Happy Holloween!

 

Wishing you a wonderful day filled with treats!  

All of our best wishes and thoughts go to those affected by Sandy.

 

 

final...

Ahh,  a few little snaps from my final install of last week.  It was nice to put the major part of the work behind me.  There are always little changes to be made and switch outs that need to happen as with all installs.  It seems that inevitably there is something that arrives broken, in the wrong color or just does not arrive at all, and you have to be able to make the decision on a moments notice as to whether making a switch will change your vision for the project or if it will make it even better. 

There is nothing relaxing or easy about the install days, it is a bunch of work with the greatest of rewards- a finished project!

 

Southern California Spring Garden Show

 

This week is the Spring Garden show at Crystal Court - South Coast Plaza.  I have not been in several years and had a chance to visit yesterday.  They had a great display at center court from Fiesta Floats of Pasadena.  It was amazing with several large butterfly and giant cone shaped containers filled with flowers.   I have not been to the Rose parade since I was a little girl so seeing the detailing on the pieces was pretty amazing.  It was about 2 stories tall.

 

 

Room and board had a small display- Love this long simple arrangement for the outdoor table.

 

I need to look this up because these were wood pieces that held water.  I want one of these in my new garden.

There was an abundance of miniature garden displays and Japanese Maples were everywhere.

There were several of these succulents- super cool!

We spied a cherry tree near the end, I now need to add this to my list of fruit trees.  I just have to see how well they grow in our area.

The variety of Orchids on display was also pretty amazing.  They are so beautiful, I wish I could figure out how to get them to bloom more than once when they are in my care...

The Garden show runs through the weekend with several events and lectures being held each day.  It was a fun morning visit but I suggest that you arrive early, it was very busy by 10:30 AM.

You can find more information here.

images by christina for greige

Flea Market Decorating

 

Since I am shopping the flea in Irvine this morning I thought I would share this super fun example of flea market decorating...  I love the sign and the chaise is super dreamy!  Do you buy all new or are you into the classics??  The vintage?  The mix?  What do you like?

I have some great new pieces to add to our flea market section in the shop- I just have to take the pictures and post them.... hopefully this week!

image via pinterest

 

Top Row...

 

I am sure that you know by now how much I love Pinterest.  When I went on there last night these 3 pictures were in the top row... I just love the way they all worked together.  

Sometimes we find relationships in design in some very odd spaces. Texture and color love!

Hope you are having a great day!

images via pinterest

Dark grey and manly

I love this little corner of this room.  Can you even imagine what the rest looks like?  I think that the dark finishes against the dark paint is just the perfect amount of an accent and could not have been done better!

image via habitually chic
interior design by m. elle design

Parisian accents in orange..

What a great exterior detail the orange awnings seem to make.  It is such a fun color combonation!

Have a wonderful Sunday, I hope you are spending the day exactly as you like to.  Me I will be daydreaming of Paris..

image by Christina for greige