How to Set a Beautiful Table on Mother’s Day

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Mothers Day, Mothers Day Decor

A well-cooked meal can go a long way, but a well-set table can go an even longer way. This Mother’s Day, enjoy an exquisite brunch in the comfort of your own home. Here are six ways to set a beautiful table that mother can enjoy.

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Designer Profile: Svitlana Flom

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Home Decoration

Svitlana Flom is an expert on home entertainment and domestic elegance as well as the editor-in-chief of Art De Fete, an informative website that helps transform home décor form ordinary to extraordinary.
Source: http://www.romantichomes.com/designer-profile-svitlana-flom/

DIY Ornaments: Part 1

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DIY Ornaments

Create a personalized tree with DIY ornaments that are sure to be treasured for years to come. Fabric and textile crafts served as the inspiration for our four part series. Small folk-inspired felt birds, striped ribbon recalling the nostalgic ribbon candy of the holiday season and yarn-wrapped monograms are just a few ways to give your tree a special handmade touch.

Folksy Felt Bird

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House Tour: Cozy Cabin Paradise Pt. II

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Running a business (or two) can be stressful, which is why Pom Pom Interiors founder Hilde Leiaghat has claimed a lakeside cabin as her getaway. Take a look inside her home with Part II of the Cozy Cabin Paradise house tour. Don’t forget to check out Part I to stay in the loop!

Hilde describes her interior design style as romantic, cozy and comfortable. “The living room/kitchen area is my favorite room. We can be cooking and have an open fire on and talk to our friends. It’s perfect for entertaining,” she says. Hilde filled the cabin with interesting and unusual furnishings, and then put her own twist on them. For instance, she cut down the legs of an antique farm table and made it into a coffee table—sometimes the family uses it as a game table, sometimes they eat on it. Another antique farm table is used as a dining table. Two antique leather chairs invite guests to relax in comfort.

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House Tour: Cozy Cabin Paradise Pt. I

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Cozy Cabin Paradise, House Tour

Get inspired by Pom Pom Interiors founder Hilde Leiaghat as we explore her home away from home.

Imagine having a place you could escape to at the end of the week, where your stress melts away as you gaze upon the serene beauty of a mountain lake surrounded by tall pine and cedar trees. Hilde and Reza Leiaghat did more than just dream of such a place for their family; they made it a reality.

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Create a Holiday Salad Bowl

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This holiday season, give a gift that’s value exceeds any price tag. Help your child create a salad bowl for friends and family that is sure to become a permanent fixture of the dining room table.

Just because your kindergartener made your gift does not mean it cannot be worthy of something store bought. Here’s an idea, give a handmade gift that transcends the weekly rotation on the refrigerator door but of heirloom quality. This salad bowl will be enjoyed, talked about and used even when your young child leaves the nest.

Holiday Salad Bowl

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A Most Memorable Thanksgiving Turkey

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Thanksgiving is right around the corner and no Thanksgiving table is complete without a prized turkey. Cook an unforgettable meal that will delight your tastebuds with the following recipe.

Memorable Thanksgiving Turkey

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6 Tips to Transform Your Thanksgiving Dinner into a Rustic Gathering

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Thanksgiving Dinner, Thanksgiving Dinner Table

A delicious Thanksgiving dinner should be complimented by a beautiful table. Have fun decorating your table and leave guests in awe! Here are six tips to transform your Thanksgiving dinner into a rustic gathering.

Thanksgiving Dinner Table

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How to Get Chic Style in a Country Home

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Chic, Country Home, Home Decorating Ideas, Style Tips

Designer Nancy Toon has lived in palaces, estates and posh townhouses but found a way to make her big style shine in a small country house. She shares her tips for getting chic style no matter where you are.

• I like starting out with large-scale furniture. In a large room, it is substantial and provides a good foundation; in small spaces, it creates warmth and coziness.
• Then I like to add textures in the fabrics. I use a lot of linens and white denim because it’s very practical, and neutral backgrounds allow you to change and update your look. I add patterns in pillows, and textures are found in the woods I use and peeling-paint patinas in accessories.
• Working with today’s much simpler palettes, you have to layer, otherwise the look can easily fall flat and feel cold. Use a variety of textures and subtle patterns.
• If you mix new with old you get comfort of newly designed items with the depth of antiques.
• Accessories are what really pull your look together. I like to use metals with great textures. Antique mercury, hand-blown glass candlesticks, natural corals from the beach— these are elements that add unique style and personality.

 

Working at Home

Nancy uses her home as a testing ground for her new projects and merchandise.  “I use my house as a workshop,” she says. “It is very important to me that I only offer my customers things that I would want.”

This rotating array of items also helps to keep her design stimulated and evolving. As things make their way in and out, it helps to keep Nancy in touch with how her clients live and what they would want.

“Being based in the Hamptons, our clients come to their weekend homes to relax with friends and family and so our design is based on their requirements for casual but sophisticated rooms for elegant living and entertaining,” she says.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Source: http://wellstyledhomes.blogspot.in/2013/02/how-to-get-chic-style-in-country-home.html

Design Tips for Dramatic Landings and Terraces

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While some may wish for a one-level garden, designers like Jill Benshoof and Gary Baker of Plân-aire, a Laguna Beach, California-based landscape architecture and planning firm, are grateful for a many-tiered one. Follow these tips for creating drama in your own yard.

• Designers use changing grades and levels to create intimate, private areas in the garden. (Think about the mood created by a sunken living room and employ the same idea outdoors.)
• Steps and staircases allow for gentle transitions between each distinct space.
• Use each level to showcase a collection of objects, pottery or plants.
• A small bridge or employing a variety of path paving materials—crushed shells, pebbles, wood chips, stepping stones—in different areas will add interest.
• Enclose patios or terraces with vegetation to softly screen the space and create a sense of mystery. Rather than a dense hedge, plant a mixture of evergreen and deciduous shrubs. Light can flow through the openings; niches and gaps offer glimpses of the interior views.

• Landings and thresholds are small but useful “stages” for displaying your favorite plants in containers.
• Provide a place to sit and enjoy the quiet setting. A low chaise, a built-in bench or ledge, or even a cushion placed on the steps invite lingering.
• A free-standing arbor, a gazing ball on a pedestal, and fruit and ornamental trees can serve as focal points and delineate areas with color and height.
• Add sensory details. Make your garden a place for inhaling sweet fragrances, hearing sounds of water and wildlife, touching the appealing textures of leaves, and more. A birdbath or fountain can serve as a focal point as well as invite a variety of songbirds to hear and watch. Cultivate flowering plants that have alternate blooming seasons to provide a constant fragrance. Temporarily place books, pillows, blankets or baskets to invigorate sitting areas.

Source: http://www.wellstyledhomes.blogspot.in/2013/02/design-tips-for-dramatic-landings-and.html