Gorgeous Colors, Patterns, & Room Decor

I’m dreaming of patterns and colors…check out these totally kick ass color and pattern combos! Swoon…

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{I Do} Love Orange

I am loving this pattern and bright orange throw. The black walls are also amazing…

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{I Do} love yellow and gray…

We finally got our yellow couches in today. A special thanks to my brother for hauling them up here! Here’s an update on our room with the ottoman (Sophie approves!):

{I Do} Dark Rooms, Bright Accents

Had to share this because it’s incredibly unique, and not something I’d ever do in my house – but wow!

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{I Do} have a paint swatch confession…

Today we began painting the living room. I had to work late so I sent Chris to Home Depot to get new swatches since the grays we chose yesterday we didn’t like. I chose the new swatches on Behr.com…

I will say at first I was SHOCKED at how different the swatch was online to the actual paint/sample color. But here is the beginning of the new paint. Although it’s looking really white, I believe it will end up being the perfect backdrop to our “rustic” living room look.

Before:

After:

The color is: Behr, Frost (product #: 1857)

{I Do}: Painting the Bedroom a Calming Gray!

I’m in love with the color we decided on. As you know, there was a lot of back and forth on exactly which color we’d go with. I had settled on a cool subtle gray about a week ago, but then I fell in love with this much darker color – which ironically was my first bedroom wall color choice about 2 months ago. I will admit, (yes Chris I’m admitting this), it’s a bit darker than I thought. But it looks awesome and will look even more awesome when I get furniture in the room and lighten up the decor with curtains and accents.

Sophie started to get tired, so she decided to nap while we finished painting…

The {I Do} Team Gets The Keys!

So today was the big day we’ve been waiting for. We settled on the house and started to get ready for the move on Saturday.

The day started with us finally letting Sophie into the back yard, she was stoked to say the least:

Then we began the painting and swatch sampling.

The living room:

And at first I liked the one on the right, and so did Chris.

But as the night went on all of the colors got greyer and cooler…

I’m really glad we tested the colors out in both daylight and night because we both vetoed all three colors. So back to Home Depot tomorrow.

Tomorrow I’ll unveil the color of the bedroom, I love what we chose!

Here’s a sneak peek:

All and all it was a very happy settlement day!

{I Do} Love Neutral Tones AND Pops of Color

I’m a huge fan of neutral tones mixed with pops of color. Often even a neutral shade against white can provide the best contrast, while other times you have to be more dramatic and go bold. Here are some examples I love.

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{I Do} Decor Styles to Admire

design by san francisco architect Dumican Mosey Architects

design by new york architect Coburn Architecture and Interiors

traditional bedroom design

{I Do} Neutral Room Designs and Color Schemes

by charleston general contractor Jamison Howard

by tampa general contractor Ramos Design Build Corporation – Tampa

by new york interior designer Robin Muto

by chicago kitchen and bath Rebekah Zaveloff