OUR EASTER TABLESCAPE

My color theme this Easter was inspired by the love of all the pastel colors out this season; in particular, the color blush.  Call it my secret garden theme (unfortunately, indoors).  I wanted to bring a garden theme indoors and make it inviting and serene.  If you're sitting at my table, you'll be captured by the pink blushes, creams, crisp whites and gold accents.  Let's discuss the details:

Let's start with the pink, polka dot napkins (found at HomeGoods).  It's the perfect soft blush color!  I decorated the napkin with pom poms, pink ribbon, and white and gold cross ribbon (all found at Jo Ann's Fabric).  The garden themed fabric was also purchased from Jo Ann's.  I searched and searched for a tablecloth or runner and couldn't find the right pink.  After searching through Jo Ann's, I found this beautiful fabric with soft colored, flowered petals and light blue dots.  I added this as a layer to my white tablecloth.  The gold flatware was purchased from One Kings Lane.

  

The small salad plates were found at Marshalls and the Hue Blush dinner plates were purchased at Crate and Barrel (on sale!)

   

Ceramic bunny (Crate and Barrel); Egg dish (Pottery Barn)

Ceramic Bunnies purchased at Williams Sonoma last year (after Easter sale). Ribbons added myself

 

Flower arrangement made by yours truly . . . flowers from Trader Joe. 
They have the best flower selections and reasonably priced.

    

My DIY egg cup project (inspired by a design from Martha Stewart). 
 "Hi Martha, do you like my look?"

I really enjoyed putting this look together.  Hope you enjoyed the tour and I've inspired you to create a look of your own.

I'll end by wishing you and your family a Happy Easter!

xo, 

BLUE HUES FOR THE HOME

Blue hues are showing their colors in stores for the home.  Blue is a classic color that has and will always be around.  The color "blue" for the home doesn't have to be a nautical look (blues and whites).  There are different shades of blue to accent your home from traditional, transitional, contemporary and country looks. 

Here are some looks I captured at Pottery Barn and Anthropologie stores that you might like for your home.

Display of blue baskets and denim wrapped wall art (Anthropologie store at Tice's Corner NJ location)

Shades of blue towels (Anthropologie store at Tice's Corner, NJ location)

Blue and white pottery displayed at Anthropologie store (Tice's Corner, NJ location)

Blue and white tableware display at Pottery Barn (Tice's Corner, NJ location)

Pretty blue pottery at Pottery Barn (Tice's Corner, NJ location)

New bedding and accent pillows on display at Pottery Barn (Tice's Corner, NJ location)

Have you seen this color trending at stores in your area?  What are some of your inspirational looks?

xo

MY CHRISTMAS TABLESCAPE FOR 2013

  

 

Happy Monday BFs (blogger friends).  What a busy weekend!! 

 

I'm finally able to sit down and share with you my Christmas tablescape.  This year, I created a soft, simple color scheme: rose gold, creams, greens with accent touches of blue/green.  The jumping off for my color scheme was a tablecloth I purchased from Wisteria last year (on sale).  I knew I had to create a look with this beautiful tablecloth.  The second inspiration was a snowflake tie-on I purchased at The Container Store, along with wired ribbon.  And, I found the perfect ornament plates from HomeGoods!  I pulled these looks together, along with some old decorations used in previous table designs.  Adding baby's breath flowers around the garland with white lights, completed this Christmas table setting.

 

 

Ikat napkins from West Elm (sold out); rose gold flatware (West Elm); ribbon, The Container Store; ornament plates from HomeGoods

 

Majestic Reindeer (sitting) in gold (currently sold out in gold) but others on sale at Z Gallerie

Majestic Reindeer in gold from Z Gallerie (currently sold out); snowflake ornament from The Container Store

 

Added gold letter stickers to plain candle holders and added faux snow

Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas/Happy Holidays . . .

xo

 

OUR THANKSGIVING TABLESCAPE

 

 

As we sit and gather around loved ones this Thanksgiving, I wanted to share my tablescape for this holiday.  The inspiration for this theme were the natural elements we see outside; together with some metallic silver and mercury glass to add just the right amount of glamour to the space. 

The simplistic and neutral color palette sets the mood I was trying to create.  As you sit down to our table, you are surrounded by different layers of nature.  Starting with a flower arrangement of different shades of creams and greens, along with the deep green of faux boxwoods (Marshalls) set in metallic planters. The scattered moss coverings and feathers add an outside feel to the indoor space.  There are glimpses of small pumpkins and acorns; even a couple of birds if you can spot them! Painted birch candles set on mercury glass candle holders (Marshalls) completes the look.

For the dinnerware, I used water hyacinth placemats, pairing with silver plate chargers (Michael's Craft store) and simple white dinner plates.  To decorate the napkins; instead of using napkin holders, I decided to use ribbon in a silver finish that almost resembles a nest.  I finished the look by adding cream colored feathers and dazzled them with a strip of silver glitter glue.  This simple project made a world of difference to the simple stem of the feather (seen below).

Here are more detailed pictures . . .

Hope you enjoyed the pictures as much as I enjoyed sharing them with you.  Here's a video as well.

Wishing you and yours a Happy Thanksgiving! 

xo