I overheard a couple in a lighting store super offended about an antler chandelier. It wasn’t even natural antler, it was made from cast resin. They thought that deer had died to make the chandelier.* They compared it to killing elephants for the ivory. No, deer do not die to make chandeliers. Deer shed their…
Did you know that you can buy handmade lighting from all over the world on Amazon? I just found DEZAART handmade wood lighting. It is really cool natural wood that looks like the Modern style lighting from the Modernage Furniture store in Oakland Park Florida. Dezaart’s Design Workshop Mid Century Modern Wood Lighting on Amazon…
Galt International makes very realistic preserved boxwood topiary trees and bushes. Some come already complete in blue and white pots that would mix beautifully with Chinoiserie. Topiary Trees The topiary trees comes in two sizes, 14” tall in a 5” blue and white pot and 19” tall in an 8” wide blue and white pot….
The Blue and White Kali Collection from Saturday Night Ltd. has window treatments, small rugs, shower curtains and hooks, towels and other bath items all in shades of blue with coordinating items in grey. Kali Blue and White Bath Collection from Saturday Night Ltd. on Amazon Kali Blue and White or Grey and White Home…
Succulents are really popular right now. You see them all over Pinterest and they are in every magazine. They are easy to grow and come in many variations. Your friends might even be giving you little pieces of their succulents to poke in soil and grow your own. So, if you have a sunny spot,…
Ceramics have been made in the Russian villages southeast of Moscow around the small town of Gzhel since the 14th century. The pieces are beautiful, with a white background and detailed hand-painted patterns. They are usually blue and white, but may be in other colors. Originally potters worked in their homes. They increased their productivity…
Vern Yip’s Koi Bath Collections are available in Gold or Silver. Or you could mix the two. The Gold Koi fabric has a rich blue background. The Silver Koi fabric has the metalic fish printed onto white for a more subtle look that would work with any colors or neutrals. The Gold Koi & Silver…
We just got some Adirondack chairs and a fire pit to enjoy in back of our new house. Nothing as ambitious as this outdoor fireplace, but I want to do something a little more than the chairs on the grass we have now. This time of year it stays light really late, but when it…
Vern Yip’s new Shangri La Oriental Bath Collection is primarily black and white, so you can use it with any colors or neutrals. The shower curtain has a large scene, like a detailed transferware landscape of a romanticized oriental scene. The Shangri La Collection – Beauty of the Orient Shangri La, a fantasy of the…
The Laura Ashley Cassidy Collection has bedding, window valances and a coordinating shower curtain. The fabric is 100% cotton with romantic roses in shades of blue, white and green printed on a pastel yellow background. Laura Ashley Blue and Yellow Cassidy Collection on Amazon All Laura Ashley Cassidy on Amazon Laura Ashley Cassidy Comforter Set…
