Welcome Fall

I love fall!! The air is so crisp and the colors on the trees are so vibrant. It is absolutely beautiful! Now how can we bring that beauty from the outside in? Well, here are a few ideas...

All you have to do is cut some of your favorite fall flowers put a little bit of water on the plate and arrange them on your table. Simple and dramatic.



If there is one thing everyone knows about me is how much I love candles. I will definitely be doing this in my house. Go to Wal-Mart , Hobby Lobby or Michael's and buy some cylinder vases and wrap either with contact paper or just some pretty writing paper (glue the edges). Use some twine and get some fall leaves outdoors...or little sticks and wrap them and you got a new candle holder. How cool would that look on a mantle or a ledge by the window (as in the pic).




How adorable are these? My kids and I were at a neighbors house this past week picking up tons of pine cones off of their property. This will be a great craft for us to do. You need pine cones, artificial grass, sticks and some glue. Love this!!! A country modern take on
a topiary.




Pumpkin vases...so organic. Take the top off and clean the inside of the pumpkin. Next put a small vase with water and flowers and insert inside the pumpkin. So cool.


Here is something I did for a dinner benefit.





The shiny pumpkins I sprayed with a metallic Rust-oleum. The white pumpkins were not naturally white...I hand painted them white (could not find white pumpkins anywhere) and took leaves from outside and used mod podge (gloss) on the leaves and the whole pumpkin.

Welcome to fall, everyone!! I hope you feel inspired and share with me some of your autumn ideas...would love to hear them.



(thanks to bhg.com and midwest living)

The Look of Darryl Carter

Always in the search for inspiration I came across a designer who had a fresh take on design. I instantly fell in love!

Darryl Carter was an attorney who had no formal design training but he had passion. He began buying properties and rehabbing them. Soon people craved what he had. His style is known as "The New Traditional."

His work to me is delicate with surprising flavor you want to relish in.

If you want to see more check out his book "The New Traditional". It would be a great accessory for your coffee table.

Have a great weekend all.

Pretty Packaging

I love walls! What a way to make a statement in a room when they are packaged. Yes, packaged... with wallpaper."Wallpaper?!" I see the bead of sweat starting to form on that forehead but hear me out. This isn't your grandmother's wallpaper that has these ungodly bright floral prints

or the splash of watercolor from the 80's.


Horrible isn't it? (Can you believe that is in my house? It's going trust me. )

Check these out instead...

How cute is this?! This would be great for a teens room where they can have their friends sign their names in the already made frames or put pictures in them and can change them out when they want. Not only for a teens room but what about a family room? Great for all those family photos. To get more info..http://stylecrave.com/2009-02-23/the-family-wallpapers-by-lisa-bengtsson/


This replicates a forest and adds a feeling of openness in a basement area. Basements don't need to feel like a basement. The 2 stools give the illusion as if you are sitting in a state park taking in the views. Simply lovely.


Elegant. Nothing says richness than tasteful shimmer and subtle pattern.


I hope I have peaked interest or even changed your mind about the "revised" wallpaper. : ) All I can say is, "you've come a long way, baby."