Friday Snip-Its … Can it Really be Spring??

1.  Nudes.  Perhaps I am getting older.  I love them.

2.  This fabric made me happy.  Wanted it for the kitchen.

It was TOO much! But the Color!

3.  Do you know this lady?  We met for lunch this week. 

Get to know her!

4.  Carpet Borders.  On the hunt.

5.  This Chandelier.  I need it for a client!

Does she want it like I do???

6.  The Fig is IN.

7.  This Nude.  She celebrates Confidence.  I love her.

8.  More Carpet/Border Hunt for a client.

9.  This Band. Being Considered for a Red Room (mine!) Near You.

Happy Friday sweet Friends.  Celebrate the Weekend.

The Sun is Shining.  God is Good!!

Making the World More Beautiful.  One Room at a Time.

xo

kim

Friday Snip - Its ... Where do you find Inspiration?

1.  Gorgeous Pillows at the Design Center.

2.  It was so cold that I actually lingered for inspiration in the Grocery Store.  Chestnuts.

3.  Template for new countertops!!  Yippee.  More on that next week!

4.  Client Foyer.  Decisions Made.

5.  Carrara Marble Island top.  Did it in the last kitchen.  Doing it again. 

Why recreate the wheel?

6.  More Grocery Inspiration.  Pineapple.

7.  Kitchen Chairs.  I have loved you ... we now must break up!

8.  Yep, I stayed awhile in the fruit aisle!  Orange Peppers

9.  Don bought me this book for Christmas.  Oooozing Inspiration!

What is inspiring you on these cold winter days?

Making the World More Beautiful.  One Room at a Time.

xo,

kim

Friday Snip-Its ... Fall trending!

1.  Darya fabric that I used for this mood board.  Will be finding a real home for this.

2.  Powder Room Inspiration.

3.  Rug for an edesign client.  Do it!

4.  All Rugs 15% off ... fall is the time for texture.

5.  Amping Up my logo ... Needing More Definition in case you are wondering.

6.  Bucknell Parents' weekend.

7.  Linking up to the ORC.  Finishing my Powder Room. About Time.

8.  Stopover in Millbrook, NY for lunch last Sunday ... Perfect Fall Day.

9.  Antiquing in Millbrook, beautiful but pricey!

Making the World More Beautiful. One Room at a Time.

xo,

kim

Not your Momma's Blue and White!

Jennifer of The Pink Pagoda Fame is hosting a Blue and White Bash today.  She is asking all bloggers who love Blue and White to link up to her Blog and show their stuff!

Well ... y'all know me ... If I am going to have a little Blue and White ... it is going to have orange in play and also a punch!

So here's my "Not your Momma's Blue and White Story" ...

Bold Wallpaper, perhaps just on one focal wall, BOCA is my choice.  Then you have to join in on the Highly Saturated LACQUER Blue Walls.  And then with such Gloss, you have to have sleek WHITE.  I can see this board used in a bedroom, with two beautiful X-Benches at the foot of your bed covered in ORANGE zebra.  Of course to match the PAGODA mirror. Or then perhaps you would like this mood in your Dining Room and the fun DARYA fabric could grace your chairs.  Or back to a large round lumbar pillow on your bed.  Then the CHARTREUSE chair ... just because it looks hot.  And it mixes things up.  I like to mix things up.  And a nod to settle the whole damn look down, two arm SCONCES ... sleek and simple!

Pop over to TPP today and link up your favorite Blue and White ... or just see what is inspiring everyone else!

Making the World More Beautiful.  One Room at a Time.

xo,

kim

Finding My Summer Colors ...

I  hate to even bring this up.  But our Summer is going to be coming to an abrupt halt in the next two weeks ... Erin back to Auburn, Callie off to Bucknell and Christopher will be at Football camp prepping for a hopefully winning season for the DS Raiders!

Sammy will be the only one truly still on vacation until the end of August.  I am going to see if she'll let me hang out with her.

I have loved taking some time off with my kids and truly reveling in the warm weather.

During this time off, I discovered new colors in my life ... 

1.  Soft purple hues found in my Rose of Sharon.

2.  Coral and blues together in this Scarf Top.

3.  The Streets of Lewisburg, Pa. Bucknell Road Trip

4.  $1.00 samples of Trina Turk and Schumacher Fabrics. Whoop Whoop!

5. Mirror Love.  Coming Home.

6.  Chair Makeover - Trina Turk "Pool" Love.

7.  The Simplicity of a White Clapboard House with Black Shutters.  Love.

8.  Fun Jewelry sporting my New Blue Addiction.

9.  Corn popping up in Rows.  Summer's finest.

What are you finding out about yourself this summer?

Making the World More Beautiful.  One Room at a Time.

xo,

kim

Schumacher and Mary McDonald ...

I love watching the video clips of Designers sharing what they vision.  

Mary McDonald's new Line for Schumacher Doesn't disappoint!

Notice the all the places she finds inspiration. 

My kind of Girl who gets inspiration from CAKE!

Tangerine ... Why Yes!!

She Rocks a Mood Board!

It's all in the Details!! 

All Images via Schumacher.

Not just in Design.  In Life.  It's the Little Things That Count ... And Set you Apart!

Don't skimp on the Details!! 

Have a GLORIOUS weekend!

xo,

kim

There's a Fire Burning in my Heart!

The Flame Stitch ... it has been around forever ... and it keeps burning!  Perhaps it was Missoni Fashion that pushed the envelope this summer when they introduced their line at Target ... perhaps it has always been a backbone of design ... whatever it is ... it is Back, it is Here and it is Now.  Fresher than Ever!

Then:

Flame stitch wall hangings in a bedroom at Chastleton House, Oxfordshire, early-1600s

Northern French flame stitch panel, c. 1700-1750

Now:

Martyn Lawrence Bullard for Schumacher

Adras Ikat Print 174820  Jewel

Raja Embroidery 65810  Caravan

In my opinion ... 2012 is the year of color.  With Tangerine Tango and Ikat and the Flame Stitch ... If you want to "spiff" up a little this year ... throw in a pillow or two in these Schumacher fabrics and you will be the talk of the neighborhood!!

xo,

kim

A Study in ... Silver

One of my current projects is for a feminine study ... yes, a place where my client can do her work, coordinate kids' and husband's schedules and take care of life for her family!   As we have been looking around together at fabrics and rugs I have fallen in love with Silver!  I tend to gravitate toward warm colors ... but have found that while I originally felt grey was cold, it does not have to be.  It can be bold, soft, masculine and feminine.  "Upping" it just a little bit to silver adds that touch of glam that I love!!

Schumacher has just introduced the Modern Glamour Collection ... these wallcoverings are scrumptious!  You can "feel" the texture of them without a single touch. They are over the top, yet subtle!

Beaded Damask - Zinc

Greek Key Sisal - Silver

Chevron Texture - Mineral

You can find more of these beautiful wallcoverings at Schumacher ... fall in love with something Silver!

xo,

Kim