TGIF...

Enjoy your week-end and be sure to add a little "Fall" to your decor while you are at it...even if it's just a bowl or platter of apples!

Have a "Simply Irresistible" Week-end!

Photo Credits: Coastal Living

Choices, Choices, Choices

Happy Thursday!

Going about today making lots of choices for clients.  Hope to be back in "blog world" in a day or two!

Have a "Simply Irresistible" Day!

More Ideas to get your Home ready for Fall

Would you like more ideas for getting your home ready for Fall?  I am continually looking at great ideas to share or try for myself.  I know we've looked at a few, but here are a few more to inspire you for this change of seasons...

I just love using mums and lots of them too...adding potted ones like this is a sure way to add color to your front entrance...and go ahead, add in a few white pumpkins for some contrast.  The hanging mums and the paper lanterns also help frame the area to say "welcome".

Why not add a few colorful petite pumpkins in your dining room hutch or display cabinet for a lovely touch of Fall...either plain ones or decorated with a little bit of paint.  It's such a simple thing to do yet it adds alot on "punch" for Fall.

Or...just add some different items of interest in "here and there".  Simple, yet lovely!

This happens to be just a pewter cup, purchased from a flea market, with several sprigs of greenery, beach plum branches, and red hypericum berries added to make this lovely arrangement. Simple!

What a great little DIY project...especially if you have kids that would enjoy a little project.  Candleholders that are made from miniature pumpkins...how neat is that?  

It's as easy as 1-2-3:

1) Just cut a hole in the pumpkin the size of the base of a tapered candle.  

2) Then hot glue miniature pine cones, berries, and some dried moss around the edge of the hole.  

3) Now, just insert the candles and...voila!  You have some great candles to use on your table.

If you want to snazz it up a bit more...then maybe this one is for you.  Paint the pumpkins metallic silver and try this easy idea.  Notice how the silver items are "layered" for an elegant look with different heights!

I thought this was a unique creative way to add both color and seasonal spunk to the room.  Ribbon is attached to paper mache gourds with hot glue and hung from the chandelier. Then, to finish it off a garland of leaves was wrapped around the arms of the light fixture. (TIP - use a contrasting ribbon instead of matching it to the gourds!)

Not your typical standard fall colors here, and that's why I like it.  Any colors really, mixed with white pumpkins and some fall foliage, will dress that front door area right up!  What do YOU think of this one?

I simply adore this idea...and the fact that it even coordinates with the wall color and the colors in that beautiful painting over the mantel..."Simply Irresistible", no doubt!  These are petite pumpkin peppers (known as Solanum Integrifolium) with the stems arranged in a vase and then surrounded by other fruits and greenery. 

Dried gourds make elegant vases especially when grouped together like this and filled with fall flowers.

You can also find, or make, harvest wreaths to hang from the back of your dining room chairs with ribbons. Be creative and select your own fall colors and style.  What a great look!

What's not to love about a pumpkin turned into a lovely vase for a fall floral arrangement?  This one even has apricot-color roses added...it's really lovely, don't you think?

Another one displayed on a tray and surrounded with leaves, small gourds and fruit.

A tray of any sort, dashed with some colorful glass, ribbon and some...texture...like pecans, corns, wheat sprays...is sure to make a hit during this fall season.  

So, I'll leave you with this...decorating for Fall doesn't have to be hard.  Just be creative, think outside the box, use "nature" along with some items you may already have...and see what you come up with.  We'd love for you to share any decorating ideas you may have for Fall...come on, do tell.

Thanks for stopping by, and, as always...

Have a "Simply Irresistible" Day!

Photo Credits: BHG

Need a Little Sunshine

I hope your week is off to a wonderful start. I don't know about where you live, but we have had an incredible amount of rain and cloudy days.  It will be SO nice to see some sunshine for a change...hopefully soon!  So today, I thought I'd share with you a bright and beautiful spot...

Aren't the colors lovely?  Doesn't that painting remind you of bright sunshine?  Notice the mix of colors...and of course, the cat!  I just think this is a lovely little spot in this room (and evidently so does that CAT!!).

Be sure to make your day...

"Simply Irresistible"!

