What Do You Think? - Nicolette Camille Floral Design

Happy Friday! It feels good to say that, doesn't it? :-) I hope you have a great weekend planned. I have a few things I'm looking forward to.  My Friday so far is going super well, took my daughter to school this morning, came home had left over pad thai for breakfast, with coffee, and some clementines. Now I'm just reading magazines and catching up on emails.



I was reading the WSJ Magazine fashion issue, and saw an ad that said Flowers Every Week and of course that had my curiosity peaked. Nicolette Camille Floral Design based in Brooklyn, New York has a service that you can arrange with your local florist if available, to have fresh flowers delivered every week to your home - service starting at $150. I'm thinking what a lovely idea, it's a special treat for yourself every week.

   

I had to find out more about the people behind this wonderful idea. I love the arrangements, they all look so effortless and dreamy, my kind of flower arrangement. 

I love this beautiful arrangement with the soft lilacs, yellow, and blush. It feels very nice and easy. I hope these beautiful arrangements brought some beauty to your day.  I certainly can't afford the price tag for this deal, but I do love the idea. I usually buy an arrangement at my local Trader Joe's every weekend when I go grocery shopping for only $5.99 sometimes even cheaper.  I think flowers are an easy and wonderful way to bring beauty to your home - they brighten up any space. A lot of women wait for a man to buy us flowers, why not do it ourselves. You don't need a special occassion to have some beauty in your life. So go out there and buy yourself a beautiful arrangement, and you don't have to spend a fortune on it. :-)

I wish you a lovely weekend!

(All Images Nicolette Camille Floral Design)

The Persian Rug

Hello everyone! I hope you are all doing well! It has been an eventful few days for me. I had finals this week thats why I haven't posted lately. The craziest thing happened to me - I slipped and fell down the stairs at home last week.  I hurt my knee pretty bad but thankfully I'm doing okay, hobbling along. :-) I say lets talk about pretty stuff, nothing brightens up my day like it. Today, I want to talk about rugs,  more specifically - Persian Rugs!

Via here

It's always said that a rug grounds the room, and there are many out there who believe that it is possibly the single most important piece of the puzzle when designing a space. I can't think of an essential design piece that brings depth, and soul to a room like the persian rug does. I don't care how "cold" a space is, nothing warms it up quicker than a persian rug.

Via Home Design

Via Little Persia

Whatever your design aesthetic, you can easily design a beautiful room around a persian rug, and I love that it is always in style. I especially love it incorporated into a more modern design, I like the juxtaposition of the old and new. It makes it all so very interesting not to mention how gorgeous it always looks.

Via Homedit

It is possibly the only thing that looks great and works in any type of design style. I really love the red tones, and lately I've been thinking that I want a couple in my home, maybe one for the living room, and a runner or two for the hallway. These bad boys aren't cheap though, so I'll have to go on a serious hunt. Ebay here I come! :-)

Via Landry & Arcari

What do you think about the good ole persian rug? They have been around for centuries, and they are still a priced possesion by design, and non-design enthusiasists alike. That says a lot about this beautiful tradition.

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Moving On - Quote of the Day

“There is a time for departure even when there's no certain place to go." - Tennesse Williams

A dear friend sent me the quote above at a time when I need it the most. It has been so reassuring for me, even empowering, so I wanted to share it. Every time I look at it, it quiets down my very loud worrier voice. I hope that it brings someone out there some comfort too.

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Exuberant!

I really just like how the word exuberant sounds. It's the sound of it, and the image it conjures up in my head that makes it sound oh so wonderful. It seems everytime I see or hear the word there is something fabulous to follow. More times than not that has been the case. Today, I share some exuberantly upholstered furniture with you that I found on Inside Out the fab Australian magazine. They are so exuberant (okay I promise I've got it out of my system, and won't say it again) that they made my heart go pitter patter.

Did your heart skip a beat too, looking at these? Have a very exuberant weekend! Okay I lied, I couldn't help myself..hahaha.

