Archive for the ‘Greens’ Category

November 26th, 2012 No Comments

this week’s color palette: blues, silver & white

A few weeks ago I wrote about the color palette of my beach house- which is all blues and whites. So needless to say decorating for Christmas in blues, silver and white is a favorite color palette of mine. Whether you have a real tree or a faux tree this palette is soothing and wintery and can go country or city chic. I have a faux white Christmas tree that I love to decorate in blue and silver, but we also get a real tree too every year and decorate that in our heirloom wooden and traditional ornaments.  I’ve been … Read more

November 23rd, 2012 No Comments

Bright Holiday! jewel tones for gifts or home

Whether you are searching for bright jewel tones to wear or for your home, Ralph Lauren has some bright ideas for your holiday shopping. The Canvas Ricky Tote, $995 for her or the Suede O Ring Belt,$295 for him are great gift ideas. Want to brighten a bedroom or paint a focus wall a jewel tone this winter? Try Ralph Lauren Paints. Below are a few suggestions from his Lifestyle Colors Collections.

November 20th, 2012 No Comments

hors d’oeuvres- serve them up in style

Last minute guests? Treat yourself to some stylish servers, bowls & spoons for your dips, veggies and cocktail munchies this holiday season.  I love to use our felt placemats on the table instead of a tray to add color and  place my servers and bowls on these (they also work great as trivets if you are serving something hot). Then I fill our stainless steel hors d’oeuvres bowl with veggies or nuts and I usually fill some individual matte and shiny bowls with dips, peanuts, dried fruit etc. so there is plenty to snack on with cocktails. To … Read more

November 19th, 2012 No Comments

this week’s color palette: jewel tones

Did you happen to see the November issue of Town & Country? It had a gorgeous story on jewels, photographed by Carlton Davis. I loved the photography and styling. He set the jewels on a Monopoly game board and creatively used the playing pieces, cards & dice. Simply Beautiful.

November 2nd, 2012 No Comments

trim your holiday tree with felt ornaments

Did you know we have felt christmas tree ornaments? I know Halloween was just Wednesday…but this is the time I’m always planning what I’ll use for Christmas decorations. We have felt bird ornaments in green and cream and felt balls in cream and red. Here are the direct links for easy shopping.  FELT BIRD ornament, FELT CHRISTMAS BALL ornament.

November 1st, 2012 No Comments

bring the outside in with ferns

Adding a print like ferns into your home can enliven your space and bring a sense of nature into your interior. Multiple botanical prints lined in a hall like pictured above is nice way to bring a cohesive design element into an otherwise dull space. Wallpaper is more of a commitment but a bold green fern print paired with whites makes a room look crisp and clean. If you don’t want to invest in wallpaper, try painting your room with a fern stencil. Or add simple fern print throw pillows to your bed or sofa. I love shopping … Read more

October 31st, 2012 No Comments

fern & woodland inspired cake

One of my favorite wedding cakes is this fern and woodland inspired cake that writer and editor, Celia Barbour had at her wedding on Squam Lake in New Hampshire. The cake is made of smooth buttercream-frosted tiers. Buttercream piped ferns, real acorns and oak leaves adorn the layers. Many printing companies can add almost any icon of your choice to tie all your details of your wedding together. Pictured below is an example of a fern invitation from minted.com. You could also use the icon on matchbooks, napkins and programs. Ferns and woodland elements (such as moss, leaves and … Read more

October 30th, 2012 No Comments

simple fern placesetting

Having friends over at the last minute and want to dress up your table setting? Place a beautiful fern in the center of your table and snip off some leaves to dress up each placesetting. Most of us have a fern either in our homes or on our patio, so you might not even have to run to the florist or store for fresh flowers. I placed two fern limbs secured with a ribbon at the base at each placesetting on top of a crisp white linen napkin. If you don’t have green ribbon handy even some kitchen twine would … Read more

October 29th, 2012 No Comments

this week’s color palette: fern greens

September 28th, 2012 No Comments

quick picks for dark greens & yellows

Clockwise from left: Chloe Vented Skirt, $825, from Barneys, Cashmere Crew Neck Sweater, Forest Green, $119, by C by Bloomingdales, Enameled Belt in Golden Sunflower, $45, from J. Crew, Yves Saint Laurent Gel Eyeliner, in Jade Black, $25, available from Bergdorf Goodman, No. 2 Pencil Skirt, $98, from J.Crew. (if you missed monday’s post, we showed a great yellow clutch and green dress- take a look!)