Celebrating Fall
This is a little something from the inside of my home. Animal print velvet pumpkins from NM with my vase from Big Lots. This is my favorite pillow that I found for this year.…
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Welcome Fall
I want to welcome fall but it is 90 degrees today where I live so it is very difficult to get in the mood but I have these shots I took that maybe can help me out. I am showing…
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Celebrate Spring
Celebrate spring with a homemade Easter basket. I made this for myself to share with my family. You can make one for your family, friend or yourself. This was fun to put…
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Waiting for Spring
I was out and about this week and dropped into Pier 1 and to my surprise found all kinds of ideas for Spring and yes, for Easter. Already. But the displays were lovely. I had…
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Celebrating Valentine's Day 2015
If anyone who knows me, they know that Valentine's Day is my favorite day. This year I went out and about and took some shots in Newport Beach, California to help you with…
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The Year Of The Chandelier
I have deemed 2015 the year of the chandelier. Here is Mr. Cos admiring this beautiful chandelier at Roger's Gardens. This is vintage from Country Roads Antiques in Orange,…
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Coastal Winter Decor
I love eye-candy in the winter for the home. This is all coastal design from Bliss Home and Design in Corona del Mar. Mr. Cos is admiring this beautiful shell chandelier. I…
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Holiday Lighting
Over Christmas we visited some beautiful homes in Southern California and this is one. I loved the double chandeliers hanging in the kitchen. Here you can see this chandelier…
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Christmas Tablescape 2014
This is how my daughter's dining room and table are decorated for this Christmas season. This little tree is on the sideboard. The mini tree skirt is from Target. Are you…
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Halloween Inspirations
Mini skull cakes made with the cake pan in the shot below. Mini skull cake pan from Williams-Sonoma A string of cute Halloween lights from Pottery Barn . Staub pot from…
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The Best Of My Shabby Chic Visits
These are some of my favorite photos from my visits to Rachel Ashwell's Couture Boutique in Santa Monica, California. And this moody shot taken in natural light. Even if you…
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The Best Of My Shabby Chic
Today I am posting some of my favorite shabby chic decor in my home. This is a vintage window painted for me by a friend. This dream catcher is from Heaven's Walk . In my…
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Summer Dinner Party Ideas
How about a summer sushi dinner party for eight? Whether you have white wine, Sake or Japanese beer, you've got to have cute wine charms. The little black party favor has…
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Decorating For The Fourth Of July
How about having a lobster fest on the Fourth? With the first week of summer upon us I thought I would share some ideas for decorating for the Fourth of July since it is right…
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Shabby Chic White
Every summer I get turned on by all white shabby chic and find myself doing little things to make my home more shabby chic white. This week with the arrival of my new candle…
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Spring and Summer Tables: Use What You Love
A welcoming table starts with the people around it. The settings in this archive offer plenty of inspiration—blue and white, lively red accents, patterned dishes, and little…
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Decorating For Easter
Pottery Barn -in store I have put together some things to help and inspire you for Easter decorating. I have previously not focused on Easter but the devastating winter in most…
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Chandeliers At Bliss
I had an opportunity to drop by Bliss Home and Design in Corona del Mar, California, again, and they got more chandeliers in since the holidays and I captured a few for your…
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More Shabby Chic 2014
More photos from my recent visit to Rachel Ashwell's Shabby Chic Couture Boutique . Beautiful pendant lamps. Do you see the reflection of the original artwork in the vintage…
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Bliss Revisited
Over the holidays Mr. COS and I returned to Bliss Home and Design in Corona del Mar, California and I took these beautiful photos to share with you. This is one of the…
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Woodsy Themed Christmas Table
These are photos I snapped of my daughter's holiday table this year. She started early. she She got the little deer and the tree at Pier 1. The dinnerware is from Gracious…
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Christmas at Neiman Marcus
