A life in colors

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">Kids really know how to enjoy life and that usually comes across in their fondness for colors. Wouldn't kids feel in heaven having a room that has everything they usually crave? Cabin-like-bunk beds and lots of color; What else would they ask for? Maybe skipping school...</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis86h2FFiQz6OxCeWZ_Vwg2v18veLUMPz_iYGVJcgz9mNbksxxq_af_pdWgMgGSVvdoFbNwuw_YoexbZibfqb5GG55xvSeCoJDYWms0JIXUjqVUfpskIxiuWfCopDtjiTdhhNLrc7qR80/s1600/tumblr_l6nxbbWv7L1qakb3ko1_250.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542847329520652850" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis86h2FFiQz6OxCeWZ_Vwg2v18veLUMPz_iYGVJcgz9mNbksxxq_af_pdWgMgGSVvdoFbNwuw_YoexbZibfqb5GG55xvSeCoJDYWms0JIXUjqVUfpskIxiuWfCopDtjiTdhhNLrc7qR80/s400/tumblr_l6nxbbWv7L1qakb3ko1_250.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://scrapstudio.tumblr.com/post/906194085/dear-grandchildren-would-you-like-to-hang-out">Scrapstudio</a><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Now, this kitchen... I just love the striped sink skirt. I can't picture this kitchen without it. You know my obsession for stripes.</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsep6foNs8m1B51UpJw4D1L9MznFwpp6ogiR_Dn21Aeb7EDmZsifElVxvT-82e3Z23U4mygwXk3cAwqeb5lYwEzwKDd7YtMFN7GsXZvNWz7hyphenhyphenaLhJ1MNIRJbFDEzd1FvB5mWZEp0Wp7Ok/s1600/my+scandinavian+retreat.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542847463278505186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsep6foNs8m1B51UpJw4D1L9MznFwpp6ogiR_Dn21Aeb7EDmZsifElVxvT-82e3Z23U4mygwXk3cAwqeb5lYwEzwKDd7YtMFN7GsXZvNWz7hyphenhyphenaLhJ1MNIRJbFDEzd1FvB5mWZEp0Wp7Ok/s400/my+scandinavian+retreat.jpg" width="524" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://scandinavianretreat.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-size: 85%;">My Scandinavian retreat</span></a></div></div>

A life in colors

Kids really know how to enjoy life and that usually comes across in their fondness for colors. Wouldn't kids feel in heaven having a ro...

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Stripes= classic

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">For many reasons my obsession for stripes, I could say, is strong but perhaps the main reason is that stripes could be timeless like seen in these images below. A bathroom featured in 1995 by Elle Decor that still looks up-to-date and a photograph of Audrey Hepburn lounging at her home on a striped couch are two great models of its classic influence.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFJwU3QYnQ78FKg3l8JcAUGZHRfsPKNVVCBDpXfQ-552yb0_XFdmvPjikNzsM_YyTHs6nI8oJzuSMv4FO9yn0umaU8vIQowGBsciVqtDNWJbDagOg0613wvjpBuuvBiZtP_TkYWH3E8mo/s1600/bathroom-decorating-ideas-ss-29.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" height="590" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487783270315253362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFJwU3QYnQ78FKg3l8JcAUGZHRfsPKNVVCBDpXfQ-552yb0_XFdmvPjikNzsM_YyTHs6nI8oJzuSMv4FO9yn0umaU8vIQowGBsciVqtDNWJbDagOg0613wvjpBuuvBiZtP_TkYWH3E8mo/s400/bathroom-decorating-ideas-ss-29.jpg" width="462" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWrRWGq_LZ_QVz2bYUszUd8uNkUR7kOX9ri78cXpSj-eLtnDQSdpVOteGh4Ltc-sas_jeupHPe0WDvEMo2Bnkz2hJwPug5pfs2mszPmOpz5LhwzHjtnc1zp0UljDT2UhMZWC1gXtiKg24/s1600/audrey-hepburn-at-home_7.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487783266198439074" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWrRWGq_LZ_QVz2bYUszUd8uNkUR7kOX9ri78cXpSj-eLtnDQSdpVOteGh4Ltc-sas_jeupHPe0WDvEMo2Bnkz2hJwPug5pfs2mszPmOpz5LhwzHjtnc1zp0UljDT2UhMZWC1gXtiKg24/s400/audrey-hepburn-at-home_7.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 460px; width: 460px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 85%;">Audrey Hepburn at home photographed by Mark Shaw.</span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixW3iE2kguhaZiOix36EjSkMmJmANCepcfk7zxg5EErtLQLJwxp07ILRrYD4Ci0bjt94lcu4Li_s1qBcCV92vIVXli3NiuJcP8P7uXd2j1PxGm820r6tK5qt69RqI5Sm4sX4DEpRYv140/s1600/-1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487783263236386418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixW3iE2kguhaZiOix36EjSkMmJmANCepcfk7zxg5EErtLQLJwxp07ILRrYD4Ci0bjt94lcu4Li_s1qBcCV92vIVXli3NiuJcP8P7uXd2j1PxGm820r6tK5qt69RqI5Sm4sX4DEpRYv140/s400/-1.jpg" width="464" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 85%;">Top image by <a href="http://www.elledecor.com/image/room_finder/88?page=81">Elle Decor</a>.</span></div></div>

