never too much turquoise.

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via vintage printable

i saw this fantastic and inspiring image (above) at vintage printable (which i found via design for mankind – thank you, erin!) and then i couldn’t help but notice all the turquoise that kept popping up in the sfgirlbybay flickr pool. so, i thought it might be a fun color study to seek out some more, and share a little bit of design inspiration in the form of that very ‘poppie’ color turquoise blue! thanks very much everyone, for including these inspiring images in the group!

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love this antique chair with these modern-looking lockers from foundnowhome.

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office & accessories from …jutta… & a cute vintage clock from junkculture.

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hints of turquoise pop in this room from dottie angel.

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cute votives from abbytrysagain.

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turquoise accessories, clockwise from left: madeline bea, ATLITW, jackie rueda and spot color print from sfgirlbybay.

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just a single splash from ATLITW.

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i love yellow & turquoise together. clockwise from left: dottie angel, cori kindred, dottie angel’s unexpected use for clogs, and the perfect candles from reflect / refract.

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a bold sitting room from jaboopee.

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amazing map from ethanollie.

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styling with turquoise, clockwise from left: via gathering spriggs, MellieMell, simply hue, and luzia pimpinella ♥ {nic}.

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an adorable bedroom & paint-by-numbers from candi mandi (above & below).

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oh, and happy, happy friday.

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okay all you shutterbugs, get your cameras out and capture the world. and have a wonderful fall weekend everyone.

[ *beautiful & quite stylish photo courtesy of Madeline bea. ]

oh, and happy, happy friday.

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have a lovely weekend. perhaps it’s time for a nice drive in the countryside.

[ *snappy photo courtesy of derek henderson. ]

friends & neighbors: la • de • da.

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i keep discovering these wonderful contributions to the sfgirlbybay flickr group pool from a fabulous photographer, CHRISTY MCDONALD, so i thought it was about time i checked out her beautiful blog, la • de • da. christy is an amazing berkeley-based photographer who specializes in children’s portraiture, but with these last days of summer winding down, i just felt compelled to share these gorgeous beachy images of hers. for more of Christy’s work check out both her blog, la • de • da and her online photography portfolio, christy [m] photo. thanks for the beautiful contributions, christy!

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[ guest post: dottie angel. ]

this inspiring guest post is brought to you by tif fussell of dottie angel.

my name is Tif and i am a ‘GC’ ADDICT (“oooh, what’s that Tif?” i hear you exclaim).

well let me enlighten you, dearest readers of Victoria’s lovely blog, ‘GC’ stands for Granny Chic, and i fear, i am completely hooked on its addictive charms — it started off with a doily several years ago, harmless enough some might say, but that little doily led to another doily and in no time at all, my home had taken on a completely ‘dolified’ personality.

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[ unravelling [susannah] ]

next came the potholders, once again one may be forgiven for believing such an item to be most harmless, but let me tell you from firsthand experience, they get under your skin, infiltrate your ‘cravings’ and before you know it, a pile of the ‘crocheted wonders’ are sitting by your side looking to you for a ‘home’ to keep them loved and safe. i can still remember my first encounter with a potholder — an ordinary day in the life of moi, whilst out ‘a thrifting’, i came upon a lonely potholder, i noted its greenness, i then noted its circular loveliness, i hesitated for a mo, then i picked it up. that was my fatal mistake — in that instance i was under its spell and so began the need to ‘collect’ potholders.

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[ candi mandi ]

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[ vintage pleasure ]

somewhere between the doilies and the potholders i started another ‘want’ of granniness, the ‘afghan’ blanket. often trailing up and down the aisles of any thrift store i happened to pass by, ‘hoping and a praying’ that the most loveliest of lovely granny blankets was waiting for me. no ‘neon acrylic’ scratchy number, no ‘seen better days’ crusty number — just the most perfect colored, soft number for me, please. on occasion i have found such a blanket, very rare but when it happens my little heart beats a little faster and i ‘pounce’ to claim my granny treasure before another intrepid ‘thrifter’ spies it.

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[ ethanollie ]

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[ deardaisycottage ]

until now i had no name for my ‘granny’ condition. but recently i discovered to my excitement, my addiction has a name, and that name is ‘Granny Chic’ and better still i’m not alone with my addiction. and better than that (“what could possibly be better than that Tif?” i hear you cry). why dear readers of this lovely blog, better than that, there is a flickr group where ‘granny chic’ addicts can post their pictures in a safe ‘granny loving’ environment and find support for their ‘grannifying’ ways, openly encouraging us to pursue our love of all things ‘crocheted and vintage’ and just downright grannified. but most importantly of all, letting us know it’s okay to be a GC ADDICT.

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[ candy pop ]

and so before i leave you to rush over to the nearest and dearest old lady and rummage around in her attic (asking first, of course) or perhaps fishing out the old ‘hook and yarn’ to create your very own afghan blanket, may i suggest you pour a glass of your favorite tipple, locate that chocolate bar you hid for such an occasion and take a few minutes to peruse emma lamb’s wonderful flickr group and i am quite sure without a doubt, you will be inspired to follow me down the path of ‘granny chic’ love. she is thanking Victoria most kindly for allowing her a platform to share her ‘granny chic’ ways. ~ Tif

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[ makingchickensalad ]

*please note, all images shown here belong to the original ‘granny’ loving owners linked above.