2010: A Year of Turquoise

Have you heard? Pantone declared turquoise as "Color of the Year" for 2010! This is exciting news for me, considering that turquoise is my all-time favorite color. I surround myself with it. My bedroom is painted turquoise. There are turquoise accessories everywhere (radio, vintage suitcase, ottomans, pillows, glassware, picture frames, etc. etc. etc.) And I like to wear it, too.

(above from Pantone press release.)

Nothing makes me happier than to think of seeing turquoise everywhere I look this year. I can get sick of too much of some colors---like hot pink, orange, and red. But I swoon rather than wince when thinking of an abundance of aquamarine.

So in the spirit of everything teal and my passionate love for the shade of greenish-blue, I'm here to help you incorporate some of this lovely color into your space. To get started, check out some of these fabulous finds from UrbanOutfitters.com:

1. Coming and Going Coat Rack, 2. Corduroy Pillow, 3. Crosby Alarm Clock Radio Speaker, 4. Antoinette Fainting Sofa, 5. Eva Desk Lamp, 6. Spinning Bird Jewelry Stand, 7. 2x3 Home Sweet Apartment Rug, 8. 2x3 Magic Carpet Rug

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Comments

Anonymous said…

what shade of color is that paint? nd what brand? if you know. please tell? this is the EXACT color i want to paint my room!

June 1, 2011 at 11:27 PM

Anonymous said…

Deep Ocean from Benjamin Moore.

November 9, 2012 at 1:26 AM

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Starting this week, every Wednesday on The Lovely Side will be devoted to wardrobe, hair, and beauty content. With summer internships right around the corner and interviews for real world jobs looming as well, I thought now would be a good time to delve into the world of office fashion.
Sarah, a reader, recently emailed me asking about how to style a pencil skirt for her "somewhat casual, somewhat professional workplace full of fashionable co-workers." She's been lusting after pencil skirts at several stores, but been hesitant to purchase one for fear of looking bad in it and not knowing what to wear with it.

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