Paint can make everything look so fresh. If you look at this picture and are a bit overwhelmed at how to achieve a look like this, let’s start with the porch itself. They painted the porch floor, ceiling, everything white. Most furniture then is also painted white for a great neutral base. The coffee table could be that old table sitting in your basement handed down from your grandparents house…dust it off and paint it a crisp white. Or at your local flea market look for any table that might do… at a great price. As long as the table … Read more
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red, white and blue wedding: an aussie and an american choose a color palette in honor of their countries
Happy 4th of July! In honor of the 4th I thought I’d share this wonderful wedding photographed by Liz Banfield and designed by Isabella Boyer Sikaffy of Florabella. The groom is from Australia and the bride from California. So as a nod to their nations shared colors they choose a red, white and blue color palette for their wedding. They chose a red and blue monogram that carried throughout the wedding, starting with the invitations. You can make custom stamps on zazzle.com, a website I’ve used numerous times for custom printed products. Zazzle even lets you use a … Read more
red, white and blue: 4th of July picnic details
This year I have a lobster theme threaded through my 4th of July picnic. But this color palette and the following details can really work all summer long- for any party. I found these paper lobster placemats (pictured above) from Carrot and Stick Press, and fun lobster lollipops from Ju-C Suckers, (minimum 12, and they come in lots of different flavors, I selected their ‘bay breeze’ flavor). I added the red, white and blue ribbon to each one. Watermelon wedges soaked in a little vodka (pictured below) and served with flag picks are refreshing shooters for the adults. Continue … Read more
This week’s Color Palette: Red, White and Blue/ A Classic Berry Trifle Recipe for the 4th of July
This week’s color palette will be in keeping with our Nation’s 4th of July holiday and summer entertaining outdoors. I thought I’d try this recipe from Sunny Anderson (Food Network Magazine) for my 4th of July Picnic this Wednesday. Here is the link for the recipe. It yields 8-10 servings and on top of prep time you should allow for the trifle to refrigerate for 1 hour. Every year during the week of July 4th my family comes to stay with us and we have our summer family vacation. We have a house by the beach so we spend … Read more
cherry red and gray: lynn’s pick’s
Knitted Graphite Pouf, $89.95 and Sawyer II Chair, on sale for $149, from CB2, Donkey Memo Clip, 12 Pounds, from Victoria and Albert Museum Shop, Fouta Oversized Towel, $48, from Serena & Lily, Fusion portable fireplace, from EcoSmart Fire.
behind the seams at talbots: a look at the company’s creative inspiration
I had the privilege to speak with Dru Hilty, Trend Manager at Talbots, for an insiders special peak behind the company’s process of forecasting and selecting colors and styles for each season. Here’s our discussion… LB: Dru, How does a collection actually come together at Talbots? Where do you begin when you start researching for a new season? DH: A few of us work with the SVP of Design, Chris Jackson, to help create the concepts behind the collections. He leads the team, and ensures our seasonal concepts are both inspirational and support the brand-vision. Diane Basile, our VP … Read more
weddings: down south with seersucker details
A beautifully executed wedding by planner Tara Guerard and photographed by Liz Banfield. Using seersucker tablecloths makes the wedding feel a bit more relaxed under an open sided tent, but the chandelier drums, fabric draped tent and gray carpeted floor let guests know this is a very elegant southern wedding. The subtle seersucker touches carry from the programs through to the reception. Additional printing details like the flower menu card mix things up a bit with the clever calligraphed leaf attached as place cards. Tara worked together with The Lettered Olive for all the printing. (Click on … Read more
shopping red & gray on etsy.com
I’m surprised that when I mention Etsy.com to friends and family, so many of them have never heard of Etsy yet. It’s an amazing site made up of thousands of little online shops selling handmade and vintage items. You just won’t believe how many talented people there are out there when you start searching Etsy! This year I’ve been shopping Etsy for my twins birthday party which is later this summer. So far I’ve found a woman to make fondant cake toppers, a cupcake supply store for bags and straws, vintage metal animal cookie cutters and custom stamps. (I’ll … Read more
color palette: cherry red and gray
For all you foodies… and travelers, if you haven’t visited photographer Andrea Gentl’s blog called The Hungry Ghost Food + Travel you are in for a treat! As a world renowned photographer Andrea (as part of the team Gentl and Hyers) shares such beautiful and inspirational images with musings of her travels and recipes… and so much more! Take a look for yourself. This amazing photograph of cherries photographed in a gray bowl introduce our color palette this week. Cherries go through many stages of the color red as they ripen- each shade looks great with gray as … Read more
blue, red and white stripes: lynn’s picks
Enamel Racing Stripe Jewelry Box, $149, from Pottery Barn, Stripe Watch Band, $20, from J.Crew, Turkish Towels, $25, from Turkish-T, Weekender Satchel by Jason Wu, $1,137, from Bergdorf Goodman, Gradiated Stripe Cotton Rug, $19-299, from West Elm.