Linen..

 

Vintage linen is one of my favorite items in this world.  I love the softness it has while still having great visual texture.  The color is always slightly different from one piece to the next and the piece with embroidery always amaze me.

 

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Casual lux... with plum

 

This space is so perfectly imperfect.  I love the little punches of color here and there!  

Also, I wanted to say a big Thank you to Dana Wolter for including me on her Favorite Bloggers Wish list today, pop on over to see the other amazing bloggers that are included!

 

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Casual Lux..

 

As the days grow warmer and longer and we start to dip our toes into summer I long for clean casual luxuries..  Fresh greenery, fresh from the farmers market fruits and berries, time worn linens and a mix of old and new.  It gives me a feeling of freedom and getting lost in the days where our schedule is less restricting and scheduled.

Looking forward to beach days, pool days, lazy reading days and little spritzings of work in between the fun with family and friends.

Happy Summer!

 

 

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Grey in the bedroom..

 

We all know I love a good bedroom design... but this is a favorite.  The ceiling detail, the light, the view... need I continue.    I also just love the way the linen bedding is a soft accent to the concrete and the rougher feeling in the space.

 

 

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Weekend Wishes...

 

Wow what a week here.... our projects are inching closer to completion and I am gearing up for my trip to Paris, which is just next week!!  I hope you find some time to relax and enjoy the gift that is your bed, if it is anything like this I know you will!

Here are few things that inspired me this week....

A little visit here would be great.. (soon!)

I am seriously considering this for our trip.. great memories!

Pretty sure I need this for my trip too.(in black please).

Wishing I had a spot for this piece of art that we just put in the shop.

Have a wonderful weekend!

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greige: modern drama

 

I hope you had an amazing weekend.  Saturday was productive here but Sunday was pretty relaxed!  I am sorry for not posting this weekend I needed to unplug and check out so that I can be refreshed and ready for what the coming week brings.... projects projects projects!  I will admit to a little guilty pleasure I over indulged on this weekend though - I am addicted to watching Gossip Girl on netflix and cannot get enough!  I hope you have a wonderful week planned...I wish I was spending time in this fabulous space working through the third season of GG.

 

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Fresh Fresh

I feel so fortunate that we have a new Farmer's Market here right by the house every Thursday now.  It is so nice to have fresh French bread, fruit and veggies.  This week both kids went with me and they had to taste everything before they made their choices.  It was fun to watch them decide which peaches and grapes they prefered.  We typically will have fruit, bread and cheese with wine on these nights for dinner so we can enjoy how fresh everything is.  

I also fell in love with my new linens that came in for the shop... love the rainbow accent on these hand towels so much fun!

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Monogramming {etiquette}

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Last week I was meeting with one of my super sweet clients and we got to talking about monograms.  It is a funny thing how the monogram seems to come in and out of style.  Currently it is in I believe...  correct me if I am wrong.  The thing is we both noted how we did not know the order or the appropriate monogram etiquette.  She told me that she looked it up online~and we both said "what did we do before google?"

As I have been seeing more and more of them around I thought you too might like to know more about monogram etiquette.  So here you go - straight from my google search to your computer.

A monogram is a motif made by overlapping or combining two or more letters or other graphemes to form one symbol. Monograms are often made by combining the initials of an individual or a company, used as recognizable symbols or logos.  Obvious right?  Well here is the thing I did not know that there is an order to things depending on what you are monogramming. 

A traditional 3-letter monogram has the initial of the individual's last name (surname) set larger, or with some special treatment in the center, while the first name initial appears to the left of it and the middle name initial appears to the right of it. For example, if the individual's name is Mary Ann Jones, and Jones is the surname, then the arrangement of letters would be thus: MJA, with the surname initial set larger in the center, the M for Mary to the left and the A for Ann to the right.


Married or engaged couples may use two-letter monograms of their entwined initials, for example on wedding invitations. Married couples may also create three-letter monograms incorporating the initial of their shared surname. For example, the monogram MJA might be used for Michael and Alice Jones.However, monogramming etiquette for the married couple varies according to the item being monogrammed. Linens, for example, typically list the woman's given initial first, followed by the couple's shared surname initial and then the man's given initial (AJM).

So do you monogram?  I love it but don't do it as often as I should.  I think that they are great on gifts, maybe a note to add to my gift giving list this year.

 

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