I Think I Am Going To Be, "IN THE PINK! "

Happy First Day of March!! 

It is an amazing day today. The sun is shining, birds singing, trees blooming with pink, and white blooms.

All the hills surrounding my house are the most beautiful Spring Green.

Yes, I think Spring is pushing it’s way into our lives, and I love it.

I love March!! It is the month I was married, and this year we get to celebrate Easter in March.

At Christmas time I started pinning inspiration pictures for this years Easter table. I know, crazy, huh?

I saw one particular image that caught my attention, and that was kind of a jumping off point for me.

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You all know I am not a DIYer, but these caught my eye. I love the dipped gold bases.

After seeing these I started looking at what color I like to see with Gold and this came to mind….

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The more I looked the more I saw a beautiful soft, pale pink was the direction I think I would like to go……

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The touch of black makes it interesting.

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Maybe a bit much, I think I want something a bit softer, not so much of a contrast.

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This is much better, very soft pink, white and gold. Love the gold striping around the cake stand, and the cake. Understated elegance!

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Gold dipped, pink eggs!! Now we are really onto something!

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I am starting to see a plan come together!

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So many pattern choices to choose from!

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What about flowers?

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Should I do a large arrangement?

OR

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How about a cluster of small arrangements?

So many choices…..

How about sparkle?

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I am starting to get excited about all the possibilities!!

If you would like some inspiration for Easter Ideas go HERE to see my Easter pinboard.

Do You Like Stripes And Checks!?

 

Stripes and checks have a uniformity to them that I seem to require in my home. These two patterns have been a staple not only in my home, but in my wardrobe too.

In fact if you look inside my closet you will see checks and stripes in blues, black, green just like you do in my home.

I  recently chose a blue ticking stripe for my sofa based on a sofa I had about 8 years ago. 

I loved that sofa, and when we needed to replace it, I went out of my box, and chose a floral pattern on a beautiful natural linen. 

How does that saying go?…..FAIL! Not that it wasn’t beautiful but it was not me.

Since the blue ticking is my base fabric I needed to find fabrics for pillows. I was having a hard time finding checks, and stripes that I loved in the right colors and scale. I spent countless hours looking.

In my looking I ran across a company based in England, Ian Mankin.

I was amazed at the colors, and the patterns in stripes, checks, plaids, and even soft floral jacquards, or a simple embroidered vine pattern.

You all know I don’t advertise on my blog, but when I find a product I love I will do a blog post, singing its praises. I want to be helpful to all of you who might also be looking for good quality sources.

I found all of the patterns so appealing to my senses and the colors were equally as appealing. Ranging from neutrals to blacks, reds, sage, blues.

Their blues were the colors I sent for samples, and I have to say it was love at first sight.

The first fabric is a beautiful blue, not navy, not cobalt, right in between. 

It has the clarity I need for my room. It is saturated but still has a softness to it. I find when a color has those two qualities they work for me.

The second is a beautiful linen with a grain sack look to it, in fact it is called grain-stripe. It is such a beautiful quality linen.

I know there are those of you out there just like me who have a hard time finding fabrics that will work in your home. 

If you love beautiful colors and lovely fabrics of great quality, this is the company for you.

Go over to Ian Mankins website and take a look at all they have to offer.

Fabrics….. Cushions….. Accessories… Wallcoverings….

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RECLAIMED WOOD FURNITURE

Check out these drum shades covered in their fabrics….

If you love checks, stripes, simple florals, velvets, cottons, linens this is the place for you.

Once I placed my order I had it within a week, not bad for coming all the way from England to California!! 

They have a great sample program so be sure and check them out!

IAN MANKIN

 

Look What Followed Me Home From Ikea!!

   

Going to Ikea is always a fun thing to do. I love looking at  all the different elements and re-inventing their uses in my head.

Yesterday’s trip was equally as fun for me, but on this trip a few things followed me home.

Two of these……

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After reading countless reports about how wonderful these chairs are, I figured I would give them a try in my family room that I am redoing!

So far, very impressed with comfort, looks and quality of the actual slipcover. Obviously the frame is what it is, inexpensive, but for the price a real deal!

This next item also followed me home. It has wanted to come with me on numerous other occasions, but I wasn’t ready for its arrival.

Yesterday it finally made it into my home. However, it is still all rolled up waiting for my sofa to return with its new covering.

The Stockholm Rand rug

The jury is still out and its final judgment will be in two weeks from now.

Black and white stripes, and checks have always been a favorite of mine, and I was realizing with the re-do I did not have it in the room as a main element. With that in mind I am going to try and incorporate it.

A few things might have to be tweaked but here is how it goes with my main fabrics. 

You will also see another rug possibility in a blue stripe for the summer season……

FALL/WINTER POSSIBILITIES

#1

(adding the Greek Key motif in a pillow)

#2

( addition of black background Greek key in white)

SPRING/SUMMER POSSIBILITIES

# 3

(BLACK RUG)

(An addition of the blue and green print)

#4

BLUE DASH AND ALBERT RUG

(Addition of solid green with center white applique)

OR

#5

So there you have it, now you know what is stirring in my designing mind this weekend between laundry and other fun chores like that!!