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Sunday, November 17, 2013

T-Day, V-Day, X-day.....

Talk about a seasonal weekend. At one point, I had Thanksgiving, Valentine's Day and Christmas decorations all up in the house. What is it about this year that has me practically skipping right over turkey day? I've always been one of those people that feels strongly about not celebrating one holiday until the current one has passed.

Not. This. Year.

Here's how my weekend went down.

Harvest themed flowers were on my breakfast table. A nice little surprise from my husband.

A fun little (surprise) project in early December had me experimenting with Valentine's Day tablescapes. I'm torn between introducing mixed china and soft colors or keeping it completely neutral (all white). Ya'll know I'm a color girl at heart so it's so difficult for me not to pull out the color!

I received the libations bar cart as an early Christmas present and I'm dying to jump into styling the cart. I picked up this faux-snake skin lamp base on clearance at Targay this weekend.

I also got these little flower arrangements because I thought I could use them on my V-Day tablescape.

Here's a sample shot of me playing around with the all white theme. Do you know how difficult it is to find Valentine's day type items during Christmas season?

I went to a Holiday Tablescape event this weekend with some girlfriends and spotted this cleaver DIY sphere on a table that had been decorated all for under $100. This close up makes it easy to see that it's a Styrofoam ball with straws spray painted but from afar, this was eye-catching and unique! Such a fun idea.

And I wasn't going to admit this to ya'll...but yes, we hauled out a few of the trees this weekend. We weren't going to fully decorate them but then one thing lead to another. It's just less for me to have to do after Thanksgiving so I don't mind so much!

How did you spend your weekend? And are you even *thinking* about putting up your seasonal decorations early?

Tuesday, July 10, 2012

House Tour: Dining Room

My dining room is a work in progress. I have the necessities such as my china cabinet and dining table but am still working on the additional details. True to my decorating tastes, I wanted to mix unexpected colors and patterns to create a more non-traditional eating space.

(After wallpaper--see more photos of wallpaper here)

Bar cart in the far corner:

The chairs are Arden Park from Lillian August for Hickory White. I fell in love with the Highland Court Zoe pattern (In Currant 180936H 338). This textile was the first thing selected for the dining room.

My Lillian August decorator at the time was Holly Russo and she helped me find the Casamance Paris Texas fabric for the backs (361 40 40). I love how the back seems simple and serene and then the fronts offer a pop of pattern. The chairs are finished in a black leather contrast welt.

The rug was custom by Lillian August. The chairs are definitely over stated so the more subtle design in the rug helps to calm the room.

The drapes are silk with hues of raspberry flowered embroidery. They have a black velvet leading edge and a celery green silk finish.

Right now, the walls in the room are Benjamin Moore Revere Pewter HC-172. It was a good neutral base when we were building our house, but once the drapes were put up, the wall color did nothing to enhance them. Introducing, this fabulous Moroccan Grass cloth print by Phillip Jeffries. It's on order now and I can't wait to have it installed! (Thanks to my current Lillian August decorator, Lynne Methot, for finding this match. Love it and it exudes my style).

I selected this Jonathan Adler Ventana Chandelier when we were building our house. It's a perfect size for the room with the right amount of 'moderness.' The hutch in the background is Crate and Barrel. They don't usually feature such sleek dining room furniture. It has a Danish modern feel to me.

Once the wallpaper is installed, I may consider painting the tray ceiling. To see more on how much I love a painted ceiling, see here.

Before photos:

And here are more samples of potential wall coverings for the room. They were all very nice but in the end, I felt like the Moroccan weave was the most 'my style' and would also still be bright in the room.

Here's the view from the dining room into the foyer.

In the future, future, I'd love to have a sliding door system like this built into the foyer. Sometimes when we have dinner guests, our voices travel right up the stairs where the kiddos are sleeping. I think it would also add character to the entrance. If anyone can tell me where to find fabulous doors like that, let me know!

View of room with table set

I'll be sure to post updated photos of the dining room once the wall covering is installed and additional accessories are added. If you'd like to see some of the other inspiration photos for my dining room, please feel free to check out my 'Dining' board on pinterest. (This started as a repository for wallpapers that I wanted to consider for the room and has since grown into a space for all dining rooms that I love).

Big update: the wallpaper is up! check it out here.

It's been a pleasure to show you around this room. If you'd like to visit the rest of my house, you're welcome here anytime.

Monday, July 9, 2012

House Tour: My Study

Welcome to my study. Actually, this is really my husband's hang out. He retreats here to finish office notes, watch sports games, and escape from me and the kids when needed.

{I don't mind, my retreat is in the sun room (visit here)}.

My favorite piece in the study is this cabinet from Lillian August. It reminds me of an old vintage cabinet that could be carried down to future generations. The ebony finish is rubbed to show signs of faux wear and tear and the back of the book case is a light gray with simple looking pegs for the shelves. I use it to showcase eclectic things that have meaning to us; everything from our wedding photo box to EG's medical books to a photo of our son Jack with his grandpa, Jack.

I wanted the feel of this room to be sort of like a gentleman's cigar lounge... meaning darker, lush colors. with hues of teal, olive, grass green, dark walnut.

This Miles Redd room was the inspiration for the study. I loved the dark blue lacquered walls and mix of greens and blues (with a pop of orange). See more of Miles, here

The walls are painted in high gloss Benjamin Moore Pacific Ocean Blue (2055-20). I wish they were even glossier but I think the painters were freaked out by the color as it was and didn't want to push the limit even more. (Plus, I later learned that many of the super lacquered rooms are actually wallpaper).

This plaid chair is my favorite! The front is a lush olive green color and the back is a plaid. I wanted something unexpected on the back. (Custom from Lillian August).

I found these leather Dunhill chairs and nesting tables at Crate and Barrel. (The walls in this photo look very "blue"...it's hard to get a good photo of their true darker teal color).

The striped multi-colored carpet is from Crate and Barrel, too. I was surprised to find something that encompassed all of the colors in one.

The desk is Lillian August. This has leather inlays on the top surface with solid wood details around the outsides. The window treatments have ikat shades with deep walnut, teal and grass green colors. The drapes are grass green linen (they appear lighter in the picture than they actually are). I like the contrast the green is against the teal walls (Thank you to Holly Russo at Lillian August).