Snippets of Inspiration ~

I've been trying to straighten up my studio a little bit

and ran across this wonderful article that I saved

many, many years ago.

I have notebooks FILLED with magazine clippings that I loved

just so I could finally toss the actual magazine....I would place the pages

in those glossy page protectors and when I needed a little inspiration,

they never failed to!

Now with Pinterest and so many other beautiful things on the internet,

it seems crazy to even do this anymore but to actually remove a magazine

from my possession, I still HAVE to clip out anything that is inspiring.

This is one of my very favorite articles and I scanned in EACH page

so you could enlarge it and read it.

I even took the liberty of color correcting

it just a smidge as the images were originally very yellow in the magazine.

I think this was from an old Victoria Magazine issue ~ just by looking at the fonts.

I wish I could remember the year...can you believe how

Carol Bolton's style has influenced all that we love

EVEN now in 2014???

(Be sure to click each photo to enlarge to read)

Right now, I've been going through my fabric stash...

sorting and grouping so it will be easier to find what I need when I need it.

And I'm not talking about what's already on the shelves...

this is fabric that's been piled in laundry baskets!!!

I think that's one of the biggest problems with my studio right now,

finding exactly what I need WHEN I need it!!!

If you saw this room right now you would just laugh your head off!

But I AM trying...so that counts, right??

Wishing you a beautiful Monday dear friends!

hugs and love,

Dawn

The shades of old.....Inspiration Friday ~

I have so, so many things that inspire me...

It's REALLY easy for me to participate in Inspiration Friday

hosted by Debra of Common Ground!

As much as I love the pure white and cream decorating,
it's not very realistic for me :)

I do love having my cream guest room though!!!

My colors have always been the shades of old.

What are those, you ask?

Basically the colors of dirt.

No, really....the sepias, the sages...the antiqued rose....

THOSE are my colors.

With five sons you can certainly understand why!

Carol Hicks Bolton....the designer and past owner of Homestead in Texas

has always, ALWAYS inspired me as I love her style, 

her colors and her way

of loving all things old.

I appreciate so many different styles of decorating...

but THESE photos and Carol Hicks Bolton's style of decorating,

TOTALLY inspire me!!

Have a beautiful Friday precious friends ~

hugs and love,

Dawn

Timeless style....that takes my breath away ~

I always return to things I love.
I just can't help it....

I was talking to Lisa the other day and she told me

that she wanted to do a Rose Hicks post....

we couldn't stop talking about the amazing style she has!!
And of course, all of her daughters are blessed with
a design style that is unmatched, just like their mom.
Lisa has featured Rose's home on her latest post....
and I found a few pages that feature her daughters style ~


These wonderful pages have been in my inspiration stash for many years...
and they are all just as gorgeous now as the day they were published.

You can click on these photos to enlarge,
then click them again for the full page size.

Janet Proch's home....

A gorgeous space Carol Hicks Bolton designed.....

More of Janet's home....

A feature about Homestead,
a store that Carol formerly owned in Fredricksburg, TX
...so gorgeous!

These amazing women listen to their heart and design with what they love.
With all of this wonderful talent, wouldn't it be so neat
if they had a book of their own??!!

A girl can dream can't she??

I hope you have a wonderful Thursday dear friends....
hugs and love,
Dawn



(Images from Country Living magazine and the old Victoria magazine)