I think orange should be the official colour of happiness. There is something about it that never fails to make me smile. As Jonathan Adler would say, "Orange looks like you're living the California Dream". When Pantone released their colour of the year, Tangerine Dream, I was ecstatic. It was the perfect time for a burst of red-orange delight! I ordered myself a peach bellini and began to ponder the possibilities of this lovely new trend in design. 

1. beacon by Bee Kingdom 2. 17-1463 TCX tangerine tango colour swatch by Pantone 3. Amanda Wakely spring / summer 2012 collection 4. atelier buenos aires carpet by Henzel 5. pandora containers by SANDER MULDER 6. only a life of love by David Brunning 7. carrera sofa by BBB 8. contemporary black & orange kitchen 9. tangerine

while Darcy and Greg were in Miami, i kept thinking of warm sunshine and ocean waters they are surrounded by. yellow and blue, gold and aquamarine - the colour haunted me from local flower shops to billboards, from spring '12 runways to the new works of our local artists. and even though the weather in Calgary has been mild, it is not quite beach-y just yet.

so here it is, my Miami mood board. 

p.s. there is a breeding population of Blue-and-Yellow Macaw in Dade county, Miami. coincidence?

1. mixed media by Darcy Lundgren 2. arm chair by bullfrog Germany 3. interior houzz.com 4. blown glass by Julia Reimer 5. encaustic by Kim Bruce 6. interior houzz.com 7. yellow tulips 8. Blumarine Spring 2012 9. sideboard NOW & then 10. Nicholas Kirkwood Spring 2012 11. blue-and-yellow macaw