Loi Thai of Tone on Tone - The Washington Post

Looksy Looksy......

I was presently surprised today when I visited The Washington Post! They have done a great story on Loi Thai the owner of Tone on Tone!

It's one of my favorite online stores of course, with all the swedish antiques and mora clocks. The name Tone on Tone is very befitting for the store with all the pale colors used. Just look at the white ceramic collection and his collection of mercury glass, just lovely. His home is a perfect example of an all white design with pale tones used anchor the room.

Please visit The Washington Post for the full story.....

Theresa Smith - Romantic Mobile Home Paradise

This is my first post that I really am emotional over! What Theresa has done to her double wide mobile home has inspired me more than anyone anywhere! I am almost speechless and it just goes to show that to have beautiful interiors you do not have to live in a mansion.

This also sits very close to home for me because I am going thru a short sale for my large home in Tennessee that I had to give up, and now am living in an apartment with just over 1000 square feet in Oregon! I have decorated of course and will get pictures up asap, but this is my affirmation that it's ok!! No....I don't need all those wood floors and high ceilings to prove I can decorate, beautiful design can be found in any home regardless of size or build.

Thank you Country Living for this feature I am soo sure you have inspired and touched the hearts of many with this.

Theresa Smith is an anique seller (or what she calls Junk Dealer) at the Shelbyville Antique Market in Kentucky. She also does Antique shows. Please visit her blog here Time Worn Interiors.

I love the way she uses architectural salvage with abundance. Her home is so romantic, It looks like it came right out of france! I love all the white...

Lauren Ross Slip Covers - Country Living

I haven't been online for awhile but I've seen tons of wonderful inspiring romantic designs coming from magazines that I hope to be posting about soon. I want to thank everyone who has left comments on my blog. It's so nice to know other people have the same likes as me.

The below beautiful photos are from www.countryliving.com and they of the home of Interior Designer Lauren Ross. I love all the slipcovers shown below. They are very feminine with soft details.

White Christmas - Tricia Foley

I havn't posted in awhile so I thought I'd would give you a peek of what's inside my book called White Christmas by Tricia Foley. Foley is a frequent contributor to Victoria, Town & Country, and House Beautiful magazines.

I have been sick so many times in the last few months that my tonsils finaly gave out on me and I got tonsillitis for the first time in my life! My god trying to sleep when your throat keeps closing up is scary! Anyways im gettin better and hope to stay that way at least for the meantime.... I couldn't wait for winter and now I can't wait for spring? tse tse ... never satisfied.....

What I like in the below photos is not only that the theme is all white but notice the vintage linen stockings, the basket for storing bulbs filled with straw and a chandelier draped with moss, which is great for me because I can't seem to get a wreath to look good on my chandelier! and we all know how hip that is right now!

On another note I want to say thanks to Charmaine at Beautiful Things To Share for the wonderful lemonade from lemons award. Charmaine has one of the best blogs I've seen and she has impeccable taste, so if you havn't been to her blog, your really missing out.


Now im supposed to name 10 other bloggers to give this to, but im soooo lazy this time, sooo I will just have to nominate everone in my blog list! They all deserve it anyways!

Happy Thanksgiving 2008 Tablescape

Happy Thanksgiving to my readers. I'm posting early so you get a sneak peak of my tablescape this year. It will just be me and my 2 younger girls this year, so it's all about simplicity seating, but fit for princesses! It's set using all white with a touch of blue. I hate ironing so lets hope the wrinkles in the table cloth flatten out by tommorow night! I was hoping it wouldn't show up on camera.... but to no avail it did.

I spray painted my old orange pumkins white and did a vase of white ostrich feathers to relax the setting and give a shabby look.