Friday Favorites

I loved sharing my Outdoor entertaining tips on Summer Classics Blog this week. 

Hi Spode-lovers - Look at what is on major sale again!!!!!

No one in my house can stop snacking on this - morning noon and night!

Millie want's me to be a mermaid for Halloween so I think I need to order this!

Just got these!  So excited about the price (compared to those other scalloped shoes!)

I'm going to try this over the weekend.

Indulging in this.  No one really needs it but who doesn't really want it?

Perfect skirt for holiday hosting and less than $50!!!

I know it sounds crazy but I'm starting my Christmas Shopping....and I'm starting with this! 

I'm completely obsessed with this new collection from Jan Showers.

Friday Favorites

I loved sharing my Outdoor entertaining tips on Summer Classics Blog this week. 

No one in my house can stop snacking on this - morning noon and night!

Millie want's me to be a mermaid for Halloween so I think I need to order this!

Just got these!  So excited about the price (compared to those other scalloped shoes!)

I'm going to try this over the weekend.

Indulging in this.  No one really needs it but who doesn't really want it?

Perfect skirt for holiday hosting and less than $50!!!

I know it sounds crazy but I'm starting my Christmas Shopping....and I'm starting with this! 

I'm completely obsessed with this new collection from Jan Showers.

Friday Favorites

I loved sharing my Outdoor entertaining tips on Summer Classics Blog this week. 

No one in my house can stop snacking on this - morning noon and night!

Just got these!  So excited about the price (compared to those other scalloped shoes!)

I'm going to try this over the weekend.

Indulging in this.  No one really needs it but who doesn't really want it?

Perfect skirt for holiday hosting and less than $50!!!

I know it sounds crazy but I'm starting my Christmas Shopping....and I'm starting with this! 

I'm completely obsessed with this new collection from Jan Showers.

Viyet

It is the most wonderful time of the year!  Even though the temperatures haven't cooled off in Texas quite yet, the spirit of the upcoming holidays is already in the air!  People are planning parties, starting their shopping and looking forward to welcoming guests to their homes so the Dallas Launch of Viyet couldn't come at a better time!

If you are anything like me, most of your prep work for your home or entertaining needs is done on-line at the end of the day.  I wish I had more time to take a leisurely stroll through the design district but it just isn't my reality!  With the combination of the One Room Challenge Living Room deadline looming and guests coming in for the holidays soon, I've made Viyet my first stop on my daily on-line browse!  

You can see what I found on Viyet for the One Room Challenge when we make the big reveal right here on this blog on Wednesday but in the meantime, I want to show you the other things I have my eye on!  

Here is my dining room.  It was designed by Jan Showers eight years ago.  I fall more and more in love with the Gracie Wallpaper every time we entertain in there but I love to change up the other elements.  We have since added a new dining room table and now I have my eye on this Carlyle Mirror Console from the Jan Showers Collection which is offered at a major discount on Viyet!

It is perfect for a party right?  Imagine a punch bowl, some glasses,  a stunning vase of holiday flowers.  I'm ready to hit "Make an Offer!"

I'm also coveting this glamorous polished brass and glass bar cart fro Edward Ferrell and Lewis Mittman.  It is so versatile and could be moved to any part of the house you need!  It is a hostesses dream piece!

Viyet has something for every room in your house though, like this AMAZING Pagoda Daybed from Ceylon et Cie

or tufting on these plaid settees is amazing!  I want to re-do a room around them!  

I'm crazy about these antique Gilt Wood Eagle Sconces too!  I wish I had a place for them in the One Room Challenge!

Ohhhhh....this side chair by Bunny Williams makes my heart skip a beat! Every room needs a pop of color!

I could keep going on and on forever with all of the finds on the site but I want you to visit it for yourself!  

And I don't want you to miss the wonderful designer spotlights they have on their site.  They are so inspiring!  They ask all of the high-style designers you love all of the questions you would ask if you were meeting them for a coffee or sipping a glass of wine with them!  

and the best part is that when you find something new you want, you can consign the pieces you no longer have room for!  

Big Week - Please Join Us!

I hope you will join us at one of my book signings and trunk shows this week!

Our Dining Room designed by Jan Showers.

I'm very excited about spending some time in the Jan Showers Show Room at 1308 Slocum Street on Tuesday from 1-3.  Elizabeth Showers will be there with her jewelry as well! We will have champagne and macaroons and I'd love to see you! 

Then it is off to Austin!  I can't wait to share my Halo Home Collection at The Menagerie.  Huge thanks to my friend Sarah Zeigler for organizing!

Wednesday night we have an event at Austin's hottest new design resource - Supply Showroom.  I'm so excited to celebrate the launch of the book there!  Big thanks to my friend Camille Styles for organizing this and to all of the hostesses for the support!

I'll be back in Dallas on Friday for The Gift Event at Saint Bernard's!  Lee Cordon of Do Say Give Blog will be helping you build your own gift baskets and I'll be signing Monogram for the Home and hosting a trunk show of Halo Home Linens!  Please join us!

