Swooning over Blue...

Now that we have begun to crawl out from all the paperwork of being off for a few days (that's what yesterday was all about!)...I can now see clearly and it has me thinking of BLU E...Summer!  And can you guess what color inspires me to think of summer?  Yep...BLUE!

Blue just has a way of making everything look better...calm, soothing, relaxing, etc....which makes me think of how I feel when I'm at the beach or in the pool (pool blue!).  Shall we jump in?

Several different shades of blue make this monochromatic space look and feel sooooo "comfy".  Don't you agree?


Love the soft blues with lots of white!  Such an inspiring spot to relax in after a long day!




A more traditional feel, but so calming....love that pop of red in here (flowers, see them?).



More blue and white beauty...ah, am I at the coast already or what??



I've used this chairs style several time, but not in this blue...Wow!  Stunning!



Now BLUE in the bathroom is even better than the old slogan..."Calgon, take me away"!  


Well, I hope you are refreshed just from taking a look at these beautiful blue spaces today...what about YOU?  Do you incorporate blue into your room designs?  The entire room or just accents of blue...do tell and share!


Thanks for stopping by and once again...


Have a "Simply Irresistible" Day!

Photo Credits:  House Beautiful

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Happy Memorial Day!

I hope you had a wonderful Memorial weekend and are continuing the celebration today...hopefully, your day off! What are your plans for the day?  Grilling out and a backyard party...or perhaps a little back-PORCH entertaining? 


Check out these beautiful porch tablescapes from Between Naps on the Porch.  A lovely display of the red, white and blue...for a stunning Memorial Day celebration of any kind.  

It's for sure "Simply Irresistible" and there are many more ideas and themes where these came from.  Be sure to visit her blog (link above) and get some wonderful ideas for your next gathering!

Happy Memorial Day!

Photo Credits:  Between Naps on the Porch 

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Crazy and Off the Wall Stuff...

Oh my what a crazy day it's been...so, I decided to just post something crazy...

Do you remember these?

I know they are still around, but they go way back too (without telling you my age, ha!) and I must admit...I love them!  I have given these little yummies up though since they aren't good for ya and they can cause lots of...cavities - yikes!  So...why am I showing these to you?  You'll see...

I was doing fabric research today for a couple of projects we are working on...and I saw this fabric.  But that's not the crazy part...the crazy of this is that it is named...

GOOD-N-PLENTY

How crazy is that!  I love it!  When I saw it I knew it reminded me of the colors of something, but what?...now I know!

And...guess what else I found?

Which could remind me of these again!

So there you go...a little piece of my "craziness" out of my crazy day!  What do ya think?  Do I need to go out and buy me a box of these little treats?  After this kind of day?  I think so - well, maybe, if I can overcome the GUILT of doing it!!

Hope you are having a "Simply Irresistible" Day!

Photo Credits:  wikidpedia for GoodNPlenty, GH fabrics available through Alpha & Omega Interiors

Wallpaper Inspiration

The name of today's post initially began when I decided to share some great new wallpaper designs with you...but then I checked my inbox and found that it contained some great ways (easy too!) to use wallpaper in your home...some of which you may not have even thought of before...so, I decided to share these ideas today instead.

From now on...don't throw away that extra roll of wallpaper...and, if you don't have any wallpaper, then I bet you may just want to run out after seeing these and find yourself a roll that you are in love with!

Who would have thought of this?  You might even have an old side table that you've been wanting to paint and update...why not add some pizzazz to the top of it...with wallpaper!

Perhaps you have a bookcase - ok, maybe not on wheels - that you can give a little spice to...what do ya think about this one?  You can paint the interior with a coordinating color of paint.  Wow!

Now I loved this idea...wallpaper a folding screen!  Oh, not to mention...I LOVE this wallpaper too!

Oh my!  This is gorgeous...AND "simply irresistible"...a headboard covered in wallpaper.  Now THIS...would take some patience and creative talent.  

See...these are all such great ideas!  Are your creative juices flowing yet?  

We've talked about this idea before...and look at what GREAT artwork it makes!  And I have to say, I LOVE that red lamp and red chair with it!  Very striking! (Oh and leave it to me to say - even the little RED book along with the RED sunglasses - such attention to detail for this shot!)

And this my dears...sheer perfection!  I love this...see the wallpapered flat panels on the doors...genius! But the entire wall of bookcases is stunning...styled to perfection in my book!

I'll leave you with that for today, but you can check out more ideas HERE  

and remember...never throw out extra wallpaper...it may just come in handy one day!

Thanks for stopping by and ...

Have a "Simply Irresistible" Day!

Photo Credits:  BHG


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Fantastic Finds!

Happy Monday dear readers!  I hope you had a wonderful weekend doing something that you enjoy!  For the start of our week I wanted to share with you what I found while out just "browsing"...

These scrumptious lamps and shades and pillows...aren't they great? 

And then there's these pillows...and these little mirrors here...ah...I love them.  What great accessories to dress up any navy and white room...or even another color room and add just a "pop" of the navy with these.

And then there was this color...are ya lovin' it as much as I was?

