Christmas Blessings

Here Comes the Bride

December 19,2010

Vows were spoken

It was and is a divine Christmas gift!

Happy First Year Aniversary

Hannah & Jeremy

I love you,

Mom

(Hanna Salonen Photography)

Barbie's Dream House

Dear Santa Baby,

It's okay that you never brought me Barbie's Dream House when I was a little girl.

Even though I wanted it really really bad.

But, this Christmas can you bring me this real Dream House?

I've been an awful good girl.

Lovin' It,

Lisa

Monday Blues

Blue is a color I haven't decorated with much in the past.

But with the introduction of my aqua-blue parakeet wallpaper I feel like I should sprinkle some more blue around my home??

Especially since I am in the process of changing a few small things and one BIG thing…our kitchen.

I love this look.

The patina.

Fresh yet distressed.

The white walls but calm pops of color.

Very Scandinavian especially the clock.

I ran across Jennifer Lopez’s blue kitchen.

Never saw it before…

I guess when money is no object you can have a blue kitchen.

I actually like it and that black Le Cornue jewel with brass accents is stunning!

Too much blue, maybe?

But, pretty.

 

A Suzanne Kasler room with touches of blue.

I adore those ottomans.

French blue checks are cute.

The pale blue fabric on these chairs look fabulous with the tan.

I love wall trim like this &

the herringbone floor isn’t too bad either…

very Parisian, isn’t it??

(photos via The Enchanted Home)

Lovin’ It,

Lisa

Reason For The Season

Lisa Luby Ryan, a very talented Dallas interior designer, has my heart singing.

Her vintage style Christmas decor {as well as her Christian testimony} has me thinking Christ-mas…

Enjoy…

Some of Lisa’s Before/After projects:

What beautiful images, huh? And her Before/After pictures are as dramatic as her life Before Christ/After Christ.

A board member of the Council for Life, Lisa is a sought-after public speaker who frequently is honored to testify about the role God plays in her life.

Having been sexually abused as a child, she had horrific obstacles to overcome in her life including three abortions.

After decorating a client’s home to accommodate 26 people for home worship, Lisa accepted her client’s invitation to join them one Sunday.

From there, Lisa accepted Christ’s invitation for her salvation.

As an outsider looking in…

only God could have created the beauty He has in Lisa’s life out of such chaos.

Her lisalubyryan.com website will put a face to her Christ-mas story and designs for you.

Her Before/After pictures are some of the best I’ve ever seen on the web.

She turns dark rooms into light just like Christ did in her precious life.

ONCE AGAIN proving why God is the World’s BEST Interior Designer :)

**Can I hear an “Amen”?

(Courtesy: Lisa Luby Ryan. com)

Lovin’ It,

Lisa

Yum!

Oo la la

This Laduree inspired event is just delicious!

Pink and taupe.

Need I say more :)

Bet you they used pink up lighting.

Yes, Virginia there are cities where you can hire lighting specialists…

like in Pasadena California.

 

Hate the feather but love the cake.

Note to ALL future Mother’s of the Brides and Mommies to Be:

START crafting these paper posies…ASAP

Covering a wall with these beauties would transform ANY venue including a baby’s nursery.

Aren’t they amazing?

 

Not sure if this was a wedding

or just one of my reoccurring dreams??

AND…if those are macaroons on a stick…I’m going to start a business venture when I wake up.

(courtesy: White Lilac Inc. blogspot)

Lovin’ It,

Lisa

Kitchen Musings

Open shelving in kitchens can be a great concept but you need to be talented.

Real talented…

to get create perfectly displayed shelves.

Don’t you think??

Otherwise it doesn’t make for a very great concept.

Awesome job, Martha!

Of course Martha Stewart knows how to display items..she knows how to do everything!

Love the cups and saucers…

I wouldn’t have thought of that!

Not like Martha's.

Mine would be no better.

Some people just have a gift for even making open shelves look good.

On another note,

I like this Michael S. Smith kitchen

Do you?

Love hoods.

Stainless…

Black…

Copper…

Wood…Paula Deen’s kitchen…

This last picture is from Veranda magazine: The House of Windsor kitchen.

Wouldn’t it be awesome to have a kitchen this big?

 

There is nothing about this kitchen I do NOT like.

Love it! Love it!

(Courtesy:House Beautiful, Pretty Pink Tulips)

Lovin’ It,

Lisa

Monday Googling

Feeling a bit under the weather…

I have been spending time going through my old magazines.

I am one of those people who follow up interesting people and products online.

In my Traditional Home November 2010 issue

I ran across Heather Christothoulou…(how do you pronounce her last name?)

A Fine Arts major and graduate of San Francisco Le Cordon Bleu.

She started off as a pastry chef then became a caterer. Her website is filled with pretty tablescapes, entertaining tips and recipes

Initially, it was the photographs of her $2.1 million Seattle home that first caught my eye.

(it’s sort of scary the information you get online when you Google a name…yikes

I even know her address in addition to how much her 7,500 sq ft house cost. TMI!)

Her swanky bathroom was featured in House Beautiful.

The dark cabinet at the end of the hall is part of her beautiful kitchen.

You can see how it is integrated in this picture below:

Love the casual banquette seating arrangement.

I think I have the same ceiling lights in basement wine room?

Gorgeous home, huh?

Love the turquoise and black.

What incredible views of Seattle from their garden.

Heather’s entertaining skills were a visual feast in Trad Home’s April 2010 issue.

What’s not to love here?

 

heatherchristo.com.

Her website made me smile…

hope it does the same for you :)

Lovin’ It,

Lisa