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I just love to go in to Pottery Barn to get inspiration ~
The other day when I was in there they were all ready for
spring with beautiful plants in all of their vignettes ~

I have to admit I was kind of surprised that they
used fake plants and I really LOVED them !

So my girls and I decided to be on the hunt for real
plants and some fake ones too ~
We found some cute fake ones at Michaels and
then some real ones at the nursery ~

I love how they bring some color in
to my neutral palette ~

One thing I really notice this year is that Pottery Barn
is using alot of flea market looking things ~
I love how they use old books, old ladders,
vintage bottles, chippy frames
and shelves ~
Things we have all loved for quite awhile :)
You can even buy some wayyyy cool old looking stuff
on their website ~

These are just some pictures of my work in
progress redecorating ~

These next pictures aren't my house but I love them ~

These are pictures from their catalog showing alot of
greenery and old books ~
Their website is full of tons of tips and ideas too !!

I just spent a day in New Orleans with my husband on a work trip, it was quick but fun ~ we walked our legs off in the few hours we had to explore !!!
I just love the architecture of the buildings there and the colors are sooo perfectly shabby chic :o)

The homes were so interesting to me because of the shutters on the windows and doors that can be closed completely over them ~ I was dying at all of the amazing architectural pieces just rotting away on some of the buildings ~ I was wondering if they would really notice some of them missing (he he ! ) I figured that probably wouldn't be a great idea ~

The plants hanging off of the balconies were gorgeous even for this time of year ~ I loved the basket over the aqua shutters ~ the pinks, aquas, plants and gorgeous architecture just amazed me so it was hard not to look like a total tourist snapping a ton of pictures ~

We love the farmhouse look
of vintage enamelware ~
Since Christmas is right
around the corner, we
thought we would show you
an easy decorating idea
using enamelware for the holidays ~

All the fun things we found
at the flea market ~

First, we drilled holes in the
bottom of a bucket ~

Then added soil from our garden ~

And planted holiday plants such
as rosemary which we can use in
our Christmas cooking ~

The finished project is an easy,
colorful addition to your
vintage decorating ~

We have lots of enamelware
on sale here so you can create
your own farmhouse decor ~