Colour addiction: 50 shades of turquoise

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Colour addiction: 50 shades of turquoise | Mimi Bondi

For as long as I can remember, I have been a turquoise addictĀ (and I mean, all shades of turquoise).
Raise your hand and say ‘AYE’ if you’re one of them too!!!

When I was little, I was already addicted to all shades of turquoise… I would go through travel articles inĀ my parent’s magazines to cut out all the pretty photos of islands and turquoise seas. I would take them back to my bedroom and stick them all over the walls! Most of them wereĀ around my desk where, I admit, I would spend more time singing along to music and daydreaming than doing homework!

As a teenager I bought myself one of those giant landscape wallpaper kit and covered an entireĀ wall with a giant photo of a deserted patch of beach. White sand in the foreground, palm trees bringing some shade on the side and of course, clear turquoise water.
I loved layingĀ in bedĀ staring at it, wondering what it must be like to go to such an amazing tropical paradise!
Names that felt exotic to me would dance around in my mind: Fiji, Bora Bora, Barrier Reef, Australia…

One words sums it all up!

I guess the ONE wordĀ all these shades of turquoise had (and still have) in common for me was this: DREAM.

Because my parents divorced when I was 12, IĀ think I felt quite lonely as a teenager. I didn’t quite realise or understand it back then of course but my bedroom was my refuge. I filled it with dreams of escape! Now, my home is my refuge and I didĀ escape… to Australia šŸ˜‰
I love surrounding myselfĀ with turquoise:Ā from walls I painted, to objects,Ā myĀ paintings, the beautiful near beaches…
I even painted the outside of my house turquoise andĀ you can’t miss it if you come for a workshop!

Seems likeĀ I am a very lucky girl! I now live in beautiful Australia and I have visited some of those ‘living’ shades of turquoise I dreamt of like the Barrier Reef and Fiji. Yes I am lucky, and truly grateful! I also believe I somehow made it happen, with the help of the Universe šŸ˜‰

So many shades of turquoise and I love them all!

If you are addicted to that dreamy colour just like me, you will enjoy going on a little trip through the various shades of turquoise in my Pinterest board!Ā It’s a fun collection of many things (tiles, jewellery, worn wooden doors, rooms…) that bring me inspiration (and escape). I’d like to share it with you, check it out below:

Colour addiction: 50 shades of turquoise | Mimi Bondi

Love to you my Creative Friend,

Mimi.

PS: If you are interested in how colour affects our emotions, check out this other post:

The psychology of colour: how to choose colours | Mimi Bondi

PPS: I’m loving my turquoise glasses with custom inscription šŸ˜‰

Mimi Bondi's turquoise glasses

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2 Comments

  1. Oh Mimi love your site. Turqoise is my absolute favourite colour. In fact when I moved down here to the south coast I asked for my benchtops to be the colour of the Narooma waters,Turqoise

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    • mimibondi

      Oh that’s so cool Sandy!! I’d love to see your benchtops lol You live in a gorgeous area ?

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