I'm so excited to share with you Jenna and Michael's early May classic Rust Manor House wedding in Leesburg, Virginia!
It's hard to believe, but fall is just around the corner! Cozy up with these comforting, subtle autumn touches for your crisp autumn wedding!
Hello there ~ Happy October! After enjoying a bit of an Indian summer, it's now looking and feeling more like fall in DC. Have you added any seasonal touches to your home? I just brought in a few wh
Halloween c'est cette fête qui nous vient tout droit des pays anglo-saxons et qui est devenue incontournable en France aussi. Les enfants adorent...
Learn about all of the types of pumpkin varieties and how they differ in providing a color, size, and shape for every decorative idea you have this fall.
The ceremony was officiated by a close friend and included custom vows from both grooms. To start the reception festivities, the couple performed a choreographed first dance that included two lifts.
Driving along the road yesterday, the trees finally bare, I noticed the bittersweet stands out more than ever covering fences, telephone poles, bushes and trees. It reminded me of the story I produced last Nov for this years 2011 Oct BH&G table top decorating feature. Yes, we work a full year in advance. Eric liskey of BH&G called me to produce ideas for decorating with Bittersweet in the fall. I produced dozens of sketches of ideas and we narrowed it down to these. I searched for the perfect location and props to create the finished ideas, and then worked with Micahel Partenio to photograph the projects. This was a really fun design project with an emphasis was on easy, but, Warning, Bittersweet is messy but its beauty makes the clean up worth it The pumpkins, while I used white, could be orange , green and even the fake ones work. ( hint one of these is fake two are not, can you tell???) Its easy to wrap the pumpkins with the bittersweet vine. Use U pins (from floral or craft store to hold them in place. The glass balls from the craft or home decor store are easily filled with a few bittersweet berries. A glass marker is perfect for writing a guests name to create a place card. The runner is made from napkins. The color was so perfect for a runner I had to use them, and why not!!! Just lay the napkins down so the seams overlap. ( you can see its barely noticeable in the big close up of tablescape). Photography by Michael Partenio, Designs and styling by Karin Lidbeck Look for the full story in the Oct 2011 Better Homes and Gardens.
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This picture was styled by the amazing Si from French by design. It makes me feel so happy for the upcoming holidays and the winter season. I don't know yet how the winter will be here in California - but I can't wait to see it.
Då och då besöker Bättre hälsa loppisar. På dessa brukar vi se gamla virkade dukar. Egentligen skulle vi vilja köpa allihop; de är ju så himla fina. Men ganska ofta hejdas vi av tanken att vi inte …
Here they come! The MUMS!! They are in full bloom this week. I’m sure you’ll be seeing even more in next week’s design, but for now, they are still playing second fiddle a bit to the ever-starring dahlia. The weatherman says we’re getting a real freeze this weekend so all the dahlias will be gone …
