As we look out over our mountains of snow in the backyard we start to miss and sometimes forget what our summer gardens look like, that is why creating an indoor garden space is so important to help brighten your winter blues. If you are new to plants and don’t know how to care for an indoor… Continue reading Are You Missing the Sight of Green?
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How to Create Color Concepts
Pulling together color concepts is fun, challenging and time consuming. But, where to begin, where to begin? Well, choose ONE thing that you absolutely love and work around that until all the pieces pull together beautifully. Remember, you need to be flexible and be willing to change direction here and there. With the “Beachy Cottage”… Continue reading How to Create Color Concepts
Fabric of the Week: Tenny
This graphic design fabric is best used as it repeats together either in brick pattern or railroad pattern. Shown as a place setting of napkin in a smaller scale and switched colors and larger scale of neutrals but I’ve also used it as wallpaper as an accent wall. Come into the shop and see what… Continue reading Fabric of the Week: Tenny
Fabric of the Week: Rocky Mountain
This simple fabric is great for lampshades! It is fun and provides movement in several different color ways ranging from the tone-on-tone to the bold contrast. When looking at fabric, it is important to notice HOW colors impact a specific pattern. Tone-on-tone are colors that are different from each other but the same hue or… Continue reading Fabric of the Week: Rocky Mountain
Fabric of the Week: DILLY
This line of fabric is originally an antique line drawing of daffodils from 1840. These drawings were done as artistic renderings showing the process of drawing a daffodil. The result is a fun movement of geometric shapes that create an organic shape of a flower. Great in wrapping paper or fabric, this design changes dramatically with… Continue reading Fabric of the Week: DILLY
How to Create the Best Banquette!
There is no argument, banquettes are awesome! Why? They invite people to be comfortable and relax into the moment that they are enjoying. These spaces allow us to introduce color in upholstery and pillows that accent the space. Here are some more ideas that might spark some interest for you. I love this photo of… Continue reading How to Create the Best Banquette!
Fabric of the Week: Beta Babe
Beta Fish are graceful and beautiful fish that look like they are wearing silk blowing dresses! They are the inspiration for this fabric pattern. Beta Fish are known to be blue, purple, pink, orange, yellow, black, green, and red. The most beautiful are a sweet blend of these colors. Shown here as a valance it… Continue reading Fabric of the Week: Beta Babe
Throwback Thursday: The Shed!
This shed is at our Gallery in Kittery, Maine and was originally the chicken coop on the property. It is located at the back of the property between the Black Birch restaurant and our amazing patio built by Hale’s Landscaping. When we first bought the property, my girls were 6 and 9 and decided that this should… Continue reading Throwback Thursday: The Shed!
Throwback Thursdays: Birch Trees
For many reasons, birch trees bring people a sense of peace and inspiration. I wanted to figure out what this feeling actually comes from. The early uses were for shelter, paper, buckets, plates and canoes but also medicinally. Wintergreen Oil is extracted from the twigs. The tree was also believed to be immune to lighting strikes.… Continue reading Throwback Thursdays: Birch Trees
How to Deck Out Your Patio
Outdoor seating can make or break a space! Maximize the use of your space for function and flow. How about some suggestions: 1) BEFORE you create the space, go shopping and decide what furniture you will be putting in the space. Determine your budget for this for the overall budget, then shop. We knew that… Continue reading How to Deck Out Your Patio