Azulejos Medallion bedding from EIKEI Home USA looks very much like Ralph Lauren Dorsey bedding. Azulejo is Portuguese and Spanish painted tin-glazed ceramic tilework. It began centuries ago with stone mosaics with interlocking curves, lattice and flowers. Later colored tiles were used. Imported blue and white Delft tiles and transferware tiles were used. Ralph Lauren’s…
I really love Laura Ashley bedding. It just has a nice feel. And it lasts, too. I’ve talked about her blue and white Summer Palace collection, Charlotte bedding and the blue and yellow Maybelle collection. Laura Ashley Summer Palace Laura Ashley Blue and White Charlotte Bed & Bath Collection Laura Ashley Home Maybelle Collection I…
Rose Gold has warm cast that is flattering. It feels new and fresh, but it is actually a classic. Even pure gold is slightly reddish yellow in color. Anything other than 24 karate gold is mixed with something. Rose gold is gold mixed with copper. The more copper, the darker the red color of the…
Rose gold finish is used on furniture and lighting. Softer than copper, with a warm pinkish cast, rose gold coordinates beautifully with any style from Hollywood Regency to Farmhouse, from Mid Century Modern to Industrial. Modern and Mid Century Modern Rose Gold ELK Group International 3138-266 Jette Chair 17” wide x 19” front to back,…
I have quite a collection of different Blue Willow towels. But, they are all made out of linen or thin cotton. 3dRose has little velour terry cloth towels printed in the Blue Willow pattern. They are 15″ wide and 22″ long, just the right size for the kitchen or to use as hand towels in…
I came on Marye-Kelley Blue Willow while I was looking for something else and put it in my shopping cart to think about later. Now that it is summer, even though we aren’t entertaining, we are living more on the porch. Blue Willow Ice Bucket The Blue Willow Ice Bucket is beginning to look like…
Bright Ideas … mini halogen light bulbs can slide on wires along the perimeter. Southern Living July 2020 Design Inspiration A Truly Open House Article by Grace Haynes Photographs by Hector Manuel Sanchez This month’s issue of Southern Living shows a lake house with cable lighting in the kitchen. I really like cable lights, but…
The Betsy Drake Canton Scene Guest Towel came today. You can see how adorable it is. The description wasn’t much. Betsy Drake GT865 Canton Scene Guest Towel Machine Washable Wrinkle Free Made From Polyester Lovely guest towels measure approximately 20×20. Machine washable and wrinkle free. It doesn’t say anything about being absorbent. But it is…
I just found Sherry Kline Home Pagoda Toile Bedding on Amazon. It is described as a Pagoda and Asian-themed design bedding collection. The Pagoda Toile fabric is available as comforter sets, duvet covers, shams and throw pillows. The fabric is blue on white. Sherry Kline Home Pagoda Toile 3-piece Comforter Set Feel fresh and look…
A new friend was just showing me all of her fragrances and I realized how little I know about perfumes and colognes. In fact pretty much everything I knew was wrong. So, I made a quiz. See how much you know about fragrances! Go here to try the quiz: How much do you know about…
