These last few months I have spent a lot of time taking back my house and gardens.I have been getting them both not only in orderby fluffing them and beautifying them as well.
I thought this week would be a lovely time to sharethe joy of simple styling beauties.
This lovely vignette of quartz, stone and ceramic candle holderscontinued to evolve all summerwith the addition of a money tree in a handcrafted ceramic.
I kept it fresh weekly by simply changing out the small vase of flowers.
All of the individual pieces were brought togetherwith not only one wooden traybut a second marble and wood trayfor even more visual interest.
A small vase of flowers
changed out weekly
keeps the vignette fresh and interesting.
You can see how it's easy to change the feeling of the vignetteby changing the flower arrangement.These are Earl Grey rosesI stumbled upon at a Farmer's Market.
It's this candle arrangement I use every morning for myCoffee, Candles and Gratitudebefore sunrise ritual.
It's the perfect way to start my day
with reflection and gratitude.
One of my favorite things about our little houseis the way the morning light pours in from the eastand then again from the west in the afternoon sun.
The large arrangement on our large farm style table
was also an on going vignetteas the summer progressed.I love when tablescapes take on an evolving life of their own.
I usually build my arrangement here atop a large piece of driftwood that is in scale to the large table.Both the living room table and the dining tablewere custom built to the space by my husband over 20 years ago.They have aged and become even more beautiful over the years.
My favorite new addition to this vignetteis this wooden container filled with glass bottles.It's such an easy way to highlight single stems from the garden.
My mantle was kept simple with a hand woven backdroptopped by a flat basket.This time I filled my urns which are a constant in my seasonal stylingsimply with 6 of the same plantsthat will take me from summer till the end of fall.
Our outside living room got the addition of macrame trim on this umbrella also.
In case you missed where I posted about this styling projectI started with a sunbrella umbrella from Costcoand added the macrame trim I got from Target's Opal House line.
I sewed the macrame garland on by hand, with string. Quite the hand sewing projectbut the styling benefitsmake it all oh so worth it!
It completely transformed this sitting area!
I freshened all of my succulents in this outdoor room as well.Succulents are truly heartybut they do grow out of their spaces after 6 months to a year.
When that happens I simply move them to new spaces that fit their size.Transplanting succulents is a breeze!I buy a couple more small ones to fill in.
Another wonderful attribute to succulentsis that they reproduce with little babies that grow next to themso there can always be a new supply to nurture and transplant!
Jeff and I even got my potting table up and running again!The best part of is the running water from the faucet!
I use tiny floral arrangements in the back as wellto freshen the space weekly.This tiny touches bring me so much joy.
Sometimes it really is the little things in life that can bring happiness!
Here is the original umbrella I did.We also freshened my photo backdrop.I tied it into my decorby simply pinning on a tapestry.Makes it a lovely photo op for impromptu parties.
I have done special plantings to get the lounger cornerto have a feeling of intimacy.
One of my favorite garden ritualsis to walk each garden room with my morning coffee.
Our front courtyard has gotten a lot ofStyling Love as well.Our courtyard is a private, intimate spacethat we have created in our front yardwith a low wall and 'green screens' made from both planted plants and potted as well.
This outdoor space functions as a lovely sitting areawith two couches and an ottoman,
This summer I added just a bit of vibrant pinksto bring the space to life.
By adding color in just a few areasit makes it a quick turnoverto bring in the next seasonal color.
Our newly fluffed courtyardwas the perfect place to celebrateour family home turning 24 years old.It's a wonderful small homefilled to the brim with love and care.
We moved into our house as a new build 24 years ago.It has been a continual evolution of spaces, rooms, and gardens.We moved in when Ellis was two,added to our family here, with two sons.
We have seen them grown and flown from here.
Our small house is now evolving into a tranquil, beautiful space for twobeing mindful of spaces for grandchildren visitsthat could be joining our family in the future.
It is a house built on lovethat continues to expand and contractalways changing just like a gardenfor the seasons of our lives.
In the courtyard this shelf also carries out my seasonal schemesand is particularly importantsince it is visible both in the courtyard and from in the living room.
This summer we also have been taking out grass in our frontyardReplacing is with succulents and rock.
Our raised terrace is our go to spot for coffee on the weekends.
Our biggest project this summerwas building this raised planter for vegetable gardening.
Here in Southern Californiayards are smallso I have always believed in using all of our spaces.
This year I realized I wanted more from what was simply grass here.My talented husband was able to bring my vision to life!
I filled the planter with fresh vegetables and herbsa variety of basilincluding micro basil in the back of this image.
Strawberry pots filled to the brim!
Our corn is absolutely thrivingand will be a perfect player for fall plantings as well!I have all kinds of seasonal ideas for this planter!
Stay tuned for our fall garden update!Where I will share some easy fall styling tips!
For nowThank you ever so much for stopping by for a read!
As always my friends
I wish you love and joyas you style your life
