Checking back on the year past, I found that the most read post during 2011 is Different Shades of Blue. It’s a post from ’09, all about the colour blue. It’s obvious that blue (with its 74 post tagged) has been a pretty stabile theme here since Trendey first went online in 2009. So how about 2012′s blue?

Trend reports say it’s time for blues with underwater depth. Bright midnighty blue. Like inky night skies. In general, International colour trends 2012 by Akzo Nobel says this year’s colours are full-bodied with lots of charachter and meaning, but also tender hushed pastels, chic neutrals and edgy brights. The industrial style is still vivid.

The 2012 blue is particularly well paired with industrial yellow.

Just like the Swedish flag! Hurray to us ;) It’s a great colour combo and I’m actually planning on doing something exciting – though small-scale – with F&B’s Drawing Room Blue and the interesting yellow Babouche. I might paint some frames or other stuff for the bedroom wall. And maybe, just maybe (if work load allows) the light airy blue in my home office/our guest room will go midnighty blue. Stay tuned for the results.

| click pics for source |

Happy January!

| via sf girl by bay / marcus hay |

There’s some new blues in town this season – like the very fashionable cobolt blue  – and overall many variations of strong blues. I like the strong blue vibe yet I fancy the blue-greens too. Here’s a bunch of interesting blueish styles.

| one of those lovely, lovely pics from Tricia Guild’s home |

| a room at the zetter townhouse |

I love bathrooms like these! With a vibe. I’ve said it thousands of times and I say it again: Swedish bathrooms are the most boring in the world. More often than not they look like a surgery room; all tiled, all clean and desinfected. All white or some other boring colour. Rarely decorated at all…Not sure what it is exactly with this bathroom, but I guess it’s the wonderful sunny wall and the relaxed look of things that makes it. The stoney thing next to the shower. Oh and I just adore the colourful toilet paper :)

| via 1 kind design |

| ideat |

| sea-sex-sun |

And yes, I still work like a horse. These gorgeous pics cheered me up, hope they do the same for you :)

…inspires me today.

| pics via country living uk, marieclairemaison & vtwonen |

Update: If you like the nature inspired orangey prints above – I’ve got a tips for you! Have a look in this Etsy-shop; I especially like this print with a bird and the E is for Entomology – lovely insects in watercolour!

It is spring approaching summer and we see COLOURS. Striking bright and vibrant colours from All The Rainbow. Especially irresistible are the yellows – from the fresh sunshiny shade to the most poppy citrus hues.

| images: vtwonen & russh magazine (top) and style.com & vtwonen (bottom) |