Pretty Pictures

 

What an advertisement.

Leave it to Chanel .

Trying to decide if I like the car or matching gift wrapped packages more :)

Keep Calm

Ever wonder what’s up with this trendy saying?

In 1939,  {at the beginning of WWII}

these posters were originally produced by the British government,to improve the country’s morale.

Who knew that they weren’t a Ballard Design? Hmmm?

Lately, there are many spin offs.

I thought I’d share a few.

I must remember this one.

 

Joe obeys this one.

Hilarious.

Do that many people really have llamas?

 

 

Finally…my favorite:

Such hope for all Single Commoners!

Happy Mother’s Day to all you mamas

& mama’s girls.

I Love You, Mom

& My two Darling Daughters,

who know how to Keep Calm and Be the Best Mom.

I couldn’t be more proud of your Godly mothering.

Your children are beyond blessed :)

Parakeet Paint

Wanted: The perfect color blue-green  paint.

That matches the background of my Parakeet wallpaper.

I am considering Sea Salt by Sherwin Williams.

 

It goes nicely with Dover White which is a great white.

The Wheat Grass is nice in the mix too.

In a lightless room like a bathroom it is probably less pastel.

Another interesting color I am researching is Pale Silver via Restoration Hardware:

Looks very similar to Sea Salt.

Can’t wait to compare them side by side.

Again, Pale Silver’s truer color reveals itself in less light.

Heading to Sherwin Williams today

and I’ll hit up Restoration Hardware next week in Dallas.

I am also having paint matched to the wallpaper background.

I’ll share what I find.

Hopefully, one of these colors will be perfect :)

Makeover Magic

Before: Seeing this 106 year old NY farmhouse caught my eye.

After all, Joe and I have been joking (but with wishful thinking)

about moving out to the country.

After: A lifesaving makeover but…

I would have kept it a shade of yellow and replaced the shingles with a tin roof.

Before: The home’s staircase.

After: Amazing restoration.

The picture below is from the HGTV series; Sarah's House. She completely redid an old farmhouse. It was fabulous.

I think numbered stairs are so cute.

Below is a picture of one of my favorite redos in Sarah’s House.

Before: A real ugly room.

After: Sarah turned it into one of the coolest mudrooms ever!

After: Coolest powder room.

Sarah Richardson is one of my favorite designers.

Her blend of styles is flawless.

This Saturday her new series begins @8pm HGTV.

She is tackling her own lake house. It should be a phenomenal transformation like always.

Check out a bedroom from her farmhouse.

This is Sarah's farmhouse at Christmas.

Farmhouses and Christmas are a magical mix.

Aren’t they?

These pictures make me really want a farm house more :)

 

 

 

 

Red Robin’s Egg Blue

I have never been a huge fan of red.

I blame it on my childhood…

My oldest sister always received the blue colored items to match her blue eyes.

My next sister always received the green colored items to match her green eyes.

And I always was stuck with red because they said it matched my eyes from crying.

No doubt that teasing scarred me towards the color red :)

 

However, now paired with Robin’s Egg blue…red becomes my favorite color.

I have been helping Hannah pull together some decorating ideas.

With the help of Country Living,

I made up this storyboard for her.

Storyboards are great way to visualize your space.

Hannah loves Robin’s Egg blue and think a splash of red could add a splash of fun.

Like this vintage sign.

A touch of blue comes from the tea cups and counter canister.

Tomato soup and tray.

 

Red towels serve a dual purpose in this bathroom.

Teeny touches of red are all you need.

I threw in these pictures so you could imagine a bit of red in these blue spaces.

 

Even with a lot of red this room is pretty.

 

 

These periwinkle walls are way too much for me…

but the rest of the furnishings are down home comfy.

Imagine how much better it would be if the walls were neutral.

 

 

Maybe this clock from Pier One is all the red Hannah’s living room needs :)

Vintage Jewel

As I was leaving the Royal Wedding breakfast,

I spotted a vision in yellow.

These pictures don’t do the shade of yellow total justice.

My friend was wearing this stunning vintage coat.

 

It stopped me in my tracks…

it was one of the prettiest coats I have ever seen.

The coat industry needs to remake this coat…

it was breathtaking, Kim

and you sure do know how to work it:)