Photo Credit:  unknown

Entertaining Preparations

Well, with Fall in the air, as we've been talking about...it is hard to believe but it will soon be Thanksgiving.  If you are having family or friends over for this special holiday then you'll need to start making plans for it soon.  

Like menu ideas...hum, what sounds best?

How about those invitations?  The first of November is always a good time to go ahead and send them out. I must admit, this photo is being displayed since it has invitations on it, but also I wanted to show you these luscious draperies...love that fabric!  I also love the tiered lamp and this table outlined in antique gold.  What about this indoor wreath...like?  I do!

What about a Harvest theme for your table with colorful produce, flickering candles, or arranging some colorful flowers.  What a centerpiece this makes for your table!

Do YOU have your Thanksgiving plans?  If not, be ahead of the game this year and plan early...now is a great time!  Plan, plan, plan and it's sure to be a success.  Do you have any special entertaining secrets you'd like to share?  If so, do tell.

Have a "Simply Irresistible" Day!

Photo Credits:  Southern Living

Fall Review of Ideas

Front Door Ideas for Fall

Feather Wreath

Autumn Centerpiece

Fall Decor for Buffet and Table

Table Setting

Fall Outdoor Ideas

Enjoy your Saturday!

Photo Credits:  Country Living

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Welcome Fall

Pumpkin Gingerbread Trifle

Ingredients

• 2 (14-ounce) packages gingerbread mix
• 1 (5.1-ounce) box cook-and-serve vanilla pudding mix
• 1 (30-ounce) can pumpkin pie filling
• 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/3 teaspoon ground cardamom or cinnamon
• 1 (12-ounce) container frozen whipped topping
• 1/2 cup gingersnaps, optional

Directions

Bake the gingerbread according to the package directions; cool completely. Meanwhile, prepare the pudding and set aside to cool. Stir the pumpkin pie filling, sugar, and cardamom into the pudding. Crumble 1 batch of gingerbread into the bottom of a large, pretty bowl. Pour 1/2 of the pudding mixture over the gingerbread, then add a layer of whipped topping. Repeat with the remaining gingerbread, pudding, and whipped topping. Sprinkle of the top with crushed gingersnaps, if desired. Refrigerate overnight. Trifle can be layered in a punch bowl.

A yummy Fall dessert that I may just try this weekend...how about you?  How will you welcome in Fall?

Have a "Simply Irresistible" Weekend!

Photo and Recipe Courtesy of Paula Deen

Luxury Bedding

Would you believe that bedding makes all the difference in the world in your bedrooms...whether master bedroom, guest bedroom, or kids bedroom?  It's a true fact...change the bedding and you change the whole room.  I have had solid bedding with multi-color throw pillows for centuries (well, maybe not quite THAT long!), but when I recently changed it in our own master bedroom...voila...it felt like an entire new room!  My husband was even amazed! (Hum, I guess we needed a change more than I thought!).


We carry an a wonderful line of custom and semi-custom bedding...many of which are even available in our "quick-ship" program.  Take a look at a few choice ones...

         Bedset

Duvet Cover and Comforter

Bedskirt

Coverlet

      

Several of many style pillows available

Drapery Panels

Drapery Panels

Bedset

      

Duvet Cover and Comforter

Bedskirt

      

A few of the many pillow selections available

Drapery Panels

Drapery Panels

Bedset

Duvet Cover and Comforter

Bedskirt

      

A few choice pillow selections...many more!

Lovely Throw

Bedset

Duvet Cover and Comforter

Bedskirt

      

A few gorgeous pillow selections with more available

Throw

And last but not least...this one would be great for either a girl's room or a fun guestroom...

Bedset

Duvet Cover and Comforter

Bedskirt

      

Oh such FUN pillow choices...and these aren't all of them either!

Fun Drapery Panels

Ottoman

There, you have it, a "sampling" (yes, only a sampling of what's available) with this line of bedding.  There are many that give you the choice of mix-and-match fabrics with it.  It's a great bedding program with lots of options for your room.  Now, do we have YOU ready to transform a bedroom in your own home with new luxury bedding...luxury, but affordable!  If so, leave us a comment and someone on our design team will get in touch with you...it's that easy!

Thanks for stopping by our blog today...

and

Have a "Simply Irresistible" Day!

Photo Credits:  EA Bedding Collection from Alpha & Omega Interiors