The colors and style of Paris

 

           Bonjour!!!    Danni went to Europe recently to visit her son at college in Rome. One of her daughters went along for the trip too. Of course they had to visit Paris, Florence and Venice on the way there. We thought we would share some photos starting with Paris. Not the usual tourist photos, except for one of the Eiffel Tower and the Seine just to get your bearings.

One of  the many beautiful bridges over the Seine.

These colorful teapots were in Danni's favorite teashop Marriage Freres. They have several shops in Paris and in our humble opinion, have the best tea in the world.

Scarves are a necessity in Paris if you want to blend in and these made such a lovely display.

Great rug shop.

This was just one of so many amazing chocolate shop windows. Everything is sculptured or molded from chocolate. A shoe never looked or tasted so good.

Whimsical  design choice. This guy was in our hotel lobby to greet us each day.

 Would love to have this cement faux bois chair for the garden.

This chandelier is in our favorite bakery" Poilane" in St. Germaine. Can you believe it is made entirely of bread? They have to bake a new one every few years. The paintings are all of bread too.

Who doesn't love Hermes?  Especially their scarves.

We waited in line just to get a pastry at Pierre Herme. It was worth it!

We had to giggle watching this little dog chasing the ubiquitous Paris pigeons to no avail.

We thought we would leave you with this longeriere shop window. Those are legs in different styles of  hosiery under the umbrellas.  Paris really does have the most creative and entertaining shop windows. Next on the trip was Florence. We will be posting photos from there soon.    Au Revoir!!!



We are now participating with 2 blog parties. Check them out, its kinda fun!
Savvy Southern Style Blog
No Minimalist here.blog

Emily Jenkins Followill Photography and Blog on Fire Award.

Emily Jenkins Followill is another photographer that we would like to introduce you to. She  has some fabulous work and an impressive client list.
( Designed by Nancy Warren)

She is extremely creative.  Look how she opened the door to create interest and it helped balance the image.. It made the picture!
( Nancy Warren)

So creative!
Designer Amy D Morris

The tranquil feel of this room is captured perfectly in this photo.

We always like a mix of raw natural style and a more refined feel. Loving this china cabinet with old windows added to a newer piece. Emily's artist's eye captured this image perfectly.

This is just darn right fun. Raw walls with a contemporary painting... It feels a little 1800s meets 1970 and runs into 2012!   Very creative. 

Designed by Kim Winkler, seen in Lonny Magazine

Designed by-Amy Bergman
The bench is a perfect fit and shape mimicking the line of the staircase. The photo reveals so many details of the room. Even showing us the interesting painted wood pattern on the ceiling.

This is another example of a good photo,  capturing the decor and at the same time it is an art piece. Perfect balance to create interest.
Designed by Courtney Giles

The shadows from the outside light filtering in this bathroom add a creative tone to this image.

Emily captured the light coming in through the window. We would not mind cooking in this light filled kitchen.

(Designed by Courtney Grill)
This photo has a lovely shimmer from the golden chairs,  frames and drapes in the room.

Designed by Kim Winkler, shown in Lonny Magazine.
Thank you Emily, we loved high lighting your work. Emily is as sweet as she is talented.


Check out Emilys website and look at her fabulous images.

We want to thank Tina from the Enchanted home blog for giving us the blog on fire award. Part of receiving this award is to name 5 other blogs that are on fire and 5 things about us.




We both love movies, Julie's all time favorite is" Sabrina", she loves romantic or funny  movies, but loves the" Italian Job".
Danni's favorites are" It's A Wonderful Life" and "Christmas Vacation" because  the whole family will get together every year to sit and watch them.


We are both home bodies and love being with family.
Our favorite fashion style is just  jeans and a casual Tee.

 No this is not us, we wish, oh so thin.......
We are hoping we will finally have a good picture of ourselves soon.. I know we have not shown you a picture of us. We both are blinkers and never end up with any good photographs!
(Source not known)




We both love swap-meets and flea markets, one of our favorite things to do...Can't wait to go...






The 5 blogs we give this award to:




Amber Interior Design Blog
You will love her interior ideas and she has just started an online store. 




Belclaire House blog


Reading her blog you can tell she is sweet as pie and she would be your best friend.
She is a new blogger.




 Roses and Rust.blog


Our blogging friend from South Africa that always posts such beautiful images




The French Tangerine


Another talented lady who seems to find the most beautiful pictures of homes.






Just Paint It White blog


Whom we want to thank for giving us the Liebster award before Christmas, but time got away from us.
We are very sorry we did not have time to accept as we should have. She has a fabulous blog where she shows her work. She is a faux artist.


I know we are to pick just 5, but we are adding one more..




 Wilson Kelsey Design


A husband and wife interior design team that are very talented. John could write a book. He leaves the most beautiful comments and has an elegant way of saying things that brings his words to life. We always love reading his comments.


There are so many we could add to this award, but we would put ya all to sleep!  So enjoy!

Matthew Millman Photographer.

Have you ever wondered who was behind all of those fabulous images we see of decor? So many times in the blogging community we post designer's work , though if it weren't for the photographer's hard work we would not be able to enjoy those  beautiful images.

