Category: seasonal decor

What’s In A Summer Season

Today’s Fetching Friday shines the seasonal spotlight on what’s in a summer season fun and activities to anticipate, emulate, and participate in.

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That Friday feeling of fun, adventure, happiness and joy mirrors the essence of summer- the June to late September time of year serving as inspiration for this what’s in a summer season scroll.

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Picturesque stillness makes a splash.

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Carousel on Brighton Beach

Sky above, sand below, peace within.

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 Cat In Birdfeeder Print

“Spring being a tough act to follow, God created June.”

—Al Bernstein

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Picnic in Central Park

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“Summer means happy times and good sunshine.”

—Brian Wilson

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Interiors by Kim Armstrong – Photography by Michael Hunter

“Summer afternoon—summer afternoon; to me those have always been the two most beautiful words in the English language.”

—Henry James

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House & Home – Photography by Jessica Glynn

“The best time for ice cream is always.”

-Unknown

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Better Homes & Gardens – Photography by Jessica Delandy

“The summer night is like a perfection of thought.”

—Wallace Stevens

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Enjoy your Friday, dear friends, and may your weekend epitomize what’s in a summer season.

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Warm Cozy Impressions

Sharing a few warm cozy impressions with you by design and delight is the theme of this week.

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Veranda – Photography by Dylan Thomas

Fireplace days are here again, and I for one could not be more excited for an evening round the fire cozy at home.

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Gilded Leaf Acorn Ornament

Inspiration is everywhere as proven in this eye catching photo.

Accent and accessories used in expected ways and in unexpected placement have the ability to impress and add charm to the spaces and places in and around the home.

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Autumn Harvest Rice hits the spot when you’ve got a craving for a delicious hearty and cozy.

Food cozy?

Absolutely!

Recipe here.

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Southern Living – Photography by Helen Norman

In my experiences with bouquets picked out and picked up in the grocery store floral department reduced for quick sale buckets, a next level look is super easy to obtain by simply tucking in stems, cuttings, and seasonal greenery from my at home lawn and garden department (the yard/garden).

Adding to never seems to take away from the finished result.

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Late fall hydrangea blooms thrive until the arrival of the first frost.

I knew I loved these flowers.

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House Beautiful – Photography by Susan Gilmore

Homey for the holidays or cozy fashioned in fall, creating a cozy ambiance will tick all the boxes of seasonal decorating success while leaving warm cozy impressions.

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On High Point Home Decor Pieces

In style and on high point home décor pieces currently catching my eye in and soon to be in the spring 2018 retail market is today’s topic of conversation.

I am closely following the style spotting social postings from the attendees of High Point Market- the largest semiannual home furnishings industry trade show.

Retail home furnishings buyers, interior designers, architects, and others in the home furnishings industry flock to High Point, North Carolina to check out new to the retail market home furnishings and home décor accessories.

Social media postings keep those of us unable to flock to High Point Market in the style loop.

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Curved and Straight Neck Crane Statue Set

The cover of the April 2018 issue of Home Accents Today features home decor pieces currently catching my eye from Coco & Dash in Dallas, Texas.

Patio pieces elegantly make the transition from outdoor to indoor furnishings and home decor accessories.

Giving decorative consideration to patio pieces for indoor spaces shakes the look up in the very best of design and decorating directions.

I do like to throw the eye a curve ball of the most stylish kind.

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From Outdoor to Indoor Chic By the numbers:

Two birds of a fabulous feather ~  Curved and Straight Neck Crane Statue Set

Four shell of a great choice of statement patio to polished pieces ~  vintage Grotto Style Shell Back Patio Dining Chairs

One singular sublime sensation in terms of statement and style.

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Brown Jordan Style Venetian Grotto Patio Chairs, Set of Four

Serpentine chic may not be for everyone, but in the right space it can be a visually commanding choice of décor accessory.

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Serpentine Sconce by Koket

From High Point Market indications, indoor outdoor pillows are on target to be on trend this season.

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Adept intermingling of traditional, new traditional, modern, vintage and antique styles, accents and accessories magnifies the aesthetic.

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Frosted Crystal Bead Chandelier

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Provence Collection Chippendale End Table

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Lee Industries 1353-01 Chair

The timeless and classic color combination of pink and green envelopes this nook designed by Nashville interior designer Sarah Bartholomew in year round spring and summer hues.

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Inspiration serves as the catalyst to decorating imitation.

When the use of color, texture, pattern, home furnishings and on high point home decor pieces of space and style strikes your fancy, imitating the look by adapting it to suit and characterize your personal style complements and compliments.

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American Ornithology Volume VII, Plate 63 ~ Alexander Wilson

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Roseate Spoonbill Framed Graphic Art Print

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Sarah Bartholomew ~ Traditional Home

Fresh and green is a paint project away.

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Eastham Rattan Side Chair

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Sherwin-Williams Houseplant SW 6727
Sherwin-Williams Organic Green SW 6732

Spring lends an air of fresh and new to the color, texture and pattern preferences that capture the eye when style spotting on high point home decor pieces.

From the “looks” of things, it’s shaping up to be a beautiful and stylish retail season.

