Colour Focus - Orange and Pink

Always go with nature when it comes to choosing a paint colour.

First, I'm looking at rusty oranges and pale pinks.

Here are some good examples of decor using this colour palette.

And now for more of a true orange and bright pink

Mens Style

*not the hat*

Porch

indoor/outdoor living spaces

Very True Words

Playing House

Soul Surfer

I remember being horrified and later inspired by the story of Bethany Hamilton.  The movie Soul Surfer came out a little while ago depicting her story and how she over came personal tragedy.

I loved this movie for so many reasons!

It goes to show how God uses horrible circumstances for good...just check out Bethany's website and see how so many people are blessed and encouraged by her hope, faith and resilience.  Truly inspiring!

The opening few scenes do an AWESOME job of showing why I love Hawaii SO much and want to live there someday.

The movie also doesn't dwell on the shark attack...it didn't make me afraid of the water, instead, it made me want to get out there and enjoy the ocean.

A lot of it was filmed on Oahu and having just been there, it was fun to pick out all the spots.

And I liked the music.

warning: a bit of a tear jerker! 

Go see it!

Sciue - Roman Street Food

If you ask me, Sciue is the most authentic Italian cafe/pizzeria in town.

"Sciué brings to life the authentic Roman experience of simple yet artisan ‘street’ food, artisan espresso drinks and passionate people, all packaged in a sexy space which allows all facets to seamlessly interact with each other….just as you would find in Italy." 

After a bike ride along the seawall, we stopped in at the cafe in Yaletown and were transported to a warm sunny street in Rome.

Magnifico!

Canadiana

The inspiration for this post came from this video clip

Pillows by Roots Home collection

 

Paintings by Emily Carr

original Hudson's Bay Company emblem

Painting by Lawren Harris of the Group of Seven

A must read for any new Vancouver resident.

Solair Chair by Montreal designers Fabio Fabiano and Michelange Panzini

the classic Hudson's Bay Blanket

And who could forget the Log Driver song!

For the Surf Cottage

Bahgsu rings

Grecian Homes

 Love!

Cool Print

Bicycle Portraits

Check out this cool site about bike culture in South Africa

"As you might know, South Africa is a world within one country, home to various cultures, with a tragic history of segregation and racism. Through this project we hope to give people a glimpse into each other lives through a well known object of movement, practicality and joy - the bicycle. Looking at individuals through their, sometimes unconscious, involvement in bicycle culture, we will inadvertently touch on many charged issues like the implementation of public space, lack of infrastructure development and also social problems like class division and unequal wealth distribution, but also perhaps bring those unfamiliar to each other together in their love for a simple thing..."

"Our long term goal... 

Through publishing this book, we want to be able to assist the underprivileged cycling community through our project - be it teaching bicycle maintenance skills, providing necessities like helmets, tires, tubes, locks… It would be great to create a support structure for the people who appear in the book - this could be a trust funded by a percentage from sales of the cover price, or a charity set up in the name of the people who appear in the book etc. Ultimately we want to promote cycling as a means of independent transport to empower the underprivileged, and in fact, to encourage everyone capable to ride a bike as an alternative to driving a car, or even using public transport. We hope that this will lead to the kind of infrastructure development that is designed with all people in mind, not just cars."

Bicycle Portraits - everyday South Africans and their bicycles. from Bicycle Portraits on Vimeo.

Yum

I want to eat this...

Here!