Did you know that the color for 2011, projected by Pantone Color Corporation, is Honeysuckle? This may be old news to some in the interior design field but I got to thinking about how undefined this color really is.Honeysuckle is one of my favorite flowers, particularly for it's fragrance. I have it growing in my garden and it always reminds me of sunny spring and Continue Reading
Surviving the Holidays with Drink
The rush is on...just 12 days until Christmas. That's hard to believe! I'm not ready but who else is? Times like this, I say you can do like we do -- surviving the holidays with a drink -- and a short post. See the Olioboard (mood board) that I did using a Casart Martini Photo temporary wallcovering over our Casart Colowash, removable wallcovering. Simply peel and Continue Reading
Inspiration For Your Grand Baby
Play on last post's Baby Grand with Grand Baby Great minds, they say think alike. I don't know about great minds, but mothers and daughters often think alike. Lindsey just did a post on nurseries Wednesday so this will be a second look at the same subject from a different perspective. Last Wednesday her post was titled Inspiration For Your Baby Grand so mine is a Continue Reading
Old Spice Brings New Spice (with Cajun Flavoring)
This Old Spice brings New Spice is a misleading title, but this blog post started out with inspiration from the recent and popular Old Spice commercials. These creative Old Spice ads, similar to the Target ads have helped to change advertising. Honestly, and stands to reason as they are both creations of the advertising juggernaut Wieder + Kennedy firm. Like many Continue Reading
One Thing Leads to Another
Funny how one thing leads to another. I saw an article about restoring a ruin in Provence while thumbing through the latest issue of Veranda. The designer is Michel Biehn, a Frenchman who has an antique shop in the picturesque village of Isle-sur-la-Sorgue which has a wonderful market where you can find everything from an armoire to zucchinis.When we were Continue Reading
