Today I have for you three completely different bedrooms, each of which I love for different reasons and each of which uses color very well. This first bedroom’s approach is “more is more”. It uses a lovely dark gray backdrop and layers in every color of the rainbow. Normally I like more restrained color palettes. In this case it works because the “rainbow” is restricted to smaller accent pieces. The bright colors are also tempered with the sobering gray and the beautifully moody fabric art.

You’ve possibly heard the term “monochromatic” before. Monochromatic doesn’t simply mean one color, it means different shades and tones of one color. Monochromatic color schemes get kind of a bad rap. The term is often used in a negative way, and if you go monochrome with beige, then yeah it can be pretty bad. But please believe me, monochrome can be absolutely stunning, as this room so wonderfully demonstrates. Monochromatic schemes are very restful to the eye. They provide a sense of harmony. In the case of this feminine pink room, monochrome is anything but boring; it’s friggin lovely.

Color does not have to be everywhere and it certainly doesn’t have to be on the walls for a room to feel colorful and dynamic. Keep this in mind when furnishing your home. It is so much easier to start with a neutral wall and neutral furniture and add it color with smaller pieces like pillows, blankets, flowers, and art. Of course the occasional colorful statement piece like this room’s armchair can be very fun too. :)

one | The Woodsfolk, photo by Brooke Holm for The Design Files
two | Angie Hranowski for Lonny via Savvy Home
three | photo by Ross Honeysett via desire to inspire

Beautiful black walls paired with light bedding and colorful details. A recipe for success if there ever was one.

This is more traditional than I usually like, but darn it, it’s just so well done. Blue and yellow are a classic pairing. With the right shades it can be very sophisticated and cheerful at the same time.

one | Jessica McKay, photo by Dana Damewood for Design*Sponge
two | Emily Henderson, photo by David Tsay
three | Caecilia and James Potter, photo by Sean Fennessy for The Design Files

I apologize for the radio silence the last couple days. Wednesday was just hella busy and then yesterday I got some bad news that rendered me listless. Remember the cute kitty named P. Kiddy that I adopted a few months ago? He has been diagnosed with diabetes. He also has the Feline Leukemia Virus (which we’ve known from day one) and a nasty sinus infection.

I’ve barely begun to process the implications of this. It’s daunting, but I am enormously blessed to have the world’s best support community in the form of the wonderful people that volunteer at the cat shelter with me. Several of them have diabetic kitties of their own and have reassured me that giving insulin shots becomes an easy routine very quickly. P. Kiddy brings me so much joy. There’s no question in my mind that his life is worth fighting for. Heck, after everything this cat and I have been through together I’m definitely not about to throw my hands up now.

If you have any questions about Feline Leukemia Virus or the shelter I volunteer at, please don’t hesitate to comment below or contact me.