I’ve been so inspired by all of the gorgeous interior photos I’ve recently seen on Instagram.  While white rooms always come most easily for me, these pictures are a good reminder that I could actually happily live with color-filled interiors.  Done well, high-gloss and saturated hues are stunning and almost feel like neutrals.  Here are my favorites…

Feature:  Sasha Bikoff  Top Left, clockwise: Photo 1: Architectural Digest  Photo 2: Architectural Digest Photo 3: Architectural Digest Photo 4: Architectural Digest Photo 5: Becki Owens Photo 6 Architectural Digest Photo 7: Architectural Digest Photo 8:   Architectural Digest Photo 9: Veranda Magazine

The most inspirational photos from Instagram this week…  I think we all want to hold onto summer for a few more weeks. 

Feature: Gypsea_lust Clockwise: Photo 1: House Beautiful Photo 2: Archdigest Photo 3: J.Crew Photo 4: Viyet NY Photo 5: Vogue Photo 6: Mimi Brown Studio Photo 7: Gracie Studio Photo 8: Viyet NY Photo 9: Vogue

Elle Decor recently did a feature on Martin von Haselberg’s Millbrook, New York pool house.  At first glance, it appeared to be a beautiful bucolic scene, with the sweet white chapel next to a serene pool and expansive green lawn.  But looking through the rest of the images, I was blown away by what was actually on the inside.

Von Haselberg collaborated with Los Angeles creative consultant and color specialist Nancy Kintisch to create a space that “looked one way on the outside but was totally, radically not that on the inside.”  The space mixes pastels and sweetened brights, that are put in check by the soaring 35 foot tall white ceilings and walls.  It’s the use of color that is absolutely stunning – the hues chosen, their unexpected placement and how they work together so beautifully.  Pastels have never felt more modern.  However, the space is also incredibly practical.  It offers everything you’ve ever wanted in a pool-side sanctuary, especially the raised sitting area.  It’s the perfect way to spend summer by the pool.

All photos via Elledecor.com