Fresh flowers are great additions to indoor spaces. Alas, they are expensive and don't last very long, but if you have a garden, there's an abundance of blooms this time of year that can be enjoyed indoors.  I prefer to keep arrangements simple, single stems or unstructured bunches look organic and stunning.  Simplicity works well even if you don't have a garden to gather a huge bouquet in. 



You don't even need a collection of vases for your indoor arrangements.  Practically any container can work.  This fern is in a root beer bottle that was washed and label removed.

Mirrors come in infinite shapes and styles, they instantly open up a room and add light. Isn't there a saying "You can't have too many mirrors"?... if not, then there should be!

Aside from the style and color, there are a few important things to keep in mind when using mirrors to decorate. First is scale. My biggest decorating pet peeve is when objects and furnishings are just too small. If you think your space is small and you fill it with small stuff, it's going to look cluttered. Worse yet, is filling wall space with small frames, photos, wall hangings or even small mirrors just for the sake of filling up wall space. When you think of decorating with mirrors, think big!

Here are mine, cake plates, pewter and etched glassware. I could see the cake plate thing becoming a problem...I'm sort of addicted to them...good thing they're useful!

I will be the first to admit I used to hate grey or is it gray?! Whatever! I thought it was institutional, blah, dreary. Lately though, my decorating style has taken a turn to a cleaner, simpler approach and I have discovered that nothing beats grey as a clean, calm neutral. Dare I say I have fallen in love with grey and all it's varying shades.

These guys love their color too...can't you tell? They're so happy. I found these rock faces on a beach in Ogunquit Maine...their faces are completely natural (not carved by human hand) they were way cool and had to come home with me. No... you can't have one!