Kay Ellen

Design Work

A quick post to say hello and a busy week has already begun.  

Construction is completed on this lovely home. Now I am adding the finishing touches.

More pictures to come soon:)

 

Have a wonderful week! Off to work...

:Kay Ellen 

Saturday Sweets

Happy Pink Saturday! 

Thank you Beverly for hosting another inspiring gathering of friends.

I have just arrived at our local cupcake shop downtown~~~

Enjoying a cappuccino while I wait for my cupcake order to be filled:)

Oh my goodness~~they look heavenly! 

Have a blessed weekend friends. 

If you live in Inland Empire make sure and visit Casey's Cupcakes and Cappuccinos! Located in the Mission Inn~~What a darling bakery! Click Here to see the website.

Off to the party:)

:Kay Ellen   

Setting the Table

I enjoy mixing mis-matched china. I have a passion for it! Do you? 

Before I became an Interior Designer, I free-lanced for May Company Department Stores in the 80's. I would travel from store to store with a visual team and decorate each department seasonally. I can't recall how many mannequins I dressed over the years...but let's just say too many! lol I loved my job during that season in my life but the home furnishings department always seemed less stressful. I would volunteer to head up stairs after the fashion areas were completed and re-work and decorate the china department. I loved it! 

Some of the ideas I used back in my May Company days~~are still in my head today!~~~I select the china and then decide on a common color I can build on . Green has become my base for this tabletop setting.  

The antique green and white china makes a pretty statement on the table. The dainty teacup adds charm and the tarnished silverware gives it character.

A touch of cottage ivy around the dinner plate adds texture and a finishing touch.

Next time you are setting the table try something new and mix in mis-matched pieces for fun and think of me:)))

Happy Table-Scape Thursday!

Click Here for more table setting ideas~~~

:Kay Ellen

In the Garden

Spring time has arrived in my garden...

Something new blooming everyday...

Do you love sweet peas? I sure do! They are an all time favorite of mine. My Grandma Ruth's garden had sweetpeas every year.  When my sister and I were young we would make bouquets of sweet peas on May Day to surprise our neighbors! Courtesy of Grandma's blooms:)

At the beginning of this year I had an over zealous gardener that accidentally pulled out my baby sweetpeas by mistake :(  I quickly rushed  down to the local nursey to replace my little seedlings~~~now after waiting patiently for a few months they are finally starting to bloom! 

A touch of purple by my front door.

Yellow cheerful snapdragons standing tall. They are easy to grow and very low maintance in California. Just make sure to plant them in full sun.

My rose bushes are beginning to flourish. I am patiently waiting to make a bouquet:)

Hope you have a beautiful week filled with sunshine and Springtime blooms!

:KayEllen

French White Inspiration and a Winner!

   

Are you inspired by white?

A soft look filled with texture and personality.

A white orchid can become a work of art.

 

OK we are all dressed up and ready to celebrate! My daughter closed her eyes and I told her to choose two winners~~~ not just one!

The winners are~~~~~~

Dawn! and her lovely inspiring blog~~ fourfiftythree.blogspot.com 

& the enchanting dear Miss Vanessa! ~~ afancifultwist.typepad.com

Congratulations to you both!! 

The french inspired photos I captured are from a beautiful boutique in Ocean Beach; San Deigo, California called Vignettes~~vignettesantiques.blogspot.com 

  

On my most recent visit I had the pleasure of meeting Rachel Ashwell!

What a delight to talk with her and see her new line of bedding, fabrics and furnishings. 

I hope to visit Rachel's store in Santa Monica next month, anyone want to ride with me?! 

Thank you for stopping by, 

:Kay Ellen

Picture Perfect Weather

Hi!  

I just returned from a quick getaway at Laguna Beach. 

The weather was perfect.  

Long walks on the beach with my favorite beverage in hand:) 

My daughter and two nieces running by me as if I were standing still! lol

The tide was low, so you could see sea-life among the moss filled rocks. 

Perfect weather for the boogie boarders and surfers if you own a wetsuit...

Laguna Beach has the prettiest sunsets! Really a picture perfect getaway for my daughter's Spring Break. If you click on this picture you can see Catalina Island in the distance.  

Have a great weekend friends!

 

FYI

Don't forget to leave a comment on my blog if you are interested in the prize give away~~~

I will pick two winners on April 15th! 

Just leave a comment on my blog entry; Blessings to Celebrate.

:Kay Ellen