{freestanding} architectural details

A home doesn't have to have a storied history or crown moldings to have elegant architectural details. These details can be added in a creative manner by freestanding elements such a a leaning mantle as the focal point of a dining room...

...or Corinthian columns flanking a couch.
(images via nuevo estilo)
These unexpected touches add an elegant flair to these otherwise eclectic spaces.

3:40 PM by beemagnet · 0

{event inspiration} french garden chic

I am currently loving delicate french inspired details for garden weddings, especially lavender and grape hyacinth floral details intertwined with a periwinkle and pale yellow palette.

(save the date via snippet&ink, boutonnieres via jose villa, via pieter estersohn, cakes and menu via martha stewart, centerpiece via ariella chezar, via amelia lyon, bouquets via amorology, via style me pretty)
What is your favorite garden wedding or event detail? Also, I have so loved putting these inspiration boards together lately that I have decided to start offering event design consulting services in my free time-quite excited!

7:00 PM by beemagnet · 0

pretty in poppy

As much as I love colors I have never really loved red. I was always told that as I blonde it is a good color on me but I quite disagree. It is just so bold and overpowering but I do love it when toned down with a pit of pink to create more of a poppy color, just like the lovely color on the bottom of Louboutins! I think when paired with yellow or a hint of green it is perfect for a summer affair.

(dress from pamella roland, flowers via martha stewart, stationary via cherry berry paper, christian louboutins via elizabath messina, drinks via michelle rago, petals via Snippet& Ink, matches via once wed, candles via mantas wright)
What is your take on poppy? Or red for that matter?

11:19 AM by beemagnet · 0

all in the details [whimsy of yellow]

I have decided to start a new weekly series called "all in the details". My hope is to document a motif, a color a pattern, a style--well, anything really. All in the hopes that it will spur ideas for a room, a table setting, a dish or for a wardrobe. Plus my new favorite thing to do has been creating inspiration boards! So, I thought I would start simple by focusing on yellow, specifically its very whimsical quality:

custards with bumblebee cookies via sang an, tiered floral centerpiece via martha stewart, ruffle gown via carolina herrera, mantel via house beautiful, shoe photo via jose villa, stationary via pancakes and franks, flower pin via linda and harriet, bouquet via blonde tulip, lemon place card via snippet & ink, rannuculas via tria giovan
I am especially fond of the little bumblebee cookies! Also, I would love any ideas you have for upcoming installations in this series!

11:30 AM by beemagnet · 0