Dessert Tray

Posted by PrairieGirl Decor, DIY, Food 6 Responses »
Jan 242013

 

I feel there is no need for your home accessories to be committed to one specific location in your home.  As much as I like pretty things, I want these things to be functional as well as fashionable.  My coffee table decor will change weekly, if not daily, depending on what we have going on.  For  a chill night at home I like to use our coffee table tray for desert.

Tray: West Elm, Vase: vintage, Plate: vintage teacup saucer, Candle Holder: The Cross, Wine Glasses: wedding gift, Bell: vintage

This dessert tray only took about 5 minutes to throw together (excluding the 15 minutes it took us to pick out a bottle of wine).   Rather than just bring out the wine and a big slab of chocolate, the tray contained the mess while allowing us to sip and nibble by candle light.

Dessert doesn’t need to be fancy, but it can be pretty.  I love good dark chocolate broken up into pieces.  The pretty dish makes it look like more thought went into preparing it.  Fresh fruit or cookies are perfect to pair with your chocolate.  Well, anything really is good to pair with chocolate.

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Friday Five

Posted by PrairieGirl Fashion and Beauty 3 Responses »
Jan 182013

 

I found this pretty vase at a vintage market over the summer.  I love having fresh flowers on the window cill in my kitchen.

I have had this Karen Telio necklace for years now.  It is one of my favorite pieces of jewelry.

 For storage, I keep pretty little tins like this one to store things like bobby pins.  

I feel like I came back to life this week.  With meetings, articles, photoshoots, and deadlines, it was time to get out of my post holiday slump and join the productive world again.

I’ve been on a bit of a magazine buying kick lately.  I like to start getting spring inspirations early.  

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Home Sweet Home

Posted by PrairieGirl Random Musings No Responses »
Dec 122012

 

They say home is where the heart is.   I guess, for me anyway, this is so true as my husband and I have put so much heart into making our house a home.  Being surrounded by things that I love like beautiful books, family heirlooms, wedding photos, and my husbands favorite recipe books warms my heart.

Tray: West Elm, Teapot: vintage from my Grandmother, Teacups: vintage from my Great-Grandmother

Books: gifts, Piggy Bank: Home Outfitters, Wedding pics, Candle Holder: DIY

I like to fill my home with  a mix of new and old treasures.  There’s a little bit of his and some of mine combined with things we have got together.  Sure, we have a coffee table from Ikea….and a bunch of other stuff too.  Who doesn’t?  Decorating your home should be  just like getting dressed.  I might wear my fave skinny designer jeans with an inexpensive t-shirt and vintage leather jacket.   In my house I combine my Ikea coffee table with a chic tray and vintage family pieces.   It’s in how each of us choose our personal mixes that gives us our unique style.

Candle holder: The Cross Design

Owl (aka Louis): Home Sense, Vase: Chintz & Co.

Book: vintage family book from 1865, Crystal Candle Holders: Birks (wedding gift), Binoculars: vintage from my grandfather

What’s your at home style?  Are you all about sleek modern lines or classic and cozy?

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The Cross Decor & Design

Posted by PrairieGirl Current Events 5 Responses »
Apr 042012

 

Last Friday I headed to Vancouver home decor boutique, The Cross Decor & Design to check out what’s new for Spring.  This shopping paradise has everything from bedding and bath to sofas and scented candles.  They have everything you need or want to make your home beautiful.

While a group of Fashionistas and Decor Divas sipped tea and enjoyed some of Erin Ireland’s To Die For Banana Bread, The Cross co-owner and designer Stephanie Vogler shared a short presentation of her inspiration behind her current collection.  Like fashion, home decor changes with the seasons  and right on trend the store was full of corals and turquoises mixed with soft neutral tones.

I’ve always adored The Cross‘s European style and vintage influences.  Just walking through the store gives you home reno fever.  My husband and I are starting to do some home renovations and now I’m inspired to get our home beautiful.

To see more pictures of pretty things, click here.

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