Now...guess where I saw all of these at...TARGET!  I couldn't believe it...I had not been in Target in forever and I can't resist going through the home decor department in any store...I couldn't believe my eyes.  I thought they had a great selection to choose from...and with styles like this...no one would ever have to know where they came from, right??? (But, then again you could SHARE these good finds with others!!)

Ok, now let's take a look at what else I found...elsewhere, that is.

I adore shades like this...and found one at a really "sweet" price.

I know I'm on a pillow frenzy, but I couldn't resist these sassy little throws...how about YOU...can you use this much "sass" in your room?  No problemo for me!

I just wish I had a place for these here...style, color, size...perfecto for just about any space.  Just not my color!  

What about these lovely finds...bet YOU could find a spot for some of these.  

I admit...I NEED (yes, "need"!) these here for my wished-for beach house...don't ya think?  Too bad, it really is wished-for at this point...but maybe one day, huh?  A girl can dream, right???

So if YOU want to find some quick, pick-me-up deals like these here...head on out today to Target...or Homegoods.  That is where I found the rest of these Fantastic Finds.  Don't ya just love them?  

Enjoy your day and be sure to make it...

"Simply Irresistible"!

Photos by Alpha & Omega Interiors 

Design-A-Room (Day #5)

Well, until we can get this problem issue resolved...this will be our last post on designing a room as we go...sad, but true.  As we work on our layout to add each time, it strangely posts to ALL previous posts...not just one, but ALL of them...before we even publish it.  It is the weirdest thing I have seen in awhile, so until we can resolve it we will just move on to other good things in the design world!


Today we are back to add a few more pieces to our room design that we are creating as we go.  I wanted to see how it looks when we added a few more pillows to those colorful chairs...with more of the same fabric we put on the sofa pillows...

OK, I like repeating the fabric in the room.  This helps with the flow of things and of course, gives even more of a "pop" of color...remember, this is our BRIGHT, BOLD AND BEAUTIFUL room design!

And I'd like to see a side table (or two) with these chairs.  What about these garden stools...too much color for YOU?  Not for us!  You can find these many places and in many different colors.  I love them...indoors, as well as outdoors!

Now I want to add us some window treatments to "soften" the area.  I think using just panel draperies in here would do the trick.  We have alot going on in here already, so let's just keep the window treatments simple...shall we?  These are from Pottery Barn.

I see a big "hole" in the design plan...a blank spot....can you guess "where" it is?  Let's test YOUR eye for this design plan.  OK, I'll tell you, it's that bare wall over the sofa...that is assuming the sofa is placed against a wall in our room design.  What about this one?

Sure, let's try it!

And...for another wall in that room, we'll add a pair of these...

I get asked sometimes..."will these colors work together?".  Would YOU ask this same question here about this set of art..."will they work in the room with the orange?"  The answer is YES, take a look at the art over the sofa.  It even has both colors in it...so YES, again.  It works!  Be creative. 

Last, but not least...let's add in a few accessories to that coffee table ottoman.  (Which you may have already seen with that crazy posting ahead that's been happening!)

Like a beautiful tray (which you could actually use as well when you have guests...or even for yourself, right?)  

And then there is this...yes, in ORANGE...

Let's top off that ottoman with some gorgeous roses like these on that tray...good?  To your liking?  

So, to finalize the Design-A-Room...here is what we came up with.  Take a look...(and if you are just now joining us in this design a room, keep in mind this room is somehow posting to ALL days of this series, deleting the previous one...again, so strange!)

Ta-Da!  Hope you like and that you enjoyed the process of designing this room.  Sorry to end it so abruptly, (we NEED accessories on those shelves too!!) but hopefully it helped YOU.  

If you'd like a custom design plan just for YOU...let us know.  We'd love to work with you!  Just send us an email (i.e. comment) and one of our designers will get back in touch with you.

Have a "Simply Irresistible" Weekend!

Design-A-Room (Day #4)

Hello...welcome back to our Day #4 about building our room design. We've been slammed with work for clients (a good thing though!) so we've missed a few days...when that happens, just know we are working on "real" design plans and projects (we do alot of full-service design) and we'll be back asap.  With that in mind, let's get started...


We have decided that in order to ground the room a little more we are in need of a large piece of furniture...to add some balance to the overall design ... and ... some storage and bookcase areas.  So, we've come up with this...

A lovely bookcase with some storage behind the doors (available here).  This will be a great addition to the room as we can accessorize the shelves and pop some color in there as well...sounds like a plan, right?

Now, we will definitely need some more seating in this room...and I want this room to be bright and bold...so with that in mind...take a look...

How about using a pair of these Hickory Chair Paris Club Chairs in this fabulous, bright and bold orange!  Hickory Chair has a great website that allows you to customize pieces of furniture with most any fabric and you can see how it will look finished.  That's what we did...picked our chair style then selected our fabric...and voila! Can you see these in our room along with that new fabric we used on the sofa pillows?  I say...yes, yes, yes!  Let's do it!

This is how our room now looks on Day #4...what do YOU think?

With it being Friday and also Mother's Day weekend it was all I could do to stop myself from presenting this room with a few accessories (you know, the pretty things that truly "make" the room!)...but I did...so no surprises yet.  Let's finish the other aspects first and then we'll move on to that...so stay tuned!

