WATCHING YOUR GARDEN GROW

GARDENING.....MY FAVORITE WARM WEATHER PAST TIME...I LOVE IT! ESPECIALLY IN TIDEWATER....THE SOIL IS AMAZING HERE AND  THE SUB TROPICAL CLIMATE MAKES MY PLANTS THRIVE! AND EVEN BETTER, MY BACKYARD USED TO HAVE STABLES ON IT! HERE ARE SOME PICS OF THE LATEST.............



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THE BEST LIVING SPACES TO "SUMMER" IN FOR 2012

OH THE COASTAL DECOR. FROM SEAGRASS, TO WHITE UPHOLSTERY AND SLIPCOVERS, TO PALE BLUES AND SEA SHELL ACCENTS, THIS STYLE OF DECOR, HANDS DOWN, IS MY FAVORITE.

 IT'S COMFORTABLE. IT'S CLEAN. IT'S HAPPY . IT'S BRIGHT....AND SUBDUED. IT'S ACCESSIBLE..... EASY TO UNDERSTAND AND FUN TO LIVE IN.



 THESE ARE THE REASONS WHY I SO LOVE THIS LOOK.

http://absolutelybeautifulthings.blogspot.com/

http://www.cococozy.com/

http://www.countryliving.com/homes/house-tours/decorating-with-color

http://www.houseofturquoise.com/2010/09/peaceful-pretty.html

http://www.elledecor.com/image/room_finder/90?designer=Jeffrey+Alan+Marks&page=9&pause=1

http://www.bhg.com/decorating/color/paint/pink-home-decorating-ideas/?page=2

http://www.mydesignchic.com/2012/01/monday-musings-beach-house-dreaming.html

http://life.nationalpost.com/2012/05/21/summer-home-your-cottage-in-the-city/

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STYLING A BOOKCASE

WONDERING HOW IN THE HECK TO MAKE YOUR BOOKCASES LOOK ORDERLY AND UNCLUTTERED? ITS AN AREA THAT CAN HOLD LOTS OF STUFF....BUT DO WE NEED TO TOTALLY FILL IT??? SO HOW DO YOU STYLE A BOOKCASE?

PERSONALLY, I LIKE TO DISPLAY PHOTOS, BOOKS, AND DECORATIVE OBJECTS.......BUT I DON'T LIKE IT LOOKING CROWDED....SO, I LIKE TO GROUP " LIKE" THINGS TOGETHER...I COLOR COORDINATED MY STACKS OF BOOKS SO EACH STACK WORKS AS A UNIT RATHER THAN AN INDIVIDUAL BOOK....BECAUSE I'M NOT A FAN OF CLUTTER AND THIS SEEMS TO HELP!

TOO MANY PICTURE FRAME STYLES IS A NO NO. INSTEAD I PICK ONE OR TWO FRAME COLORS AND THATS IT!

IT'S NICE TO ADD A COUPLE OF VARIOUS MATERIALS LIKE GLASS, SILVER, OR CERAMIC FOR INTEREST.......

BASICALLY, THE MOST IMPORTANT THING I TRY TO REMEMBER WHEN I AM STYLING A BOOKCASE IS CREATING A GOOD BALANCE WITH COLOR AND PROPORTIONS OF THE "STUFF".

HERE ARE SOME BOOKCASES FROM MY HOUSE.....

FAMILY ROOM

I CHOSE BROWN FRAMES AND LUCITE FRAMES..
CRATE AND BARREL IS WHERE I GET THE LUCITE-LOVE THEM!!
http://www.crateandbarrel.com/..
I FOUND THE BROWN ONES AT TUESDAY MORNING.
http://www.tuesdaymorning.com/index.jsp

I LOVED THOSE TIN LETTERS THAT I SAW IN THE ANTHROPOLOGY STORE IN NYC....HAD TO HAVE IN FRONT OF "H" AND "R"'S PHOTOS!
http://www.anthropologie.com/anthro/index.jsp

 MOVING INTO THE ENTRY...........

