MIA...

I have been MIA for a few days...did you miss me?  With this being one of the busiest times of the year, not only personally, but for interior design as well, you may see an occasional day of MIA between now and the holidays.  Speaking of holidays...take a look at a few of the new Christmas tree skirts we offer.

Waltz of Flowers

Tinsel Town

Wreath

Holiday Floral

Santa Baby

Loop-de-Loop

Feliz Navidad

So what do you think?  Did you see one that you like? It won't be long before we'll be getting these out to "deck the halls" for Christmas.  So, we want to know...do you put up a tree?  Is it a themed tree?  Is it perhaps color-coordinated with your room?  


Be sure not to miss our next topic...I believe it's something that you may just find unique and intriguing!

In the meantime...

Have a "Simply Irresistible" Day!

Photo Credit:  Eastern Accents

*I TRY TO CREDIT ALL IMAGES, IF THERE ARE ANY PHOTOS OR IMAGES HERE THAT ARE NOT CREDITED CORRECTLY OR YOU WISH THEM TO BE REMOVED, PLEASE LET ME KNOW AND I WILL GLADLY OBLIGE. THEY ARE BEING USED HERE FOR THE SOLE PURPOSE OF DISCUSSING INTERIOR DESIGN. THANK YOU!

Fun in the Kitchen

Any idea who this lovely kitchen belongs to?  

Well, I'll tell you in a moment, but first we are going to give you a great fall recipe from this kitchen...

Pumpkin Bread

Ingredients

1. 1 (15-ounce) can pumpkin
2. 1 cup vegetable oil
3. 2/3 cup water
4. 4 large eggs
5. 3 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
6. 3 cups sugar
7. 2 teaspoons baking soda
8. 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
9. 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
10. 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350˚F. Grease 2 (8x5-inch) loaf pans. In a medium bowl, beat pumpkin, oil, water, and eggs at medium speed with an electric mixer until smooth.
2. In a separate medium bowl, sift together flour, sugar, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves. Gradually add to pumpkin mixture, stirring to combine.
3. Pour into pans, and bake for 1 hour, or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Let cool in pans 10 minutes. Remove from pans, and cool completely on wire racks.

Makes 2 loaves

OK, back to the gorgeous kitchen...first clue is to say...

"Enjoy the recipe, ya'll"

Did that give it away?  Any idea?

This is the kitchen of the one and only Paula Deen...along with her very own recipe for Pumpkin Bread.  I am going to try this out for the weekend (the recipe, that is, but it surely would be nice to try out this kitchen too!!).  Do you have a special fall recipe that you'd like to share with us? 

Have a "Simply Irresistible" Weekend!

Photo Credits:  Hooked on Houses, Paula Deen magazine

The Impact of...Orange!

When October rolls around it seems that everything we see is orange...mostly related to Halloween I believe.  But, have you ever thought about using this bright and vibrant color in your interiors or is it way too intimidating?

Here is a lovely display of orange in a room.  It is blended with a soft  blue which helps tone it down a bit.  I love the added "oomph" of this room with the zebra stripe on the ottoman too.  Orange and black doesn't have to be just about Halloween!

Orange is also a very nice "pop" with neutrals, along with a few other high impact colors.  This look is not over-powering at all.

Here it is used in one of my favorite rooms...just a punch of orange added in the pillows, lamps and ottoman...for a great look with the green and black! 

This one is a little more daring, but again is absolutely gorgeous...if orange is your color that is.  The punch of orange in this rug and on the drapery panels just "makes" this room.  Can YOU be this daring with orange?

Another room with just a few "pops" of this lovely color...which can be used in any style room.

How about a BLACK powder room with pops of orange in the towels?  Could YOU go for that?  It's a really great look!

Another "over the top" design plan using orange...even on the furniture pieces...simple, yet stunning!

Bright and fun here!

DIY paper bookcovers are even made here to pop that extra bit of orange on these shelves...how clever is that?  

As you can see...orange is NOT a color to be afraid of...or to relate just to Fall or Halloween.  It is a beautiful, vibrant color that can transform any room by using as much or as little of it as you want.  It works with several colors such as green, blue, neutral, black.  Do YOU have orange in YOUR home?  If so, please share how you used it.  We'd love to know!

Thanks for stopping by...

and

Have a "Simply Irresistible" Day!

Photo Credits:  The Lennox, Decor Pad, TFID, HGTV, unknown source, Traditional Home


*I TRY TO CREDIT ALL IMAGES, IF THERE ARE ANY PHOTOS OR IMAGES HERE THAT ARE NOT CREDITED CORRECTLY OR YOU WISH THEM TO BE REMOVED, PLEASE LET ME KNOW AND I WILL GLADLY OBLIGE. THEY ARE BEING USED HERE FOR THE SOLE PURPOSE OF DISCUSSING INTERIOR DESIGN. THANK YOU!