I have the vaguest memories of our house on Vancouver Island from when I was a very little girl (younger than 4).  In my mind’s eye I have snapshots of my second-story bedroom.  I think it was nearly all white with rainbows.  And I loved it.  

I love rainbows.  If I use a pack of markers it is imperative that I put them back in the box in rainbow order: brown, red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, black.

Well I’m an adult now, and may be too big for rainbows (maybe not), but now I have a more adult appropriate (I think) affinity for the colour wheel.  What a perfectly ordered array of beauty!  A symbol of visual delight and artistry.  So, I went on a hunt for all-things colour-wheel for your home.  Maybe a nursery?  An art room?  A play room?  A crazy-cool kitchen?  You decide…

The hunt for colour-wheel decor began after I purchased one of these knobs from Anthropologie.  I have no idea where I’ll use it, but one day I’ll find the perfect spot for that little treasure.  And while you’re at Anthropologie you could check out these colour-spectrum steak knives too:

Here’s a lovely colour wheel rug from Land of Nod.

And I absolutely adore this artwork from Etsy seller Laceybabe’s Handmades:

You could feature this artwork in a cool salon-style wall arrangement along with some old colour wheel charts you might find on ebay:

And how cool is this “Pantime” clock by UK design student James Beattie?

(via Swiss Miss)

If you could find this puzzle from Pottery Barn Kids it could obviously be a great toy for children.  But why not display it on your coffee table in the living room for some kid-friendly, but aesthetically pleasing, eye candy?  Or if you don’t have kids around you could frame it up in a shadow box and adorn your walls.

If you can’t find the (now discontinued) puzzle it’s something you could look into having a local artisan make, or scout out Etsy for a woodworking seller who might do a custom order.

And while we’re on Etsy, you could pick up one of these pretty pillow covers from seller mysunshine28… who lives in my home city, by the way!

Which leads my to this gorgeous quilt by Janelle Hoverson of Purl Soho, who featured it in one of my favourite craft books “Last-Minute Patchwork and Quilted Gifts”.

One day when I’m vastly improved in my quilting precision I want to make this quilt.

I think if you’re paying close attention, the key to featuring such lively pops of colour is to create a setting of mostly white (or at least a neutral colour or shade).  If I were doing a colour wheel room, it would be a crisp bright white with accents of wood and glass and some punches of black (like on the picture frames or smaller furniture pieces.)

So there’s a little colour for your day!