Layers of Pale..

Sister MaryBeth has always said that her favorite color was white. When she was a bride and I asked what color or pattern sheets she desired for her bed linens.....she sweetly smiled and said..."white......just white". That was not too surprising because she is a registered nurse ......you know....starched white uniform...everything clean, white....dare I say...sterile. (That's a stereotypical image of a nurse....not MB who is warm and loving as well as clean....and definitely not sterile outside of her nursing environment).....forgive me...I digress....
.... I have always loved white too, but in smaller doses....usually paired with blues......never as the main event.



Over the last few years I have been influenced by the many Scandinavian blogs that I love to visit............and have fallen in love with white.....layers of creamy, textured whites.....



Mixed with other neutrals.....silver, gray, black or beige......white is crisp.....so incredibly refreshing.....paired with crystal or glass...the reflected light can open spaces and create an air of elegance and drama.



My dear girlfriend Carole sent me the the Danish magazine Jeanne D'Arc Living which she stocks and sells in her wonderful store at Maynard Greenhouse in Old Saybrook, CT. I have been savoring every page....and although I cannot read a word as it is all in Danish....the inspirational photographs are breathtaking.
I heartily recommend ordering your own copy.....you won't be disappointed!