Makely

Color is undoubtedly the single most important element when I think about the rooms in my home. I love it, live it, need it and crave it. Simply changing the color combinations I put together can give a room more of a dramatic impact than getting all new furniture. Color changes everything.

I try to tie my color palette together from room to room without necessarily having the same colors throughout my home. Blue is generally my unifying hue, but gray, green, yellow and red often join the ranks, too. However, I find myself wanting to mix other colors into my life as well.

One of those colors is violet. I actually think of it as a variation on blue, so it is easy to mix with grays, greens and yellows. I’ll even admit to you for the first time that I now have some violet streaks in my hair! If you don’t consider yourself a violet person, take a look at these lovely images.

Image sources, Etsy, Etsy, Real Simple, Piccsy, OutsaPop Trashion, Bellezza Imports

I am completely inspired by that interior shot. It’s a perfect example of mixing bright colors in such a way that doesn’t make the room look blinding or garish – they are grounded by that great gray. And the stacked tables turned bookshelves? Genius!

What colors inspire you? Glidden has a project going on through the end of this week (Sunday, October 15th) called the Glidden #MyColorfulLife Project. They are putting together a huge mosaic of colorful images submitted by blog readers. Images can be of anything – a flower, a piece of furniture you have repainted, a finger painted master piece by your children. They only ask that the images be something you find beautiful or just plain fun. More details about the project are in a short video that can be found here.

Because I know that you guys are some of the most color inspired folks in Blogland, I’d love for you to participate! Between now and Sunday, head to the MyColorfulLife app on Facebook and submit your favorite images by just uploading them. I would absolutely love to see your inspirations within the color mosaic. I’m such a visual person, so projects like this really excite me. I’m looking forward to seeing the final mosaic.

Have a colorful weekend!

This post and project are sponsored by Glidden, but all opinions shared here are my own. Find Glidden on Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest.

I don’t traditionally go all out with fall decor. I usually set a few fall-ish things out, but the earth tones associated with fall are not my bag, Baby. I also always start to feel that my house looks cluttered with all that going on.

So this year, instead of doing the usual by setting out the things that are in my “fall” Rubbermaid bin from the attic, I’m doing something a little more fun. I started by making the Urban Scarecrow Wreath. And then last week, I sat down to paint a few pumpkins.

This is the point where you think to yourself, “Oh, no! Another blogger posting another post about painted pumpkins!” But, I promise mine are different for two reasons: 1) They aren’t perfect and 2) They aren’t orange/black/silver. Instead, they look like mini circus tents.

So, I’m here to lay it all out for you. Fall decor doesn’t have to be time consuming. It doesn’t have to take over your entire house. And it certainly doesn’t have to be orange.

I picked up three mini white pumpkins at my grocery store for less than a buck a piece. Last week, I sat down in front of the TV with three bottles of acrylic craft paint (yep, the $1 kind from the craft store) and a 1/4 inch paint brush (also from the craft store). I didn’t mask off stripes with painter’s tape. I didn’t use stencils and spray paint. I just painted every other rib on the pumpkin with the craft paint. They are definitely not perfect, but it’s not like they are going to hang around my house for longer than a month and a half anyway.

The pumpkins I used had thick ribs and deep crevices, which meant it was easy to get straight-ish lines. They also had an even number of ribs, so the alternating color pattern worked out perfectly. It also led me to wonder if all pumpkins had an even number of ribs, but Mr. Google didn’t answer that question. Does anyone know the answer ?

I painted one turquoise, one red and one yellow – one of my favorite color palettes – which means that they coordinate nicely with the rest of my decor. Plus, they’re just kind of fun and unexpected, which IS my bag, Baby.

Have you thought about incorporating some non-traditional colors into your fall decor? Tell me about it!

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