More Outdoor Decor

Maybe because it's been SO cloudy and gloomy here for the last 4 days and I'm really feeling the need to be outside on a great patio with the SUN SHINING, that I decided to post some outdoor inspiration today. We'll be focusing on the inside all next week with Remix It Online Week, soooo...

Love this! The set is currently on sale at Ballard Designs:

outdoor decor

Hope you're having a great day wherever you are... Don't forget to register for our great Morgan Dane GIVEAWAY!!!

Don't You Just Love Summer?

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Lemon Place Cards

Country Living photo: Alexandra Rowley

I definitely do! You may have noticed that my blog posts are rather sporadic lately. Part of that is life in general, and part of it is summer!

I actually have a lot of ideas and some great posts started that I think you'll really like if I can just sit down and pull them all together. I'm not going to stress about it though because summer flies by way too quickly! I plan on enjoying every minute of it and I hope you all do the same. I WILL be posting but if I disappear for brief periods, just know that I'll be back! :-)

House Beautiful photo: Victoria Pearson

I recently purchased the turquoise version (that color isn't on-line for some reason) of this pom-pom scarf at Old Navy and I love it! It's a large square and my friend and I, of course, immediately noticed that it could also be used as a colorful summer throw for a table... (It also comes in green and neutral)

Speaking of brightening things up for summer, I talked in my Decorating with Throws post about the idea of using a throw to disguise a chair when you want a new look but can't afford a new chair. This image from BHG.com is a good example of that concept and also shows how you can brighten your look for summer by not only covering the center of the chair (or sofa) with a colorful throw,

but
- adding bright throw pillows,
- freshening up your artwork with some colorful images and
- adding colorful books (still love the idea of using them for a side table)
- and bright or light accessories.
These are all low-cost/low-commitment changes that can be swapped out by season.


Another image from BHG.com. The valance and the roman shade are nice, but I think it's a fun idea, especially for summer, to add the bud vases above...

Hope you have a wonderful, relaxing weekend! :-)

Coastal Living Photo Susan Mauney

Updated Urns

I'm participating in Kimba's garden party

today, so here is an outdoor favorite...

These outdoor urns looked REALLY bad (unfortunately I don't have "before" pictures) and I was going to get rid of them, but decided to try to paint them instead. We sanded them down a bit and sprayed them with Rust-Oleum Multicolor Textured Paint in 223525 - Aged Iron.

I'm VERY happy with the result! The paint went on so well and they still have some variation in color which keeps them from having that "just painted" look.

I also love the different colors of Coleus that I put in the pots this year. The colors are so brilliant that even on a cloudy day, like today, they're beautiful.

More Outdoor Decor

Maybe because it's been SO cloudy and gloomy here for the last 4 days and I'm really feeling the need to be outside on a great patio with the SUN SHINING, that I decided to post some outdoor inspiration today. We'll be focusing on the inside all next week with Remix It Online Week, soooo...
Love this! The set is currently on sale at Ballard Designs:


Hope you're having a great day wherever you are... Don't forget to register for our great Morgan Dane GIVEAWAY!!!

Decorating with Letters and Numbers

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Letters on your pillows...
Coastal Living photo Tria Giovan

Words on the wall...

Country Living photo John Coolidge

Country Living photo Jack Thompson

Excuse this photo, but I took it with my cell phone in a little restaurant we stopped at a couple months ago. They had several walls accessorized this way and I thought it was interesting (and of course I had to take a photo in case someone in blogland could use the idea!)

Notice the words on the mirror?
Sarah Richardon Design

and this one? (love it)
B&B Italia via Marcus Design

Signs...
Sarah Richardson Design

House #'s on pillows on your porch...
diyideas.com

Personalizing your chairs with chalkboard paint. Fun for every day use and also a clever, different take on "name cards" for dinner guests. ( BHG.com)

Embellishing wood letters ( BHG.com)...


A mix of plates and words...
HGTV.com Designer Sue Adams. (Photo by Sam Gray)

words ON plates...
Country Living photo Ellen Silverman

Letters etched into frosted glass cabinet doors...
Coastal Living

A cute eye chart lamp shade, printed table runner and wall words from Real Simple...


Organize and Decorate Everything did a stairway letter wall...

Love the use of letters on this bunkbed...
warymeyers via Alkemie

An artistic headboard from diyideas.com

A fun idea for a boys room from diyideas.com

Monogrammed tables from diyideas.com

BHG.com suggests assigning each family member a hanging basket, then mounting the baskets on hooks beside an entry door or on a stairway wall. Identify the baskets for each family member using letters...

Use a window film with a cut out message as an inexpensive alternative to blinds...

via homesandgardens.com

via Brume

Bird and Banner via Once Wed showed this project as a centerpiece idea, but the vintage numbered books could really be used anywhere you're accessorizing.

Edited to add this chair from Living Etc. via Color Sizzle. Isn't it fun?

Have a great day!

Creative Decorating Ideas - 11

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We saw a long lumbar pillow in this creative decorating post but here is a smaller one used in a different way with other pillows. Still loving the idea...

styleathome.com

Rather than hanging a bulletin board, make a statement by upholstering and framing a large cork board and leaning it against the wall...

marthastewart.com

"Wallpaper" your walls with photos. Normally this idea would be a little busy for me, but they've used all white mats and the frame colors are consistent with the colors used in the furnishings and fabrics in the room which keeps it from getting crazy. Notice how they've also done a version of the color block by leaving a wide white border around the wall color...

houseandhome.com Photo Donna Griffith

Turn a closet into a cozy reading nook with a built-in twin bed...

Coastal Living Photo Tria Giovan

If your room is feeling a little too neutral and you don't want to make a big commitment to color, hang inexpensive artwork in colorful frames. When you're tired of the color, swap out the artwork and paint the frames a different color or go all neutral again.

House Beautiful Designer Eric Cohler Photo Roger Davies

We've talked about painting ceilings before but we haven't shown the idea of using using high gloss white paint on the ceiling like Alex Bates, the creative director of West Elm, did on the ceiling in her beach cottage to reflect the natural light...

Country Living photo credit: William Waldron

She also used chalked lines to turn the family's deck into a game board for oversize chess pieces. Fun!

Hope you're having a great day!

Weekend Project - Paint Your Porch Ceiling

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Country Living photo credit: Steven Randazzo

You've probably noticed that painting interior ceilings is definitely "in" right now, but have you ever thought of painting your porch ceiling?

Not that you really need me to find projects to keep you busy on the weekend but just in case you have nothing on the schedule (does that ever happen?), this is definitely worth considering, don't you think? :-)

It really doesn't matter if it's your front porch...

Coastal Living Photo Elizabeth Glasgow

Country Living photo credit: Lucas Allen

or your back porch...

Coastal Living Photo Deborah Whitlaw Llewellyn

or sunporch...

House Beautiful Photo Simon Upton

Southern Accents Photo Tria Giovan


or patio...

Southern Accents Photo Tria Giovan

And even though blue seems to be the favorite color of porch ceiling painters, you could definitely do black...

Southern Accents Photo Pieter Estersohn

or green (or any other color that suits your fancy) Country Living Photo Laura Moss

Have a great weekend!

Table and Beverage Tub

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When I saw this table and beverage tub in the latest Frontgate catalog, I was immediately struck by how clever it was! It starts out as a nice little side table for every day use...

but when you need a place to keep your beverages cold, the tabletop telescopes up and locks. Table + Cooler = Perfect! Wouldn't this be great to have on the deck or patio? Love it!

Have an awesome weekend!