow & Orange @ Home

Before April slips away from us I thought I’d post some yellow & orange scenes from around my house.

The March colors of pink & red weren’t too common in my house – I felt like I was really on a scavenger hunt to find things to put in the collage. This month was much easier. In fact, as I’m writing this entry I’m thinking of several other things that I forgot to capture & include.

The “biggest” orange thing in my home is also the hardest to capture. The walls in my entry, living room & dining room are a terra cotta color. When I was first looking at this apartment I asked the landlord “Now you’ll repaint the walls before I move in” (because the color didn’t go with the previous tenants decor so it looked horrible) – the response was “No, I like it.” When I got back to my other apartment I started looking at my things & realized that they all would work perfectly with the colored walls. When people come to my place for the first time they are often amazed that I didn’t have to buy any new things to make my stuff work with the terra cotta walls. The color on the walls give my space a cozy feeling & seem to pull everything together. (Sidenote: Several months after moving in I was scrapbooking & using the color wheel – I noticed that orange makes the 3rd to green & purple…as I have been creating my home style I had been picking a lot of sage & eggplant in my decor – so the terra cotta truly was a great fit for me.)
Yellow & Orange @ Home
Looking at this mosaic of yellow & orange I find that several of my collections are represented in it:
- Sunflowers: Being a Kansas gal I’ve always enjoyed sunflowers, although just because something has a sunflower on it doesn’t mean that I like it (a bit of a sunflower snob). The pillow is a needlepoint done by Artisan Dad.
- Salt & Pepper Shakers: I don’t have a specific theme to my collection – some are vintage, some are new.
- Vintage Brooches: Such a fun way to accessorize & add a bit of color to any outfit!
- Cool pottery: Fiestaware (these are new pieces), a bit of McCoy, other cool vintage pieces – I really like California pottery.

That’s all for April here at Amy Artisan – looking forward to being in the green in May!

Artisan Dad & Mom are flying in this evening – this weekend we road trip to Ohio for my aunt’s birthday. See you next month…

8 responses so far

8 Responses to “YO@Home*”

  1. # Sarahon 27 Apr 2006 at 5:31 pm

    I love big colorful walls. They make an apartment so much more homey. We just moved out of it, but in our last apartment we had a red wall in our kitchen. Spices things up a bit :)

  2. # Janeon 27 Apr 2006 at 6:54 pm

    Very PS collection! I love all the warmth and sunshine that you brought to us today.

  3. # Caseyon 27 Apr 2006 at 7:01 pm

    I love your photos. Orange and yellow are just so cheery!

  4. # Cathyon 28 Apr 2006 at 5:05 am

    thanks for sharing the pictures Amy, they are great. Your Dad’s work is beautiful as is yours. Have a wonderful weekend with your parents in Ohio and I wish you a safe trip! See you next month ;)

  5. # Melissaon 28 Apr 2006 at 7:49 am

    Love the pics…especially the Fiesta ware.

  6. # Lollyon 28 Apr 2006 at 12:14 pm

    What a beautiful sunshiney post! I love seeing the colors in your home, Amy! Great terra cotta wall color too. I am a big fan of sunflowers too!

    Have fun with the family this weekend!

  7. # Carrie Kon 28 Apr 2006 at 2:58 pm

    I love colored walls. I think I have that sunflower pin! I’ve got a thing for sunflowers.

    Beautiful photo display, Amy!

  8. # allisonon 01 May 2006 at 4:41 pm

    Those brooches are fantastic. What a nice set of pictures!

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