Have you ever finally decided on the color family for the color you want to paint your room but then been stymied when it comes to choosing the exact hue? If that happens it may be time to step away from the paint chip racks and take time to simply think about the color.
If you close your eyes and think about what you love about the color, what comes to mind? What images appear? What wonderful experiences do you recall? These can all be clues to type of color that you will most enjoy surrounding yourself with.
For me, when I think about the color pink many of the pictures that appear in my head are of very happy yet delicate and soft.
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Of all the treats found at a fair, pink cotton candy was my favorite
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I find the delicate pink of a newborn’s cheeks and lips irresistible
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Pink clouds floating in the sky above lift my spirits.
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Pink rose buds have a sweetness and innocence that captures my heart.
The images that came into my head leaned towards a more muted and lighter pink. With that in mind, I would look for a pink tint that isn’t too clean or too clear so that has the same qualities I found appealing in my those pictures in my mind.
I found a few examples of rooms on housebeautiful.com that could have been inspired by my ‘visions in pink”:
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Sherwin-Williams White Dogwood SW6315 was used in this pretty pink bedroom.
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This living room’s walls are covered in Valspar’s Paris Pink MS037.
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This luxurious bedroom’s walls are covered in Benjamin Moore’s Pale Pink Satin 008.
The rooms above are all very grown up. I gave some suggestions for how pink can be a lovely choice for a young woman from the time she is a toddler, to a teen and then on into being a young adult in my post Madison’s Pink Bedroom.
And if you want more pink inspiration visit the participants of Pink Saturday.
What do you see when you close our eyes and think of color?
You’ve chosen some gorgeous pinks to share with us today. I loved the photo of cotton candy and the one of the baby was really dear. I hope you have a wonderful Pink Saturday.
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I have to say I love the sweetness of the children the best. Cotton candy? Perfect with the black and white background, Happy Pink Saturday, Char
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♫Happy Pink Saturday♫
Gloomy and gray over in my neck of the woods today so all of the pinks shared this Saturday are so special and cheerful. They remind me that there are more colors than just white, gray and black.Your pinks are wonderful! My goodness – so special☺
I hope your weekend is filled with sunshine surrounded by the laugher of those you love.
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What an informative post in using the color pink! Very nice pinks!
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Very nice choice of pink photographs for Pink Saturday. What do I see? An Indian Summer sunset with all the pretty shades of pink.
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OMGOSH… you are tugging at my heart strings for sure. I picked cotton candy pink for the inside of my house. Everything is either pink, tiffany blue or mint green with splashes of pale yellow.
Love Your Blog.
Happy PS
Love Claudie
xoxox
Such lovely,beautiful pinks you’ve shared with us today. I loved them all..but that sweet baby just grabbed my heart. How precious.Happy Pinks, have a lovely weekend.
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Your pink shares are BEAUTIFUL!!! I LOVED everyone of the photos!!!
Happy Pink Saturday!
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Happy Pink Saturday! Your words attached to each photo was such a neat idea. You are a very good writer. My all time favorite that you posted was the child and the Pink cotton candy. By the way, I like how the photo is black and white and the cotton candy is Pink. How did y ou do that?
I remember how I had to wait in a long line and finally arrive at where it was being made. A guy would take a paper cone and then the cotton candy would spin onto it. What a sight! Now, the cotton candy is stuck into a transparent bag and that’s it. Change. It is hard to adjust too.
Joyce M
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Beautiful photos and great post!
Happy Pink Saturday!
Enjoy the weekend.
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I love the pink color in the last picture! I think of white when I close my eyes. We have been living with red for years and I’m ready for a change. Doing just that, slowly.
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Soft pink color on the walls I would like
But I like the pink baby cheeks best 
Belated PS!
Mizpah,
Li
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I love the pink cotton candy and the cloud that looks just like it! Great eye!
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I love Pink. Especially the bedrooms, they are just so soft and beautiful while being so relaxing! the cotton candy photo is fabulous. Really fun! Thanks for the inspiration on pink today. One of my favorite colors! Jaima
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What a FUN colour Cotton Candy pink is!
I *love* soft pinks paired with chocolate browns or charcoal grays. So sophisticated and grown up. Thanks for bringing pink to the forefront!
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