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My Blue and White Table Setting

July 10, 2020/2 Comments/in Home Décor, Uncategorized /by mrs.sshockley

And it is Friday Ladies,

I hope everyone is well. I want to jump right into my post today. Most of you have probably already seen my photos on Instagram of my blue and white table setting but I just absolutely had to share this on the blog. I loved it so much!

I put this together early in the morning last Friday. I had just had my breakfast and was watching a Youtube video of Theodore Leaf’s blue and white table setting.

I then thought to myself, “could I do this”? I began looking around my home and realized that I had a ton of blue and white!

Yes, I could absolutely remake this table with my own spin.

The placemats and napkins are from HomeGoods and are Ralph Lauren. I paid only $14.99 for the set of placemats and only $9.99 for the set of napkins. Goodness, I just love Homegoods!

The ginger jars are from HomeGoods as well. My blue and white plates are from TJ. Maxx and my local antique store. My teacups are from eBay.

The green goblets are from my mother in law and the napkin rings are from Sur La Table.

This was such a fun little project for me. I just smiled once it was finished.

All of the floral arrangements are faux and are from HomeGoods and Joann Fabrics.

This little project gave me such joy. I have NEVER attempted anything like this. I loved every minute of it. Once I was finished I told my daughter, we need to film this and put it on Youtube. She agreed. My video is below in case you missed it.

Thanks again to everyone who reads my blog and watches my channel. I will be on vacation next week. I will share what we did and if there are any new finds. Everyone have a wonderful week!

(photos via Mrs. Shockley)

The Affordable Bedroom Bench

May 4, 2020/in Home Décor, Uncategorized /by mrs.sshockley

Good Morning Everyone,

I hope you all had a great weekend. Ours was quiet. I watched a lot of older Hallmark movies and sat outside on the porch a lot. It was nice. I am hoping that my orders will begin to arrive today. I got one yesterday. This beautiful flannel throw from Amazon. I ordered it in pink and white. So far I like it!

Okay, let’s get onto the beautiful bedroom bench that I ordered from Walmart.

I could not believe that it looked this beautiful. I was really surprised. Even my husband was astonished. He didn’t know that it came from Walmart until I told him.

There is a lot of cushion in it. It does not feel flimsy or cheap. The legs were easy to put on. You just screw them on.

It comes in two different colors. This color (natural) will go with anything and looks very classic.

I don’t think you will be disappointed by ordering this bench. It has taken me years to find one that I like. I have purchased about two of them and both were too short, not the right color, not stable enough. I sit on this bench and watch t.v.

It is truly gorgeous! I am so glad that I took the risk and ordered it. It was a nice discovery. I am hoping that the rest of my organizational items will arrive this week. If they do I will make sure to share them on the blog.

Have a great Monday!

(photos via Mrs. Shockley)

A Beautiful Gold Tray

May 1, 2020/2 Comments/in Home Décor, Uncategorized /by mrs.sshockley

Good Morning Everyone,

It is a beautiful morning here in Indy. My lilacs are beginning to bloom and my peonies are coming up nicely. Our local Mayor here has extended our stay-at-home order until May 15th. So it looks like I may be working from home until the end of May….. on to something fun.

It’s wonderful finding beautiful accessories, especially when they are of great quality and a great price.

Like this beautiful gold tray that I found at World Market. Unfortunately, I just checked and it is now sold out. I am sorry but there are similar ones here, here, and here.

It is beautiful and I do enjoy the way it looks on my table. It’s gorgeous and looks so sophisticated. Finding beautiful things has been such a joy recently. I hope it can continue.

Have a great weekend!

(photos via Mrs. Shockley)

Home Office Chandelier

April 1, 2020/2 Comments/in Home Décor, Uncategorized /by mrs.sshockley

Good Morning All,

Here we are week three for some of us working from home. I have been trying to take a break from the news. I just can’t watch it every day. It can be nerve-wracking.

Time for a little quarantine project sharing! I have made a list of small projects for my husband to do around the house. Of course, he keeps dodging it but you’re here buddy so…

The first was my new glass front door. I posted it on my Instagram. So now I can have my front door open during sunny days. That helps with this quarantine for sure. The second was a new light fixture for my office/ loft.

This is called the Trellis Light Chandelier (here is the crystal version of it). I tried to find it online but I could not. I could not buy it in the store either. It is a “special order” light fixture. I don’t know why but it is.

Here is what it looked like before the light. I have about two lamps in this room and here recently those just have not been enough. We need more light.

