Monday, January 15, 2018

January North Carolina Field Trip

After taking Christmas down, it was  a perfect time to evaluate my home decor.  Is it time for an update? Is this room really functional?   Or  is it finally time to go searching for something that you have been trying to do since last year?
My friend Jill and I moved in to our houses abut 8 months apart and we both have been looking for very specific finishing touches for our homes.  So on a rainy January day last Friday, we decided to drive to Hickory, NC and check out their furniture mart.  Hickory is about 75 miles from Asheville and is home to many furniture makers.  They also have a large furniture mart that sells many lines of furniture and has a large number of furniture outlets.  These outlets get the showroom samples from the previous season and offer great bargains to the consumer.  

After shopping the entire 4 floors, we ended up back in the Maitland Smith outlet on the first floor. 
This showroom was offering 40% off the outlet price on Maitland Smith merchandise.  They also carried Hickory Chair and Henredon.  After purchasing several pieces, we loaded up the small items and headed home. Delivery was set for a large sofa that I purchased for my husband's office.


One of my hunts was for a small French chair in a grey finish for my bath. And here it was!
I wasn't crazy about the blue color, but the price was so good, I knew I could work with it.
The size  was perfect.


After getting it home, I removed the seat cushion.  It was the perfect size to show off this fabric that I have been saving for several years.  

 I carefully removed the white cording from the seat, as I wanted to use it again. 


I purchased this beautiful  silk fabric on Ebay, a couple of years ago. It looks like a watercolor
and is a large scale repeat.   It fit the chair seat beautifully.


The roses are surrounded with tones of blues and navy, that matched the blue velvet back perfectly.


The finished chair! The perfect spot to put on socks!







A vase of pink roses to add more joy.  Time to take a bath!

Wednesday, January 10, 2018

Blush Pink

My favorite color is blush pink.  It's not a color that is gender neutral, so I try to use it judiciously.
My bath is white, so I can accent it with any color.  Blush pink is my choice of the moment!


Freeze dried hydrangeas and soft towels add the sweet pink to my side of the master bath.






Pink opaline antique dresser jars hold cotton balls and trinkets. 




Pretty pink roses sit on the shelves in the shower.

Some how, this simple touch adds magic and enjoyment  to the simple ritual of  taking a shower.


The guest room is another space that blush pink goes perfectly. 
While this room is painted in  shades of grey and gold, the pink is the perfect pop.



 A reticulated compote is filled with pink velvet pumpkins
and a rhinestone masquerade mask from Venice.
 Soft pink pillows from Bella Notte invite you to cozy up and read
on their soft satin and velvet surfaces. Bella Notte really does this color the best!
This soft pink is a favorite color of mine when mother nature chooses it.
A rainbow fern has turned a soft pink for the winter in our sunroom.
                  It seems to be the favorite  place for all the lady bug visitors that come in from the cold!

 Trumpet flowers outside our hotel room in Positano- breathtaking.

Finally, one of the last roses of the season captured with my camera  at Biltmore Estate- 
certainly worthy of framing.



Post Script

To answer a couple of reader's questions-
The color of the paint in the master bath is Sherwin Williams Mindful Gray 7016

The bath tub is made by Americh and is the Sirena model with an air tub feature.