Friday Flowers: Easter Table Inspiration

Bottles, baskets, burlap and blooms sure do make for pretty arrangements!

Christmas color inspiration: RED

 

Every year there is THE new color palate of the Christmas season, or at least the one that I personally fall for! For me, one  year it was blue,  last year it was lots of green and silver, and this year it’s deep rich cranberry red. Of course, with all the decorations on the market you can really get any color any year- it’s almost hard to NOT find what you’re looking for.   

Rich, saturated red…  It’s as though you’re looking through red tinted glasses… so dramatic!

  Fun, flirty, and young. Especially with the pop of lime green.

 

Isn’t this a fabulous hanging centerpiece?!? Great DIY project for someone more ambitious than me this time of year.  The red becomes ultra modern in front of so much white.

 

 

While I love all the more conventional red color combinations, I wasn’t really excited to decorate this year until I decided upon this- ruby red and fuschia.  So rich in color and intensity, but pretty and fun at the same time…. It screams FESTIVE to me.

I was enamored by the way that so many other colors can be incorporated to this theme- gold, emerald, lime, silver, white…. there’s something static and impersonal about a tree or color scheme that is too contrived and strict… while I love the look of them in pictures and catalogs, I think the idea of being able to use favorite ornaments and decorations that might not fit your theme is so much more authentic and charming.  The picture above from Vicki Archer’s French Essence this week PERFECTLY exemplifies this type of charm! 

 

   

Of course, a festive table setting is like icing on the cake.  Robert Haviland’s “Elizabeth” setting nods to the traditional and is super chic.  I love how graphic the pattern is.

 

 

Spode Bordeaux dinnerware has such gorgeous intensity and depth in it’s cranberry red banding.

For the modern table, Bodo Sperlein’s Red Berry is spectacular.  A client of mine uses this pattern and it is constantly complimented!  Crate and Barrel came out with a knock-off a few years ago, and while it was a wonderful alternative for one who didn’t want to make that as expensive of an investment, it was not nearly as delicate or pretty.  This would be gorgeous with colorful glass ball ornaments scattered across the tabletop or with red branches like in the first picture above.

What colors are you gravitating towards this season???

{Pictures via 1. Carolyn Roehm , 2. House Beautiful, 3. I Suwannee, 4. everything LEB, 5. French Essence, 6-8. ???}

Happy Thanksgiving

 

Friday (Fourth) Flowers

RED

WHITE

   

AND BLUE

Personally, I’d go with all blue! What about you?

Happy holiday weekend!

Valentine’s Day Manual….

What to WEAR:

 

What to EAT, DRINK, AND SAY CHEERS with:

     

 

What to DECORATE with:

What to look at just because it’s PRETTY:

 

 

{Images via Dress Design & Decor,  Her Name Was Lola,  Williams Sonoma, Aspirations of a Southern Housewife, Deco Love, Martha Stewart, mystery source}

Merry Christmas

 

Whether you celebrate Christmas or not, I hope you’ve survived the chaotic month of December and are enjoying a peaceful and joyous day!

While holiday shopping is not always a pleasure, one of it’s perks is checking out the store displays of Christmas decor.  This year I saw so many delightful tree ideas… so many different types, color schemes, and styles to go ga-ga over!

 

A pretty red and green traditional tree is so festive.  Look at all the pretty pine boughs Willows Home & Garden has used in their backdrops, and especially those on their chandelier! 

On the other side of the store is a silver stunner.  Mercury glass and twinkle lights are so elegant, especially in a French or Gustavian inspired interior. 

 

     And now for my favorite unusual tree… a french wine drying rack tree!

This one is at Trouve, one of my favorite shops in town for anything and everything gorgeous.  It’s over 6’ tall and so unique.  I absolutely love it, don’t you!?! 

Lisa in the background did the decorating for this one and as usual she outdid herself!  The bow topper had already come down from this tree, but it still is very cool isn’t it!

Another wine rack tree at the chicest grocery/eatery/hip spot in Phoenix, La Grande Orange, this one slightly smaller in scale, and just as charming.

   

And who can forget adorable mini trees.  Don’t these tinsel ones look fantastic as a centerpiece?!?

Hope you have a very Merry Christmas!!!

Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.  Luke 2:14

Elegant & Understated Christmas Decor

My favorite Christmas decorations are those that are simple and fresh- lots of live greenery, white accessories and blooms,  and a little glitz of silver & gold. 

White poinsettias for some class and a jingle ball wreath for some glamour- love it!

 

Mini boxwood wreaths can be used in so many ways- hanging in front of windows or mirrors, on the back of chairs, around candles…  

 

Green apples, pears, and limes can be great accessories. 

 

And of course, flowers are one of the easiest accessories!  White blooms work for me anytime of year, but add a few pinecones or pine branches and it is the perfect balance of rustic chic.

 

Simple green pine or boxwood wreaths get me every time.  Not only are they so pretty but also so easy to assemble (for those of us who can’t manage a fancy craft project this time of year!!).

 

 

This is a wreath I loved at first sight and could be used at many times of the year too, minus the garland and Christmas Tree topiaries of course.

 

Are you a sucker for great ribbons?  Me too!  This one seems to add just the right festive touch.

Keeping it simple appeals in so many ways.  I find these colors are a breath of fresh air… especially after a trip to the mall and being bombarded with overwhelming store decor! 

What’s your favorite color to implement this season?

{Photos via Habitually Chic, Villa Anna, Country Living, Martha Stewart, Surroundings}

Red(ish) White and Blue(ish)

Happy 4th of July to all those stateside!

And Happy Saturday to all those elsewhere!

  

  

 

 

 

 

    

 

 

{Photos via 1. & 7. Martha Stewart, 2. ???, 3. Modern Country, 4. Pottery Barn, 5. Ikea, 6. House Beautiful via Under A Paper Moon, 8. Toast via Brown Button, 9. Elle Decor, 10. Walking Wardrobe, 11. Sotto Il Monte Vineyards, 12. Brilliant Asylum, 13. Williams Sonoma, 14. Rachel Ashwell, 15. Dreamhouse, 16. Laura Resen via Decorology}