Stripes= classic

For many reasons my obsession for stripes, I could say, is strong but perhaps the main reason is that stripes could be timeless like seen in...

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Stripe that chair

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiESnoi0A2qE4o0qcAaWmDqxcMk_80-O5AK2aQQvNCkW_ld5vLURylklyFREJu4OM-sZkISV6S0_qxBe0VtnFa7d6Pylt6a1H1bc0UbgAz4tG5uY1LAa5KwFCbP5hEZhwKU-s6FtezqurY/s1600/3558955821_a165d83a01_o.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" height="650" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465183953076754162" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiESnoi0A2qE4o0qcAaWmDqxcMk_80-O5AK2aQQvNCkW_ld5vLURylklyFREJu4OM-sZkISV6S0_qxBe0VtnFa7d6Pylt6a1H1bc0UbgAz4tG5uY1LAa5KwFCbP5hEZhwKU-s6FtezqurY/s400/3558955821_a165d83a01_o.jpg" width="467" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">One of my favorite places in the city is <a href="http://www.benoitny.com/index.html" target="_blank">Benoit</a>. The paneled dining room with the cozy red banquettes can inevitably transport you to Paris in a second. But it's the striking black and white striped bar that hypnotizes me. It's so incredibly perfect that looking at it could drive you insane and most likely you'll need a bib. Below are images that I love and remind me of the always perfect, "no-way-Jose-can-go-wrong", classy stripes. </div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-wtdAOUG6iJeHggWUFZSU3Ys_mGmt_PvDixV15J0bQpipOGNR3JeOkgeG_X8EaEjhc4eJ2J03V6vyDMMT3JUBZm6GOpEME9D_qVdl9WK9Nuxmc6Mh6QYhczaTolArFLYkB2GmXIjrNKw/s1600/oliveaux.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" height="550" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465181053274948834" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-wtdAOUG6iJeHggWUFZSU3Ys_mGmt_PvDixV15J0bQpipOGNR3JeOkgeG_X8EaEjhc4eJ2J03V6vyDMMT3JUBZm6GOpEME9D_qVdl9WK9Nuxmc6Mh6QYhczaTolArFLYkB2GmXIjrNKw/s400/oliveaux.jpg" width="463" /></a><br />  </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKjsNr0Gj1rCj5u44IMuMqxbrB7Mw1MMX9DGl98m_3jqjxAn1xETtaD4FtQk5qx813rwlMO9_ENdWDnvXjA-bHOiEQExcyofLzmmJKASu87KldUupevWNQ7hhr1XLbUW2lnAhWv1uCLPk/s1600/fric+and+frac+blog.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465181051551134274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKjsNr0Gj1rCj5u44IMuMqxbrB7Mw1MMX9DGl98m_3jqjxAn1xETtaD4FtQk5qx813rwlMO9_ENdWDnvXjA-bHOiEQExcyofLzmmJKASu87KldUupevWNQ7hhr1XLbUW2lnAhWv1uCLPk/s400/fric+and+frac+blog.jpg" width="451" /></a><br />  <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX73eNhTF7tlsuE21JXRkrXaSW1wqT685QcXmkO4XcFvy89mUujJSoAOIYFzK04byZ1605za1REIi__ldKo0nTZNbKjdw4ZaWzsdV_9JKdIY9aWrE4C_uxCd24jk4LXi0AHcsGCopVre8/s1600/via+coconuts+and+limes.