Color My World Link Party!!!

Thanks to everyone who has been following the Color My World Challenge!  We've reached the final week.  This is where we invite all of YOU to link up a post sharing how you challenged yourself to try a new color in your home.

The best thing about this party is that your link will show up on all 15+ Color My World challengers blogs.  Next Tuesday, we'll all feature a few of our favorite links.  So start linking at the bottom of this post!!!

In case you missed the last few weeks, I added navy to my living room. 

This challenge forced me to finish some projects that I've had lingering for a while.  Thanks Jessamie for dreaming this whole thing up!

It also gave me a good excuse to purchase some new chairs that I've had my eye on.

After I picked navy, I realized that I cheated a little bit.  I already had some navy in my living room, but the challenge encouraged me to add more!

I already had these navy banded curtains.

And these navy chevron chairs.  Wow, that's an old picture...I almost forgot I used to have that ugly carpet!  I must have blocked it out.

I promise I will show you pictures of the entire room soon.  I had ordered a jute rug from West Elm that came with some damage.  I had to ship it back and am waiting for the replacement.  West Elm has been great to work with through this process, by the way.  As soon as the new rug arrives, I'll show you some pictures.

I also have my eye on these pillows from World Market.  I love the colors.

I would like a throw for the couch to hide the drab olive green.  This one frome Serena & Lily is cute, but at over $200, I think I'll look for something a bit less expensive.

And the room won't be complete without the elusive fiddle leaf fig tree.  This tree doesn't seem to exist anywhere near me!

I don't think I have any "finished" rooms in my house.  They are all works in progress that are continually changing.  At least the living room is now on the right path!

Show us what you've got and link up!!! 

I know you want to see what the other challengers have been up to as well.

Ange - The Blooming Hydrangea
Anna - A Newfound Treasure
Carmel - Our 5th House
Cassie - Primitive and Proper
Jadyn - Dutch.British.Love
Jessamie - Bird and Branch Redesign
Julia - Black Tag Diaries
Julia - Pawley's Island Posh
Kristy - Hyphen Interiors
Lisa - Shine Your Light
Lisa - Trapped in North Jersey
Maury - Life on Mars
Shaunna - Perfectly Imperfect
Shelley - Crazy Wonderful
Suzy - Saved by Suzy
Tiffany - Living Savvy
Tiffany - Worthwhile Domicile
Vashti & Jamie - Like me Some...

Trend Spotting in Las Vegas

We had a fun, long-weekend getaway to Las Vegas.  We celebrated my husband's birthday, went to see Le Reve (highly recommend this show), people watched, gambled a tiny bit, relaxed, and of course, ate way too much!

I look a little crazy-eyed in this pic.  I think I was just trying to get the hubs to hurry up and take the pic so I could get back to my sushi!

I was struck by how many trends that are popular in blogland were also found throughout our hotel, the Wynn Encore.  I wonder how often they have to change the decor to stay on trend???

My sister-in-law Carol used to do design for hotels in Vegas.  She did a lot of carpet design and she has mentioned that the casinos change their carpeting every few months due to wear.  I need to ask her about the other decor.

I thought it would be fun to share some of the trends I spotted in the hotel that I see all over my own home, your blogs and Pinterest.

Sunburst Mirrors - these look surprisingly identical to my $35 Home Depot mirror.

Fu Dogs - there were lots of other chinoiserie touches too.

Nailhead trim

Black Doors and Trim

This was the hallway in our room.  Isn't the berry colored ceiling awesome?!?!?

Gold and Brass Accents

Horizontal Stripe Curtains

Contrast piping also seems popular now.

High Gloss Antlers  - it's a little hard to see, but the hallways were lined with these glossy, white antler sconces.

Grass cloth and houndstooth - this wallpaper in our room was grass cloth woven into a houndstooth pattern.  The other walls were a neutral grass cloth.

Peacocks - this pair of crystal peacocks were pretty amazing.

Just for fun - here's part of our bathroom.

Andy looking at our view over the strip.

Las Vegas is a place where everything seems over the top to me...the people, the decor, the casinos, the food.  It's a fun place to getaway for a few days, especially since it's in driving distance of where we live.  It's exciting to play dress-up and live a much more glamourous life than my everyday existence.  But, being away from home made me realize how much I really enjoy being home and being with my family.  Home is truly where my heart is!