The Personification of Spring!

Happy Spring!  This is my favorite time of the year and also my favorite time to see what’s in store!  Spring is the best time to capture the bright hues and essence of the flowers blooming (or on the cusp of blooming)!  The weather is still teetering on warmer temperatures and we’re desperate to toss off/hide away our dreary winter garb for the refreshing colors of spring!

See below for what has inspired me thus far in 2014!

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Dot Sheet Set – West Elm

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Lovely Spring Colors – Crate & Barrel Roscoe Dinnerware

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Crate & Barrel – Fiesta Planters & Wall Hooks
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Love this mirror from Wisteria!
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Great colors from the new PB Bedding Collections – Penelope Duvet in Desert Rose
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Crate & Barrel – Harbor Blue Furniture

Would love to hear/see what has inspired you this spring!!  Happy Decorating!

Easter Entertaining Ideas

Easter is usually the first Spring entertaining holiday so after “6 more weeks of winter” we sometimes go all out.  This year is no exception!  The retailers have stepped up with functional and whimsical decorations for this spring holiday.  See below for a little inspiration + my favorite new products for the season!

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How cute are these bunnies from Crate & Barrel?
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Modern & Festive for Spring – CB2 Cube Lanterns

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Signature Emma Collection in Fun Easter Colors! – Pottery Barn
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Love these Seersucker Linens from Crate & Barrel!
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Classic yellow w/beautiful pattern! – C&B Toulouse Plate

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Cute little chicks for your table decor! – Pottery Barn
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A fun game for after the Easter Egg Hunt! – Crate & Barrel – Stack the Carrots
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Add a pop of color w/these Yellow Trays from CB2!

Happy Easter!

holiday 2013 – colorful whimsy

As a kid, and even sometimes as an adult, I have an impossible time falling asleep on Christmas Eve.  It’s easy to pinpoint the root cause as a child – the anticipation of the unknown wonders to behold on Christmas morning.  All our presents magically appearing under the tree and finding “evidence” of Santa’s visit in half-eaten cookies was enough to satisfy my youthful curiosity.  It wasn’t even so much about the presents, but really the “magic” of it all.  So what keeps me awake now, as an adult?

I’d like to believe the holidays bring out a little child wonderment in all of us.  Even though I hate the commercialization of the holidays, I think there are a few things that capture the whimsy we experienced as children.  See below for a little inspiration and a few nostalgic favorites for this year!

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I have to start off with the ever-increasing antics of the “Elf” assigned to families all over the US.  In the name of Santa, parents have stretched their creativity to the limits to capture his nightly shenanigans!

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West Elm – Felt Wreath
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Pottery Barn Kids – Advent Calendar
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Crate & Barrel – Felt Garland
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West Elm – Owl Ornament
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West Elm – Bunny Ornament
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Crate & Barrel – Assorted Stockings
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Pottery Barn – Advent Calendar Pillow
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Crate & Barrel – Yuletown Platters
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Crate & Barrel – Snowflake Coasters