(Images: Inside Out)

I Want A Moroccan Blanket!

I really want a Moroccan blanket!  I’ve wanted one from the first time I laid eyes on it online. Sadly, or fortunately for me it’s only been online, I just might run with it if I saw one in person. :-)

I like Le Souk’s collection of things, a lot of it is North African designed, or inspired as you can guess from the name - some are made/from Morocco or Egypt. Their products range from home to personal accessories.

  

My grandmother had pretty much this exact same table, except it was bigger and the tray part was copper (as a kid I thought it was gold). I remember how she would take it outside, scrub it with lime and sand every few months. I thought it was so fascinating that she could do that, and make it all shiny again. When I think back to some of the things she had, I hope and wish that she still has some.  In Gambia old things aren’t as priced as they are in the western world. That saddens me, because I think of all the wonderful things she had that she probably has gotten rid of by now. 

I would have never thought to crochet a rug, but it is brilliant and gorgeous! It completely warms up this space, it looks very homey and cozy. I could just lay on this rug cuddled up in a warm soft blanket and a good book, with fire crackling in the background. Here I go with my dreaming mind. 

I am head over heels for everything in this space. Absolutely love the chunky knitted blanket, pillows, and pouf.  I really need a few poufs in my life. 


I hope you saw some things that you liked too.  I wish you a day filled with beauty! 

(All images Le Souk)

Is Everything Happier in Australia?

At the risk of sounding narrow minded, I still have to ask this. Is it just me, or do the happiest designs come from Australia? It seems like every interior shop, magazine, anything I see from 'down under' just looks brighter and happier, and always beautiful! Maybe it's the sunshine and people are happier,therefore they can't help but be surrounded by beautiful and happy things. I'm okay with seeming naive, and unaware when it comes this. Well, Ada and Darcy will help me with my case, they are an interiors and homewares boutique located in Australia. Their online shop is full of beautiful housewares, from decorative items to furniture. Ada and Darcy source their unique materials locally, and internationally. I've rounded up a wishlist, a very unrealistic one, but  quite lovely nonetheless. :-)
      
      

I don't think I've met a blue, and white combo I haven't liked, and that is the case in the first pillow. That print is too gorgeous!! What about this metallic gold pouf - it is all kinds of global glamour. It will bring an extra something special to any interior. It would be lovely clustered with other colors, or even another metallic color, like the silver one they have.
                            
I think this ginger jar would be gorgeous in an all white kitchen, it would warm up any cold modern room. I think in a traditional space it could go a bit old fashion, but hey, if you love it, you love it. I think in my old age I'm liking flower patterns on anything and that is a okay with me :-).
      
I am already thinking about spring and how I want to change up our bedroom. It's currently nice serene tones, and textures of cream. For spring I want to add soft pinks, yellows, blues, and turquoise, maybe repaint the walls white. That printed quilt is right along the lines of what I'm thinking about.
        

These chippendale chairs, highly out of my price range, but I can't help but lust after them. The seat fabrics can be custom made, and I really really love this Designers Guild fabric. These would make great accent chairs, but I'd use them as dinning chairs probably paired with a super rustic farm table. The pink is the one I'm eyeing of course.         

Have you seen anythig that you would like to add to your home too?

(Images Ada and Darcy)

Thrift Finds

I really love all the goodies I got today. I love that it was a completely unplanned trip, I decided to stop at a thrift store on my way to Home Depot to buy paint. I did so good, and frankly I was just sucked in so I had to stop at the one down the street. I am so happy I did though because look at what I found!

My favorite find is definitely the big guy, but this sweet girl is a close second. I think the framed crocheted butterfly will be gorgeous in a different frame. I don't think this frame will survive to go through spray painting as planned. 

So I have to admit when I saw this sweet print of the little girl, my first thought was  Antique Roadshow :-). 

Love love this little guy. I couldn't stop chuckling when I saw this, and knew I had to have it.  

You all enjoy the rest of your night, and I wish you a lovely week!

(Images by Fatou Bah)