Posted on 29 November 2011.
By LIN ELLIS
DavidsonNews.net
Glass cloches were developed by the French to protect their plants from the cold with the intention of bringing them to harvest earlier. Modern cloches are used for food display & as well as a design element.
The first 3 images in this post show cloches with holiday ornaments ~
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Posted on 25 November 2011.
By LIN ELLIS
DavidsonNews.net
I’ve missed 2 posts due to a crashed laptop ~ happy to be back! I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving!
Black Friday officially kicks off the Christmas season ~ although this year it was actually black Thursday ~ so, today I am offering up some Christmas fireplace mantel decorating inspiration as we head into the weekend ~
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Posted on 15 November 2011.
By LIN ELLIS
DavidsonNews.net
Maps, maps, maps! You can frame them, decoupage them, cut them into letters & shapes ~ the possibilities are endless. Truly affordable art.
Posted on 11 November 2011.
By LIN ELLIS
DavidsonNews.net
Last night, I followed a link from one of my daily design reads to another very popular design blog to read not once, but twice, a post on the Design Trends of 2011. If you are a design junkie like me, & want to read what these 6 very popular & experienced diy & design bloggers love & disdain about 2011 trends & what they foresee for the future, the link is here. A lot of what they mentioned, I have written about here in Stylephile (& on Running in Stilettos) like chevron, ikat, starburst mirrors, mid-century come-backs & pouffes to name a few.
Posted on 08 November 2011.
By LIN ELLIS
DavidsonNews.net
Exotic handcrafted textiles have become quite popular in western design ~ think ikat & suzanis ~ but the Moroccan wedding blanket is definitely the most luxurious. Also know as handira, these luscious creamy wool, cotton & linen textural masterpieces, adorned with sequins, are made with love by Berber women. Relatives of brides in the Atlas mountains in northern Morocco gather together to loom & adorn these blankets; a process that takes weeks. It is a teaching & bonding time for the bride & her family in preparation for the nuptials. The blanket is worn during the ceremony & then blesses the union with good luck & fertility & wards off evil forces.
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Posted on 04 November 2011.
By LIN ELLIS
DavidsonNews.net
Hardcover books always come with a jacket or dust cover. A popular way to style a bookcase is by the jacket’s color ~
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