WHEN I SEE A BUNCH OF STUFF GOING ON IN A ROOM, AND IT STILL MAKES ME FEEL GOOD, IT VALIDATES MY BUYING THEORY: IF YOU LOVE IT AND CANT LIVE WITHOUT IT, BUY IT! EVEN IF YOU DONT KNOW THE RIGHT SPOT FOR IT, YOU CAN STICK IT SOMEWHERE! COME INSIDE AND CHECK OUT THE RANDOMNESS THAT TOTALLY WORKS!
PROJECT DESIGN: HOW TO STYLE YOUR SPRING MANTLE TWO WAYS
Mary Ann Pickett from Classic Casual Home and Cindy Hattersley from Rough Luxe Lifestyle recently asked me if i wanted to participate in their very own "Project Design".....i said "YES!!!" of course!
so i've been trying to figure out how to really style my mantle...it's always been kind of an afterthought and i wanted to max out the potential. this process reminded me that i like simple.....less is more, right?
FIRST WAY: so i decided to purchase these blue and white ginger jars that i have been staring at online for years.....great anchor for paintings and great way to chunk up the focal point of the room (being the fireplace!) next, I've been wanting to paint an abstract marsh scene...one of the my most beautiful memories from my charleston, sc days are the marshes in the early spring at Sullivan's Island. the marshes are FLORESCENT green and absolutely stunning-perfect subject matter for my spring mantle! then i stacked books to give the jars more height to help balance the weight of the painting....i threw in piece of white coral and we have a spring mantle!
SECOND WAY: so I'm still using the ginger jars and the stacked books, but if you want more room on the mantle to more stuff, use a smaller painting...now i have room for my dried boxwood pots and or course the coral! looks like spring to me!
come check out the other blog participants for some spring mantle inspiration! and show us you own spring mantles on instagram #ProjectDesignNow
OFFICE CLOSED!
BECAUSE ITS SPRING BREAK AND I NEED SOME SUN!!! BUT IT DOESNT MEAN I CANT BLOG.....
STAY TUNED, BECAUSE THIS FRIDAY IS GOING TO BE GREAT!!!! THANKS TO MARY ANN AT CLASSIC CASUAL HOME, AND CINDY HATTERSLEY AT ROUGH LUXE LIFESTYLE, I'M JOINING THE TALENTED CREW BELOW ON "HOW TO STYLE YOUR MANTLE TWO WAYS"!
A COLOR STORY...
i love white and i love color-especially together! come on in and take a look at this combination of great designs and great designers!
and thanks again for your daily trad votes, y'all!! :-)
HOUSE INSPIRATION: WINTER WHITES
white can still be warm...even though its the color of snow.....but when you mix it with wood tones and lots of natural weaves, white is wonderful...come on in!!!
....and thanks again for your vote!! :-)
