Orchid love....let me count the ways!

Good morning everyone!! Busy busy week this week.....ever feel like there are simply not enough hours in the day? That's how I am feeling this week! But things continue to get done. Still lots of odds and ends being tied up here but we are moving in the right direction. Will hopefully do a mini update post on the house in a few days, and of course very busy with the new online store. Have lots of orders to process and sort, there is a learning curve but I catch on quick:)

One of my absolute most favorite flowers is the beautiful orchid. So elegant and regal, it is one  of the few that as a lone flower, can stand up against the best of them. I have always loved orchids, and try to have one or two in my home at all times. They just make me feel happy and pampered, as most flowers do. I cannot think of a single flower or plant that can transform a coffee table, console, kitchen or any room for that matter like an orchid can.
It just adds instant elegance,refinement, sophistication and beauty and always works in giving that extra height to a vignette where differing heights of objects makes all the difference. So today is a tribute to the beautiful orchid plant, and clearly it works in virtually any room, any setting, any color any style! What do you think? Where and how do you like to use orchids?  Are you as crazy for orchids as I am? I most definitely have orchiditis..........

Love this gorgeous setting, perfection! Mark Sikes

Talk about luxe!! These yellow orchids steal the show, Anthony-Masterson

My old house, I always had an orchid planted in a pretty container on this console

Orchids always work on a vanity in a bathroom and in fact the humidity is good for them, Kevin Allen photography

Love the idea of a large orchid planted alongside hydrangeas in this fabulous centerpiece, Rinfret

Love the effect of having a single orchid plant in a formal powder room/guest bath, Kendall Wilkinson

In a pretty silver pot, the orchid here is an elegant way to give height to the other objects in this tonal setting, Courtney Hill Interiors

A large orchid plant and an object or two works beautifully here, Thomas Pheasant

A beautiful blue and white container holding a large orchid on a center table is a no brainer, Mary McDonald

Orchids in a kitchen or pantry? Absolutely yes! Atlanta Home mag

In pared down, calm spaces, an orchid is a wonderful touch, Jan Showers

My old house again, this was a center foyer table....this was a big orchid planted in a tall ormolu planter, it added height and beauty and gave a great sense of scale to the space

As pretty outdoors as they are in, Southern Living

Talk about making a statement when you walk in, placing an orchid in an urn on a center table is always a great idea!

The orchid here in this eclectic setting by Jenny Wolf is like the great neutralizer

When in doubt how to set up a coffee table, an orchid in a pretty container, and a stack of a few beautiful coffee table books ALWAYS works in ANY setting, I promise! Jan Showers

Love it on a small side table, it gives great drama Rinfret

Even on a small table...look at the impact the orchid gives, Jennifer Ferreira

Orchids are also wonderful on top of a mantle, LBG Interiors

Love seeing an orchid on a coffee table for some height and to make a setting interesting, Andreas Trauttmansdorff

They work in all types of rooms....how gorgeous they are in this more transitional room, Accent on Design

Catlin Wilson shows that they work in all kinds of settings, including more modern ones

Love how it looks on this pretty vanity, Graciela Rutkowski

Amazing how just a single potted orchid can add such elegance to a small setting

A big bowl of orchids and a few books are always a winning recipe for a coffee table, Robert A.M. Stern

Why not add one to an unexpected place like a closet! Taylor Hannah

Also like the idea of placing a large orchid on a sofa table/console behind a sofa, Veranda

Beautiful even on a small side table, so graceful. Plum Interiors

Proof that orchids work in any style home, even in an eclectic room like this, Knight moves

I think they always work on a console table flanked by other smaller objects, HB

They work beautifully as a stand alone tall object on a coffee table, Kips Bay showhouse

This "recipe" has worked for me time and time again. An urn or large container with a nice sized orchid flanked by two lamps on a console or side table. Instant success! Knight Carr

So what do you think? Do you have a case of orchiditis like me? Its an affliction I am afraid there is absolutely no cure for! Love them...and good news is that they have honestly become more affordable than ever. We have a few florists locally that carry really exquisite large ones that seem to outlast all the others but even Home Depot gets them for 19.99 and though they may not last as long, its a beautiful effect for a month or two....just get a little creative with your containers, and voila, you have yourself an instant pop of elegance to add to any room in your home! Wishing you a fabulous Friday.

