How Does Your Garden Grow?

I recently discovered the garden and landscape design of Kelly Husley. Her work is inspiring in the way she collaborates between the architecture of the home and architecture of the landscape she creates. She uses symmetry, differentiated heights, and eye popping botanical textures to enliven any backyard abode.

While her gardens are thoroughly executed, they are also effortlessly welcoming. Nothing feels too new, overdone, or overly contrived. There is an ease and familiarity in her application of design. If her gardens were a person. they would be the perfect friend. That being said, shouldn’t your garden be your friend too?!

Happy Tuesday my chic boxwood peeps!

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A lovely array of potted plants surround these symmetrical stepping stones and low lying fountain.

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Incredible sprays of green in these pots frame the door and the wall covering of green. Now that Spring is here, I can’t get enough of the color green!

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A downward hill flows with the design of cypress trees and tiers of flowered hedging.

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A dreamy display of white brick, low lying urns and iron work. She really has an eye for the visual appeal of gardens.

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Another view point of the home, where the landscape already tells you that what is inside is just as chic.

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I love the blue and white of the flowers against the lush greenery.

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An overarching branch perfectly frames the window and classic garden bench (very similar to the ones I grew up around).

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A magical shot of the flowering beds.

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Cypress tress flank each large pedestal pot of flowers.

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Stone steps lead to a watering fountain with well trimmed hedges. One of those visually pleasing elements that is not necessary, but so appreciated.

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Beautiful in every aspect. Those shutters are superb!

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Who said the path has to be straight?! It is more breathtaking when it varies.

Lily Lane

I recently was given an opportunity to style a bed for a Dallas store called Lily Lane Home. Immediately upon pulling up to the store you are greeted with two large potted boxwood at the entrance. It is filled with Belle Notte linens, Dash and Albert rugs, Juliska tableware, and all things luxurious. It is also filled with a pair of antique twin beds that I desperately want to purchase (see below). Entering the store makes you want to get in your softest pajamas and jump into a luxe bed full of fresh and textured pillows.

Since this was the “April bed of the month,”  I decided to keep it fresh with white coverlet and sheets, and added shades of grays, (April showers), and blues, (spring skies). The bed is an ideal place to curl up on an April day and read a good book. It is refreshing, calming, and comfortable. If you are in the Dallas area, come take a peak, and if you aren’t, be sure to visit their website!

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The April Bed of the month. A soft white coverlet perfect for spring, with a gray velvet blanket at the end of the bed, topped with a white bolster pillow. The pillows on the bed are a variety  of velvet, matelasse, and linen in blues and grays.

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A mini potted boxwood with beautiful blue and white porcelain (available in the store).

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A variety of textures, patterns, and colors. Don’t the pillows just look so plush and inviting?

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A chic display of blue, white and boxwood.

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The crushed velvet coverlet and white bolster pillow.

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I adore this tufted bed! Don’t you just want to splash into this array of pillows?

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THE STORE

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Blues, greens, and grays on display with these summery scarfs.

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A dreamy four poster bed with large neck roll bolster.

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An inviting Easter tablescape. Full of bunny and beauty!

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Fresh french lavender.

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A fabulous collection of Juliska greets you at the door!

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Dash & Albert Rugs. So many to choose from and in such fabulous patterns!

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A sweet crib on display.

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NOW, down to serious business. I want this headboard. Like…REALLY want this headboard. French antique, hand-painted and exquisite.  Sadly, it is a twin, but it comes as a pair. Together, they make a queen. Thoughts, comments, advice, suggestions?!?

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Isn’t this dreamy? I think my dreams would be better if I bought it. Obviously, your dreams are related to how pretty your bed is, right?

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So, if you are in Dallas pop down on Travis street and see the bed. You have my permission to indulge in some cajun chicken at Le Bilboquet next door!

Friday Favorites

The weekend is here! The weather is beautiful. I am going to enjoy the day, and I hope you do too! Here are some links that I am currently loving!

XO- TPB

 

Babrabra Baryr's Beverly Hills Home entry complete with potted boxwood

Barbara Barry has the perfect home entry. Flowers, boxwood, and a shiny black door!  I could look at this picture every day.

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Drink your lemons! I do every morning!

Dana Mahnke Hand Painted Dog Bowls

Dana Mahnke created these incredible chinoiserie blue and white dog bowls. Definitely on my list to buy!

Charlotte Moss' New Book

 

Charlotte Moss has a new book! Fitting since I just posted on her magnificent East Hampton garden last week. Available April15th.

