Carde Reimerdes

Sometimes you just have to let the view have all the attention! Surrendering to the sea and mountains just outside the windows, designer Carde Reimerdes chose a soothing white and bone color scheme for this seaside escape on the dreamy island of Mallorca. I love how the delightful bits of turquoise in the accessories hint at the Mediterranean Sea outside. Pretty sure I wouldn't be able to get a wink of sleep in that utterly romantic bedroom with its beautiful canopy bed and jaw-dropping view! Head on over to El Mueble for more pics!


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Guest Blogger: Erin from The Impatient Gardener

Hi everybody! I'm Erin, but not the Erin you're used to seeing here. I'm Erin from The Impatient Gardener and I'm thrilled to be guest blogging on House of Turquoise today.

Erin (the other one) does such a wonderful job posting inspirational spaces featuring one of my favorite colors so it's no surprise that the spaces I saw here on House of Turquoise influenced many of the rooms in our house, which underwent a pretty substantial renovation last year. You can read about the renovation here, but it can be more or less summed up by saying that our goal was not to make our house bigger, just better. We had the top of half the house (an old Cape Cod-ish cottage located about 500 feet from the shore of Lake Michigan in southeastern Wisconsin) taken off and put back on higher, allowing us to add much more usable space, including a second bathroom.

Turquoise and blue (along with a healthy dose of gray) featured prominently in many of the rooms.

The bathroom was the most fun to decorate and we went all out because it will probably be the only bathroom we'll ever design. It's a relatively small bathroom—8 feet square—but we fit in a sizable shower, vanity and lots of storage.

The master bedroom stayed basically the same size as before the renovation, but it feels twice as big thanks to the addition of windows on the east wall and a high ceiling.

In the hallway I made a small gallery wall. It's really the only place we display family photos so we have everything from a wedding photo, to pictures of our dogs and cat to a great black and white photo of my grandmother. At the bottom is a board we uncovered when we took the roof off that says, "Put here July 11, 1938." I put it in a shadow box with some linen fabric on the back. I also hung a piece of driftwood that I've been hanging onto for awhile just because I thought it was interesting looking. I collected a variety of frames for the wall and painted several of them different shades of blue mixed from paint I had laying around.

I hope you enjoyed this peak at some of our renovated spaces. You can see more over at The Impatient Gardener, where I blog about gardening, cottage living and misadventures in DIYing. Thanks for having me, Erin!



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Guest Blogger: Roeshel from DIY Showoff

Hello House of Turquoise fans! I'm Roeshel from

and it's such an honor to be guest blogging for Erin today and so exciting! This is me:

But most days, I look like this:

It's nice to "e-meet" you!

For those of you who don't know me, my blog journals our DIY projects, home improvement and decorating as time and money allow. We also feature other bloggers and their DIY. I recently gave our guest bedroom makeover using paint, things we already had and thrift store, flea market finds. Inspiration:

The room before was a blank slate. We removed previous owners' carpet when we moved in, I removed the trim, walls were a dingy white....

before

after

My starting point for the room were the orange/gold wingback chairs. I thought about redoing them because I wanted a turquoise and white room but as I collected ideas for the room, using things we already had and did up a mood board, I decided I really loved the turquoise, orange, gold together.

I painted and stenciled the floor (budget friendly)...main floor color True Value 'Ticker Tape'.

Nearly everything else in the room is a thrifty find (with the exception of these lamp shades and bedding shown below).

Turquoise lamps were $4.99 at thrift store.

Even the chandelier got a makeover going from black to a turquoise patina...

I made a brooch wreath...

...for my mismatched gallery wall...

A free scratched up buffet got a makeover and became a dresser...

Painting Furniture

I even made a coordinating cat window seat using an old tray and made catnip stuffed toys with turquoise fabric scraps...

Thanks for letting me share our guest bedroom makeover, a much more welcoming place for our guests to relax. I might even move in myself! Unless you're coming to lend a DIY hand for a visit? See more of our DIY Project Tutorials here and our farmhouse before/after projects here. Erin, thank you so much for having us share our guest bedroom transformation.

~Roeshel

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Charm Home

I am loving up this cozy bedroom designed by Cristi Holcombe of Charm Home based out of Atlanta. The natural materials, vintage elements and pretty colors are what do it for me here. I just love the the weathered wood on the chest and quatrefoil mirror, the fabulous upholstered headboard, not to mention the burst of color from the pillows and bedskirt! Rustic chic...I'll take it! Visit Cristi's blog for even more inspiration!

Chris and I are headed out of town this afternoon to pick up our dog Charley down in Arizona! We're flying down (via Vegas, baby!) then driving back...28 hrs! It's kind of a weird way to spend Thanksgiving but we're super excited! Charley has been living with his breeder since April doing the show/breeding thing (he's very handsome!) and we've really missed him–Chris especially, who has had him since before we met. Is there anything sweeter than a reunion with an animal?? I get all teary just thinking about it!

Someone had better alert our cats and Gertie that he's on his way home though...!

He won 2nd place at the ABRA World Championship! :)

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305 Sea Lane

Something's Gotta Give...West Coast style! Belclaire House featured this incredible beach home located along the La Jolla coastline in California, filled with a yummy blue and white color scheme, fabulous outdoor areas and breathtaking views. The meticulously maintained home was actually built in the 1930's but has since been beautifully renovated. How insane is that master bedroom?? Those views...I swear I can smell the ocean right now. The master bathroom is exactly what I'd choose for myself, I love all the Carrara marble and soaking tub. Same goes for the outdoor areas, exactly what I want in my dream home! Looks like this 3,858 sq ft home recently sold for the teensy-weensy sum of around $4,000,000, but you can still see the real estate info here! (And to the new owner: let me know when you move in...we can have a party!)


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