Happy Friday everyone! We hope you have something fabulous planned for this gorgeous weekend we have ahead of us. If you have some extra time, why not pull out the old pen and paper and send a loved one a note. Slap on one of these seed packet forever stamps and voila you have a lovely little piece of mail. These would be perfect for wedding invitations too!
We are so excited about the new ‘Wild Medicine’ exhibition going on at the NYBG. The show opens on the 18th of this month and runs through September. With information on how plants are used by a a diverse group of cultures for everything from medicine to cosmetics, it is sure to be a super fascinating exhibit. I for one can’t wait. Click here for more information about ‘Wild Medicine’ and all of the cool events happening at the NYBG.
The other day Juliet was talking about wearing a dress made from paper… have you every heard of such a thing? Apparently in the late 60′s paper dresses were a huge fad. Designed as a promotional product for paper companies like Scott, paper dresses were relatively cheaply priced often came with a coupon for household paper goods.
Even Campbell’s Soup got in on the action creating a popular design called the Souper Dress, covered in a Warhol-like soup print.
Cute. But I’d worry about a rainstorm. Or a clumsy friend holding a wine glass.
A flower thief is running wild in Northwest Washington and he can’t be stopped! Flowers from lilacs to peonies are being violated and often yanked straight from their roots. You have to check out this story posted in the NY Times recently.
Mother’s Day is fast approaching and I think I know what I’m sending my mother this year. Every time we visit Juliet’s mother I look forward to (and I know this is a bit silly) to having some time to quietly sit and read all of the magazines that I don’t subscribe to/had never heard of before. Enough pages on country homes, English gardens, and articles about toile de jouy to drown in, but I particularly enjoy Majesty Magazine. Subscriptions can be ordered here.
Subtitled as “The Quality Royal Magazine”, article topics range from the Queen’s Jubilee to Princess Lillian, the Welsh born Swedish princess. Yes, it’s a lot about Kate Middleton, but I can read a lot about her… and I bet your mom can too.
We are longtime fans of Blue Hill, in all of its forms. Working at Stone Barns often has solidified it as one of our favorite places ever to spend a day (work or otherwise). Now Blue Hill has launched off-site catering and we couldn’t be more thrilled! The gorgeous farm to table food can finally come to your table. Whether you’re throwing a bash for a close few friends or a mass of them, Blue Hill ‘On The Road’, is sure to make your bash unforgettable!
Getting back in the swing of things the past few weeks has been so much fun. Sometimes it’s a bit hard to transition from a quieter winter with more client meetings and less events to a booming, busy wedding season. Somehow this year has been more fun than ever and I think we can attribute much of it to our sweet, amazing clients and the jaw dropping product in the market. From the local helleborus in a range of colors to the local ranunculus, apple blossom, and coral charm peonies its been hard to not over buy every time we’re shopping. I captured these photos on my iPhone over the past week or two as we’ve been busy bees. Happy Spring!
I’m always envious of my friends who have a huge collection of family decor pieces in their homes. Somehow their homes always feel a bit cozier and more like a place to well call home. Juliet’s family has an incredible collection of Persian rugs and antique items that she now displays in her apartment beautifully. Every time I go over there it reminds me how important is to slowly begin collecting special pieces that you can hold onto forever.
Since getting hitched, it feels even more appropriate to start growing my own collection of items that we can hold onto for years to come. Long gone are the days of cheap Ikea furniture that you always wind up throwing out after a year or two. Above are some of the items that we’ve acquired over the past few years. My favorite is a huge persian rug (not shown here) that I bought from my mother’s friend in New Hampshire as he was closing his rug shop. It was a total splurge but something we’ll have for the rest of our lives and be able to pass down to one of our kids hopefully one day. We finally moved into an apartment with sunlight, which if you’re from NYC you know, is a very challenging characteristic to find in your home. I’m now able to keep a huge windowsill of plants alive and happy which in return makes me happier. One of these days I’ll have someone take photographs of the gorgeous antique dessert plates given to us by Juliet’s mother for our wedding and our antique dessert flatware gifted by Juliet and her sister.
What are some of your favorite items in your home? Share them with us!
{pillows, restoration hardware couch, jonathan adler lamp, anthropologie chairs, west elm frames, paint samples from pure home.}