I noticed that there is a lot of Christmas decorations in the marketplace now and I found these in Neiman Marcus at Fashion Island, Newport Beach, California. I love how Neiman…
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Pumpkin Carving 101
I had foot surgery this week so I was not cruisin' around. Mr. COS gave me a pumpkin carving lesson. He drew his design on the pumpkin with a pencil. He cut out the design on…
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Welcome To Fall
Inspiration from Joann's for our carved pumpkin this year. I found this at Joann's this year. A take on Halloween. Fall wreath at Hobby Lobby . Rumor is Hobby Lobby is…
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Fall Decor
Pottery Barn I headed out to South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa, California to a little swarm of stores across the street from the mall that included Pottery Barn, Crate and…
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Fall Vintage
I did some vintage antique shopping this past week in the Chapman Antique Mall at the Circle in Orange, California. I found many things that I liked. I particularly liked the…
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Vintage Bedroom And Bath
I love a vintage bedroom. This is from my master. Guest bedroom with vintage table and quilts. Close up of pattern on the quilts. Fern prints hung in a vintage frame. Shabby…
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Chandelier Shopping
Charming chandelier in Anthropologie at Fashion Island in Newport Beach, California. I'm always looking for the different, unusual and beautiful chandelier. I hope I don't…
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Fourth of July Favorites
I love this with the stars (pants $248) and stripes (top). It is all new from NM . This is a past Fourth of July favorite from ASOS . This is my all-time favorite shot for the…
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Antiques Roadshow-Anaheim, California
These are my tickets that I won in a drawing (of 3000) out of over 24,000 entries to get in free with two items to be appraised. I took my friend Judi and we had a ball. Inside…
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All Things French
This chandelier printed on burlap and framed, I found at Hobby Lobby. Raoul Dufy image on silk scarf. See the Eiffel Tower on the right. This is Dufy. Here I am in my office…
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More From The Shabby Chic Boutique
Most photos of this post are from Rachel Ashwell's Shabby Chic Couture boutique in Santa Monica, California. These photos are from the visit I made in January of this year and…
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Blue and White
Most everyone likes blue and white, including me. I am posting, here, my favorite all time blue and white painting. This looks very blue and white shabby chic. What do you…
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Vintage Storage
I store my linens and bedding in these vintage trunks. Everything is so accessible. My mother antiqued this trunk in the sixties. And this trunk she antiqued a little later. I…
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Vintage Green
While we wait for spring, some vintage green. From Rachel Ashwell's Shabby Chic Couture Boutique I did not purchase this but items like this by artist Christie Repasy will be…
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A Valentine's Gathering With Personal Touches
A Valentine's gathering can celebrate friendship as warmly as romance. Invite a few people for tea, a simple lunch, or dessert, and let the table feel personal rather than…
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Shabby Chic Visit
One of the many chandeliers in Rachel Ashwell's Shabby Chic Couture Boutique in Santa Monica, California. All the photos in this post were taken at her boutique. I love the…
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And A Happy New Year
Here are some images from Christmas week, celebrating Christmas eve, Christmas and the day after. Saying good-bye to 2012. This is a shot of my friend Cristina's chandelier in…
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A Very Merry Christmas
A Very Merry Christmas from Southern California Here are some images in and around home this Christmas. Cocktail napkins Festive votives with little bells Santa in faux fur…
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Chandeliers At Christmas
If you know me, you know I love chandeliers. I was doing a little Christmas shopping and came across this beautiful eye candy. The chandelier is being reflected in a vintage…
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Getting In The Spirit
Before-tree is from Costco. After adding the ornaments. Mr. COS and I decorated the tree this week. Butterflies from Saks Cost Plus and Pier 1 Neiman Marcus. I can't remember…
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Christmas Ornaments
Here is Neiman Marcus keeping up with the vintage trend. All ornaments pictured here are from Neiman Marcus 2012. This is by Jay Strongwater. This beauty was a gift. This is…
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Pumpkin Carving
'Happy Face' at night. My hubby carves a pumpkin every Halloween. First he draws a face on the pumpkin with a pencil. This year it was a design I drew from a photo I'd seen in…
