Clean Slate

New Year, fresh slate. 

Speaking of slate - I love it,
both the color (grey and blue) and the rock!

Enjoy some crisp, clean slate inspiration to get you thinking about what you're going to do with your fresh slate in 2014! 

Sunroom with slate floor

Slate grey kitchen cabinets

Slate floor in a mudroom

Sheffield metal roof in 'slate grey'

Grey walls and crisp white cabinets in this kitchen are perfectly accompanied by beautiful slate floors

Slate front porch

Beautiful slate roofed garage

Slate fireplace surround

Slate carriage way adorn with lanterns - 

would love to see more of this fabulous New Orleans house!

Slate floors can be cold but the high beams, cozy furnishings, and lush looking rug make this room so warm an inviting!

Wet bar storage against a black wall and slate backsplash

Wicked Wednesday

Hope all of you are getting in the Halloween spirit... admittedly, Halloween is not my favorite but at the same time, who doesn't love a reason to decorate and have a party?! After Halloween comes my favorite, Thanksgiving... hard to believe they're right around the corner!

I was in New Orleans this past weekend and my, do they go all out!! Gracious!! Everything they do in that city is to the nth degree - just love all the excitement! Coming home to an nondecorated stoop has me feeling like a Halloween Grinch!

In case you too are looking to add a little wicked to your front stoop for all the trick-or-treaters who will come a knockin' tomorrow, here you go (and of course, there's always next year... never too early to start planning!)

By the way, take the wicked out of most of these and you have the perfect Thanksgiving front door decor for your family coming over for turkey in 4 weeks!

Hanging bats made simple with Martha's DIY project

Another idea with Martha's bats - hung across your door!
(make sure to hang with non-sticky tack so you can pull them right off on November 1st!)

Love the mix of stick and real pumpkins

Corn stalks and barrels of hay with some pumpkins and mums and voila! 

Pumpkins and lanterns 

(of course, it doesn't hurt to also have a festive orange door!) 

Pumpkins and sticks

A spider and some black ribbon - done! 

Bring on Spring!

Spring is nature's way of saying 'Let's Party!'
- Robin Williams

via my Pinterest

A-Tisket A-Taskit Tuesday

...A green and yellow basket...

Or any color basket for that matter!!
Baskets, baskets everywhere

Happy Tuesday!

 A shlew of baskets make for a fabulous wall display!

 Matching basket and napkin holder is the perfect organizer for your barware

 Love the big french basket under the console filled with ferns

 Baskets are perfect for storing throws in your living room

This large basket adds another element to the table display while also serving as the perfect place to store all of your favorite reading material

 Pullout basket storage built-in to your kitchen island

 Flat-back basket is perfect for sprucing up your front door

Open shelves in the kitchen allow for varying sized baskets to be displayed -- which also serve as great "hiding" places for various kitchen necessities

These open weave baskets add some texture to this sleek white kitchen

Dough Baskets makes for a great catch-all in the kitchen

Design Chic recommends the natural colored basket as it brings the color of the floor up to the counter top

Heck, you can even incorporate basket weave into a cake just as the couple did at this Magnolia Plantation wedding

Tulips on a Tuesday!

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Taking a Walk on Tuesday...

...Through Your Front Door!!

Your entry hall is the area of your house always saying "Welcome Home!" 

It is also the first thing guests will see when visiting your home.

So whatever your style make the entry hall speak for your house and say 

"Come on in!"

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