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India Hicks hosted Aerin Lauder at her Harbour Island home. This was their lovely tablescape. How cleaver to lay the bougainvillea across.

Fabulous organization via Home Bunch

I just love this space and color for a pantry. The organization is divine too!

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My new garden designer crush… Look for a post soon!

 

Green and White tablescape by Tory Burch

Leave it to Tory Burch to make anything chic. How fabulous is this table setting and her tableware.

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You better believe I want the blue and white too!!

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Pots on pots. I want a garden in the worst way. Until then, I will struggle to keep my potted gardenia topiary alive…

Ready For Color

I am ready for the color of Spring. I am ready to stop wearing neutrals and start frolicking in colorful flip flops. Colors give you a little reason to smile. When I think of bright and happy colorful spaces, I think of designer Nick Olsen. In particular, I think of this space he designed which was previously featured in Domino. It is fun, cheerful, fresh and bold. It would be the perfect pad for woman in the city, fearless and ready to take on the world. After all, I think that is how Olsen looks at design. Don’t hold back, be bold, and have fun doing it!

You can just tell that creating this space was anything but boring!

 

Lots of Color in this place designed by Nick Olsen via Domino

 

A fun mix of bright colors, fabrics, texture, and pattern in this living room.

Light fixture designed by Nick Olsen via Domino

Playful pink shades add a current and vibrant twist to these classic chandelier sconces.

 

Dining room with lots of color by Nick Olsen

Incredible pink pattern covers these dining room chairs surrounding a marble top pedestal table. Light and lovely.

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All in the details. Fresh flowers are always a nice touch of color.

Blue and white bedroom by Nick Olsen via Domino

Guess what?! I love this room. Shocking, I know. Hues of blues and a lovely blue and white display

de Gournay panels by Nick Olsen via Domino de gournay panels of which dreams are made of. Notice how Olsen really utilizes the effectiveness of sconces. It adds a nice touch. I would move straight into this bedroom. Speaking of which, can it be Saturday yet??

Bridge To Beautiful Rooms

I was re-reading some of my coffee table books recently, and I came across a historic Harlem brownstone designed by Sheila Bridges in “So Chic”  by Elle Decor.  I immediately noticed the mix of soft and serene colors incorporated with bold hues and punchy pattern. She approaches her design diligently, yet casually. Her work speaks eloquently, her arrangement of furniture evokes approachability, and her craft creates an ideal ambience.

Did I mention she creates her own patterns? She uses her schema to create “Harlem Toile” and “Enchanted Forest” among many others. She is an exceptional designer and very skilled creator of inviting and vibrant homes.

 

Bedroom of pattern designed by Sheila Bridges

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One of my favorite rooms of Bridges. I like the casual formality of this room. The shades of green to the placement of art and sconces. Via Elle Decor

Striped and clean bedroom designed by Sheila Brides

Stripes of delight in this bathroom complete with a lovely claw foot tub. Via Elle Decor

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A more dark and contrasting bedroom. A phenomenal use of orange, blue, and pattern.

Fireplace area designed by Sheila Bridges

Bridges can also create a simple, yet effective space. The furniture is the real eye catching element.

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Bridges resides in a historic Harlem Brownstone that is full of rich architectural details. Look at the beautiful moldings and woodwork.Via Elle Decor

Stunning blue kitchen by Sheila Bridges

A blue and white kitchen that doesn’t feel too “kitchy.” Such a superb shade of blue. Via House Beautiful

Kitchen with a chic rug designed by Sheila Bridges

A more subdued kitchen that is classic, inviting, and effortlessly tasteful. Via Elle Decor

Living room by Shelia Bridges

A strong use of color in this living area by Bridges. She tends to take two hues and apply them perfectly to a space.

Picture perfect picture window by Sheila Bridges

Quite the window seat. I would much prefer to spend my day here reading away!

Living room by Sheila Bridges

A light filled living space that would be an ideal space for cocktails and coffee. Via Elle Decor.

Stunning neutral bedroom designed by Sheila Bridges

 

A neutral bedroom that is anything but plain.

Dining room by Sheila Bridges

A dining space that lets the architectural details shine. I wish every dining room had a fireplace.

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Sheila Bridges exudes her fresh and bold style.

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A sampling of pattern designs created by Sheila Bridges.

 

 

Gegan Day

It is my grandmother’s birthday today. As many of you know on instagram, I simply refer to her as “Gegan.” It is a term I created at two years of age after failing at my attempt to call her “Grand Dana.” If that doesn’t give you any indication, Gegan is a very grand person. She sees the world through her very unique lense. She looks at a color like purple, and sees “a deep orchid” or observes the color orange and refers to it as “a tangerine summer sherbert.”