When we had the house built in 2013 we made sure that we had the contractors put electrical sockets in the ceilings. I just had a “feeling” that down the road I would change my mind and want ceiling lights.

I love the way it looks and it provides the extra light source that I need. I hope that you enjoyed this post and I am hoping to have more “quarantine projects” in the next few days. I really want my husband to paint the television stand in our room. It is solid wood and it was given to me by my mother in law. It is about 40 years old and I would like to have it painted gray with brass hardware. Now wouldn’t that be pretty?

(photos via Mrs. Shockley)

My Dream Desk ~ The Chinoiserie Secretary

January 31, 2020/4 Comments/in Home Décor, Uncategorized /by mrs.sshockley

Good Friday Morning,

Already February is upon us! Wow! 2020 is on a role. My husband asked me recently if I wanted to get any new pieces of furniture. Now why my husband would ask me that is crazy. He knows how much I love to look at furniture.

My eyebrows raised when he asked me. I said, “Well I would like a chinoiserie desk”. Of course, he has no idea what that is. So I tried to explain it but he still did not get it.

So that had me thinking. What kind of desk would I like to have if I could purchase one? There is no great inspiring website than Pinterest.

So below are the chinoiserie desks that I would love to have…

This is still one of my favorites. Remember I shared this office in June of 2019.

I think I am loving the secretary look. It seems so sophisticated and whimsical. This desk is from the Ralph Lauren collection. I should have known.

I would love to have a little pink in it. Especially some cherry blossoms. Now wouldn’t that be wonderful?

Oh my gosh, you guys. I found a blue and white secretary desk! ADORE! Pinterest is so dangerous!

There are so many beautiful options. But I do hope that sometime in the near future I can find one. I did see a chinoiserie desk at my local antique store but the price was about $795! Not something I was willing to pay at the time. Even right now I don’t think I would like to pay that.

I do hope that you enjoyed this post and that it provided some inspiration for you. Have a wonderful weekend and enjoy your time with family.

(photos via Pinterest)

Fresh Candles

January 22, 2020/2 Comments/in Home Décor, Uncategorized /by mrs.sshockley

Good Wednesday Morning Everyone,

I am back in the office and trying to get into the swing of things. This weekend we went out for dinner and while we were waiting for a table we decided to go next door to the bookstore.

I picked up a Good Housekeeping magazine and came across the beautiful Highgrove Tea Set for One pictured above. Isn’t it gorgeous? Oh I wanted it so bad so when I see things in a magazine and I know I don’t want to buy it, I take a photo of the article with my phone and look it up later.

So when I looked up this set I realized that after shipping it would be $100! That’s disappointing but maybe next time.

I did go candle shopping. Bath and Body Works was having a sale on their 3-wick candles. Their candles are the best. I did pick up the new fresh orange scent.

My husband loves and could not put it down. He keeps smelling it. It burns very nicely and has notes of grated orange zest and citrus.

The second candle that I picked up is my all-time favorite perfect spring. This has notes of fresh grass and apple blossom. It may be a little strong for some people but I love it.

I forgot to get my other favorite fresh cut lilacs so I am hoping to pick that up soon. Please let me know what your favorite spring candles are. I would love to know!

Enjoy your day!

(photos via Mrs. Shockley)

Inspired by Pink and Green

December 20, 2019/6 Comments/in Home Décor, Uncategorized /by mrs.sshockley

photo credit Chelsae A. Sahlman

Happy Friday,

Let the countdown begin to the Christmas festivities! I for one am looking forward to next week. This week has been a busy one so far and I am looking forward to spending time with family and not going to the office!

I know it’s Christmas time but can I share this beautiful apartment decorated by Danielle D. Rollins? I would really love to have this stunning petite fringe sofa. I believe it is from Society Social. Perfect isn’t it?

photo credit Chelsae A. Sahlman

I am loving the pink and green color scheme. Even the pops of blue and white are lovely. I have been on the lookout for new bedding for ummm years now! I can’t seem to find something that I love. So seeing inspiration like this helps me to broaden my horizons a little more.

photo credit Chelsae A. Sahlman

Can we talk about the closet? I love the space and the windows!!! Oh gosh, I would LOVE to have windows in my closet. The opportunity to add more texture and color to your closet…. would love it!

If you want to see more from this apartment, you may read it here. I hope you all have a great weekend and I may post once next week and take the rest of the time off. We will see.

Enjoy!

(photos via House Beautiful.com)