Friday Favorites - We have been Monogramming Everything!

What an amazing week!  Were you following along on my instagram?  This image is from our Halo Home by KSW trunk show at The Menagerie in Austin.  It was so much fun to work with the chic ladies of Austin on their color and style selections!

I would monogram the bottom right corner of this cozy every day poncho.

Loving the color of these comfy classics!

These match the drapes in my One Room Challenge Living Room Makeover!  Don't forget to check back in here on Wednesday for the big reveal!

Cute Christmas Gift Tags!

Fantastic Applique Monograms at a fantastic price!  I featured this Etsy Shop in the book and the photos of her work get so many comments!

Big Fall Clearance Sale just in time to wear Fall Clothes! 

The Internets most amazing Holiday Gift Guide ever! We were honored to be included with our Emoji Linens!

Let's Celebrate!

I hope you will join us to celebrate the launch of my new linen line, Halo Home!

I'd love for you to be one of the first!

I'm so excited about the release of my next book, Monograms for the Home: The Art of Making Your Mark.  It comes out in September but I've been working on it for a while now and I just couldn't wait to share it with you!  I'll keep you posted on book signings and speaking engagements here but, in the meantime, I hope you will consider pre-ordering a copy now!  

The Proper Peony and a Nursery to Match!

I love a good challenge!

When one of my favorite children's clothing brands, The Proper Peony, challenged me to find a room interior that co-ordinated with one of their precious designs, I accepted immediately!  I knew exactly what I wanted to match up too!

When I dress my little Millie Stuart up in her Proper Peony looks, whether the scalloped tulip bubbles or the classic monogram collection, I get stopped on the street and asked where these darling little looks come from.  They are classic and elegant with a darling little twist and the quality is amazing.  You know how hard a little one can be on clothing and each of her Proper Peony looks have stayed so nice after so many washes.  

And if you follow my blog you know that I have an obsession with monograms so of course I added a monogram and a pair of birds to the collar of the tulip bubble from The Proper Peony.

Now to the interior design....  

Every room in our home has a bird of some sort.  My obsession started when my husband and I gave out a pair of silver birds as the parting favors to the guests at our wedding. Our daughter's nursery is no exception.  

When I learned that I was having a girl, I immediately called for sample of Mary McDonald's Chinois  Palais Blush Conch Fabric for Schumacher.  I knew this would be my starting point!  It had everything I hoped for....a pale pale blush palate, birds, and a soft sweet whimsical feeling.

I added a few additional fabrics in to the mix:

Garden of Persia,

this amazing Bargello,

this durable outdoor "velvet" that can be washed as a slipcover for our glider

and finished them all off with this wide Schumacher Labyrinth Tape in Platinum.

The sweet pillow with her birthdate and name was a gift from our friends Niven Morgan and Shelby Wagner.  Isn't it precious?

I also love the way the scallop collar of the tulip bubble matches the scallop in the Leontine Linen bed cover!  

I added a few accent pillows like vintage Bargello needlepoints and a sweet BeBe embroidered pillow that I had made for her bassinet from an antique French Linen. 

So what do you think?  Do you like my match? I hope so because we are doing a Proper Peony giveaway on my Instagram Feed!  Rush on over to check it out and tag a friend for more chances to win!

 photography by John Cain Sargent

Friday Favorites - Father's Day Edition!

Can you even handle how cute my dad was!  You can read more about my super cool father here but I just want to take a second to thank him for being such an amazing father.  What is so great about him?  Well, for one thing, he reads his daughter's blog!  

But seriously, he is everything you want in a father:  kind, supportive, loving and always there for us. Thanks dad!  Happy Father's Day!

So now to my Friday Favorites - Father's Day weekend edition:

I love these ideas for Foodie Father's Day Gifts.

How am I just now seeing this brilliant statement on why men love monograms?

Still need a gift? How about these hammered copper Moscow Mule Mugs and all of the ingredients to make the tasty drink?

There is a big sale at Mr. Porter! 

Nothing to do with Father's Day but I am super excited to see my friend, Camille Styles, for lunch today.  Her blog is amazing - you will LOVE it!

Here ya go - a few more last minute father's day gift ideas for you: