Caspari Christmas Ballet

Humor me.

I know Christmas is LONG gone but I never showed you my Christmas table. And I loved it so much that it made me sad to put it away without showing you. So here it is.

You know Caspari is my fave and they debuted this Christmas Ballet collection this year...and I had to have it:

The Nutcracker Ballet depicted in a napkin full of hot pink, red, blue and green. Be still my heart.

I paired it with my wedding china, Derby Panel Green by Royal Crown Derby:

I also used my wedding crystal for wine and light pink glass tumblers from IKEA for water.

Paper napkins served as a table runner as well as coasters. 

Hot pink poinsettias took center stage inside small glass vases (Tip: Did you know you should "sear" the stems of cut poinsettias with a lighter/flame in arrangements? My cut stems are still going strong weeks later). 

Various crystal candlesticks with Caspari taper candles in shades of red, hot pink, and light pink provided ambience.

Everything perched atop a red tablecloth (also Caspari, obvi) that is wonderful for fancy dinners because it feels more like fabric than paper.

And then, we had the Christmas mice:

I made a little trip to IKEA where I picked up a dozen mice for 99 cents each, followed by a trip to the craft store for some pink tulle for the ballerinas and some felt for the gentlemice.

After a relatively short crafting session where I just eyeballed everything and went to town with a hot glue gun, I had a small army of Christmas mice to adorn the table. The perfect finishing touch to each setting and the kids loved them.

And that's a wrap on Christmas. Thanks for playing.

Have a great weekend...see you next week!

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Coral Floral Guest Bedroom

Hi friends! Welcome to 2017!

Kicking it off with a design board I did toward the end of last year. My client Karin had a guest bedroom with two twin spindle beds...and that was about it. Unsure where to go, I steered her toward pale lilac walls, punchy coral Tilton Fenwick fabric, and scalloped bedding, all anchored with some neutrals and dimensional lighting.

Need to freshen up a room this year? Let me know and I'll hook you up with one of these snazzy boards.

Hope this year is off to a good start!

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Friday Crush

Plates on a chair.

I'm starting up a new project with one of my favorite clients and she has this delicious array of multicolored salad/dessert plates handed down from her mother. They are sitting on turquoise leather atop a black/white checkerboard floor. All good things to start with.

Let me tell you...I am pretty pumped it's Christmas. Though with children born during the holiday season, this time of year is HECTIC. But I'll take it all. Great problems to have. Hope you have a wonderful weekend...see you next week!

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Pretty Pillows

A little peek at a client project as seen through the eyes of the (world-changing) Waterlogue app:

Because I think you need more Waterlogued photos in your life.

Happy hump day!

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Mason's Nursery Reveal

As promised, here are the pictures from Mason's nursery!

That last one is Lucy, one of David and Julianne's puppies. She was too cute not to include!

I'll bring you details from the room and sources this week on the blog, so stay tuned. Hope you had a fantastic Thanksgiving!

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Tyler's Dressing Room

My friend Tyler is a lucky lady. She has a dressing room. Oh how I wish I had a dressing room...a place just for me, my clothes/shoes/handbags and my morning hair and makeup rituals. 

Tyler has such a magical place - and she asked me if I would help her design it. Ummm....YES. Yes, yes and more yes.

So we kicked off Tyler's Dressing Room redo this weekend. T (as I lovingly call her - we went to college together - she was one of my bridesmaids - just a little background) lives in a great 3-bedroom condo with her Sig-O Timmy. One of the two guest bedrooms was just small enough that T was able to convince Timmy that she should "get" the room to function as a closet while allowing him to have the master bedroom's closet all to himself...go T!

It was actually a wise deal, as once you see the pictures, you'll see that T really does need the space. She has an extensive clothing collection, but is also an avid soccer player and overall athlete, so her athletic clothes also need their own storage space. And T is like me - we get ready at a vanity, as opposed to in the bathroom, so this room not only functions as a closet, but also as a space for hair and makeup prep.

Welcome to T's closet:

 

 

Great space, right? I wish I could devote this much room to all of my stuff. And although Tyler loves having this space, she is ready to make it pretty. Since moving in, she has installed the shelving and clothing racks and has figured out different storage solutions, but she wants to now bring it all together and make it beautiful.

So after chatting and taking some pics, I am off to put together some design boards and do some brainstorming. T has given me some good creative direction - she's a glam girl so loves mirrored furniture, black/white damasks and statement chandeliers. She also likes a palette of either lavender, pink or aqua. We're going for feminine glam.

My thoughts are turning to Hollywood Regency...Tyler isn't afraid to take some risks here and there. And I think this small space can use some drama.

Do you have pictures of some of your favorite Hollywood Regency interiors? If so, do share...they would greatly help in my inspiration research!

I will of course be chronicling our progress as the project continues...so stay tuned!