Spring is in the air, and soon enough we will all be able to enjoy beautiful sunny afternoons with longer days to spend more time outdoors. Your porch or patio should be your go to destination for relaxation, dining, and entertainment.

Love your Outdoor Space

Create a beautiful space with furniture you will love to spend your evenings relaxing on, and be proud to use that ‘extra room’ in your home! The porch in the image above is narrow, so we found the most appropriate furniture that would suit these surroundings. The furniture does not take up a lot of space, and we added great additions like the beautiful lighting and hanging mirror to make it feel like another room in our home.

We hope you can find inspiration in the image above to make your outdoor space comfortable and stylish so you can invite your friends over for drinks this weekend!

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We have added some great vintage pieces to our Lucy and Ellen shop on Etsy! Check out some of these great pieces in the images above, or browse through the items by clicking on the link above. The beautiful vintage children’s farm house is truly a one-of-a-kind piece that will inspire your child’s imagination and add style their bedroom! We have also listed an amazing vintage necklace with an egyptian inspired look! Wear it with a simple white tank, or dress it up with your great solid spring dress! See these items, along with many others in our shop today!

P.S. We are getting closer and closer to our relaunch, and will be having many new posts a day! We can’t wait to share the entire website with all of you!

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Add a dash of color and scent to your home with the drawer liners, sachets and perfume boxes from Hammocks & High Tea! Beautiful island-inspired graphics adorn the cloth sachets and drawer liners, while the laser-cut perfume boxes are offered in a turquoise and brown hues. You can choose from scents such as lemon verbena, amber balsam and lavender among others.  All products are also eco-friendly, as Hammocks & High Tea exclusively prints with soy-based inks onto recycled paper or recycled organic cotton.

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We are selling many of our great vintage finds in our own shop, Lucy and Ellen, on Etsy. As two sisters who truly love the amazing styles of their Grandmothers, Lucy and Ellen, we decided to pay tribute to their fabulous looks by naming our shop after them. We found a way to combine our love for design with our love for treasure hunting. We will feature a rotating collection of finds that can truly revamp your space into a one-of-a-kind room.

We will be connecting this shop to our blog with the re-launch of our newly designed site this month! Along with our Lucy and Ellen shop, we will be selling other items in a section of our site, titled SHOP. We hope you find some great pieces you may be looking for!

Check out some of our items for sale now in the images above!

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We are so excited to announce the re-launch of ColourLuxury.com coming this month! We will have a new look to the blog with many added features to help you learn great tips in home decor, and find the best products for your home. We will be announcing some new sections of our newly designed site all this week! Stay posted!

As spring is approaching and brighter colours begin to fill our worlds through fashion and design, and it is time to start thinking about a colour that at times may be overlooked in the world of decorating.

Colour of the Year

The colour is turquoise, and it is Pantone’s pick for 2010 as their Colour of the Year! In their article, they discuss what turquoise means to many cultures. It is meant to represent deep compassion and healing, and it is known as a colour of faith and truth that is inspired by the beauty of the sky and water.

We are happy turquoise is Pantone’s Colour of the Year because this is definitely one of our favorite hues to decorate with. In the image above, the living room was painted with a lighter turquoise, and accented with other blues through the curtains, chairs, and small dishes. The mixture of nature through the prints and the heeling hues makes this room a beautiful example of how to decorate with turquoise.

We hope you can find inspiration through this post to use this beautiful colour in your home this spring. Give yourself the pleasure of paradise while relaxing in your abode!

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Kick off your week by stocking up on your favorite paper goodies from Linda & Harriett! From now til March 7, they’re holding a Spring Cleaning Sale where you’ll receive 50% off their stock of select letterpressed note cards, greeting cards, flats and tags at lindaandharriett.com.

Combining your traditional spaces (like this kitchen above) with vintage pieces will bring style and personalization to your home. In the image above, we combined some mid century modern bar stools to a traditional space. This kitchen center island needed stools to completely utilize its space. It was just a matter of bringing something new and different to make sure this space fulfilled its  full potential for style and personalization.

Mixing Traditional with Vintage

It is so simple and fun to find a few pieces you really love, and transform your spaces into amazing styles that are all your own. Play around with your colours and spaces, and find an area you can bring some funky pieces into.

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Image by Kristen Beinke at www.kristenbeinke.com.