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Inspired Ideas Floating Around

With all the inspired ideas floating around for the upcoming blog season, I find I’m not quite ready to throw in the summer beach towel just yet.

The summer has been a stylish one, and has turned out to be an interior decorating and home decor success in terms of trends and retail offerings.

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In the upcoming months we will color our world in fall colors.

Color knows all seasons, and is never far from the center of my decorating thoughts.

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We will see, source and discuss pattern and texture.

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Always a delicious source of conversation, fall is a grand time to season the season with fantastic comfort food features.

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Same goes for cooking tips and c’est si bon recipes!

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I look forward to sharing with you all the best of the season in home decor finds, antiques treasures and travel tales.

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Home accents, decor and furnishings markets are gearing up to reveal what’s new for the upcoming fall season in decorating trends and home decor.

Interior decorating, tailgating times, holiday happenings, fall colors on parade decor accents and accessories suggestions and inspired ideas to dish and decorate around will follow, and I for one can’t wait!

The summer blogging pace is slowing down for a few weeks in anticipation of a full-on fall preview.

I am looking forward to things to come, and hope you will tune in for the Places In The Home fall design and decorating show and tell.

I promise it will not disappoint.

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Lilly In April For May

Everything is right on Target for graduation and Mother’s Day gifts fresh in Lilly Pulitzer colors bright and pattern right.  The limited edition Lilly Pulitzer collection for Target will be available April 19th.  Can you tell I’m excited about this collection?   I read this fabulous remark the other day and found it to hit the bullseye.  The cure for spring fever is spring shopping.

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I have several selections from the Lilly look book in mind for our son’s girlfriend who is graduating from university next month and a special Mother’s Day gift recipient on my the gift is in the giving list.  Allow me to share with you my favorites from the collection.

 

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For chic summer evenings ~

 

Lilly-Pulitzer-target-women_embroidered-clutch---goldEmbroidered Clutch ~ Gold

 

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For a touch of Pulitzer Pattern on the Patio ~

Lilly-Pulitzer-target-home_drinking-glasses---set-of-4Drinking Glasses ~ set of 4

Lilly-Pulitzer-target-glass-hurricane-candle-holder---nosie-posey-10Nosie Posey Glass Hurricane Candle Holder  

 

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For the after graduation getaway or summer beach vacation~

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Lilly-Pulitzer-target-home_beach-towel---giraffing-me-crazyGiraffing Me Crazy Beach Towel

 

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For the home~

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Ceramic Mugs with Gold Caddy

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Nosie Posey Floor Cushion

 

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Mark you calendars for the arrival of the Lilly Pulitzer Collection for Target gift ideas.

Love your style!

Holiday Shopping Season: Keep Calm And Be Very Merry!

The holiday express has left the Black Friday stop and is heading straight into Cyber Monday station.

Do all the deals, steals and doorbusters of the holiday shopping season have your head spinning?

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Savvy planning and a determination to stretch a dollar like a rubber band gets the holiday shopping job done.

I keep things in check by making Black Friday and Cyber Monday shopping an enjoyable activity to participate in online between the prep, serve, clean, relax and end of the Thanksgiving weekend.

I learned a long time ago to take the holiday focus off the retail and place it where I feel it rightfully belongs.

It’s the holiday priority formula that keeps the real reason for the season in check without me bouncing one!

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Keep Calm and Be Very Merry is a lovely sentiment and sound solid advice.

If you find ye olde holiday gift giving budget or lack thereof is taking the jingle out of your bells immediately Keep Calm and Be Very Merry!

Everyday life isn’t in the habit of pausing for holiday budgets, and I swear it’s no coincidence that unexpected expenses pick this time of year to make their presence known.

When and if the aforementioned applies give yourself the gift of permission- permission to realize, accept and create festive fabulous with what you have.

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There’s no better time to embrace the art of editing from within to repurpose and refresh existing Christmas decorations.

Decorating for the holidays is a beautiful and festive experience, but it is an expense that can get away from you quickly.

‘Tis the season to tap into imagination!

Don’t pack away those Pheasant feathers, pine cones and burlap anything and everything that adorned fall and Thanksgiving vignettes and tablescapes just yet.

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With inspiration and imagination you can take one holiday’s accents way beyond the rinse and repeat theme.

If you think you created decorative magic September through November with these gems, wait until you see the decorative impact they bring to the Christmas decorating scheme of things!

A pine cone takes to a can of spray paint, a glue gun and a dusting of glitter in holiday colors like a shot of bourbon takes to a glass of eggnog.

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Time is a precious commodity.

For a gift that basically is cost free, it is one of the most expensive things you will ever give to someone because you are giving a part of you.

My Las Vegas is showing when I quote Wayne Newton, but his words resonate my point.

“You can take of a man’s money, but when it’s all said and done, you’ve only taken his money.  When you take of a man’s time, you’ve taken a part of his life.”

The time and love put into decking the halls of your home’s interior and exterior is a gift of color, wonder and talent.

It’s the ultimate to/from tag addressed to family, friends and neighbors.

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Please feel free and festive to email me pictures of your holiday creations in all their Christmas decorating splendor.

I would love to see what you all do with your do and share the beauty with fellow readers.

Let’s holiday show and tell!