New Color Inspiration: Pink

When my older sister, then 55, started decorating her living room pink, she was met with big frowns from her grown-up kids- dismayed with her new taste for the sweet color. Fast approaching that age, I now find myself developing a love for the palest pinks, which at one time I can only associate with little girls' (princess!) and nursery rooms.

My taste for colors have always been dominated by the greens and browns- the color of nature, rustic and country. And being an admirer of Rachel Ashwell and her shabby chic design did not make me brave enough to use pink in decorating my home. But gradually, the pinks have imbued new meaning and freshness to my taste- calmness, serenity with delight, joy with laughter, and heart-warming pleasure like a romantic movie.

And here are some of the reasons why we, as middle-aged women with a new taste for pink, can decorate with this color...

{A friend once asked me why would anyone want a pink kitchen. Martha Stewart shows us why}

{Did I mention that I also have started to love the colors aqua and robin's egg blue?}

{Photo credits to Country Living and Martha Stewart/Living}