Have a "Simply Irresistible" Day ... and...

Happy Mother's Day to all the wonderful moms out there!!

Children are a blessing
    and a gift from the Lord.

Psalm 127:3 CEV

Image Credits:  Hickory Chair, Layla Grayce

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Design-A-Room (Day#3)

Ok, I must admit...there is a weird thing happening to our posts in this series!  Once a post is published and we work on the next post (or even ideas for several ahead)...the design board gets updated on the previously posted blog...and WE aren't posting it!  Yikes...this is crazy! Anyone out there had this happen or better yet, know HOW this happens?  If you do, please let us know.  This is our newest post, but be warned...it may update the previous two days to "this" design board at the end!


So, on the last post you were supposed to just have the sofa, pillows, end tables, and lamps...but, you got way more than that, right?  Well, today (Day 3) you were going to get the ottoman...(a West Elm Walton ottoman)

I loved the idea of staying with the peacock blue family...just darker for this piece...what do you think...like?  The idea of using a large ottoman for the coffee table is really nice because it serves two purposes (you know, even a "comfy" place to prop your feet) and also because it actually "softens" the room even more.

Now, for the rug reveal (that you've already laid eyes on mistakenly!)...here it is...(Blue Wilshire Rug by Shopten25)

Again, we are keeping lots going on in the SAME color family so as not to cause "the eye" to jump all around our room.  Our other color will come in "pops" as we build our room!  Now, let's take a look at where we should be on Day #3...

Just forget, for now, all the other items that "mystically" appeared on the other post...assuming yours DID do this too...this is all we have in the room as of today.  Let's see...what do you think we should add next?  What items would YOU be most ready to add to your room at this point?  Be sure to come back by to see what new creations we find for this room design.

Be sure to make it a "Simply Irresistible" Monday!

Image Credits:  West Elm, ShopTen25, plus other mentions from previous postings.

Design-A-Room (Day #2)

Second post of this...don't know what happened in the first one with the preview of that rug we had been playing with (yes, playing with!),  Anyway, THIS is the post you should have received...without a rug for now.  Sorry about that!


Welcome back for our Day 2 of designing a room around some of our new fabric releases that are bright, bold, and beautiful for sure.  Ok, we talked about adding in the "bones" of the room first, right?  Well, the truth is, no matter what intentions we have when designing a room we usually end up finding something that strikes our fancy and we want to take it home and try it, right?  Come on, admit it...you do this too!


In order to show how we/you sometimes interject something into our room design before it is really ready for it...we are doing this today.  Along the way, in our design, we will see if we indeed keep our "find" or take them back.  Hopefully, they will be a keeper!  Ready...?


Let's first of all add in another one of those new fabrics we showed you before we began...

This will add even more boldness to that sofa and works so well with the print fabric we already have on the pillows...how about just one more pillow on the sofa, in this one?  Can you handle this much color?  Oh yea, for the upcoming summer months, who couldn't!

OK, now for our splurge...the stuff we find along the way that we just can't wait to "try"...two lamps by Robert Abbey!  They seem to maybe be the perfect color for the room...and even though we don't have the entire detailed plan laid out yet...well, we can't resist, right?  Let's take them home and try them out...shall we?

Aren't they lovely?  Do we want this peacock blue, instead of ivory or orange lamps?  Hum...let's just see what we think with what we have going on in this room so far...

What do YOU think?  Come on now, participate in this "Design-A-Room" process if you want to...after all, we want to help YOU learn how to build a room design for yourself (in any color or style) or at least make it a little easier for you.  What do you think so far?  Are they "keepers"...let's say yes, for now anyway!  I like them!

Stay tuned for the next part in this process...hope you are enjoying it along the way!

Have a blessed and "Simply Irresistible" Day!

Ta-Ta!

Design-A-Room (Day #1)

With yesterday's post in mind, today we will start building a simple room design using some of those luscious new fabric releases we showed you.  Hopefully this process will give you an idea of how you can get started on your own room design!  In the end, we'll put all the selected items together and see what transpired...are you ready to get started?  Here goes...Day #1.


Let's start with the bones of the room...meaning some basic furniture choices.  In this living room we will use a neutral sofa and two end tables like this...

I love the simplicity of this Nantucket style (source here) and the fact that you can add or change the look of it with new throw pillows...every season if you'd like.  OK, now that we have a sofa, comfy at that, for the room...what about those end tables we will need.

Let's use this classic style that is also simple and has clean lines.  This Sasha table can be found at Target, believe it or not (assuming of course it's still available).  If not, then I know I have seen this style recently at Pier One.  By selecting these we will keep it budget friendly, but you can always find this style by a higher-end manufacturer if you so desire.    

Oh, and just for a little early-on "pop" of that fabric...let's add a couple pillows in this...

So, for Day #1, this is what we have so far...

Are you with us on this little project that we are developing as we go?  If you'd like to share any comments along the way, please do so.  We'd love to hear from you! Be sure to come back by for our next steps in our "Design-A-Room" project.

Be sure to have a..."Simply Irresistible" Day!