Faux Flowers from Pottery Barn
I just can’t get enough of faux flowers. I saw these beauties at Pottery Barn. If you missed my entry from Hobby Lobby about shopping for faux flowers see it here.
(photo via Mrs. Shockley)
Home Updates, Accessories & Tours
Brown and White Transferware
Brown and white dishes are just as chic as the blue and white. I first learned about brown and white transferware from Martha Stewart. I thought it was beautiful so I went and purchased a giant brown and white transferware pitcher from Ebay. I use it for flower arrangements. Martha has an excellent video of how she displays her transferware. See it below. Enjoy!!!!
(photo by Kim East Gary on Instagram)
To watch the video of Martha’s Collection Display click here.
Pier One Starburst Mirror
Okay, these mirrors have been the rave for awhile now. I must admit I have been wanting one for sometime now but I have had the hardest time find one. When I would find one it wouldn’t be the right shape or the price would be astronomical!
I try to visit Pier One once a few months just to see what new items they have. So, when I walked in and found this I almost passed out!! The perfect starburst mirror. I absolutely love it! It is the size of a 9 inch dinner plate but it is perfect.
Pier One calls it the Gold Burst Wall Decor
I love the way it looks in our family room.
(photos via Mrs. Shockley)
My Kitchen Chandelier
I have been wanting a kitchen chandelier for the longest time! Now that we have a new home I can splurge on different decor items and experiment more.
I found this gorgeous chandelier at Lowes. I absolutely adore it!
(all photos via Mrs. Shockley)
Waterford Crystal
I first learned about Waterford Crystal from Martha Stewart. I then heard about it from my favorite Youtuber Trina Leavers.
Trina has a beautiful crystal vase in her dining room. She said that it survived a roof falling on it! I thought WOW! Really, is it that durable? So while I was in my favorite store Von Maur I checked our their Waterford Crystal vases.
All I can say is WOW! They are incredibly heavy and beautiful. I thought about it and I have decided to purchase one in the near future. I always have fresh flowers in my home and a Waterford vase would be a nice addition to my antiques.
The Waterford vases at Von Maur
This is the vase I have my eye on.
It’s the Waterford Grant Vase.
Gorgeous isn’t it?
(all photos via Mrs. Shockley)
Art in the Closet
I love decorating!! I will decorate any room in my home including my closet!! I have been putting small decor items in it for the last year. I recently just hung this picture in it. I love it. Beauty should be everywhere you are.
photo via Mrs. Shockley
The Details of Estee Lauder’s Bedroom
Last month I purchased Aerin Lauder’s book Beauty at Home and it has been absolutely stupendous! I have really enjoyed reading about the history of the Lauder Family and Estee’s home. On page 191 of the book, Aerin explains in detail Estee’s room. These details were so profound to me I just had to copy it from the book and share it…
“Estee’s devotion to blue and white was clear in everything she touched, from the design of a jar of face cream right down to the Porthault linens on her bed…….
She preferred twin beds- both of the original bedrooms had them- and these are French, made of white-painted wood.
On the bedside table, she would always have a pad of paper with a matching pen, a vase of flowers, family photographs, and a white porcelain lamp- the more ornate, the better…..
But my favorite thing in the room is Estee’s Louis XVI-style dressing table. When Eric and I first came here to stay and I opened the drawers, her hairbrushes, and combs, her lipsticks and sunglasses were still there- as if she had never left. On top of the table was an array of perfumes. She felt every woman should have a wardrobe of fragrances- one floral, one spicy, one sporty, one black-tie formal. A silver tray held a selection of compacts-golden, enameled, sometimes set with semiprecious stones. She was a genius at the packaging and she knew how alluring a pretty compact could be. Some, shaped like Faberge eggs, held solid perfume. “
(from Beauty at Home)
The book to me is a must-have for those of us who love beauty and the details that come in making it.
Estee’s vanity
(photo from Aerin’s Instagram)