Change has been been blowing in my little corner of the world. Monsieur is away in Montreal visiting an ill family member. While he is away, I have been catching up on the laundry pile, also known as Mt. Washmore. I have been switching things up a little too as a bit of a respite from the everlasting laundry. Part of slowing down, for me, has been reassessing what is in my home. What works for me, what inspires me, what can I let go? Lately, a yearning has been growing within me for clean and simple lines and a more cohesive colour palette. More and more I find myself staring, entranced, at photographs of stark Scandinavian interiors. Now, I will never be a minimalist as I am too much of a magpie for that and Monsieur loves being surrounded by familiar, sentimental things. But I did want to make a nominal nod in that direction, at least. In accordance with this yearning, my current bar display kept catching my eye but not in a good way. I do still like it a lot but the Hollywood Regency look of the cranberry red and gold colour palette just wasn't doing it for me any more. I think I detect a latent obsession as I have blogged about my bar here. I seem to waver continuously between warm, gold tones and its polar opposite, silvery frosty hues. Here is an old, before photo of it.
Monsieur loves the glassware and the brass pineapple so I have not gotten rid of them, just packed them away. Who knows, they may make a reappearance at Christmas time as the colours are appropriate for that time of year. Here is a photograph of the new bar.
From retro glam to Scandinavian cool! I love the long white lines of the pitcher and icy look of the glassware. I think they would still work over the holiday season as the new look reminds me of snow and ice.
Which look do you prefer? I have to say that even with my yearning for simpler lines and neutral colours, there will always be room in my life for sparkly shoes.
After all, life can't always be about doing laundry. I hope you all have a lovely weekend!
I am linking up with Natasha in Oz and Have a Cup of Mrs Olson.