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" height="460" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465181284948927138" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX73eNhTF7tlsuE21JXRkrXaSW1wqT685QcXmkO4XcFvy89mUujJSoAOIYFzK04byZ1605za1REIi__ldKo0nTZNbKjdw4ZaWzsdV_9JKdIY9aWrE4C_uxCd24jk4LXi0AHcsGCopVre8/s400/via+coconuts+and+limes.JPG" width="460" /></a></div>  <br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbpPwOB7RVq5QazcTfgwiNK8R_4Y-Mq-ekdxiWpkGdLhBCpD5nh26CjUTlHUA-vuM8Hp0CUQMnyg5ujdHqIpMLNF8zwtKh38fD5cNWbhNqKTu7X5X2vpqpwFeV8jLAc1PCoHSZjuRmVMg/s1600/via+vill+apacis+29043575%5B1%5D.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" height="680" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465181064044578738" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbpPwOB7RVq5QazcTfgwiNK8R_4Y-Mq-ekdxiWpkGdLhBCpD5nh26CjUTlHUA-vuM8Hp0CUQMnyg5ujdHqIpMLNF8zwtKh38fD5cNWbhNqKTu7X5X2vpqpwFeV8jLAc1PCoHSZjuRmVMg/s400/via+vill+apacis+29043575%5B1%5D.JPG" width="465" /></a></div>  <br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKR3x4oFV94-tM8UHSFFQLGDKpmGOYcdgrvr2WB2MyiWs2fhcah5aLyZHd2QTkNBF-hVw-W3FvSERv0TM-Bl775-vvcJ3HarrAFjYiwIuU1LIPEsbpfUy5itLUu4pvAfsJJtDbR4M3YD4/s1600/J6v0MLmQWpuq4p7fqBQKyIt's+Mary+RuffleFVBo1_400%5B1%5D.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" height="460" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465181048269941714" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKR3x4oFV94-tM8UHSFFQLGDKpmGOYcdgrvr2WB2MyiWs2fhcah5aLyZHd2QTkNBF-hVw-W3FvSERv0TM-Bl775-vvcJ3HarrAFjYiwIuU1LIPEsbpfUy5itLUu4pvAfsJJtDbR4M3YD4/s400/J6v0MLmQWpuq4p7fqBQKyIt's+Mary+RuffleFVBo1_400%5B1%5D.jpg" width="460" /></a></div>  <br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4IxTRMhOipSQTYUgM-wUB7Iyqd44cSeyay8GZYJa7BP7g43P305YDLw8TbWcGA0EvwFPboYibdiqAszvYQvQH4uvbu-crln87Ax4hDFR4hFJntlByadZjoSHn3Qeb-2vUm3kHeKNjtTQ/s1600/black+and+white+striped+chair.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465181040561034466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4IxTRMhOipSQTYUgM-wUB7Iyqd44cSeyay8GZYJa7BP7g43P305YDLw8TbWcGA0EvwFPboYibdiqAszvYQvQH4uvbu-crln87Ax4hDFR4hFJntlByadZjoSHn3Qeb-2vUm3kHeKNjtTQ/s400/black+and+white+striped+chair.jpg" width="468" /></a></div><span style="font-size: 85%;">Image credit: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/34514184@N03/3558955821">1</a>, <a href="http://oliveaux.blogspot.com/">2</a>, <a href="http://fricandfracblog.blogspot.com/">3</a>, <a href="http://coconutsandlimes.blogspot.com/">4</a>, the rest don't remember. If you know the sources please let me know so I give the appropriate credit, thank you.</span></div>

Stripe that chair

One of my favorite places in the city is Benoit . The paneled dining room with the cozy red banquettes can inevitably transport you to Paris...

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