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Fall Inspiration
These are my some of my favorite artworks that inspire me to decorate for fall. The colors are magnificently fall. This beautiful painting looks like summer but has all the…
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Fall Decorating
Velvet pumpkin. I found it last week at Neiman Marcus. These I found last fall at the Glitterfest in Santa Ana, California. The Glitterfest this fall is on October 13, 2012. I…
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Summer Redos Review
My summer projects started with this itty, bitty shabby chic chandelier in my laundry room. Then I did over the master bed all in white from Target with a touch of color from…
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Summer Vintage Makeover
My master bed palette-before. This is my master bed, now. The coverlet, the back king size shams and the white shams in the middle are from the Simply Shabby Chic line at…
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Summer Vintage White
New vintage looking lamp from Pottery Barn. Here it is in a better light, looking very shabby chic with it's crinkled shade (my accidental doing). My new quilted sham from the…
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A Celebration With Chandeliers
I joined my daughter on her birthday for lunch. We ate at this beautiful little restaurant with a chandelier in every room and eating outside on the patio with a beautiful pond…
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My Shabby Chic Chandelier
This is my new shabby chic chandelier that I hung this week in my laundry room. You can see my laundry room from the kitchen and even a little into the dining room. It's a…
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Shabby Chic Touch-Up
I bought this pillow this week from the Shabby Chic line at Target . The sham behind it is from one of Rachel Ashwell's boutiques. Here is a better close-up of the sham. The…
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Make Room for Easy Summer Days
The best summer preparations are the ones that make it easier to step outside. Gather a comfortable hat, a light bag, and a towel before planning anything more elaborate.…
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A Treasure From Tina
I bought this from Tina's shop on her blog The Enchanted Home. Here it is with a small crystal vase. Here it is with the Ralph Lauren sunglasses I bought on sale this past…
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Vintage Pink
I'm looking forward to spring and to get in the mood, here, are some images I've taken of vintage pink. This is hanging in the Euopean Art Gallery at the Huntington in San…
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White Inspiration
I'm inspired by the white vintage blogs that I visit that are so beautiful. I salute these bloggers with some photos of my own. From Roger's Gardens-all seashell chandelier…
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In My Living Room
I'm pulled in two different directions. I have two bedrooms and a bath that are shabbied pink and white and a living and dining room that have an eclectic mix I call…
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Hearts Around My Home
In my kitchen-You can get this on Amazon . In my master bath In my master bath-cosmetic case (gifted) In my master bedroom-boutique find In a guest bedroom On my…
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Small Valentine's Ideas With a Personal Touch
Make Valentine's Day feel thoughtful with something small and personal. Place a handwritten note beside a teacup, bring out a favorite photograph, or serve dessert on the…
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Merry Christmas
"And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone…
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A Vintage Merry Christmas
Blessed are they who see Christmas through the eyes of a child. "He called a little child and had him stand among them. And he said: 'I tell you the truth, unless you change…
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My Christmas Tree
I always put my Christmas tree up before Thanksgiving because it has all the fall and Thanksgiving colors in the tree ornaments. I've been collecting my ornaments for years so…
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Fall Art
Fall art is the art of carving pumpkins. This week mon amour carved a pumpkin with with love in it's eyes. I don't think it matters what the pumpkin looks like. Mon amour used…
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Fall Bake
I don't bake in the spring and summer. It's too hot here. I give it a try in the fall and winter. One of my favorite things to bake is chocolate chip cookies. I baked these…
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A Small Fall Refresh for Your Home
Before shopping for fall decorations, look at what is already tucked away. A warm-colored cushion, a serving dish, or a favorite throw can change the mood of a room without…
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A Relaxed Halloween Gathering
Halloween can be playful without becoming a large production. Choose a small gathering, a few favorite decorations, and food you can set out before guests arrive.
