Rainy day BLUES can inspire

All over the southeast United States, rain is pouring down today.  I am sitting alone in this quiet store; no one is out shopping in the bad weather.  But...

The rain can be inspiring!  I'm thinking of blues and grays today, so let's take a look at some beautiful, rainy-day hues.

Blues and golds

Ahhhhh

Blue floors

Foyer

Living room by Tobi Fairley, a favorite of ours at Karen Rainey Interiors

I know I've posted this room before, but I can't help it.  Love it.

Azure blue paint

Blue living room

Icy blue draperies

By Ginger Barber, from Houston

LOVE this.  kunzdesign.com

Soft and pretty

Now that's blue

Decorpad.com

Blue draperies

Benjamin Moore's Ashmead Gray paint color

St. Antoine wallpaper

Gray-blue paint shows off a lovely collection

Blue armoire for storage

Blue bathroom and hydrangeas, my favorite flower!

Touches of blue in the kitchen

Blue and white toile pillows with blue walls

Love the wallpaper

Soothing

Blue backsplash

I'd take it

Living room by Bunny Williams.  She's so awesome.

I would never have the guts to do these glossy walls, but I think they rock.

By Eric Cohler

Another lovely blue living room

Soft blue everywhere

Blue and cream river home

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Nautical

I love the inset cabinet and that it's painted a French blue 

Heriz rug with blues

And another

This one can be yours for $40,000 at dorisleslieblau.com  ;)

Blue Heriz

Custom blue bedding, bed upholstery, and window treatments by Karen Rainey Interiors

Blue draperies in a beach bedroom by Karen Rainey Interiors

Blue accent pillows.  Room by Karen Rainey Interiors.

Blue accent chairs and lampshades.  Room by KRI.

A local room in Greenville, Alabama, decorated by Karen Rainey Interiors

An extension of the above room, by KRI.

True, a rainy day can be a little bit of a downer, but keep in mind that it can inspire shades of blues and grays that are absolutely soothing and beautiful.  Especially when you throw a little leopard print in there with it.   :)

Cabin Fever

My mother recently decorated a home in Highlands, North Carolina.  It is a space that was completely bare, until Karen Rainey Interiors came in to take over!  This is one of my favorite projects Mom has completed.  I think it is so neat how it is "rustic chic."  

Below are some picture of that home in Highlands, and thinking of this home inspired me to create a collection of cabins and rustic homes that I admire on this cold day.  

Entrance area to the Highlands home

The living area of the home in Highlands decorated by Karen Rainey

I love the custom pheasant pillows in the chairs.

Dining area.  A perfect example of how accessories can make a room.

Dining table.  Love the chargers, votives, candlesticks, pheasant.

Love the tea-stained walls in this guest bedroom 

at the cabin home decorated by Karen Rainey.  

That's all for the Highlands home!

Here is another room in a lodge decorated by Karen Rainey

Love the log posts

tlc.com

Mountain home

Wood walls.  Love this entryway.

Brunschwig & Fils' Abigail Figured Woven fabric on chair.  SO cozy.

Love the storage drawer pulls in this window seat I could spend hours in

Birch walls?  I like it!

Cabin bathroom

Pierre Frey red fabric

Cashiers, NC, family room

How pretty is this?!

Great room

I've posted this before, but I really want to sit in one of those wing chairs by the fireplace

Staircase wall painted violet works next to the rock wall

Rustic master bedroom

I love these large kitchen sinks

Another farmhouse kitchen sink

I'll take it.

SO, I must admit, when it come to beach vs. mountain people, I'm a beach girl all the way.  However, looking at the rustic appeal of these beautiful spaces makes me want to head north.  Unless someone plans a beach trip first.  :)