The other day, I read an interview with Janet Hill that listed her current Etsy favorites and found this lovely embroidered art:
Absolutely charming. See more at the Bird and Bear Etsy shop or the Joetta Maue website.
If not, you should. It’s fun.
I never knew that my design style was “French Eclectic.” This is described as: “French Country, like its name, somehow manages to both be formal and casual, classy and unassuming at the same time. You like your spaces to feel inviting from the moment you (or your guest) opens the front door and this feeling should continue even after you’ve entered your most formal room. Even though there are French antiques here and gold details there, the rustic elements provide a balance and warmth that seems to say, ‘come in, relax and stay a while.’ Your love of antiques leads you to flea markets, garage sales and hours of eBay hunting.”
Here are some example images from Sproost:
I do love many of these… What is your style? Visit Sproost and find out!
…one of these will suffice:
Chris overhauled our front yard and planted some beautiful trees and bushes. But due to the full sun situation, many of my favorite variations of flora won’t be possible. Hydrangea bushes included. I think a little item from Patrick Irla Jewelry might help me get over my disappointment.
Every season I think about getting into hats – and I sometimes even buy one. But I never wear them… Not sure where all the hat angst comes from, but one of these might do the trick:
Find more of these babies at Piper & Paisley!
Have you see John Derian’s new line for Target? I found a few items that I wouldn’t mind picking up…
I especially love that last one – the marbling effect has kind of a Klimt thing going on, don’t you think?
The designer lines for Target are so much fun! I just perused the new one for Tucker the other day. Need to go back without kids…
I am in love with this linen fabric from Vervain: Papillon.
Here are a few more colorways:
The designer, Barry Dixon says, “it’s loosely based on a vintage china transferware pattern I inherited from my grandmother.” No wonder I can’t stop looking at it. Have you seen my header? I have a bit of a thing for china patterns, so this fabric combines two of my favorite things, textiles and fine china.
In fact, the first thing I thought when I saw “Papillon” was that I could design an entire room around it. And that is exactly what I did with my wedding china. I found a pattern that I loved and couldn’t live without (what – don’t ALL brides have these same down to earth priorities?) But it was a little ornate and I decided to just use it for dessert service. Then I picked a more simple, but complimentary pattern for dinner plates, etc.
So I guess I start with the details and work my way to the bigger picture from there. In short, I would be a decorator’s nightmare. You could actually ask my blog designers about that. On second thought….don’t.
Have you seen Elle Decor’s “top 25”? I’ve been posting about them on Style Key West each week, and just finished up the last three. Which are:
Stop by and let me know what you think of the list (or of these specific designers)!
(You can also catch up on previous posts with: Part I, Part II, Part III, Part IV, Part V, Part VI and Part VII.)
Next up: Elle Decor’s five designers to watch!
I love cake. Both eating AND admiring it. So whenever I come across cake design websites I usually save the link.
Here are some that caught my eye over the past few months:
Find more images of heaven on Roxycakes, Cakewalk and LovinSullivanCakes.
Have you seen Elle Decor’s “top 25”? I’m posting about them on Style Key West each week, and there are only six more designers left to cover. The next three are:
Stop by and let me know what you think of the list (or of these specific designers)!
(You can also catch up on previous posts with: Part I, Part II, Part III, Part IV, Part V and Part VI.)
Have you seen Elle Decor’s “top 25”? I’m posting about them on Style Key West each week for the rest of the Summer (and possibly longer…). The next three are:
Stop by and let me know what you think of the list (or of these specific designers)!
