for the love of olive branches

I am a picky eater and although I have grown to like many things olives are one of the many things that I just will not eat. The last time I tried they were rolled in cheese and nuts so I thought maybe I could handle them but alas I apparently I consumed them with a very rude look of disgust. However, olive branches I adore and not to eat but as a home accents. Their color and organic structure make any room just a bit more welcoming and can soften a room of clean lines.



(rooms via the book Down South II)

3:54 PM by beemagnet · 0

november styling {owls}

I cannot believe that it is November and that the weekend of All Hollows Eve has ended. I am really hoping that my pumpkin keeps for a while, as it is carved with an owl, and I have a mild obsession with anything that hoots. Maybe I will just have to find some owl décor that keeps through the year. Possibly a small statue for my coffee table.....

Or an adorable yet simple print...

(via country interiors uk and canadian house and home)
What is on your November decorating or project list?

7:12 AM by beemagnet · 0

girlish {bedside} glamour

Why is it always so hard to wake up on Monday mornings? However I think it would be even harder if I was pressing snooze on a clock that was placed on one of these lovely bedside tables. Jut a little girlish glamour to start off the work week....


(kristin hutchins and canadian house and home)

6:52 AM by beemagnet · 0

simple [bedside] styling

Ever since I admired this room I have had simple and lovely bedside table styling on my mind. From oversize rustic lanterns...

to a casual pile of books under a simple floral arrangement...

or maybe no bedside table at all and just a birdcage (still loving them!)...

organic styling....

art hanging above the bedside table (like the one I originally loved)...

And lastly one I will never tire of--the perfectly casual bedside of rita konig.

What is on your bedside table? Mine currently is home to a simple and traditional lamp, a calypso-celle candle and a stack of the most recent interior design mags.

7:00 AM by beemagnet · 0

simple sunday {mantles}

The season for gathering around the fireplace has begun and I love simple casual styling for the fireplace area. I am especially smitten with uncluttered mantles with just one perfectly casual leaning piece of art.

(via elle decor (nate berkus's chicago apt) alexandra rowley, arent + pyke, nuevo estilo and alexandra rowley)
Also, loving the overall casual and cozy feeling of these rooms. All the perfect places to spend a relaxing Sunday!

11:00 AM by beemagnet · 0

styling [floor to ceiling shelves]

Styling just a couple of floating shelves in the living room is hard enough, let alone styling floor to ceiling shelves. There are so many routes to go, but these are my favorite. First you can use the shelved wall as though it was an other wall in the room by placing a sofa against it or even hanging a mirror or on the shelf frame--all while still utilizing the shelves for storage.

Or you could add sliding glass doors over the shelves in order to add some framing and protection for the items inside.

I also love the look of books when they are stacked in piles versus upright. It also allows the placement of breakable items next the books without the worry of the books falling over on to them.

And they do look lovely when they contain no books at all and are just touched with a few lovely vases, pieces of china or leaning photos.


Although difficult there is something so clean about ones with a monochromatic color scheme .


And lastly, the style this is most like mine--a little bit of of all these styles all in mixed in to one bookshelf.


(images via i suwannee, melanie acevedo, hus and hem via made by girl, via velvet and linen, paul costello, aaron hom, michael del piero, steven gambrel, canadian house and home and furbish studio)
OK, that turned into a much longer post than I planned--but there are just so many options! So, what is your shelf styling style?

11:15 AM by beemagnet · 0

styling staples [flowers+hats]

Sounds like an odd combination, right? But in the past weeks I have saved these three images away in my "perfect styling" folder and what do they all have in common? Not only flowers but brimmed hats!



(via city sage from domino, lonny magazine and francois halard)
I currently don't own a lovely fedora or straw hat but if I ever have my home photographed I think I have been convinced to buy one! What are your styling staples?

6:30 PM by beemagnet · 0

feeling bookish

This has been a long week and I could not be more excited that it is Friday. One thing that I have not done in a while that I am determined to do this weekend is read a book! So, when I was thinking about which book to buy I also started thinking of where and how I should store my new book purchase and these are the images I looked to for ideas...




(via elle decoration, flickr, stephen shubel, jordan ferney, {this is glamorous}, micheal del piero)
Do you have a unique place that you store books? Hope that you have a lovely and relaxing weekend!

6:35 AM by beemagnet · 0

beautiful art display {vincente wolf}

Vincente Wolf's lovely home was just featured in the July/August Veranda and is just gorgeous! I am especially enamored with the interesting way he displays his photos and art...on chairs!

How do you display your art? The chairs are also just wonderful--such a great example of mix and match styles!

9:19 PM by beemagnet · 0

finally giving in {open kitchen shelving}

I have to admit that I am not the most organized person and for that reason I have long resisted the trend of open shelving in kitchens but lately I have seen too many lovely examples of it to hold off any longer.







(via living etc, skona hem, unknown, living etc, flickr, domino, marie claire maison, domino)
Do you think you can be tidy enough to have open kitchen shelving? Be back in a bit with a french inspired garden wedding inspiration board.

3:30 AM by beemagnet · 0

fireplace envy

When it comes to styling areas of my home, the coffee table and my shelves top the list but if I had a proper fireplace (versus my wood burning stove) I am pretty sure it would become my styling obsession. There are just so many ways to dress up a fireplace--from the mantle to the hearth.



(via home beautiful via white and wander, sfgirlbybay, design*sponge, vogue living Australia, martha stewart, sunset magazine, domino, house beautiful via decoroloy, )
What is on your mantle or in your fireplace?

1:46 PM by beemagnet · 0