Tis the season for Holiday Parties. I had my first one this weekend. I love bars set up in houses especially for parties. It is nice to have a one stop shop for guests grab a drink. Below I found some lovely at home bars for inspiration and a round up of my favorite decanters to display on your bar!
Cart Bar/Bamboo Cart/Vintage Trunk Bar
Crate and Barrel Tall/West Elm Wood Stopper Decanters/Lauren by Ralph Lauren Plaid Decanter/Kate Spade Main Street Decanter
Last week I fell in love with this blue and white rug below when I found it posted on isuwanee, one of my favorite bloggers. I thought it would fit great in a beach house. Now that it is getting colder I daydream of having a place to head to escape the cold. Wouldn’t it be great!
Furbish Blue Throw/Furbish Bowl/Shades of Light Chandelier/Crate and Barrel White Couch/Pier 1 Lamp/Rug/West Elm Armchair/Etsy Striped Pillow
Hope everyone is having a great week! Here are some fun contemporary geo prints from Graham and Brown for our wallpaper selection of the day.
Hula: Green Wallpaper by Barbara/Diva : Beige Wallpaper by Barbara/Viva: Blue Wallpaper by Barbara /Stella : White & Gold Wallpaper/Audrey : Charcoal Wallpaper by Marcel
I just LOVE silver and gold ornaments for the tree. And there are a lot of fun ones out there this year. Here are a couple I found to be too cute to pass up…I just got the Crate and Barrel polka dots on Saturday and they look stunning on my tree! Happy Decorating!
Crate and Barrel Silver Dot/Zgallerie Bulbs/Pottery Barn Reindeer/Crate and Barrel Rustic Bells/West Elm Glitter Birds/Pier 1 Gold Glitter Flowers
I wanted to spruce up my buffet for the Holiday season so I went to a local garden/holiday gift shop and stocked up on some supplies. First I got some fun bows of pine and some wintery branches. I didn’t attach the branches in any special way – I just piled them up together to create a nice layered look, with the green bows on the bottom. This mixed with Pottery Barn like lanterns (but for half the price), and some Target stocking holders I am very happy with the way it turned out.
This weekend my boyfriend Chris and I went to get our Christmas tree. It has always been a family tradition of mine to go out and spend way too long finding the perfect tree and cutting it down. I love the fresh smell of the pine and the hunt is something I cherish. Since I have very tall ceilings in my loft style condo I wanted to take advantage and get as tall a tree as I could find. So we went out to search for the perfect tree – tall but not too fat. Since I haven’t had a tree THAT many years I have always used a couple tricks to help my tree look more full without spending a LOT on ornaments. For my first tree I went and bought some fake poinsettias in purple and in white. The poinsettias are fun since they are pretty and take up a good amount of space. Next I always wrap my tree in ribbon which helps to take up space and is simply lovely. Another trick is to go to a craft store and get some fun fake branches to stick in the tree. They are cheaper than lots of ornaments and take up more space! Happy Decorating!
