Two Ways to Obtain Inspiration

If you aren't inspired, then decorating for your life may be a hard task. Spring is such a fun time to celebrate your personal and home style. It would be a shame to miss out on a Springtime revamp of home sweet home.

So, here's what we can suggest to jump start your inspiration.

Browse!
You may not know you've been looking for that piece of art or that rug until you actually see them. Point being, sometimes you just need to get out and about and browse the stores to see if that inspirational spark will ignite!

Pinterest!
Pinning can be so relaxing and inspiring! From a quote to color palates to simply amazing pictures, one pin can have your creative juices flowing.

To see our Pinterest boards, go here.

What inspires you? Link your Pinterest board that inspires you the most in the comments!

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Four Spring Decorating Trends for 2013

Today starts our Semi-Anual 3-Day Sale within all stores! In honor of this sale we wanted to give you some inspiration (yesterday's post here) and some info. on the Springtime trends of 2013. The original list of trends can be found here. 

This post shows the trends we look forward to and the ones that can be met by shopping our selections!

Elegant, graceful design

"Enough with the plain. I think people want pretty, and I predict a surge in demand for classic fabrics like Colefax and Fowler's Bowood." —Leta Austin Foster

Let's be real, having a reason to be elegant and graceful is always nice. So this trend can be welcomed with open arms and serviced by our store selections of different prints and textiles!

Homey kitchens
"We're moving toward a more organic modernism with warm, modern materials that look vintage: slate, irregular floors, weathered concrete, natural crackle-glazed tiles that look handmade. Less slick kitchens!" — Peter Dunham

I feel like us Southerns made this trend trendy. Who doesn't love a homey kitchen? A space doesn't have to be old for it to be homey. Find different elements that make you feel more at home like our florals and other little home accents!

Emphasis on art
"Everyone will be focusing on art — it's so much more approachable these days, with art fairs popping up everywhere." — Sara Story

You don't need an art fair to grab some amazing art. It's easily accessible through our stores and we'd love to help you with it!

Bright paint colors

"Photoshop, HDTV, and hi-res computer screens have dialed up our sense of vision. Our rooms will be full of brighter, more saturated hues. I just used Life Savers candy colors on a project and plan on using them more." — Stephen Shubel

This trend is, of course, a fun one! Like yesterday's post, Springtime allows for bright, bold colors and that doesn't just stop at your decor! From accent walls to the entire room, changing things up with new paint can be the bump of inspiration that makes you happy this Spring!

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Three Holiday Centerpiece Ideas

Most likely you are having loved ones over at some point during the holiday season--the big Christmas dinner or a party to celebrate everyone's merry moods. Whatever the occasion, your holiday centerpieces will be seen by others. This can be an exciting and yet nerve-racking thought!

But fret not! Here are three centerpiece ideas that will hopefully help you out!

1. Martha Stewart's Flickering Flowers

The idea is simple yet so beautiful and very customizable so it has your own "feel." Take a dish, come by and select a some of our florals and make your very own arrangement. Then get a candle and put it in the center. You can make them as big as you want or as small and you can also have more than one! 

2. Serving Decorations!

If you have fun, stackable serving dishes then this centerpiece idea might be for you! Instead of filling each dish with food, fill it with some holiday decorations! The bottom dish can be filled with some of our florals, the next one can be filled with ornaments as well as the top, and then the remaining one can be filled with acorns or marbles or well, anything you like! This idea has a lot of potential!

3. Candle Frenzy!

Candle centerpieces seem to be really popular nowadays! Why shouldn't they be?! One candle can make all of the difference in a room! Come check out our candle holders and candle selections to make your own arrangement that can be used for your centerpiece! This option is so customizable and can be unique!

So there you have it! Three simple ideas that will hopefully inspire you to whip up your own holiday centerpiece! 

Color Me Happy!

Color.

It's such a simple way to make a house a home and your home decorations accents that you just can't help but love. Color speaks to everyone but It doesn't always say the same things. While you may be in love with orange, your spouse could think it's hideous. You can be in love with Christmas colors year round while your family can only stomach them around the holidays.

It's just so interesting how each individual sees a certain color and takes an instant liking to it and the same goes for looking at a color and instantly disliking it.

Have you ever just fallen in love with a certain color?

Is there a color you just CANNOT stand?

In the pictures below what color catches your eye first? Which do you Yay and which do you Nay?

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