Show Girl

Summer is a bit of a Bermuda Triangle for shows...Kind of hit and miss...Spread Out...Nothing Major but good for catching up and planning for the Fall Shows...Which I am SUPER excited about! There are some really great shows we get to be a part of this year and I've been running thru booth ideas and wanted to share some of the inspiration~

I'm thinking of going with a more pale...shimmery...frosty...forest...fall type of feel...basically a magical fall forest of muted neutrals and earthy elements!

I love these interiors that are a combination of mainly neutrals with some dark tones and garden outdoor type elements which make them a bit more "homey".

It's funny how you can find a booth design idea in the smallest most random element....sparkly chandeliers...collections of plates... a nice curve on a chair~

The Scallop on a Table~

Aren't those windows amazing?? and that Chair?

Basically everything about this makes me SWOON~

And a Splash of the perfect Watermelon Pink and French Teal to make it fun.

Can't wait for the Shows!!

Bella Rustica- August 23-24 at Legacy Farms-

http://www.bellarustica.org/

City Farmhouse Barn Show- October 11-12-

http://www.cityfarmhousefranklin.com/pop-up-barn-show.html

xoxo Aspen

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The Prairie and Rachel Ashwell

It's hard to believe I've been gone for almost 3 weeks between Round Top and then the market in Atlanta but it sure is good to be home. I took a bunch of pics of Round Top that I want to share but thought I would share something juicy first! While we were in Texas I made friends with a wonderful vendor who's sarcasm is as on point as her beautiful style. Needless to say she was a hoot to be around and invited me to go with her to Rachel Ashwell's The Prairie for a book signing for her new book and her feature in Where Women Create.....Kill me now what a dream!

I tried to take as many pics as possible to share but I will warn...they are not super great since I didn't want to look like a loser taking pics of everything! This is one of her beautiful outbuildings surrounded by flowers that basically smelled like heaven. The smell of flowers was so strong I basically thought it was fake :)

Not sure what treasure was hidden behind those doors...but I can only imagine~

Horrible pic but this is where the signing was held and these are some gorgeous interior pics~

I wanted badly to smuggle this bench out under my dress...

Killer chair huh? The doll I went to the party with sold it to Rachel...she has phenomenal taste! Trust me her booth was just as good!

Drum Roll.....I present to you...

Rachel herself~

The only downside was I couldn't bring my mom...I felt like a dirty rotten traitor!

On the property is also the shop which was packed to the rafters and filled with treasures~

If you're nosy like me you would want to know that some of this was picked while the show was going on in Round Top and Warrenton and several days she was walking around shopping...just like us mere design mortals :)

Lovely...so lovely!

I cannot wait until the next show...hopefully there will be another event at The Prairie!

The Party Pics

Thank you everyone who came to the Preview Party last week! It was such a great turnout and fun to boot! For those of you who couldn't stop by for a visit I wanted to share some pics~

So we thew this party and basically packe up in our trailer and left for Round Top the next day! It was a lot!! But we are here in Texas and updating our Facebook with the wonderful booths during the day and having a blast so please follow us on Facebook if you can!

Giveaway and Beautiful New Furniture Line

I hopped on Pinterest this morning to catch up on some of my favorite "Pinners" and was so excited to see pics from Eloquence along with a Giveaway! Their furniture line and imported antiques are so jaw droppingly beautiful I had to share ASAP. You may need to brace yourself for these pics...it's not too often that you pull up a site and EVERYTHING is amazing but this company truly is~

Swooning yet?

Those gothic mirrors look like they came straight out of a church in Europe~

Vitrine Display Case~

Vintage Garden Settee

The best part is that you can actually enter to win a piece of this magical furniture! Velvet & Linen did a wonderful blog on how the company got started and now they are offering to give away a piece of furniture to a very lucky person!

All you have to do is link over to Velvet & Linen and follow the instructions~ leave a post about which is your favorite Eloquence Collection piece and which piece you would like to win between the Amelie Rose Berger and the Rousseau Bookcase

Simple right? Fingers Crossed!

Last 2 Pics Via Velvet & Linen all other via Eloquence.

GOOD LUCK and please let them know I sent you!

Thank you!

Thank you to everyone who came to see us yesterday. It was a great show and such a wonderful little downtown area! If you weren't able to come here are some pics of our booth~



Off to the Fancy Flea Market!

We are up and packing the truck and heading out this afternoon! We have so many new things and are really excited to have a booth and also see all the other booths. We are Vendor #176 and are located on

E Lemon St closer to the Lake Mirror. Hope to see you there!



A Good French Green

I found these great carved door panels on my latest excursion...no judging at how dirty they are! There is only so much time & energy in one day :) I am probably going to keep these for myself and hang them over my bedroom mantle and have the idea of doing them in a good French green patina with gold leaf and was going thru some potential color choices that make me swoon~

Not winning any awards with those photos but here are the color ideas~

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Such good "Patina"

 dreamywhites.blogspot.com

royalmarigold.com

Isn't that just Yummy?

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As if the wall isn't enough they have to own that table too...of all the nerve

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I love the way this is distressed. It reminds me of my mom who is able to wear white linen and have hair done while wielding an electric sander in 80 degree heat and still manages to look put together at the end of the day! Can't say I look the same at the end of the day...I'm more like a drowned cat....

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One last lovely to leave you with. I'm off to NYC tomorrow and hopefully going to be able to spend a little time at Hell's Kitchen Flea Market on Saturday! Enjoy your weekend~