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December 23, 2014March 30, 2017

WG Holiday House Tour – Dining Room – Before & After

As you know, I was asked to assist a homeowner in decorating her home for the Webster Groves Holiday House Tour this year and I am positively ecstatic at how her house turned out, especially this knockout of a dining room! Who wouldn’t want to host a dinner party in this space?

Here are the before photos…we had a great palette to start with and unique features like her carved table and antique chandelier.

Her dining room table is complemented by a beautiful buffet with silver accents. Immediately, we thought of doing a gilded metallic theme for this room.

We went shopping for a few items and we also raided her china cabinet to set the dining room table…

Luckily, she had beautiful gold rimmed glassware and plates and they looked great with the silver accents, like the stunning Smith & Hawken wreath from Target! We also added a crisp white runner and napkins (great deals at Pottery Barn) while moving her existing runner to the buffet.

One of the days we were decorating, it started snowing huge fluffy snowflakes which really put us in the holiday mood since it was still 2 weeks until Thanksgiving!

We wanted something spectacular for the dining room centerpiece and I really just fell in love with this concept. When our floral designer for the tour fell through; I was able to call on Patti Porter of Rusted Chandelier to make me a fabulous arrangement in a hurry! Here’s our concept photo…

And here’s the amazing arrangement by Rusted Chandelier! It really makes the room!

Here are photos of the completed room! Love how it turned out!

For the buffet, we used her original linen table runner and added Mercury elements, lovely silver reindeer, pine cones along with leftover pine roping and battery LED lights.

Some close-ups of the table settings & centerpiece…

We added a bit of glitter ribbon, ornaments & gilded chargers to complete the look…

Huge thank you to Julie Tesson of Tesson Interiors for helping with this project and for all who came out for the tour! Happy Holidays & Happy Decorating!

November 27, 2014November 23, 2016

WG Holiday House Tour 2014 – Sneak Peek!

I love the holidays! So, I was very excited when my friend (& talented designer) Amy Herman asked me to be a part of the Webster Groves Holiday House Tour this year!! The tour is December 7th from noon – 4:00 p.m. and it benefits the Hixon Middle School.

I’m part of a team of talented designers decorating 3 out of the 6 houses on the tour and I’m fortunate to be focusing on one homeowner in particular with the assistance of another super talented newbie designer, Julie Tesson! Our homeowner has been phenomenal to work with and I’m very pleased with how her space is coming together!

Here’s a sneak peek at how we evolved her living room in preparation for the tour!

This is the before shot of her space…

Step 1: We rotated the chairs 90 degrees in order to line up the 2 taller chairs with the fireplace as the focal point. Immediate improvement!

Step 2: We added the companion piece of art above the TV and raised the left piece of art so that they are centered horizontally with 4 over the fireplace. Now the whole wall reads together.

Step 3: We added new pillows to the grey chairs which ties in the colors of the art and livens up the chairs. We also added loose branches to the vases on the mantel which completes the visual of the art as a whole.

Step 4: For the holiday decorations, we decided to keep the mantel simple and added pieces of pine roping in loose layers and partially hanging off the front to balance with the art.

Final look: With the tree and the beautiful red roses, the whole room looks ready for Christmas!

To see the rest of the house, attend the Webster Groves Holiday House Tour on 12/7 from noon – 4:00!

Learn more about the tour here!

September 20, 2014March 29, 2017

Fall 2014 – inspired tablescapes

Ahh, the magic of fall dinner parties. The food, candles and dinner conversation all seem more intimate as the sun sets earlier in the evening. I am a bit obsessed with setting the table and this fall, teal has found it’s way into my heart. It’s such a great color to pair with typical autumn browns & oranges and pairs perfectly with gold touches and reclaimed woods. From modern to rustic, here are a few of my favorite tablescapes to make your evenings inspired! Happy Designing & Happy Entertaining!

September 19, 2014January 7, 2017

#colorcrush: black & white

2014 has found me a bit obsessed with black & white, stripes mainly, but all spaces with the classic hues in dual contrast have enamored me of late…it seems I see it everywhere I look! Black & white will never go out of style and the ways in which it can be utilized in design and life are endless.

The stripes, especially, speak to the duality of human nature and are a metaphor of the inner conflict we face. But heck, they just look fantastic!! So, here are several images to inspire you as well as a few new products on the market offering the classic juxtaposition of black & white. Happy Designing!

elle-26-oscar-de-la-renta — Oscar De la Renta Dress – Does it get any better than this look?

Dios de los Muertos Plates from Crate & Barrel

June 1, 2014June 10, 2014

Summer 2014 – Bright Outdoors

Summer’s finally here! It’s time to sweep off the patio & get your outdoor space ready for summer entertaining! Here’s inspiration for a bright spot outdoors!

Happy Decorating!