Easter Happiness

 

Sometimes a picture just says it all!!

Happy Easter to YOU and YOUR’S!!!

Kathysue

Frames Without Art!

I love art on the walls but I also love a beautiful frame! I have noticed some  homeowners who have used just picture frames without art and made wonderful collages of frames on their walls. I thought I would share a few of the images I have saved in my files............

I have had this picture saved with clippings from magazines and off of the web. I love the soft use of color here and I love the way the frames over-lap giving the composition deminsion.

                    

Very simply done with all dark black or blackish frames.

I really like the use of a frame within a frame. Very clever!

Love the variety in size and shape. They keep it flowing  by using similar colored frames ranging from greens to yellows.

               

This is just cute! Love the old ornate frames painted in bright fresh colors. Do any of you remember the old Syrocco frames they use to sale at home shows. They were always so over the top and painted a not very pretty gold color. I am sure you could find many of those at Garage Sales or Flea Markets and paint them up and make them look new and fresh!

We just went from a lot of color to this very pale and white compostion. These frames actually look as if they were painted in the same finish as the walls. Flat to give them an almost plaster-look.

I like a little more color in my life. I am sure to get it in this room. Notice the frames are painted in similar colors as the pillows used on the settee.

Nice composition going down the staircase. They unified the compositon by painting the frames all the same color of paint.

If art is not in your budget right now, why don't you try some Empty Framed Art!!

I have to leave you with one last picture using frames without pictures in the most unusual way.........

"Enjoy the Process" Of: Thinking about wall groupings without Art.

Kathysue

Let’s Try a Little Coziness!

I think we all love the look of a cozy place to sit or to lay down for a lovely Sunday afternoon nap. Sometimes when it is really cozy, it can remind us of a tent or a fort we built as children, and that is always a fun memory. I found some wonderful cozy places to share with you today………..

I, for one, would love to read a book and fall asleep in this wonderful little alcove bed.

I have actually shown this picture in another post that I did on Greek Key designs. This is not an actual alcove, but the drapery behind the bed and the cornice and side drapes makes for a nice and cozy place to sleep.

This bed is in an actual alcove and by adding the swags and jabots, it makes it feel very princess-like. Don’t you think?

Nothing but coziness going on here!

This already feels like a special place because you have to take steps down to this room. It feels like a little hideaway.

What a fun way to divide a shared bedroom. This is a great use of space and each child would feel like they had their own special hiding place.

Designer Phoebe Howard / Style Editor Eddie Ross 

Another draped enclosed bed. I love the reading lights and that sunburst mirror is a wonderful touch. I am not sure who designed this room, but it is perfection to me. I want to sleep in this comfy bed.

Southern Accents Magazine

This might actually be an alcove, but I think this shows by draping a room that is not too wide with drapes on each side and,by placing the bed in the middle, you can create an alcove look. I have also seen beds placed inside of closets to make an alcove. If you use your imagination you could create an alcove in a room with shelves on each side of a bed and use a drape to create the look of an alcove.  After seeing all of these images can you think of a place in your home you could create a special reading alcove or sleeping area?

“Enjoy the Process” Of: Thinking of cozy spaces.

Kathysue
BTW: I just found out who decorated my favortie cozy spot in this post, the bed with the starburst mirror and wonderful green and white comforter was done by none other than one of my favorite people and designers EDDIE  ROSS. I got this message from him:

Hi Kathy Sue!!! Love this post! The bed with the reading lights with in the bed hanging is a bed that I styled in Florida for House Beautiful years ago. It was such a fun shoot my good friend Pheobe Howard was the designer on the Carter project.


Hope all is well,

xoxoxo

Eddie + Jaithan