More White + More Bright

You might have guessed from my recently revealed <a href="http://dans-le-townhouse.blogspot.com/2011/06/guest-half-bath-update.html">half bath makeover</a> that I'm on a mission to make the townhouse increasingly crisper.  More bright whites and more cheery pops of colour.  This little vingette is an excellent source of inspiration:<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEb2SF3X5X3XJ-1VLi3pgbCfb830BBtxjFeD028Aae-i9rhyphenhyphenqW4jfufaT8I-XCS7VT_MbqpXzFzF06MIpGNmv1HjBiPOiOgGfh3yliacE6KUT2OgkMx7mwBVl0LRuCF3aKp2D_oLsXMa9j/s1600/dog+print+over+white+dresser.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEb2SF3X5X3XJ-1VLi3pgbCfb830BBtxjFeD028Aae-i9rhyphenhyphenqW4jfufaT8I-XCS7VT_MbqpXzFzF06MIpGNmv1HjBiPOiOgGfh3yliacE6KUT2OgkMx7mwBVl0LRuCF3aKp2D_oLsXMa9j/s640/dog+print+over+white+dresser.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.designspongeonline.com/2011/04/sneak-peek-emily-andrew-de-stefano.html">Design Sponge</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br />Plus, the artwork counts as a silhouette - officially completing the trifecta of things I love: bright, white, silhouette.

More White + More Bright

You might have guessed from my recently revealed half bath makeover that I'm on a mission to make the townhouse increasingly crisper.  ...

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Art Attack: Black Flower

Via a glimpse of The Art Institute of Chicago's modern wing, curtesy of <a href="http://thingsthatsparkleblog.blogspot.com/">Things That Sparkle</a>, I was introduced to this fantastic painting.  You know I'm a sucker for <a href="http://dans-le-townhouse.blogspot.com/2011/04/silhouette-wall.html">a silhouette</a> . . .   <br /><br />Is there anything that you pine for the way I pine for silhouettes?<br /> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt1gTrGOFVMnrQ0DfoWEGpWkaXDwEecmTvbZiZg3tJA-kxcY-uhrHqNRoQ68aJ4b9P1vBQHROCqZParfyKAaZ66gMgYg-WvpZ1s2giaaWBXrr4-Enkt1urtmy307VxfLIDcKJ8uNRyWVAL/s1600/blackflower.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" i8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt1gTrGOFVMnrQ0DfoWEGpWkaXDwEecmTvbZiZg3tJA-kxcY-uhrHqNRoQ68aJ4b9P1vBQHROCqZParfyKAaZ66gMgYg-WvpZ1s2giaaWBXrr4-Enkt1urtmy307VxfLIDcKJ8uNRyWVAL/s640/blackflower.jpg" width="476" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://thingsthatsparkleblog.blogspot.com/2011/04/art-institute.html">Things That Sparkle</a></td></tr></tbody></table>

Art Attack: Black Flower

Via a glimpse of The Art Institute of Chicago's modern wing, curtesy of Things That Sparkle , I was introduced to this fantastic paintin...

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