Saturday, April 3, 2010

Fresh Lime





My last post made me realise how much I like lime in interiors, whether its just a dash or four walls painted in lime. Here are a couple more of my favourites plus the dining room in my old beach cottage on the South Coast.
I had the shutters made by the kitchen cabinet maker and the upholsterer put in the fabric inserts which are just a charcoal and white ticking stripe. The furniture I bought from the estate of a local artist which was donated to the Vinnies Op Shop. I spent many hours (it was pre-parenthood) scrubbing back the wood and painting it in milk paint (from Porters Paints).

11 comments:

  1. Absolutely beautiful! I love lime green in homes!

    ReplyDelete
  2. Gorgeous..I love lime and the rooms are fabulous.

    ReplyDelete
  3. lime green is sometimes a colour one can hesitate with...but my goodness do your images ever make it come out well! looks divine! absolutely divine!! i'm decorating my apt right now, and although I have opted for more subtle colours, it's almost making rethink my palette choice!!!
    amazing!
    flora xoxo

    ReplyDelete
  4. It looks fresh and summery. By the basic it's no problem to try experiments.

    Greetings

    VINTAGE

    ReplyDelete
  5. Oh.. such a lovely feeling of summer or spring... Love the colours... And thank you sooooooooooooo much for this post.. I'm moving homes and was wondering what colour to paint one wall... So I've decided... thanks..!! :-)

    ReplyDelete
  6. I loved the brightness of each room, green is a great color any shade...Happy Easter

    ReplyDelete
  7. This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.

    ReplyDelete
  8. Must admit i am a fan of the lime too. Not that i have any but did a wall in our old house (bedroom)a lovely lime colour and did the ensuite the same. was a bit more adventurous then! Must admit i still like it and enjoyed your piccies. Mel xxx

    ReplyDelete
  9. I love the lime....gorgeous.
    Melinda

    ReplyDelete
  10. You have done a great job! I agree I never would have thought lime would look so divine!

    Happy Easter

    ReplyDelete
  11. The green is so lively + fresh.. so lovely! What a beaultiful blog you have, I am now happily following! xoxo

    ReplyDelete