How inspring is this coat?  The patterns are so bold and retro, a little bit of the 60′s mod here I think.  Udated with strong, monotone colors and those Shoes, Yellow with a pompom. Great styling Bri, finished off with the naughty librarian glasses.

These striking colors can be used in the home, as occassional pillows and a few accessories. Usine Color Block pillow in single color pillows or seek out some prints and patterns. There’s little investment here that can be changed out easily.

It’s that old message I keep on shouting about.  Set the stage for the changes. Swopping out the assessories is easy, when you have a base platform, in terms of furniture, window treatments. and upholstry. We have one client who will change out her Living and Dining Room accessories, depending on the Event or Dinner Party’s guests and menu.  Using the room to enhance the feel of the evening. We have worked with her for many years setting the platform and building her stash. We do have a wonderful staging room where everything is organised in colors, themes and seasons.

Make life fun, and learn to love ringing in the changes.

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About, these colors together, they work.

This mini blog is about using staples and making them flexible. We have talked about the usefulness of clear glass and now we discuss this tablescape using whites.  Clears are alway present on a table or should be. Here we have the stems and the table itself.

Establishing a collection of white pieces is also important.

Keep your styles close to each other and your whites as uniform as you can. All whites are not the same. In this image, turquoise was added in a variety of places. I would spray paint a couple of candlesticks and maybe invest in a runner. I have seen this done well with wrapping paper too, but I do like the linen texture of this one, so a little splurge here is fine.

I would not go out and get the place setting, as lovely as they are, or the napkins. I would add a turquoise ribbon and perhaps more white candlestick with a turquoise candle or two. This way we bring in a  color that may not be used everyday, in a cost effective manner.  We could just as easily add a lime green to keep it current.

I call this Splashing.

Again, It’s all about the stash, building your clear glass and white stash will help us with the Holidays too.

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Ok, this lovely tablescape is quick to put up and take down and is very adapable look for those December dinners at home with groups of friends and acquaintances. Especially, if there are business folks to impress.

This is the time to start collecting things together.

Start thinking about a flexible stash of base line elements. This table is mainly constructed from clear glass, with only few (cost effective) Holiday items added. A staging area is great, but most of this table can stay in place thoughout the year changing things out as needed for the season or event.

Pine cones and tree shaped candles are the only things that bring the season, but the overall look says sophisticated Holiday. A simple color scheme and lots of variety of heights is what makes this work.

Take the trees and the candles away, add a colored candles and some orchid flower submerged in water and you have a lovely mid summer look. Change the pincones for teal balls and the look is changed again.  Add gold candlesticks etc… etc…  and you get the message this is all about the stash.

If you need help with your stash and staging area call us at 540 556 2421.  Please note we tend to stay in Virginia for One on One consultations but online support is also available.