On the Venn diagram of things that Kelly Kapoor likes, and things that I like, pink is pretty much the biggest overlap.
When I was in my 20′s I thought, okay fine, I’m pushing it, but pink is still technically age-appropriate. Then when I turned 30 I thought: “Oh shit, I love pink so much still. I have to trade this out with tartan plaid or something”. That never happened. So now I’m just this 32 year old woman hoping that Michelle Obama will make pink their signature color or something will make it acceptable for me to like this color normally associated with Hello Kitty.
A pink garbage can, you say? Let me just say something. It’s not bubble gum pink or baby pink. It’s more of a berrypink, which exonerates me. The reason I bought this pink Simplehuman garbage can was that pops of color work well in my old Spanish house.
I learned this in 2007 when I bought my friend and fellow Office writer Michael Schur’s house and I bought these cherry red LG washer and dryers. They were kind of pricey (especially since it was during the Writers Strike and I wasn’t working) but it has become the thing I most like looking at in my house, besides that parrot colony that sometimes lands on the tree in front of my house.
I also think that the garbage can and the washer dryer look like you could eat them, like those iMacs used to look like in 1997.
For: people who might buy their furniture from Pinkberry if that was possible, teenage girls, people who are young in spirit (okay pushing it).
$140 from Gilt.com
Berry pink is my favorites pink. So much so that my phone case, water bottle and key fob are all that pink. And I’m only sometimes slightly embarrassed about it, like when I wear my berry pink sweater and I’m talking on my phone and take a swig of water while trying to get into my car. Yeah. I would buy that trash can for sure, but the hubs would disown me.
Ayesha | October 3, 2011 |
Girl, that trash can is plum. PLUM. You can totally feel like a grownup about it. Also, I want it!
JeNny | October 3, 2011 |
Hey Mindy. I understand the pink thing. A lot of my outdoor gear is pink…like my whitewater kayak helmet is actually sparkly pink. I call it “ironic pink”. You know, because of the bad ass factor.
-Melina
Melina | October 3, 2011 |
Mindy, I feel you on the pink thing. I’m also 32 and for some reason I can’t get myself to buy much of anything “pink,” even though I love the color. I usually think that I’ll get tired of the color and I’ll have to return it and I really hate doing that, so I end up with like, beige. Except for my cell phone, but that’s a cool metallic pink, so that’s okay. And my purse this summer, but that was like a raspberry, which was nice and reminded me of sorbet. And then there’s my pedicures… okay, nevermind.
Andrea | October 4, 2011 |
To quote Julie Andrews in The Sound of Music, “pink is my favorite color, too.” But girl, that’s a $140 trash can. I might just have to get resourceful with some spray paint on the one I have now.
Erin | October 4, 2011 |
Oh holy cow, I love pink really an embarrassing amount. My laundry room is pink (almost cotton candy-ish) with zebra print curtains. It’s one of the most amazing things ever. Even though I’m pretty sure I’m bordering on too old for pink.
Mary | October 4, 2011 |
If you like looking at that gorgeous washer/dryer, you should totally get this cherry red tea kettle: http://goo.gl/aHDxq
Its shape was inspired by a curling stone. I LOVE mine and can’t stop staring at the curves. I haven’t actually used it yet, so I apologize in advance if you buy it and scald yourself trying to make tea or something, but it would be such a stylish scalding!
Rosa | October 5, 2011 |
All things Retro are instantly amazing. I would buy a retro can opener if they made them. I wish they would make a retro looking iPod or Kindle…even though they weren’t around. Like an iPod shaped like an 80s Walkman.
Adam | October 7, 2011 |
I’m a freshly-minted-41 (gasp!) and love the pink. As Diana Vreeland said, “Pink is the navy blue of India.”
Michelle | October 13, 2011 |