A CRAZY YEAR...WORK!

2019 was a crazy year - both good and bad - and I've fallen behind - way behind - in my posting...
so I'm attempting to catch up....

Despite the water damage and repairs going on at my house, I was able to accomplish quite a bit of decor and design - here are a few of the tidbits...
(or here are the ones where I actually remembered to take a photo)

We put the finishing touches on this sweet guest bathroom

I promise to get my prints online soon,
these came from my collection
Aren't they gorgeous?

I used prints from my collection to finish up this sweet guest bedroom...

I designed a large kitchen and a guest bedroom and bath for this home

This is demo happening!

Sometimes I'm only hired to design a space and don't actually get to work on it - so its kind of fun to have a peek and see what they came up with on their own...

In another home, we  finished an art installation for this blank wall behind a grand piano

including framing this actual violin and sheet music

in a shadow box

and all the music related Sid Dickens plaques we could find...

and some custom photography

More of my prints on this office wall - all white flowers -

and a great concrete planter find, which we filled with succulents

Thirteen foot ceilings in this powder room -
we had to bring the eye level down a little - it was just too much blank space.
So, we had a nice high wainscot installed and some black and white photography brought the scale of the room down to size.

We also added a bench in this cavernous room...

 This wall of photos is from the beach photo shoot my friend, Lorie, had with James (my son).
 So fun to see his talent displayed!

A LITTLE FLORAL INSPIRATION

I'm a fall baby.  Born in October, I always love the end of the year seasons, when the air turns crisper, colors turn warmer, and the promise of family gatherings and Christmas cheer are on the horizon.

On the other hand, Spring is a pretty magical time, too.  I love the new growth in the garden, and picking new plants, and bringing the outdoors inside a little with plants, flowers and accessories.  Nature can be heady.  Moss can be magical.  Spring casts a certain spell...

It cast a rose spell on us - The Hubs and I had a slight sprinkler problem and some plants had to be removed for the repair - which left a little room in the garden for more roses....  Here's what came home with us...

Carding Mills (David Austin English Roses)

The Alnwick Rose (David Austin English Roses)

Sweet Mademoiselle (David Austin English Roses)

Bolero (Romantica)

I love the look of these multi-petaled English roses and the amazing color and fragrance.  We actually went back for another of the white romantica rose, Bolero.  Once it bloomed we were stunned at its size (4") and beauty.  It has over 100 petals and opens up with just a blush of pink in the center and has a wonderful scent.  We fell in love.  

I look forward to the Spring Celebration at Rogers Gardens, a plant nursery in Corona del Mar, California, each year. They are are a serious nursery, and a large one, but more than that - they also have several gift shops, a restaurant and an on-site florist.

Each Spring, their team of florists fill the largest of the gift shops with dozens of beautiful fresh arrangements for their Spring Celebration. It's a bountiful display of their considerable talents that looks beautiful and smells even better.  I can provide a look for you here ....I wish I could also send the aroma!

Hope you enjoyed the little floral tour - its back to the garden for me - I have to go plant roses!