Tuesdays are for Mood Boards.....Vintage Stripes..

Honestly.. I'm just an old sap....Ever since I was little, I have been extremely sensitive to the five senses. No matter which of the 5 it is, I have had the ability to catalog them away in a vault and bring them up any time to take me to the place I once was. When I saw the Vintage Vogue cover, I couldn't help but be transformed immediately to my grandparent's house. Chock full of down wrapped couches, vibrant and fun fabrics, the smell of filterless camel cigarettes, wine and scotch, great stinky cheeses, coke in a glass bottle and the din of a golf game playing on the television amidst the snores from many of my relatives. The style was a combination of the 30's & 40's...Perfectly wasp with wonderful greens(she loved frogs!), robin's egg blues, corals, creams and a fabulous cherry red banister.. I remember sinking into the quilted couch (it was soft but it loved to leave summer legs with track marks), listening to the adults chatting (blah blah blah) and staring up at this amazing painting of a woman in a hat. I can't tell you how many countless hours that I stared at that woman..So the minute I saw the Vogue Cover..Kapow!! I was there. When I look at the images below..it certainly doesn't surprise me now where I got my design aesthetic from....It's been safe in the vault but sometimes it just happens to sneak out without me knowing exactly where it came from...

Groovy Skirt Mom!!

Lace tablecloth, simple candlesticks, chicken, peas, potatoes, milk, Pepperidge Farm rolls, Sarah Lee pound cake, Indian Headresses, Lily Pulitzer and a wallpaper I would die for!! The benefit to being the youngest?? Sitting next to my Opa!!

vintage poster;flickr, star image; weheartit, living room; thisisglamorous, green dress; thisisglamorous candlestick; anthropologie

Green stripe tie; Harbor Direct, dessert, green skirt, anthropologie, switch plate: anthropologie, living room, thisisglamorous

beach image; weheartit, necklace; anthropologie, Vintage vogue cover; flickr, striped cupcakes holders;hiphostess

Vintage books, green stripe table; thisisglamorous, chandelier; anthropologie, wedding gown;martha stewart

lady image; emily mcgregor, dress anthropologie, knob: anthropologie, vintage dragonflies; weheartit, stripe pillow;mattersofstyle, stripe hat;e4hats

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Tuesdays are for Mood Boards... Modern Summer Wedding

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Row 1: Taylor Creative, West Elm Zig Zag Carpet, Jonathan Adler via La Dolce Vita

Row 2: Taylor Creative, Jonathan Adler via Porch Light Interiors, Taylor CreativeRow 3: Dandelion Ranch, Ikea white Lak coffee table, Sperry Tents
Row 4: Taylor Creative, Ruffled Blog

I designed this board for a bride and groom I recently started working with that are getting married at a private residence in Connecticut. Sondra (bride) described the mood as sophisticated and elegant but vibrant and fun. Modern Elegance, with black and white as a base and bold colors as accents throughout. Inspired by the incredibly talented Jonathan Adler we are going to bring in modern patterns and textures to create different layers of design, from the cocktail hour to the main reception tent. I am just in LOVE with this design and the colors, perfect for a summer wedding!

Tuesdays are for Mood Boards.....State Fair..

Dress: Anthropologie ,Vintage Cookbook: OldCookbooks.com

Sorry for the delay on Tuesday Mood Boards, but better late than never I say. I just got back from a fabulous trip with the monster and the grandparents from the Bahamas today, but before I went, I thought I would order up this amazing dress from Anthropologie. Unfortunately, items have been flying off the shelves over there and I have learned that the early bird gets the worm. So I will just mourn over the dress and hopefully it will pop up somewhere...Anyway, the reason I fell in love with it in the first place, was it so reminded me of Stonington. Everyone thinks that we are purely about sailing, scallops and portugeuse sweet bread but we are also about farming and agriculture. The North Stonington Fair, which happens in the first week of July, kicks off the fair season in Connecticut. It may be small but is chock full of cotton candy, tractor pulls, pony rides, Ferris Wheels, animals shows and my favorite, baking contests. So this board is an homage to where we have been getting those fun, whimsical, colorful and homemade ideas that we have been seeing from Martha Stewart to Style Me Pretty.

Vintage poster: Flickr , Snow Cones: Design Sponge, Fair Image: Weheartit.com, Silverware:Mochatini

Duck & Train Tie: Hermes, Wedding Dress: Stephanie James, Lollipops: BridalFairbytheSea, Poster: Etsy

Apple Pies: William Sonoma, Quilt: Spoolsewing.com, Plate: Anthropologie, Tomatoes: Cannelle et Vanille

Vintage Pail: Etsy, Menu:Mochatini, Vintage FeedSack Bag:

Flavored Syrups: Design Sponge, Glass: Anthropologie, Tractor:, Vintage Recipes: Amazon.com

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Tuesdays are for Mood Boards.....Tomato Red

The minute I saw this fabulous skirt I wanted it!! I love the bold graphic colors paired with the feminine ruffle. It reminds me of a doll from Spain that used to lay on my mother's childhood bed in my Grandmother's house. Although,

I have never ever truly designed a red wedding, I figured there always has to be a first time. So here it goes! I really wanted to show that this color palatte could be used not only for a simple country wedding but for a decadent city wedding as well.

Enjoy!

Skirt by Yystudio on Etsy

A bowl of of berries country wedding celebration in July

This has to be a wedding made for July, as all the berries are in full abundance...The contrast of the red tropical prints with the classic stripes in the Sperry tent and tie add a bit of whimsy. If you are going to go red, why not wear a wedding dress with a print? It is a wedding full of outdoor games like croquet, coffee ice cream topped with berries, picnic baskets and fabulous hats!

Tent image: Raj Tents Hat Image:myvintagevogue poppy cake image: flickr woman in grass image:chris blott

Girl image: Preppyteenvogue Croquet image: flickr Poppy plate image: Villeroy & Bosch Zooey Deschanel image: Weheartit Coffee ice cream image: cannelleetvanille.com

Bench image: Skirt image: Etsy Chair image: Portlandmonthlymag.com Tie image: Hermes

Purse image: Wendy Bevan Flower image: Flowers image: Look Magazine: marco palumbo Shoe image: Saks

Suit image: mensusa.com Coca-Cola image: Weheartit Tent image: snippetandink.com Vintage Schiaparelli Gown: debutanteclothing

A decadent city wedding celebration

If you are going to go red in the city, then you have to go all out!! It's all about the lighting and creating a mood.

Sophia Loren meets the Far East!

Red Makeup image: vi.sualize.us Red shoes image: thisnext Cake image: Instyle weddings Dress: Giambattista Valli Dress Red umbrella image: vi.sualize.us

Men's tie image: cuffandcollar.com Red skirt image: imgfave Branches image: vi.sualize.us Plate image: Etsy Sophia Loren image: weheartit

Red Skirt image: Vintage Arrow Shirt ad: vi.sualize.us Venue image: Prince George Ballroom NYC

Vintage Lincoln image: vi.sualize.us Ladies in hallway image: myvintagevogue Ladies in red dresses image: mario dawlat Shell image: polly wreford

Plate image: Geisha image:marco palumbo Max and Cleo red dress image: Nordstrom Wedding dress image: Brides.com

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