Random musings and settling in.......

Good Thursday afternoon, well at 4pm almost evening.......This week has been really busy, a lot of "stuff" but not the fun kind of stuff we all love like decorating, and window treatments and beautiful textiles, gorgeous fixtures,  fluffy pillows and those kinds of things, more like plumbing and electrical issues, going through the whole house and putting the registers in, touching up on the paint in all the rooms....yea that kind of boring stuff. But in between all this boringness, I did manage to start thinking about fabrics for my kitchen and am here today to share with you a few stool contenders as well as some fabrics I am liking.  As usual you know I love your opinions!

Today is one of those "everythings getting on my nerves day", there is someone working in every corner of the house that is important to me, i.e. my bedroom, my bathroom, the kitchen and when I finally figured I could escape to the alcove near the guest room...bam! someone was there too.......not the most relaxing day today so concentrating on getting distracted in blogland!
Part of the fun of opening up boxes after being in storage for years is rediscovering some goodies. I was so excited to see a lantern that I had bought right before we sold our house (remember we sold it without it being on the market) so it happened unexpectedly. Anywho, loved these lanterns and never had the chance to hang it. SO it was put away for safe keeping. What I dont' remember though is having bought two! So I was very excited to discover a pair. And then it dawned on me....why not put them up in the kitchen at least for now until my permanent fixtures come out which are now back ordered until April? And you know what, they look pretty darn good. I absolutely love the fixture, the etching is spectacular and ironically reminiscent of my beautiful William Yeoward cake plate!! See, there are no mistakes!! So here's a bunch of random odds and ends.......

I am like a kid in a candy store with fabrics!

Palette for master, carpet is ivory strange colors here (still trying to figure out my Nikon and way too impatient to read the manual like normal people, sorry!

The big pieces is wallpaper, the front is carpet, the left is a velvet stripe (thinking for bench) and right could be pretty on a pair of chairs, still in the "playing stage" but fabric and carpet I love

Hallway uncovered, isn't the Windex bottle a nice touch? You know me, its either Charmin, Nyquil or Windex....I really should be getting something out of that, lol.

This is looking from once you walk in front door

Topiaries are not staying, just there hanging out till they find a home elsewhere

T

This is the type of window treatment I was referring to for my bathroom.....

I really like this hutch in a painted blue/gray finish with the matching desk for my small home office...thoughts? (Safavieh)

So heres the lanterns I told you about, first he hung them way too high, in a few pics you will see them at their proper height.....

Etching looks familiar, eh?

Another fabric I am really liking.....will show you stools in a bit

Lowered......much better

Meet my newest friends, "the twins"......need to find just the right spot

They even look good next to the fabric in the background

Please take note of fabric and imagine on upholstsered stools......

Found a spot for my other pair of antique blue and whites

The twins still there, waiting patiently for their turn!

See what you think about the fabric........

imagine that fabric on these stools (this is one of three stools I am considering) I would change the wood base to a dark dark wood or black to match island. It was funny because Bonnie Neiman sent these as an idea and I already had them in my file as one of three possible stools .as I told her, great minds think alike!  Thoughts? Is it a like? A love?

And to show my devotion to all things blue and white, check out the new iPhone cover I am ordering from Pink Pagoda......(Jennifer from Belclaire house featured it)

Think I am going with this one...though they are both quite pretty!!

Click here if you want one too!

So that's it for today, still doing lots of unpacking, and less organizing than I should,  but am managing to do a little every day. I apologize for pictures that felt repetitive, frankly it has more to do with my stubborness in getting the right lighting with my camera and settings, and some are accurate while others are not, hence the repetition!  I am wiped and am going to take a long coffee break and visit some of my favorite blogs now....important to pace yourself! Hope you are having a fantastic day.....until we meet again!