Category Archives: Little Luxuries

Finding bliss in the everyday.
No special holiday required.

Seafoam Wedding Color Love

Pantone chose Honeysuckle 18-2120 as the color of the year. It is beautiful, but to be honest, I keep coming across varieties of Seafoam. Especially in interior & wedding design. It isn’t as strong as staples like Turquoise, Aqua, or Kelly Green, yet embodies all the brightness & energy of their hues. It also delicately complements handmade & organic wedding details. I have such a huge color crush on it, {as Ez of Creature Comforts would say}!

What do you think, Honeysuckle or Seafoam?

* This is a picture of Italian buttons I plan to use in my studio {or I might just wear one as a ring}. ♥

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Anna @ IHOD - April 20, 2011 - 6:19 am

I agree Andrea. Honeysuckle is fun, but I am loving Seafoam much more!
Beautiful.

Brancoprata - April 20, 2011 - 7:39 am

I have to say i agree 100% with you!!! Seafoam is beautiful!

Tiffany grimes - April 20, 2011 - 9:11 am

The seafoam is beautiful! I love the color and the way it accents perfectly.

Michelle March - April 22, 2011 - 7:43 pm

Definitely Seafoam! I’m not overly excited about honeysuckle.

Little Luxuries | Vintage Fan

I was in Ann Arbor this week photographing a special project and now that I’m back home I’m playing catch up with e-mails & editing. Stay tuned for all the yummy eye candy from Hooray Design’s creative styling… she is so inspiring & I am always excited to see what she has up her sleeve!

I’m so happy to see the weather grudgingly lighten up… I hope I need a pretty little fan like this soon. I’m ready to ditch the extra blankets & heavy coats! ♥

PS- Did you catch Kate & Preston’s Navy Engagement Session on 100 Layer Cake? See it here.

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alli - March 14, 2011 - 11:09 am

Just seeing this got me very excited! I am so excited to see the images, I just love the way you “see” things through your camera.

PS. Loved seeing your session on 100layercake!

The Little Things

I’ve always loved the movie, It’s A Wonderful Life. Not only for the lovely imagery of that era, or the sweet love story between George & Mary, or the romance of Christmas embodied in the 130 minutes of the film… but because I always dreamed of restoring an old house the way Mary does.

My husband & I both grew up in old homes and have decided that perhaps the layout was quite similar to each other… according to our memories and cross referencing our childhood stories. The house we live in now, is not quite an antique, but definitely old enough to need some cash thrown into it tender love. We spend many conversations speculating the most strategic ways to make it our own. It’s kind of exciting to see it slowly become a place with our fingerprints on it.

This week we had all the windows replaced. There were some that would not budge or were missing screens, so I find myself accidentally smiling as I smugly open them on purpose. Just because I can.

While the men were working on them, they put plastic over my “studio office” {another work in progress} as protection. I was forced to take a little break from work that day & treated myself to a scrumptious breakfast that included lightly toasted bread & some black raspberry jam I found last week at the farmers’ market…

I think I will need to close off the studio just a little more often. Have a lovely weekend ♥

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Raspberry essence - January 3, 2011 - 2:32 pm

Love it!

Tea & Slippers

We’ve had a nice snowfall around here that makes it a cozy environment to design & update my sites. I have been doing some organizational tasks & small updates, but the big “flashy” changes {no pun intended} are yet to come. I redesigned the header here, something that really should have been done months ago. It’s not complete, but it works temporarily ;]

It seems every time my husband Rocky takes a trip for work, one of us ends up sick. This time Kevin & I are both taking turns. It’s my turn. Bundling up with my ballet slippers & hot tea while I work has made everything much more comfortable. I love that we went with greys & purples for my “studio,” so calming… if I wasn’t working on my sites I would definitely be reading on a day like today.

It’s no secret that purple is one of my favorite colors & Target is one of my favorite stores. The other day I found a coveted purple maternity rain coat {perfect for this spring when I will need all things “maternity” size} on sale for $11! That is why I can never walk out of that store without checking everything.

I hope the new year & going back to school, work, life has been a good adjustment for everyone… It was nice to take a break, but getting back into a routine just feels good too. I will keep you posted on all the new changes coming!

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Brianne - January 8, 2010 - 5:38 pm

That is a beautiful coat!