Be Mine
Think outside the heart-shaped box. Check out some of our favorites for this Valentine’s Day.
For the chef
For her
For the music lover
For the home
For the traveler
Be on the lookout…
Be sure to pick up the March 2010 issue of Southern Living Magazine. Muffie’s design of a southern porch will featured. She will also be in a special issue of Southern Accents on The Best Southern Rooms.
Design Tip-Updating a bathroom
Q: How do I make the 1960s green tile in my bathroom look like it belongs in 2010?
Make everything else modern by painting the ceiling and walls white. Remove all the old fixtures and replace them with something updated and hip. If it’s a full bath, get a white shower curtain and decorate it with an initial in the same color as the tile or a chocolate brown.
Purple Haze
I cannot stop thinking about this bedroom. It was featured in House Beautiful last month. Your bedroom should be a place of relaxation. Just like the scent of lavender, the color purple is known to induce sleep. I get relaxed just looking at this room.
The perfect gift
Barbara Biel’s cross and heart paperweights are the perfect gift for any occasion. Each one is handmade from fabricated stone with gold or silver leaf. I have given these as house warming, christening, birthday and wedding gifts. They look beautiful on a table or hanging on a wall. The crosses and hearts are available in 3 sizes; small, medium and large.
We’re hooked
A good hook is hard to find. Once again House Beautiful provides us with a great reference of hooks and hangers that can instantly update a room. Some of our favorites are below.
Design Tip-Updating a room
Q: There are so many rooms in my house in need of updating. Where do I begin?
Whether it’s a cluttered mudroom or a stressful office, start with what drives you most crazy and fix that. You’ll feel better, more motivated, and able to move on to the rest of your house. If you’re hesitant about decorating any room while you have small children, don’t be. Just invest in pillows and keep any other elements above waist level. You don’t need to be afraid of white either; that’s what Clorox is for.
A new twist on floors
House Beautiful’s February issue features an article on the best colors to paint floors. They say it is one of the quickest and most powerful ways to makeover a room and I agree. I just wish I was bold enough to do it! I love the geometric design in the room above. The lines are so clean and simple. Have any of you painted the floors in your home? Let us know. We would love to hear about it.
Click here to read the full article.
Awww shucks!
We love this oyster mirror handmade by a local artist here in Charleston. The oysters were hand selected for their shape, size and individual beauty.
Custom sizes are available. Call store for information.
