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Blue and White Around My Home

September 8, 2017/in Home Décor, Uncategorized /by mrs.sshockley

I have talked about blue and white so much on the blog. It is becoming my favorite thing. I need to slow down on buying it because honestly I do have enough but the more I resist the more I find pieces so the battle continues.

I wanted to do a quick update on my collection so far. I have purchased a lot more this year and just wanted to share what I have found so far.

We will start with this piece. I purchased this earlier this year from the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. It is so neat to say, “Yes, I got this piece from the Library of Congress. I bought two and sent the other to my lovely friend Mrs. Shery. She is my inspiration to this blue and white collection.

This next piece is from the Homegoods store here in my city. I purchased two of these but different patterns. The other is at work. The piece under the table I found at Ross for $8!

These pieces were found this year too. It’s wonderful when you have friends and family finding blue and white for you. These were found by my cousin’s girlfriend Sarah at a flea market.

More in my cabinet. The big one was found at Von Maur last year and the smaller was found at a T.J. Maxx in New Jersey in 2014.

This was found in South Carolina this year.

Ralph Lauren

Lenox Collection

Homegoods

Flea markets all around the city

Blue and white lamps, the best flea market find ever!

And my last two greatest purchases so far. The one on the table is from Bath and Body Works (shocking, I know) and the bigger one is from Homegoods. I only paid $60 for it! Such a steal!

I hope to find some blue and white garden stools in the near future. All I want is 2. So as the warm season ends I am hopeful that next summer will bring about more possibilities for me finding them as the blue and white trend is picking up.

Thanks for reading!!!

(photo via Mrs. Shockley)

Paint Colors for the Bedroom

September 4, 2017/2 Comments/in Home Décor, Uncategorized /by mrs.sshockley

We built our home in 2013 so it has been 4 years and we still have not painted our master bedroom nor the bathroom. We have been going back and forth about colors but I am hopeful that this year will be the year.

I am torn between 2 colors, gray and lilac. We also need to paint our daughter’s bedroom and she has chosen light blue. Until she saw my selection of lilac….. great…..

This inspiration…

Love this…

Now here is our bedroom. Our bed is a cream color wing back bed. I think it up against the lilac will be perfect.

Love all the inspiration that Pinterest provides. I am just so excited that my husband will let me have lilac in our room. I am looking forward to it.

Now on this chart, I am leaning toward “radiant lilac”. These are Sherwin Williams paints and my husband loves their products.

My daughter has been wanting her room painted “light blue” until she saw my lilac paint color choices. I told her that she can paint her room the same color and she has refused. So the deal is if we go with a different color then she will go with the radiant lilac. Problem solved…..

Here were her paint color choices…

She likes the top color “lobelia” and here are other examples….

I love this “silken blue” but she hates it! It’s okay. I am hoping that we will finally have color on the walls and that the last 3 rooms in the house will finally be finished. I also have to pick out a “stain” color for our fence. Looking forward to that too!

(photos via Pinterest and Mrs. Shockley)

A House Tour in Georgetown

August 30, 2017/in Home Décor, Uncategorized /by mrs.sshockley

When we were walking through the neighborhoods in D.C. (see here if you missed it) and as I was looking at all of the homes I was dreaming about what they look like on the inside. Well, House Beautiful has given me a chance to take a peek inside a historic row-house in Georgetown.

photo credit Ngoc Minh Ngo

A beautiful 1901 rowhouse

photo credit Ngoc Minh Ngo

Love the table in the entryway

photo credit Ngoc Minh Ngo

The Carver’s Guild mirror is beautiful

photo credit Ngoc Minh Ngo

A blue and white garden stool. I love these!!!

photo credit Ngoc Minh Ngo

A series of 17th-century bird prints cover the walls.

photo credit Ngoc Minh Ngo

Love this custom farmhouse table from Holland & Company.

Again, love all the blue and white in the cabinets.

photo credit Ngoc Minh Ngo

Going upstairs, the master bedroom is full of blue and white.

Another garden stool…..

photo credit Ngoc Minh Ngo

Love the print on the bed, it’s Colefax and Fowler print is also repeated on the curtains. And if you look closely there are french doors to the left. Lovely…

photo credit Ngoc Minh Ngo

This is the guest bedroom. The wall is herringbone wallpaper by Ralph Lauren and faux bamboo nightstands. Lovely guest bedroom.

This is a very nice home tour. If you wish to read the original article you may see it here.

Enjoy!

(photos via HouseBeautiful.com)

Essential Oil Candle Collection

July 31, 2017/in Home Décor, Uncategorized /by mrs.sshockley

It should come as no surprise that once this candle collection hit Bath and Body Works I was going to be a fan. I purchased 3 but I bought two of the Rose scents. All of them are lovely.

The eucalyptus has some peppermint notes in it and is very light.

Eucalyptus 3-Wick Candle - Bath And Body Works

The lemongrass has lime and may chang essential oil. I have that in our bedroom. And the rose has lemon and orange essential oils and I have that in our family room. I love the three scents that I have. I did not realize that there was a lavender and cypress available. They did not have those in my store. I smelled the bergamot and I may go back and get that as well. I did not like the cinnamon and the almond. The almond reminded me of vanilla and the cinnamon had a hint of clove in it. But everyone likes what they like. I am a huge fan of floral scents. But I do hope that my location will get that lavender and cypress soon. I hope you enjoyed this post and will go and do a “test smell” with them all. Enjoy!

(photo via Mrs. Shockley and BathandBodyworks.com)

Office Pretties

June 12, 2017/in Home Décor, Uncategorized /by mrs.sshockley

This is a quick post about office items that I discovered. I found this pretty decorative box for my office. You can put anything inside. It is quite chic……

I tried to find similar ones on the T.J. Maxx website but it was quite hard but if you are still curious here they are. My box is by Max Studio just in case you wanted to search the web.

The other item that I found was the gold letter holder. It was only $10! Great deal and looks wonderful with the office also from T.J. Maxx.

The last item in the photo is my faux peony arrangement. Also a T.J. Maxx find. It was $16.99.

Here is a photo of inside the box. It will be great for putting sticky notes in, reminders and anything I need. It was only $24.99. Sorry I could not find the links to these on their website but you can try to search for them.

I love finding office pretties and using them everyday. Until next time, #live elegant everyday!

(photos by Mrs. Shockley)

Buying Beauty in France

May 15, 2017/in Home Décor, Uncategorized /by mrs.sshockley

I love reading about people buying chateaus and renovating them in France. It takes a lot of courage and imagination to visualize the beauty that your chateau could be.

One such brave individual is Julie Huh-Carrie. I began following her Instagram account about 2 years ago and it has been a joy watching her journey with her beautiful chateau.

Her chateau is called the French Manior and was built in 1857. Julie admits that the property was not in good condition but after a week of seeing it her and her husband agreed to purchase the property.

Julie rents the property while she is away and she offers many services with your stay. You can host a wedding or party, have a workshop or schedule your very own brocante buying tour.

You may also stay during her time slots for the bed and breakfast. This manor has so many wonderful things to offer. I hope that I can visit it one day.

If you would like to read the original article you may see it here. And as always I hope that you enjoyed this mini tour!

(photos via Victoria.com)

A Gracious Kitchen ~ A dream kitchen

April 14, 2017/in Home Décor, Uncategorized /by mrs.sshockley

House Beautiful magazine always has inspiring homes. Some of the interiors are so amazing and are just non-stop elegance. I have been waiting patiently for this kitchen to post on their website for about two weeks now.

I had to share it. It was in the April, 2017 issue of House Beautiful. This kitchen is so full of richly details and is just full of grace…..