Nantucket STyle - Vivid Hue Home

 Heather is one busy girl, this week. Yesterday, she guest posted on The Pink Pagoda, and today she is here. I love Heather's style, it is Palm Beach meets Traditional with a splash of fun. I think you will really like what she has done for us.

Hi, I'm Heather from Vivid Hue Home!  I'm thrilled that Linda asked me to participate in her 31 Days of Nantucket Style.  If you're familiar with Vivid Hue Home, you know by now that I love to mix and match patterns and styles.   My philosophy is that design is meant to convey the best of a person's personality. I'm not an interior designer. Just a design enthusiast that loves to experiment in my own home. 

   

I live smack dab in the middle of Connecticut so there is very little about my home that transcends Nantucket style...that is until I decided to have a little bit o fun for this challenge.   I decided to a use a little Olioboard magic to create some Nantucket style right here in good ole Connecticut. 

This is my Connecticut sun room.  It's surrounded with shades of turquoise, teals, pea greens and a burst of yellow and orange here and there. 

 And voila, here is my 'Nantucket' sun room.    

I created a more serene color palate with fresh crisp linen slip covered chairs and flax colored throw pillows (thank you Serena and Lily!). Of course a few hydrangeas on an over sized brushed wood table and and over sized storage basket complete the space!   For a more detailed tour of my *real* sun room, please visit here.

My living room in Connecticut is somewhat traditional modern.  There are many different textures and patterns but the palate is filled with gray, ebony, ivory, gold, beige and rust tones. 

For my Nantucket style room, I decided to follow a more worldly approach.  I envisioned antiques and vintage textiles.  Maybe eclectic items that had been passed down through the family from generation to generation with hints of nautical represented in paintings and throw pillows.  A touch of modern glam is presented in the zebra animal print ottoman.  This is usually not my every day style but since this is olioboard, I decided to have a bit of fun with it.  For a more detailed tour of my *real* living room, visit here.

Lastly, I decided to embark on a little DIY project so I would have some lasting Nantucket style to remain in my home in honor of Linda.  Like a dork, I didn't take great before photos for this project but this is sooo simple anyone can do it.  I literally purchased vases and twine from the dollar store.  I used my glue gun to glue the twine around the holder.  (I decided to do a little design around the taller one so that mismatch was on purpose).   These now reside in my guest bedroom next to my tree branch lamp. 

 I hope you've enjoyed a taste of Nantucket style in Connecticut.  Please feel free to join me over at Vivid Hue Home anytime!  And stop on over for a full house tour anytime!  Thank you Linda for having me! 

xoxo  Heather from Vivid Hue Home

Thank's Heather, you really rocked that DIY....I'm impressed.