Wainscoting...a client up-date

I wanted to update you on a clients home...
I've had so much fun working on this home....
Its very rewarding when clients love everything about the finished product....
Sometimes it can be a challenge to bring together the husband's taste and the wife's taste when they are on opposite scales of design...
The wife likes country farm....
She would love to take an old barn and turn it into a home...the rustic, the better...
The husband likes a refined feel...he likes traditional, french style...but they both love red, white and blue...

These are the before pictures of their living room.

They both agreed that they wanted their living room to be on the casual side and they both wanted wainscoting...

I had the wainscoting painted Dunn Edward's Swiss Coffee...
I tried so many different whites and they just looked dirty....
This white is a warm white...

We are still waiting for a few pieces to come in and art work and then I need to stage it for photos... but I thought you might want a little sneak peek!

A Cottage Feel

I'm designing a living and dining room for the nicest couple...The husband wants to walk into his home and see something very different from what he has now. The wife loves a cottage feel...They want to use red, blue and white...we added wainscoting and are painting the room white. I just had paint samples made and I will let you know the name of the color we choose.

Were going to use this chair, but its going to be stained a dark walnut almost an ebony color. 

This is the chair fabric from Kravet

R.L. fabric for pillows

 fabric for pillows.

This will also be a pillow fabric.

I love this picture for the entry way

The entry is going to have a red side table. I would like to use ginger jar blue and white lamps and the picture above.

This is the coffee table from CFC

I will show you some up-dates soon.
Thanks for stopping by..
Julie

Rooms and Gardens in Santa Barbara

Hello there!
It's been a long time since I've written a post. Thank you to all my blog friends who helped keep TG alive during my time off.
I appreciate all of you so much!
As far as an update goes.. my dad is on Hospice and is very ill.
Its been very difficult..

In spite of this difficult time, there has been much to rejoice about.
 My daughter is due with her first child in 2 weeks, and my son is expecting their second daughter!

I recently went up to Santa Barbara to celebrate a girlfriends birthday, and of course, we had to stop by my favorite store, Rooms and Gardens. It has a beach-ie California feel that I love

We walked in and my girlfriend said, "Julie! It's like we walked into your home!"
 Of course I took this as a major compliment!
 I could buy everything in this store.

I want to put these chairs in my family room. Aren't the nail heads a great detail?

I would love to know who manufactured this table!

Loved all the blue and white pottery!

In the midst of all the blues and whites, this floral linen chair stood out...it was adorable!

I would like to thank you all again for your patience in my absence.
Under the circumstances I will be having some more guests posts.

Hope you all have a wonderful upcoming weekend and thank you again!

Blue and White Decor

Hi there! 

I am so happy to have been asked to guest post at one my regular go to's, TG Interiors, such a wonderful and always beautiful blog! 

 I tossed and turned about what to write about and wanted to do something relevant for what is big now. 

And my aha moment hit me when I stared at one of my many blue and white vases...blue and white of course!!

 Blue and white has never and I do mean never been bigger. 

You cannot open up a magazine without seeing it. 
It is taking over, woo hoo!

As anyone who knows me or follows my blog knows, I am a true aficionado of blue and white. 

I love it anywhere, everywhere and as my own house will attest, you can never have too many blue and white pieces!

I also love its versatility. 
It literally as I will illustrate goes with every color in the rainbow and still manages to look incredible. 
It also works beautifully in traditional and modern rooms alike.

So......today a look at the impact of blue and white and how much it can add to literally any space it is used. 
Ready to feast your eyes on the blue and white beauty?

 Let's go.........

 

Beautiful outdoor space by Kim Courtney Interiors

 

Blue and white flowers sure do make a beautiful table, The French Bouquet

 

Wilson Fuqua architects clearly has mastered the use of blue and white!

 

 

Love the way pink blue and white go together, Blue Bell Gray

Love the crisp appeal of blue, white and green! So very pretty

This is so charming! Kirsten Kelly

Hey on a yacht, navy and white is practically a given, Kirsten Kelly

Love the chic coastal vibe in this elegant room, Kristen Kelly

Love a dash of orange against blue and white...stunning! 
(Nells Hills)

Andrew Skurman created this breathtaking space

Stunning table by Aerin Lauder

Such a beautiful elegant space, Wilson Fuqua

 

Love the power of a dark blue wall with the drama of blue and white, Ballard

Another example of how beautiful blue, white and green works together House Beautiful

 

Blue and white is always so fresh and inviting in a bedroom, Union Street Inn

 

Adore these beautiful blue and white prints! Ballard

 

Think this is so pretty, with a touch of orange, this room exudes personality and chic elegance.

And a blue and white party? 
I am so there! 
(Evantide Designs)

Wow I never get tired to being wowed by blue and white in all it's many forms. Just stunning, isn't it? It is specifically fresh and crisp during the summer and I love it as much outside as I do indoors. Are you too a fan of blue and white? How do you like to use it? Thank you so much for stopping in and to Taylor, for inviting me over, it was my pleasure! Enjoy your day.

Bohemian Vintage

I have been attracted to vintage bohemian style all my life and its a style I never get sick of....

My daughter has a love for it also...
I guess we are hippies at heart...

Black Spiro 




Inlaid anything  makes my heart skip a beat..







 

Blackband Interiors




I love black chairs and a style that is casual...






 

Now this shirt and sun glasses....right out of the 70s....
My name is all over this number!

Here are some of my fun things I have found...

This box was a HomeGoods find, but it was perfect for my tray... 

I couldn't decide which image I liked so I put all of them up... 

The belts are so cool...
The buckles are real silver...
The natural belt to the right is a wrap belt and it looks like it could be from the Ralph Lauren collection..

The scarf is drop dead gorgeous... 

I'm not sure what I'm going to wear the necklace with, but I fell in love with it...
Maybe I'll put it in a bowl for display..

This is the other belt... 

A beautiful chain of coral

and my hippie top.... 

I found two of these lamps...

They have to go to the lamp store for harps...

I love finding things that you don't see everyday...

Those are the items that make your home look unique and gives it a collected look... 

A style that represents you... 

Have you run into anything that stopped you in your tracks and you had to buy it?