https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-0602-03 Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Wed, 03 Jun 2026 22:58:43 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-0602-03#post-640540 Thu, 07 Jun 2012 22:41:39 +0000 Aida 640540@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thank you all so much for the lovely comments on the outfits (totally in line with how I feel like dressing on the weekends these days) and on the living room! It is a very restful room, though I personally rest better in warm shades while hubby rests better in cool shades (of course).</p> <p>Meredith, thanks! We bought the artwork from a painter on Etsy who let us pick out the colors (my powder room is in a similar, though more muted, turquoise 0:) ), and I have some <a href="http://aidascloset.tumblr.com/post/16513950909/2011-12-09">closer-up photos of it on my blog</a>. Since it's a focal point of the room we considered it quite heavily in this repaint, glad to hear it's standing out nicely!</p> <p>AJ, I was quite surprised too! He seems to really like color on the walls and in decorating, but not so much in clothing Don't be too jealous of the boot weather, I almost washed away trying to get to work today!</p> <p>Jean, thank you so much! I don't do a lot of decorating and feel like my abilities aren't yet very refined (and my parents both worked as interior decorators), but I am slowly working on it. I've definitely noticed a strong link between that and my fashion preferences, though! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-0602-03#post-640155 Thu, 07 Jun 2012 12:17:52 +0000 greenglove 640155@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Lovely outfits! Your room is gorgeous and represents how well you put together color, texture and proportion- all elements of your clothing style! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-0602-03#post-640146 Thu, 07 Jun 2012 11:39:25 +0000 Deborah 640146@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Lovely outfits! Relaxed casual and very chic. And the room looks wonderful. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-0602-03#post-640143 Thu, 07 Jun 2012 11:25:49 +0000 ManidipaM 640143@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wow, a VERy sophisticated set of swatches in that room, Aida!</p> <p>Loving your casual looks, especially the pop of bright red shoes against the lighter neutrals. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-0602-03#post-640113 Thu, 07 Jun 2012 07:06:40 +0000 MsMary 640113@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Love the outfits, LOVE the room!!! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-0602-03#post-640007 Thu, 07 Jun 2012 03:56:47 +0000 AJ 640007@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wow, I wouldn't have expected you hubby to pick out a purple. Room looks great and so soothing. Kudos!</p> <p>The red shoes are perfect for the first outfit and I'm jealous that it's still cool enough for you to wear boots! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-0602-03#post-639998 Thu, 07 Jun 2012 03:43:26 +0000 Meredith1953 639998@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Your outfits are lovely but I am bowled over by the blue series of paintings quattro that are in the last picture! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-0602-03#post-639908 Thu, 07 Jun 2012 02:14:11 +0000 Suz 639908@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It seems I am married to Jonesy's husband!! How can that be, I wonder? </p> <p>I LOVE outfit 1. Yes, I am a sucker for red shoes, it's true, but it just feels so effortlessly chic altogether. </p> <p>And your room looks beautiful! It is very restful, esp. considering how many colours you actually have going on there. It's all subtly done. Looks like a great place to relax. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-0602-03#post-639907 Thu, 07 Jun 2012 02:13:09 +0000 Aida 639907@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks for the comments, ladies! And especially for the lovely comments on the room :D</p> <p>Tracina, thank you for the decorating compliment! I'm glad to hear you don't think it's too girly, we worked pretty hard to try and balance the rest of the room against the purple (and I have a few more things to do to finish it up). We'd been expecting more of a gray-purple and were quite surprised when we saw how rosy it actually was. During the day the light is cool so it's not too bad, but we definitely need to switch our soft yellow lights to cooler ones.</p> <p>Jonesy, that sounds like me, except without the studying or finishing the project ;)</p> <p>Sarah, hubby actually picked the red shoes for that outfit. I had light gray on initially, and he said it was too drab ^^</p> <p>Shannon, casual is my MO! Dressier during the week, relaxed on the weekends. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-0602-03#post-639904 Thu, 07 Jun 2012 02:06:36 +0000 Transcona Shannon 639904@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Love both these casual outfits Aida - I must take notes as I'm working on building my casual capsule. And your living room is beautiful! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-0602-03#post-639902 Thu, 07 Jun 2012 02:05:32 +0000 sarah 639902@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I am so with your hubs, Aida, as the compulsive swatch chooser/painter in the family. Phew. I just have to finish painting the garage and I don't have any more painting projects up my sleeve for awhile. You LR looks lovely (altho I had the same thought as Claire ; ) ).</p> <p>You're outfits are great, too. LOVE the red shoes. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-0602-03#post-639879 Thu, 07 Jun 2012 01:49:30 +0000 Jaime 639879@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh thank you for the glimpse of your lovely home. Both great outfits that look deceptively simple but, as previously discussed, it all comes down to fit. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-0602-03#post-639874 Thu, 07 Jun 2012 01:42:36 +0000 Tanya 639874@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Beautiful as always! Adore the second one and your living room is gorgeous. