yellow love week: love turns to lust

One last little post about my lemon obsession before I digress....This one is about all the yellow bits and baubs I'm coveting, either for my wardrobe or my home. I'm pretty determined to inject a little neon sunshine into my summer, and in more ways than one...

1.Madewell skimmers | 2.Turmeric vase | 3.Kate Spade Zinnia earrings | 4.JCrew Bubble necklace | 5.Old Navy keyhole swimsuit | 6.Pour la Victoire linen and leather bag | 7.Woven zigzag throw | 8.Ostrich iphone case | 9.BCBG maxi skirt | 10.Rebecca Minkoff straw tote | 11.Lacquered inlay box | 12.BE & D ipad case

I'm especially LOVING the pleated chiffon skirt, and am really hoping to find a more affordable version. I found this one on piperlime, but I'd rather be able to try it on first. You never know how chiffon is going to drape, you know?

But really, how amazing are these outfits?

images via my pinterest

Simple, elegant, bold. I'm head over heels.

I'd settle for a yellow maxi dress instead. Or as well. Yes, I think I'll go with as well. 

images via my pinterest

That girl on the left has it down pat. Too perfect. I'm officially on the hunt...

i heart your art: olga seriojina

This morning a colourful piece of art popped up on my Pinterest feed and I clicked through to see who it was by. It took me to a Tumbler blog, which I must admit I HATE because you can so rarely find the original source for anything. It drives me nuts. Fortunately I didn't just give up, because when I tracked it all the way back I was rewarded with the work of an incredible artist whose beautiful creations I'd never seen before. 

Introducing Olga Seriojina, who is from Moscow and is apparently only thirty years old. Pretty damn impressive. I think her work is incredible:

It kind of fits in with yellow week because every one of my favourites has some in it, from a teeny tiny smidge to virtually the entire canvas. That counts right?

Also, she's kind of ridiculously adorable. 

Just sayin'. 

To see more of Olga's work, visit her (equally amazing) website, or check out her Flickr.

Be back soon with more yellow love! Although at this point I may be the only one who hasn't had enough...

yellow love week: pops of happy

Ever since I got my new rug, the little bits of yellow in it have gotten me obsessed with bringing more of the sunshine shade into my life. I had bought pink dye to give some colour to the pendant light above my table, but now I'm thinking a golden yellow would be waaaay better. I may even paint one or both of the chairs a golden yellow too, à-la this chair from Anthropologie:

Be still my heart. 

I think yellow is one of the absolute hardest colours to get right. Most of the time it just ends up looking like a jarring bumblebee of a country-kitchen-style hot mess. But when yellow is done right - with just the right shade and just the right balance of daring and restraint - it really is like nothing else. 

Examples? Don't mind if I do! 

Tommy Smythe has pops of yellow down to an art:

Yellow headboards make me weak in the knees:

I want to eat the Scalamandre wallpaper on the right with a spoon:

Yellow chandeliers are fun, unexpected, and easy to achieve with a can of spray paint - the best combo!

And finally, my favourite of all favourite dining/living rooms in the history of all time (I'm actually not kidding):

Every SINGLE time pictures of this space pop up on my Pinterest feed I end up pinning it, because I forget that I've pinned it a million times before and my eyes go straight to it. I can't help it, it's like interior design crack for me. I want it I want it I want it. 

My yellow love isn't stopping at rooms though - I'm lusting after yellow maxi skirts, yellow jewellery, yellow shoes, yellow fabric, even yellow iphone cases...pretty much just can't get the shade out of my head! 

So I'm officially declaring this yellow week, and will be back with more luscious sunshine in the coming days. 

What do you think? Are you a fan? Do you agree that yellow can go so so wrong?

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