Albert Camus said, "Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower." True, Halloween is over, so is daylight savings time, but the first day of winter is more than a month away on December 22nd, so...I usually become invigorated with the onset of cooler weather and treat it like another spring. In the October 14 Parade, Nate Berkus says about offering Continue Reading
Into The Woods
Is into the woods a new decorating trend? According to Ell Decor's Trend Alert column, the traditional rustic motif, faux bois, is hip and being used in glamorous new ways such as rugs, fabric, pillows, plates and furniture, in a wide range of colors other than just woodsy ones.Houzz recently had an ideabook by Laura Gaskill titled Fall Decor Goes Into The Continue Reading
Autumn Leaves and Trees
Seeing Autumn leaves and trees reminds me that fall officially arrived last Saturday but the October issues of HGTV and Country Living took note of the season and beat it by a week. HGTV suggested papering your stair risers and showed a stylized leaf pattern in their illustration.Designer Helen Tucker is quoted as saying that she measured often to insure the Continue Reading
Pretty As A Peacock
Flipping through the pages of the September issue of Better Homes and Gardens, I saw a beauty article titled Pretty as a Peacock. It featured wonderful turquoise, violet, plum, emerald, peacock blue and gold colors accented by one peacock feather.They looked so luscious just like the colors of Casart's French Peacock Damask and Quill patterns. Just look at Continue Reading
Summertime Is Almost Over?
Summertime is almost over. We've got 6 more weeks until it's over and three more weeks until Labor Day. Remember when that was the last week for a vacation before school started? Public schools opened this week. Pretty soon parents will be sending their "how did they get to be this old" children off to four years of high maintenance and hopefully passing grades. Continue Reading