IN THE ENTRY I STUCK TO SILVER / MERCURY GLASS ACCENTS, GRAY FRAMES, AND WHITE CERAMIC POTTERY AND VASES....DIDNT WANT TOO MUCH GOING ON SINCE I WANTED THE PAINTING TO BE THE FOCAL POINT

IF YOU HAVE ANY GAPS, JUST ADD SOME CORAL!I GOT MINE AT POTTERY BARN.
http://www.potterybarn.com/

MY OLDEST SON'S PORTRAIT

A FUN LITTLE SHELL BOX FROM THE TALENTED KAREN ROBERTSON-SHE HAS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL COASTAL ACCESSORIES!
http://karenrobertson.com/

MY SILVER BABY SHOE SITS IN FRONT OF AN OLD FAMILY PHOTO WHERE I AM WEARING THE SAME SHOE....I'M THE ONE WITH THE WILD BLOND HAIR!

SOME VASES I RECENTLY BOUGHT AT CRATE AND BARREL-LOVE THAT STORE!

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BIG LIGHTING THAT MAKES THE SPACE!

OVERSCALED LIGHTING SEEMS TO BE THE TREND.....FROM LAMPS & LAMP SHADES TO CHANDELIERS TO PENDANTS TO SCONCES TO LANTERNS....I THINK THIS IS A  TREND THAT'S HERE TO STAY.....AND I LOVE IT!!

 HERE A SOME EXAMPLES OF LARGE LIGHTS THAT WORK!

(AND MOST OF THESE ARE AVAILABLE AT LUCY WILLIAMS INTERIOR DESIGN!)

LUCY WILLIAMS INTERIOR DESIGN

http://www.ruemag.com/gallery/dining-spaces/?nggpage=2

http://7thhouseontheleft.com/category/by-room/living-room/page/2/

http://www.houzz.com/banquet-seating/p/224

http://thedecorista.tumblr.com/post/13010245731

FRANK RANDOLPH

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BEFORE AND AFTER: WINDOW TREATMENTS!

BEFORE

I SAY IT ALL THE TIME, WINDOW TREATMENTS FINISH THE SPACE! AND THE CHALLENGING CORNER WINDOWS? WE SIMPLY ADDED A SINGLE WIDTH PANEL IN BETWEEN BOTH WINDOWS.

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decorating with BIG ART!!

I'M OBESESSED WITH ROOMS THAT HAVE AMAZING ART...AND I LOVE ENORMOUS PAINTINGS.  OVERSCALED WORKS OF ART GIVES A ROOM "WOW FACTOR".....IT PUSHES THE BOUNDARIES....I LOVE LOVE LOVE IT!! IF YOU AREN'T CONVINCED, TAKE A LOOK AT THESE PICS!

VICTORIA HAGAN

PHOTO COURTESY OF http://bunnywilliams.com/interiordesign/house-in-provence/

PHOTO COURTESY OF http://www.everythingfab.com/search?updated-max=2011-03-30T07%3A27%3A00-04%3A00&max-results=5

ANYONE KNOW WHO THIS IS?

PHOTO COURTESY OF http://www.ashleygoforthdesign.com

PHOEBE HOWARD

PHOTO COURTESY OF http://hgthecountess.blogspot.com

PHOTO COURTESY OF http://www.thingsthatinspire.net/2009/07/designer-frank-babb-randolph.html

AMANDA TALLEY

PHOTO COURTESY OF http://vtinteriors.blogspot.com

BILLY BALDWIN

PHOTO COURTESY OF http://www.taylorhannaharchitect.ca/gallery/interiordesign

PHOTO COURTESY OF http://www.thingsthatinspire.net/2009/07/designer-frank-babb-randolph.html

PHOTO COURTESY OF MYDESIGNCHIC.COM

PHOTO COURTESY OF http://ciaonewportbeach.blogspot.com/2012/03/mellow-like-yellow.html

PHOTO COURTESY OF http://sketch42blog.com/

MY MASTER BEDROOM

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