Showing posts with label Marriage. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Marriage. Show all posts

Tuesday, May 17, 2011

What's your stand on marriage?


Ever since I finished reading Committed by Elizabeth Gilbert, I have relationships and marriage on my mind. Elizabeth has a very honest approach to the issue and I admire it. Her witty and brilliant journey to find real love is so compelling and thought provoking. After her first failed marriage she found love but was terrified to remarry - however, in the end the skeptic makes peace with marriage.

This made me think about our friends. Probably half of them are married and the other half are in committed relationships. One particular couple came to mind: they've been together for ten maybe fifth teen years. They have children, home, joined bank accounts. Although unmarried, they may occasionally refer to each other as husband or wife but they truly feel comfortable with the set up they are in. Another close couple friends got married after being together for 14 years because they decided to have a baby.

So, sweets, I would love to know: is marriage important to you? Are you married? After how many years of dating, living together did you get hitched? Planning to get married? Or it's not really for you? Are you in a committed relationship? Is it you or your boyfriend who doesn't want to get married? Do you think you would miss out on something special if you didn't officially get married? Let's chat and please be honest :) xo

P.S: If you feel more comfortable, you can always leave your comment anonymously.

Saturday, July 25, 2009

Pink!

I just recently posted about a home in House Beautiful that was impeccably designed by Jonathan Berger. In it, he designed an entry way in a bright pink, called Razzle Dazzle by Benjamin Moore, which was a VERY bold choice! And it was fabulous.

I may be incorrect here, but it seems that bright pink is on the front of the design scene right now and wanting to be heard!

Using Pink with Other Colors:

All shades of pink become a different personality when combined with other colors. Pink and orange are playful and vibrant and are commonly used in teenagers rooms or young adults. Pink mixed with black or brown becomes more of a sharp statement of style because of the contrast. See below for more color combinations.

Feng Shui and Pink:

Pink in an environment sooths the heart and fills it with love. Place it in the Southwest area of your home for it to connect to the Love and Marriage aspect of your life.

Popular color combinations using pink

Based on where pink falls on the color wheel, I’ve listed some of the most popular color combinations using pink.

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Pink and Brown

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Pink and Black

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pink, black and white living room

Pink and Orange

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Jonathan Adler Design

Pink and Green

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Another Jonathan Adler designed room.

Soft Pinks

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Sally Steponkus Design

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Philip Gorrivan Design

House Beautiful (wall color is Pantone's 705-C)

House Beautiful - design by Suzanne Kasler

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Barry Dixon Design

Mid-Tone Pinks

House Beautiful - Mary McDonald design - Benjamin Moore Coral Pink 2003-50.


From Domino Magazine

Jonathan Adler Entryway

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Bright Pinks

pink room by _poseidon_.

From Flikr

hot pink, black and white modern kitchen

Pink living room

Grab your sunglasses! Yikes!

Pink as an Accent Color

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Barry Dixon Design

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Celerie Kemble Interiors

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Celerie Kemble Interiors

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Barry Dixon Design

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Barry Dixon Design

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Kishani Perera Design

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Finally…

Design Pink is a blog that is all about pink.

Making It Lovely just did a great post on finding the perfect pink as well.

My Ping in TotalPing.com