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Something New In My Shabby Look
I bought a new lamp for my shabby chic master bedroom. It was on sale 1/2 off in the store at Lamps Plus. Mon amour is in an uproar over this. He misses his little pink lamp,…
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My Shabby Chic Bath
I found this authentic hat box in an antique store in Orange, California. It's faded but I love it. The window was done by a friend. The towels, waste basket and shabby chic…
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Decorating With Animal Print
Do you decorate with animal print? Off the top of my head I would say, no, not me. Looking around my home I found these images and I have to say maybe I do. What do you think…
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Vintage Mirror
This mirror is in my master. I haven't photographed it before because it has problems. It's vintage and the mirror itself has damage. Lamp is from Pottery Barn. I bought the…
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A Comfortable Corner for Summer Living
An inviting summer corner does not require a matching set of furniture. Begin with a comfortable chair in a place you enjoy, then add a small table within easy reach.
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New Addition To Dining Room
I recently found this little antique asian chest for our dining room. I think it's adorable and it adds another place for storage. Close up of one of the napkins I got at the…
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A Vintage Trunk With a Useful Place at Home
A vintage trunk can bring character to a room. Before buying, check its condition, dimensions, and hinges. Decide what it will hold and where it will sit, leaving the walking…
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A Shabbied Guest Bedroom
Lamp and shade from Target. The light green beads were added later. Framed print bought at Country Roads Antiques Framed fern print bought at a now defunct boutique in Long…
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A Small Refresh, Using What You Have
Move a favorite chair, add a soft pillow, and clear a little space. A comfortable home grows from thoughtful choices, one corner at a time.
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A Favorite Place To Be-My Best Friend's Home
Jen's home is a beautiful place to be. I wish I knew the details to share with you. Shoes from Nordstrom Just heard loafers are going to be a trend this fall. This is a…
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Vintage Shopping-Favorite Place To Be
I can't resist a chandelier but didn't get the price. Limoges dishes $25.00 each Stamp on back of dish Child's rocker $60.00 Hat and box $30.00 Antique trunk $225.00 Inside…
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A Favorite Place To Be-Judi's Kitchen
My friend Judi hosted Mother's Day in her beautiful home and I'm sharing with you some of the lovely and unique details of her home. Beautiful granite countertop and backsplash…
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Back To Bliss-Favorite Place To Be
More from our visit to Bliss Home Design in Corona Del Mar, California I love the trumpet shaped glasses Close-up of glasses I couldn't go back to Bliss without spotlighting a…
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Shabbied Master-Favorite Place To Be
Side table from Subtle Tone boutique. The Corona Del Mar store where I bought this is now defunct. Curtains from here , box from Shabby Chic boutique and frame from my…
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Happy Easter
This is Michelangelo's "Pieta". It is in St. Peter's Basilica in Rome, Italy. This is what Easter means to me.
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Chandeliers At Bliss Home Design
Bliss Home Design is located at 3321 East Coast High Hwy in Corona Del Mar, California (next door to Newport Beach, California) This is just a sampling of the chandeliers they…
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Blue And White China
I've been collecting blue and white china for some time. When I bought each place setting they were all for sale at retail but it's been awhile so many may not be still…
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Small Finds, A Fresh Perspective
A pillow, a useful side table, or a familiar jacket worn differently can refresh an ordinary day. Start with what you already have, then choose thoughtfully.
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Vintage Shopping
All photos above from Country Roads Antiques. Have you noticed how some fast food restaurants are getting into vintage. This photo was taken in the fast food drive-up at…
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A Little Coastal Calm at Home
Bring a little coastal calm indoors with sea-glass colors, a small lamp, and an uncluttered surface. Reuse a favorite glass bowl or linen cloth. A few thoughtful details can…
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Living Room
Lamp from Neiman Marcus on-line Close up of vintage tin Vintage poster from Gum's Mall of Antiques in Hawaiian Gardens, California From Neiman Marcus catalog Chest from Pier…
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Colors Of Easter
This bunny is not long for this world Aren't these cute? They are measuring spoons.
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Birdcages And Chandeliers
Mon amour and I took a day trip to Country Roads Antiques in Orange, California.
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Some Shabby Chic Favorites
Pillows from Bassinets and Blueberries in Costa Mesa, California A guest bedroom Fabric covered box Shabby Chic boutique; night stand Subtle Tone; curtains Neiman Marcus The…
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