When a mirror is part of a photo, its reflections can cause challenges. In my case, I decided to work with the mirror reflections rather than against them. I think that the reflected images add interest to the photo and also an opportunity to share another view of the room.
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| MIRROR REFLECTIONS ON MY MANTEL |
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If you haven’t noticed, I have an obsession with dishes. I selected some of my favorites and restyled the cupboard in my butler’s pantry in green and white with gold accents.
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| CORNER CUPBOARD IN GREEN AND WHITE |
The top shelf has my favorite transferware in green. I’ve sold off a lot of my vintage dishes but I don’t think I’ll ever part with these green and white dishes. They actually directed the cupboard styling. In the center is a large white Italian cachepot and ginger jar salt and pepper. On the shelf below are some scalloped oyster plates. I added the pair of green bookends just because they were the right color.
The next shelves hold some of my cabbage leaf collection. The white luncheon plates are a variation of the green ones. I have three of these cabbage leaf pedestal dessert stands in graduated sizes.
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| CABBAGE LEAF CAKE STANDS |
The bottom shelf holds more transferware and an ironstone pedestal bowl filled with gold apples, pears and figs. The demijohn base bowl holds bumble bee napkin rings.
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| MORE TRANSFERWARE, IRONSTONE COMPOTE AND GOLD ACCENTS |
I tied it all together with a selection of gold accents: figs, apples, pears, bumble bee napkin rings, tassel bookends, artichokes and weathered furniture finials.
In this summer heat my blooms didn’t disappoint. It has been an unusally hot and dry start to summer. I wanted to share what’s in bloom is mid June.
I found this hanging basket of Calibrachoa outside the grocery store in the almost dead sale section for $5. I knew I could revive it—and I did. It’s an annual so I’ll have to look for it next year.
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| CALIBRACHOA |
I had to look up the name of this perennial. It’s very low growing with lovely purple/blue blooms. The bees are feasting on it. It’s perfect under my bird bath.
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| WALL GERMANDER |
My Evening Primrose is a real fighter. The aggressive Black Eyed Susans invaded their space. The Susans were much taller than the Primrose but that feisty plant grew taller and bloomed above the Susans.
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| EVENING PRIMROSE |
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| LAMB’S EAR |
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| RUSSIAN SAGE |
I don’t live at the beach but I love adding beachy decor.
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| GLASS BEADS, CORAL, SEA LIFE PILLOWS AND SHELLS Notice the design book in the tray too, BOHEMIAN SOUL, by Valorie Hart. The author has been my design inspiration for many years. I followed her blog many years ago and currently follow her Instagram account @visualvamp. The images by photographer, Sarah Essex Bradley, are of the “Vanishing Interiors of New Orleans”. I’m really enjoying it. If you love to scroll through inspiring interiors, follow her on Tumblr too, The Visual Vamp. Of course garlands of glass beads and some coral look good in the tray too |
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| BOHEMIAN SOUL INTERIOR DESIGN BOOK WITH GLASS BEADS AND CORAL |
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| FAUX CORAL ON A STACK OF BOOKS ON A BOOK SHELF |
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| PAINTED BRANCHES IN A SHELL-FILLED CONTAINER ON MY MANTEL |
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| CORAL CANDLEHOLDERS AND CORAL REPEATED IN THE CHINOISERIE PRINT |
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| ONE OF SIX FRAMED CORAL IMAGES LAYERED OVER MY WINDOWS |
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| SHELLS INSIDE A SHELL REFLECTED IN MY MIRRORED TABLE |
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| ONE OF MY SEA LIFE PILLOWS |
You know I’m quite a collector. One of the things I’ve been collecting are vintage prints of birds. I realized that they were here and there around the house and also that it was time to update the family room mantel. Yes, that mantel that I never am able to get just right. I gathered three prints and layered them on the mantel. I didn’t bother to try to hang them since I change things so frequently. They’re just resting on the mantel layered over my oversized book art.
What do you think?
These cabbage leaf plates have been my go to set for Easter for many years. I keep them stacked on a stainless pot rack in my pantry year round. I can’t believe how popular and expensive they’ve become. They were very reasonable when I started collecting. Most came from Home Goods. My daughter refers to these as one of my home decor stock market successes. My husband wants me to apply my skills to the real stock market. LOL
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| CABBAGE LEAF PLATES STACKED IN MY PANTRY |
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| SERVING PIECE WITH BUNNIES |
I’ve always collected vintage bamboo. I use bamboo shelves for my office supplies and in the bathrooms for towels and toiletries. I think the most unique piece I have is a side table with fold out shelves in my sunroom.
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| SIDE TABLE WITH SHELVES FOLDED DOWN The next image shows how they fold out. |
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| A CLOSER LOOK AT THE FOLD OUT SHELF |
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| WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE FOLDED DOWN |
Do you use vintage bamboo in your home?
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BLUE AND WHITE
I go back and forth about using blue and white in my home. When I found a pair of these vintage lamps, I was back on the blue and white train. It took me a while to find lamp shades that I liked. I purchased the woven shades from Ballard. The scalloped edge sold me on them.
Do you change your mind about the colors you choose for your home?
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