I had made a promise to myself and my new place of residence to never buy furniture on demand.
I had a dream to fill my home with items that were stumbled upon, reupholstered and laquered with characterer.
For too long I have lived under a banner of Ikea and through desperation my warped white table had travelled with me.
And on Sunday the day of my twenty seventh birthday I wandered into a beautiful old warehouse. My eyes lit up seeing chairs hung high against an old brickwall. I felt at home standing at the entrance of the house of modern retro scandinavia. I knew then it was time to redecorate. There were two red chairs stacked in the corner in a natural light timber and red cloth seats. I dusted off the seats and turned them on their feet. He always told me to check underneath. There were minor markings, strong Danish legs and labelled original vintage. I flipped it back over sat down and knew I needed this classic armchair. I finally understood the real joy of original pieces of furniture. I was happy to age a year as long as I had my red chairs by my side. Pantone is the language of colour. I had to buy a new coffee mug to remember this feeling.
This mug is my favourite.
Pantone mugs are the confident combination of colour forecasts and psychology experts. I had placed a long peroid of my childhood in the powers of my Mood Ring. Pantone is accompanied by "emotional color cues," indicating feelings triggered by featured colors. This idea fascinated me as now I have the power to choose my new colour mug based on my message and mood. Pantone is a greater understanding of color and how it affects our lives by influencing mood, thoughts, emotions and physical reactions. There is a number for every shade the human eye can see, Today I am '186C Red' which is the same colour worn by the Victorian Life Savers!
Win a Classic 186C Pantone Mug like mine if you live somewhere in Australia.
The mug is glazed 186C Red like the iconic Pantone Colour Chip, complete with Pantone Colour name and number developed by Pantone's colour experts. An Insightful and evocative key word is inscribed on the hang-tag to let you emotionally connect with your favourite colour.
But first you have to tell me why red is your favourite colour or why it is not!
Buyster shipped my mug to me within a week and will happily ship yours to you if you Win!
I have shared my Pantone memory with you and would love to hear more about yours.
Please leave a short comment on my blog and I will announce the winner very soon!
I am not feeling too creative right no. I have a stuffy nose and a tickle in my throat.
ReplyDeleteA vibrant shade of red would cheer me up x
Maybe a warm lemon and honey concoction would help, in a pantone mug for extra vitamin C? hope you feel better
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I am perched upon my bed, leaning against my peach embroidered pillows. On top of my lap sits a tiny white laptop which amuses me more than it should at my age. I am lit by a lamp with a shade that i have made, which lives on a round cane table. My wardrobe door hangs slightly ajar, with a view to a ruby sweater. The first sign of winter on this tropical island blows through my window and chills me. So i put on my sweater and the warm red wool soothes the skin on my shoulders and elbows. I think to myself as I sit here and type, why do i need that pantone? To warm up my insides to match with my outsides, and pretend it's a hug from you...
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