Oatmeal & Charcoal

Every few months (or weeks, just depends) I get mildly obsessed with a certain color scheme for the home. I've fallen in love with turquoise, yellow, reds, blues & sea-glass and then back to all neutrals, all alone or in some combination of two (or more!). My problem is, I just can't settle on one for sure. Now I know this isn't exactly a heartbreaking issue since I don't really have a house to execute these dreams into, but when I do get the death grip on one I want to have a sure plan on what I like and what I don't. Because when you know what you're looking for you can really zone in on the prize and find amazing deals. I think its important for a home to have flow with its colors and not be too choppy with bedroom and bathroom colors. So something that would work equally well in a fun future children's bedrooms is a must. So I've finally solved my dilemma (at least for now...), I want a versatile neutral backdrop that I can swap out colorful accessories into. And of course lots and lots of texture within those neutrals. In the inevitable process of me over-thinking everything, I been thinking about how this would be functional throughout the year, like timing accent colors with the holidays. I know, I'm nuts. But that's why I started this blog, because I will literally explode if I couldn't get up in the middle of the night and write down ideas and dream. So back to my logic:

January-red (or see December below..)

February-pinks & reds

March-pinks & yellows

April-yellow & green

May-green & blue

June- blue

July-red & blue (the patriotic month!)

August-red & yellow

September- orange & yellow

October-orange & plum (like a deep, deeeep purple?)

November-orange & red, maybe some more plum?

December- red & more metallics*
(although the green & blue Christmas color schemes are totally adorbs, so this is semi-undecided, good thing I have time...)

*Metallics will ALWAYS be a part of my decor. I love shiny things...and white, lots of white.

So I would use a rotation of these colors through probably mostly throw pillows & blankets, towels, chargers & platters on the table...I think you know I can find a way. Plus, I have TONS of Coca-Cola stuff, so red will kind of always be around. So what am I putting these colorful objects on? A backdrop of Oatmeal & Charcoal. Here are some of the long term pieces you can't necessarily swap out on a whim.....

I've long been a lover of this couch series, and the new(er) gray is fun, although I'm not quite sold on the chrome legs. And I have to admit, Mr. Kivik is making Karlstad work for my favor. These two colors below are really drawing me in.


Gray-brown! A greige couch...!!!

Then there's the never fail light & airy gray here..



How yummy is this duvet??!! And with some sparkly accent pillows. Ahhhh...


Now this rug has a bit more blue, but its recycled denim! GAH! I LOVE DENIM!! And the Oatmeal colored threading ties it into my theme. Maybe I can find a way to DIY this too.

I love baskets, and these ones with braided handles are so fun!
Just to round things out, here are some inspirational rooms that I would like to shoot for, all from Pinterest (of course)!












I'd like to play with replacing all those white couches with one the fabulous gray ones I shared above. I feel like the coolness of charcoal/gray and the warmth of oatmeal really balance each other out. It's earthy and spa like, but gives a great platform for some (more dare I say) modern pieces mixed into antiquey/vintage finds as well. I think I may be crossing over into liking a little bit of modern. Wow.