Turquoise, Tulips and Bliss

Thursday, November 10, 2011

Thursday's Treasure Hunt - the Makings of the Perfect Gallery Wall

It takes a certain knack to assemble and an eye for collecting the makings for the perfect a Gallery Wall!

Like with mu inept ability for arranging bookshelves, I have yet to find the necessary knack to use what I have to create the Gallery Wall I am envisioning in my head (it's this one wall in my bedroom that has now remained blank for ever a year...) I have been searching with no luck for any anchor pieces to spur "the perfect Gallery Wall" I have in my head but the wall remains empty.
That being said, I cannot let the concept go and am determinded to find what I have been searching for.

In the meantime though, I seem to be completely paralyzed by the overwhelming number of things to consider: Is a symmetrical balanced Gallery Wall your preference or are you going for a hodge podge of images, frames colors, shapes and sizes?
Do want to have a theme to the wall or create some interest with random odds and ends?
Do you want frames to all be the same color - regardless of whether or not they are the same size?

Then, how to assemble the Galley Wall so that it does not look too makeshift yet is not too symmetrical and straight laced that it looses the appeal of a Gallery Wall.

While the search for pieces for my Gallery Wall continues, I will let these fabulous compiled ones inspire me in the meantime!

So much to look at on the Gallery Wall of this home office.

(Can't help but point out the turquoise upholstered chair - love the velvet!)

The wall along a staircase is perfect for a Gallery Wall

Colorful Gallery Wall in a home office

Nautical Themed Gallery Wall - perfect for that beach house guest room perhaps?

Love the look of a Gallery Wall for the space behind a couch

Pottery Barn Gallery Wall

How fabulous are these large Audubon bird prints? Together they make up a phenomenal Gallery Wall fitting for the grand scale and tall ceilings of this room!

This Gallery Wall adds just the right amount of spunk to this neutral toned bedroom.
(Love the turquoise chest, too!)

Adorable in a child's nursery or bedroom

Wednesday, November 9, 2011

Gone Country -- on Country Music's Biggest Night!

That's right ladies and gentleman, tonight is Country Music's biggest night - the CMA Awards!

Being the country music ~~lover~~ FANATIC I am, I look forward to this awards show every year! So many of my favorites are nominated and the show's performances are always fabulous. Oh, what I would give to be in Nashville tonight schmoozing with the country music's biggest stars

(with two of my best friends, who just happen to conveniently be Nashville residents, in tow too, of course!)

So, in an effort to go "back to our roots" and as an ode to Country Music's biggest night, I share with you this fabulous "barn" right outside of Nashville, TN, of one of country music's own, Ronnie Dunn!

The house was first featured in Garden and Gun's Best of Southern Style in 2010 and is the work of always talented designer, Rachel Halvorson -- whose blog, Nestegg is fabulous in case you don't already follow it.

This barn leaves me swooning with thoughts of cowboy boots, cowboy hats, country music, and a barn like this for those times you just need a little "country living" (the shabby-chic way)!

Monday, November 7, 2011

Hickory Dickory Dock

The mouse ran up the clock.

The clock struck one,

The Mouse ran down,

Hickory, dickory, dock.

... a little Monday morning Mother Goose for you!

Decorative clocks can the perfect little or big addition to bookshelves, halls and walls.

Don't forget to set these clocks back an hour too though!

Happy Monday!

Antique alarm clock (and I must say it's the perfect accent to the fabulous pink tulips)

Beautiful mantel, complete with a decorative gold clock

Every desk needs a clock and this catch-all trey is the perfect place for one.

Beautiful foyer with antique Grandfather Clock

Shabby-chic mantel - complete with Tulips and a Clock!

Beautiful fireplace and mantel

Rustic-chic farmhouse with a beautiful grandfather clock

Something tells me this clock comes in handy regularly

Turquoise Blue Grandfather clock - the perfect accent piece in this dining room

Bookshelf filled with clocks

Thursday, October 27, 2011

Pillow Fight!!

I have always adored Caitlin Wilson's interior design work so it comes as no surprise that her new line of textilesis simply to-die-for. Patterns and colors are truly her forte!

The ability to mix and match her new textiles leaves me swooning over all of the possibilities!!

These throw pillows are just the beginning of the possibilities for all of her beautiful designs

Enjoy ewing and ahhing over these fabulous pillows - these would bring bliss to any space!