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(  Aiden Darling designs)

As we were posting images of Jeffers design group's work we were introduced to one of their photographers, Matthew Millman. We fell in love with his images. Clean, provocative and artistically done. So many times we see images that we feel should have been cropped differently to make for a better and  more creative image, but Matthew's work was just beautiful!
( Studio BNA)

His list of clients is impressive. Designers like Jeffers, Tucker and Marks,  Ken Fulks to name a few, and there are many more.

Designed by Ken Fulk

This was photographed for designer Orlando Diaz Azcuy designs.

It's not always easy to get the photographer's name from all  the designers, but  we would like to post about more photographer's work.  Being in the arts, we love to see many mediums of art centered around decor.  Matthew has an eye that is impressive. He has a sense of balance that seems to be as natural as taking a breath.

The Wedding Day...

Oh My Gosh, it was a wonderful wedding. The day was perfect.. The bride was beautiful and as she came down the aisle to meet her prince, we noticed she had no shoes on!    Being in the midst of January, it is a good thing we are in California. But, it was so her! Our little bohemian!
( Justin Blackeney)

We were remembering when she  use to play dress up with her pet rats. They were always close by and she is now a young woman starting her life with her best friend.. We held up our glasses and toasted to the young couple.
CONGRATULATIONS!!1
( Champagne mag.)

We had so much fun dancing all night to Motown! Our feet are killing us! 

As soon as we recover and the photos are done we will share the pictures with you.   We can't wait!
( Brown dress white dots)

Pantones Soft and Casual Color Palette...

We have some exciting things coming up, pictures of Danni's trip to Europe, Julie's daughter's wedding, two projects we will be sharing with you, but for now we will share with you another palette from Pantone.
  A calm ambiance that is tranquil and comforting with pinks,blues,soft whites, blending with taupe, grays and grape hues.


 
With both of us having an art back ground we are always interested in the new colors selected for the new year.  We believe everyone has a palette that they can live with, if it is" in "or not. Some new colors can be added to your own palette, but most people have an innate feel for colors that they can live with. The job of an interior designer is to stretch their clients to try new things. As designers, we have a natural vision of what the room can and will look like that the client might have a hard time imagining.
.( This image designed by Katie Leede )

The Taupe and the Pinks create a soft feminine mood!
(Sean Siena designer)

Schuyler Samperton

The soft blues and taupe with just a touch of a pink accent in the flowers set the mood for this room.
(Redmond Aldrich designs )

Schuyler Samperton

The soft pink ceiling adds a lovely calming glow to this bedroom.
( Barbra Franceski Interiors)

Peonies are such a beautiful flower. One of our favorites. The bright pink color of these just pops out from the steely blues and taupe.
( Grant Gibson)

We will still be seeing animal print pillows for 2012, but will we still be seeing hide rugs?
(That inspirational girl)

Tangerine interiors..a Beautiful color Palette...

 We had a great Christmas and hope you did also. Julie's daughter's wedding plans are coming along and can't wait until the big day. Danni has loved having her son home, but she can't wait to be able to get her sleep again. You know how it is when kids come home from college and the odd hours they keep. You can't wait to see them and then can't wait for them to go back to school!



We are so excited for the new year. Some of the new predictions for 2012 that we might be seeing is a softer side, more feminine, with  Brocade Damask and paisley patterns. When we think of feminine we think of French antiques, and a Baroque feel. We also think of Chintz, even though we haven't heard it mentioned, it has a very feminine feel. We are also hearing that we will be seeing more dark dramatic interiors, Twilight colors.  One palette we will be seeing more of is tangerine, soft yellows, faded shades of rose, stone washed blues and grays with a soft touch of greens. Pantone named Tangerine the color of the year.
(Image from inspirational girl)

Designer Mary Evelyn has created a soft palette with tangerine and cream. The portrait , ornate sconces, silk flowing drapery create that feminine touch. 

( Jeffers Design group)
(Photographer Matthew Millman)

The soft hues of green with a touch of tangerine as pipping on the ottoman is just darn right pretty! Don't you agree? The painting brings in the blues with the repeat of the tangerine..
(.Jeffers design group )
(Photo by Cesar Rubio)

Interesting mix of opposite hues on the color wheel with geometric shapes.
( Jeffers design group)
(Photographer Matthew Millman)

Great mix of rustic beams and doors with a fun twist on furnishings. So inviting, can't decide where we want to sit. Maybe right by the amazing doors looking out to the back gardens.
( Jeffers design group)
(Matthew Millman- Photographer)

Mamye Baker has come up with a fun whimsical wall of color.

Wonderful woven  fabrics. Makes us think of all the creative ways to use them in designing.
( Wool and the gang blog)

A perfect setting for conversation. Hum, martini anyone!
(Celerie Kimble blog)

We love hearing about all the new predictions for the New year in interiors. We thought we would spend some time in January going through those forecasts. We would love to hear your opinion. Do you like the color palette or not?
( Jeffers design group)
(Matthew Millman Photographer)
We have one more week of family and friends visiting and the big wedding, YIKES!   We will try to post and visit your blogs, but we promise we will be back to normal the following week.

Thank you Tina from The Enchanted Home for the blog on fire award. We are very thankful to you for thinking of us.