Color Fabulous: Infuse the Colors of Autumn into Your home Decor

by / Friday, 28 September 2012 / Published in Color Crush, INSPIRATION STATION

This is the time of year, that I look forward to preparing comfort foods, wearing flannel jammies and having date nights at home.

And I so love the warm colors of fall.  It’s been my favorite palette to decorate with.

Warm russet, browns,deep burgundies and golds have been my go-to colors.  yet most recently I’m also loving warm greens and dusty/slate blues.

I challenge you to look out your window to enjoy the richness and beauty that mother earth provides us.  What do you see, how does the air feel? Is there a distinct fall aromain the air?

Fall board number 1

Rich greens remind me of the dense wooded areas where there are vast variations of olive and hunter greens, surrounded by golds, oranges and browns

Fall board number 2

I ‘m reminded of the leaves that drop form the trees, particularly golds and  oranges

Fall board Number 3

This palette represents the deeper tones of red leaves that fall ….my absolute favorite!

rich deep reds

I created these  Mood boards over at http://olioboard.com/  and  the Polyvore website Have you tried these sites yet?   They’re just as addicting as Pinterest.   I challenge you to create a fall board of your own.

In fact I’d like to have a contest of Mood boards that represent what you enjoy most about the fall.  Post it to our facebook page and get entered into a drawing.

Here’s an example of some of my favorite things to do in the fall.  

  • Curl up in my favorite chair, with a few good books
  •  Cooking one pot meals of comfort foods
  • Fall breezes help me sleep like a baby
  • Staying in and watching movies at home
  • Relax in my  Pj’s  right after dinner

Want to enter the contest?  Here’s what you do

  1. Go to Olioboard.com to create your board
  2. Post it to facebook
  3. Become a facebook fan
  4. Tell us what your favorite things are (see example above)
  5. Subscriber to our blog
THEN:
  1. You’ll automatically get entered into our drawing
  2. We’ll  ask our facebook and blog readers to vote on the best board
Winners will be notified and receive their $10.00 Amazon Gift card right in their inbox

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