Queen Aubergine

Favorite new color:  Aubergine!

Fresh Touches for the New Year for $25 or less!

Easy domestic touches that will be kind to your post holiday budget--but yet infuse your home with something fresh:


1. A sophisticated scent from Yankee Candle is Midnight Jasmine- one of my favorites!  For 14.99 it comes in a small tumbler with a brushed lid and rivals many of the high end scented candles.  Your home will smell amazing!

2. Water Hyacinth Basket from Pier One Imports start at $12 & can get you organized.  Hand stamp and tie on tags for even more efficiency and a sweet touch:

3. Frames at Pottery Barn are currently on sale. In white or black 8 x 10s are $23 and less for smaller sizes.  Take some of your favorite photographs and process in black & white for a collage in a hall, entry way or vacant wall space.  Inexpensive yet interesting wall decor!

4. Mason jar bouquets. Mason jars can be purchased at Target for about $5 but are also fun to pick them up at flea markets or antique fairs.  Bouquets looks interesting when split and arranged at various heights.

For that matter mason jars have a zillion uses...organizing or for candles, inside or out:

5. Succulents! Easy to care for and can be placed in interesting containers from teacups to antique silver for a charming display.  These can be found at Home Depot very inexpensively and the containers can be anything new or vintage that you might find!

6. And lastly---cleaning products that are packaged beautifully and smell great are an incentive to inspire your housework!  Cleaning an organizing are at the top of my 2012 resolutions.  Mrs Meyers makes products that I love <3  

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

Paint Your Palette!

Take a journey into the beautiful world of www.design-seeds.com and discover a breathtaking mix of paint colors inspired by simple pleasures and nature itself.  
Here is where artist Jessica Colaluca shares her gift of pairing colors from the inspiration around her. Take a look:

I love the soft purple pop in the midst of these richer tones!

Mint inspiration- an updated take!

Neutral and nice!

My favorite- there are plum walls in my future!

Last minute gift ideas...Anthropologie!

Sweet kitchen accents from Anthropologie- the best home accessories ever!

               Ceramic berry canisters filled with treats!

Milk bottle measuring cups- cute!

Speaking of Tabletops......

Anthropologie has a great design tool that lets you design your own customized tabletop!!
ttp://www.anthropologie.com/anthro/catalog/category.jsp?pageName=Tabletop+Design+Tool&popId=HOME&navAction=top&navCount=6&pushId=HOME-DESIGN-TOOL&id=HOME-DESIGN-TOOL

Holiday Tablescapes

Beautiful Holiday tables from the Holiday House Tour in Needham, MA- attended with my lovely neighbors Theresa & Suz.  I think we agreed that Christmas at the Beach was our favorite:

Traditional

Sugar Plum

Christmas At The Beach

Christmas At The Beach

Forest Green-check out the photo place cards

Whimsical

Wall posting

Hilary Swank's beautiful Manhattan apartment in Elle Decor this month- love this wall!

A few more "great walls"!