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-0602-03#post-639851 Thu, 07 Jun 2012 01:07:14 +0000 Jonesy 639851@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Love both of these classic Aida casual chic looks! I like how your hubby operates. My SO likes to study the matter online and with Consumer Reports for about 5-10 years before he springs into action :). </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-0602-03#post-639811 Thu, 07 Jun 2012 00:36:20 +0000 annagybe 639811@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>They both look great! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-0602-03#post-639808 Thu, 07 Jun 2012 00:32:52 +0000 Anonymous 639808@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You look relaxed, comfortable and FANTASTIC. The living room project turned out great- I don't think it reads too girlie, the purple is balanced out really well. You two could get into decorating. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-0602-03#post-639798 Thu, 07 Jun 2012 00:20:32 +0000 Aida 639798@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks for the comments on both the outfits and the room, ladies ^^ No worries, I didn't paint in these getups; part of the deal for changing the colors away from my beloved cream was that hubby had to do the roller painting and I would do detail work/taping/edges as well as clean and prep. So I painted in my PJs! My husband has very fine tastes... it's just not remotely the same as mine in terms of fashion :(</p> <p>Vicki, thank you for the sweet comment! It was amusing clickety-clacking along at Lowes in my heels ^^</p> <p>Claire, hah that didn't even cross my mind! Light furniture looks pretty, but even without kids it's a pain to keep it up hehe.</p> <p>Rae, "project tornado" is the perfect description for his work ethic. He doesn't even like to bring swatches home. We looked at the colors and then got them mixed right up, though we did have to go back for a darker gray (the first wall color choice was white, which was TOO white). And here I had been hoping to relax all weekend. Slouchy tops are making me happy right now, too! I need more </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-0602-03#post-639766 Wed, 06 Jun 2012 23:57:59 +0000 Lisa 639766@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Lovely outfits but look at that room! Wonderful paint job! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-0602-03#post-639758 Wed, 06 Jun 2012 23:44:05 +0000 christieanne 639758@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Your DH sounds like me when I get in project mode. I like the vibe of your room but it does read feminine with the purple. Nice outfits for a weekend on the go. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-0602-03#post-639750 Wed, 06 Jun 2012 23:36:06 +0000 rae 639750@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I was just about to cry noooooodon'tpaintinthat! lol Your slouchy tops make me very happy. My husband is kind of a project tornado as well - why just look at swatches when it can be done now?? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-0602-03#post-639747 Wed, 06 Jun 2012 23:30:28 +0000 Anonymous 639747@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wow, you look great for running out for swatches. Please don't tell me you painted in these outfits, or I'll have to submit your name for Design Star! Love your living room; it's obvious you guys don't have kids! Someday I'd like light colored furniture, lol! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-0602-03#post-639736 Wed, 06 Jun 2012 23:18:39 +0000 Vicki 639736@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You are such a stylish painter and "paint swatch shopper," Aida, and I always get such enjoyment out of your smiles to the camera! You are stylish, because you step it up with your choices in bags, shoes and jewelry. This sets you apart from the masses, ESPECIALLY in the paint department of a hardware (or big box?) store. Your completed room looks amazing and your hubs is showing his fab style in his home projects. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-0602-03#post-639726 Wed, 06 Jun 2012 23:10:17 +0000 JennyAnne 639726@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Casual but very cute! LOVE the necklace and red shoes in #1, and your living room is looking very chic. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-0602-03#post-639725 Wed, 06 Jun 2012 23:09:25 +0000 Aida 639725@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Casual weekend outfits from this past weekend! My husband and I spent the weekend painting and eating :)</p> <p>I don't know how I mange to fall for this every time, but whenever my husband says "let's go look at paint swatches for the xxx room" this is not-so-secret code for "we're redoing xxx room this weekend"; it's how our powder room, entry, kitchen, upstairs hallways, and living room all changed colors! Our living room had been painted in cream, with white trim, and a sage green accent wall for almost a year now. My entry is also done in the same cream with white trim, and the white tile grout is navy. I LOVE the cream, hubby hates it.</p> <p>So when he said "let's go look at paint swatches for the living room" I thought, maybe this time, he just means swatches. Nope. Needless to say, after a weekend of work the room is now in hubby-selected-Aida-approved-with-not-so-minor-skepticism colors of greenish-gray, white trim, and much-rosier-than-expected-purple accent wall. AND he added a pretty white trim and did one wall half purple as well. Fancy!</p> <p>It's a bit girlier than what we were hoping for, so we'll probably change the purple soon (good bedroom colors, though) but the vibe and colors do fit perfectly with our French country home style. We left the wall leading to the entry cream, the fire place brick/couches are also cream, all the wood is black, and the artwork in the room is a moody turquoise. I was very amused to realize once we'd finished that the color scheme is really quite complicated (gray, purple, white, cream, black, turquoise, and touches of brown). Even though I didn't pick the colors, I am in charge of making sure everything "goes" and that color complexity seems appropriate for me doesn't it? ;)</p> <p>Oh yes, the clothes! Super casual was the order of the weekend. These were all worn to home improvement stores and food places, and definitely NOT worn to paint in. #1 is Saturday, #2 is Sunday, and #3 is a bonus of the newly painted living room (this room is a white balance NIGHTMARE).</p> <p>Comments, critiques, thoughts and questions welcome! </p>