Light and Dark...Dark Grey in fact!

After seeing these stunning pics over at A Life's Design, its confirmed. I am going to paint our dining room dark grey. All the white features pop so beautifully against it, and it will highlight our gorgeous shutters - plus seperate the room from the living room, and give it a little 'intimacy'. You can see the room here. Ooh I can just imagine!

I don't think we have anything on on Sunday...should i do it then?

Speaking of light and dark - dark grey, I have decided this is going to be my other 'colour' to break up the white. Each room will have a charcoal/grey feature of some sort in it.

In the bedrooms it will be the carpet and in the bathroom, the floor tiles. The dining room will be as above, and in the kitchen? Well, I have decided our wall unit/pantry/ display cabinet would look incredible in grey, filled with white china and colourful accents, with the rest of the kitchen in white.

The only room I can't decide on, is the living room. I was thinking maybe charcoal roman blinds in front of our bi-fold doors, but I am concerned they will be a little heavy and distracting. Maybe a rug...maybe a light...maybe a button tufted ottoman? Now there's a thought!

Inspiration Pictures

Well I thought I would share the pics I have saved in my 'Inspirational House Pics' Folder, or a few of them anyway...and give an explaination as to why I love them. Now, embarassingly, I downloaded them long before I ever dreamed of having my own blog, and I haven't got the links back to any of them. If you know where they came from, please let me know!

I love stripes, green, pink and coloured, painted furniture. The sofas are a great shape, and I also love the wood panelled walls.

I think this colour scheme is beautful, and the main house colour is top of my list when we paint our house,

Chartruse green...again!...and pinky-red, with plenty of white and vintage all together! I adore the phone, and the hit of modern with the Teknobili side table. The light is pretty special!

The eclectic mix here, the lovely tones and the stunning bedhead all get me with this one.

This image is much more grand...and well beyond the style that this home will ever be, but the shape of teh chair, and the combo of chocolate wood and white drew me in!

Now, the people have just arrived to install our shutters, so I better go and supervise!

For Jules!

My dear sister-in-law has just been here, with her wonderful husband (my husband's brother!) who repaired our computer, and told me I HAD to provide a new post cause she was sick of the old one!
So, news here at Casa Limecello is that a new kitchen is on the cards! Thanks to Freedom's 2 years interest free period we have been planning away, and they will be here this week to advise and quote. We have also had the builder in to talk about wardrobe doors and banquette seating, but will likely forego the doors for now...so we can get our dream oven! The banquette seating will be done when the walls come out! Yes, thats right, walls are coming down, and the walkin pantry sacrifuced for more loungeroom space.
Below are some pics from my inspiration folder...apologies, they were all gathered over the last couple of years, and I don't know where from, so no links...or credits (eeep, super sorry!)!

This is just a sneak glipmse of this kitchen, but I love the all white, and combination of open shelving, glass doors, and solid doors. The marble splashback is pretty lovely too!

I love the feel of this kitchen...and the sink too! My husband has said this is the type of sink he is wants...and its not negotiable! Ok, I say! Love the shaker style doors too!

I ADORE this kitchen. The shaker doors, the marble benchtops, the crisp white...and that magnificent green! I am 'green' with envy at this one!

More marble, more shaker doors, but a pretty duck egg/Tiffany blue in this one. So pretty!

We have also ordered some pretty gorgeous plantation shutters, that should be here in about 6 weeks! The waiting is killing me...but will be totally worth it!