Friday Favorites

Happy Fall Y'all!

Name your poison! 

Never heard of "Cape Dutch Style" decor?  Get ready to re-decorate once you fall in love with this gorgeous home!

This molded baking pan makes the most adorable gingerbread men (and women!) Even I could make these!

I obviously have the holidays on my mind - Loving these cutie cutie cute Christmas jammies for the littles!

Loving Jan Showers new line of rugs.

Use the code FALLSALE for up to $100 off on your Club Monaco purchase this weekend.

Perfect gift if you are being hosted for Halloween!

Great Gift with Purchase at Macy's right now!

Pumpkin ideas for your front door.

Friday Favorites - Summer is Starting!

It's official - our house is on the market and that means I have been busy cleaning it up!  I'm loving these tips from Oprah's Clean House Guru, Peter Walsh, for organizing all of the clutter I am putting away so that it shows well.  I want it to look as clean as it did the day we shot this cover story for Traditional Home! 

Love this bag - obsessed!

I'm looking to renovate a house just so that I can use these!

I want this for cool outdoor summer dinners - in other words - when I'm eating in a place other than Dallas!  This LWD is better for Dallas - and it's on sale!

Even if you can't be in St. Tropez this summer, you can recreate it with these dinner party tips from Penny Drue Baird.

Happy Friday!  I hope y'all have a wonderful weekend!  

At Home With Kim - The Guest Bedroom

 I thought it might be fun to share a little bit of my home with you here on the blog! We had friends from France staying with us recently so the guest bedroom seems like an appropriate start!

Photo by Werner Strube for Traditional Home
Design by Jan Showers
Wall Paint- Queen Anne Pink #HC 60: Benjamin Moore and Co.
Linens - Leontine Linens and Porthault
Art by Mary Temple

I wanted a pink bedroom in my bachelorette pad so Jan Showers recommended this gorgeous pale coral/soft blush palate for me. Isn't it delicious? I loved it so much that, after I got married, I "transplanted" the room to our new home but made it the guest bedroom as my husband wasn't anxious to have a pink bedroom. He should have been though! The color is so flattering!

Looking for more guest room inspiration?  Check out these links:

I love this story that Carolyne Roehm did for Veranda on getting the Guest Room ready.

Here is a video I did for Fine Living's Smart Tips on Getting Your Guest Room Ready:

 

Watch the full video here.

 

And don't miss this slide show of gorgeous guest rooms on the Architectural Digest site. 

At Home With Kim: Our Dining Room

Our dining room is one of my favorite rooms in our house.  When we were house hunting, I kept insisting on finding a dining room I could put a round table in.  We ended up moving a few walls around to help me accomplish my goal but I am so happy with the room.  The Gracie wallpaper just "made it" and was well worth the wait!

Here is a view of the same room staged by our designer, Jan Showers, for an Elle Decor ad for her collection.  It is obviously on the home page of her beautiful website as well.

The back wall has two doors that are papered just like the walls so that they are not a distraction.
Isn't it fun to see it both ways?  It makes me want to mix things up a bit!

OH....p.s. for all of you tabletop addicts:  I love the way my Herend Rust Bouquet China picks up the orange-y glass in the chandelier.

I am also crazy crazy crazy inspired by my friend Lela Rose's amazing "dinner theatre" dining room set up in her Tribeca apartment.  Check it out in this Daily Candy video.    Here is a great blog post about her home. 

Have you seen these pretty images of the White House public rooms?  I love the dining room!

Don't miss Southern Living's Style Guide: Dining Room Decorating Ideas.  There are 62 images!

I Heart Blue and White - Our Master Bedroom

I thought it might be fun to share a few images from our home with you!  I wanted you to see how I live with Blue and White:  

Designer Jan Showers helped us select the perfect shade of pale blue for our bedroom.  She also designed the canopy to cover up two awkward windows on either side of the bed. We hung a pair of antique mirrors, purchased at the flea market in Paris, over the fabric but behind the bedside tables to give the illusion of a window.  Justin and I both love the read so the bedside tables are typically covered in piles of books and magazines! It is funny to see the bedside tables so tidy!

 A piece by artist Rusty Scruby hangs over the white console, adding textural interest to the master bedroom.

Lola, our Chihuahua, in her favorite spot.  So sweet. 

Interior Design: Jan Showers and Assoc.

Linens: Leontine Linens and Porthault

Art: Rusty Scruby
Stylist: Gretchen Leigh Clark for Jan Showers and Assoc.

Photos by Werner Strube for Traditional Home

Style Setters

Jan Showers is one of my Style Icons.  I have had the privilege of working with her and developing a relationship with her that goes beyond friendship!  To me, she is like a super stylish aunt who always shows up just when I need her.  She has taught me so much over the last ten years and I can't wait to learn more and more from her every day!
One of my favorite ways to keep up with Jan's style lessons is to read her "notebook."  Leave it to Jan to give a blog a more stylish name!  One of my favorite blog entries is about Style and Jan's favorite style influences and style icons.  Click here to read it!