A very 16th Century Christmas

There is something about Sandro Botticelli's Mystic Nativity (1500) which I find mesmerizing. Specifically the angels swathed in muted green, oyster and blush flowing fabric. Ribbons twirling around evergreen branches all set against a luminous golden heaven.

So with this as my inspiration and my predisposition to associate pretty much anything to art history I thought I would whip up a little 16th century Christmas. 

1 part olive green 

1 part rose 

2 parts gold 

and  dash of rustic elegance

http://www.lucyina.com/portfolio/Inside/20/

www.marthastewart.com

http://thechristmasideas.blogspot.com/

Photo by Max Kim-Bee in Traditional Home Holiday magazine

http://www.examiner.com/

http://www.sandwichink.com/

http://www.juliausher.com/

www.marthastewart.com 

Happy Holidays! 

Drab and Beautiful

I'm a big fan of drab colours - they exude an aged elegance which I find hard to resist. Pair these colours with whites or off whites to keep them from feeling too heavy. And pair with metallics to really make these colours shine. 

Companies like Farrow & Ball and Emery & Cie create beautiful drab colours which are offered in a beautiful and velvety matt finish. Find my favorites below!

http://hautemamasfaves.tumblr.com/

http://www.emeryetcie.com/

http://simpleeverydayglamour.blogspot.com/

http://www.designscouting.com/

Staub cookware www.surlatable.com

From desiretoinspire.net 

Shaded White #201 from Farrow & Ball 

Mouses Back #40 from Farrow & Ball 

From mmforsberg.com 

From decordeprovence.blogspot.com 

Love this wall colour - and beautiful with gold. From elledecor.com 

From http://www.emeryetcie.com/