I recently fell in love with a twin bed. It is an antique upholstered head and footboard with a lovely gray chonsierie vine pattern. I called Gegan and told her about how much I loved this bed, but yet do not have a place for it (nor am I willing to downgrade my comfy queen tempurpedic for a small twin). Gegan’s reply was shocking and insightful. She said, “Get rid of your sofa. Display the bed as a daybed, throw on a bunch of pillows, and use it right in your living room.” If you know me personally, you know I hate my sofa yet can’t bear to get a new one for fear of my “hot mess” pug, Emmie, destroying it. Gegan sees opportunity in the unexpected and uses small details to create grand design.

Happy Birthday Gegan! Thank you for teaching me that everything can be beautiful (and passing down a sliver of your good taste genes to me). I guess I am off to buy a twin bed!

Here are some beautiful images from her home and for her birthday inspiration. XO

 

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Gegan’s dining area. So simply elegant and classic with lots of inspired Asian arts and antiques.

Beautiful sitting area by Charles Faudree

Gegan grew up in Tulsa, the base of interior designer Charles Faudree.

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An aerial view of Gegan’s bedroom of John Robshaw sheets and a chinoiserie matilesse. Very soft and feminine. I am obsessed with her Russian Glass chandellier.

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Speaking of John Robshaw, he is one of her favorites. His pure use of colors and design always put a smile on her face.

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A fabulously Floridian vignette in her home. She is playful with her placements, yet very intentional with their display.

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An “eyes on me” moment I had earlier this month at her home. There are always things to notice for the first time at her home, no matter how long they have been there.

Jonathan Staub Marion Philpotts Miller fretwork daybed via the aestate

A room fit for Gegan by Philpots Interiors. A lacquered blue day bed with lots of texture and tones in accompaniment.  Via theaestate

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A living room area in her home. She has the most beautiful screens and displays, none of them the same way. Lots of Asian inspiration.

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Once upon a time she was quite the entertainer. Lots of fun treasures in there…. I love the bird that perches on the floor lamp as well.

Russell Page at the Frick in NYC

Gegan has quite the green thumb. This garden at The Frick is by Russell Page. She purchased a book of his garden work for me in Paris a couple summers ago.

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Gegan’s desk area. Casually chic and surrounded by all things “pretty.”

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Another glimpse of her coffee table display.

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A blue and white wall display by Tulsa designer Charles Faudree. Very similar in design to Gegan’s outdoor spaces.

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A long mirrored screen in her home reflects the light of pretty blues and whites.

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She even has a way with potted boxwood…Happy Birthday Gegan!

 

Lines of Lattice

I don’t know about you, but there are about a million images that come to mind when I think of lattice. For starters, I think of beautiful espaldia climbing up lattice on the side of a home. I think of elegant pool houses and caribbean homes that are sprinkled like sugar along beaches with lattice detail on balconies. I think of garden rooms in homes of a greater generation that appreciated bird watching and leisure reading.

Lattice work is a lasting way to incorporate texture on a home, in a home, and around a home. There really is nothing else that can elevate an area without using pricey fabric or flashy stone work. It doesn’t go out of style. It is one of those elements of a home you work around, not just work with. Lattice enjoy this Monday!

Blue and white lattice delight via AD

A delight of blue and white and lattice delight by Jorge Elias. Notice how they have lattice columns on the walls. So interesting!! Via AD

China Seas lattice fabric is what dreams are made of in this bahamas bedroom by Miles Redd via AD

Miles Redd designs this Bahama bedroom in perfect blue and white upholstery. Via AD

Gorgeous lattice work in this bahamas house via House Beautiful

Speaking of Bahamas,  breezy green and white hallways in lattice work wonders via House Beautiful.

Lattice Hall via Decor Design Review

Stunning deep blue and white lattice hallway. I love how they incorporated the gold accents and wall hangings. Via Decor Design Review

Lattice Molding via AD

Lattice details line the molding of this green and white space via AD.

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Tory Burch’s gorgeously appointed pool house in her East Hampton home. I love how she contrasted the lattice work with the actual structure. Via Vogue

Bob Christian Decorative Art paints these wall patterns in a lattice form in a Virginia home by Bunny Williams via AD

Bunny Williams so brilliantly designs this dining area in a Virginia home with Bob Christian Decorative Art lattice panels. Via AD

Lattice paper in this chic poweder room via Elle Decor

Lattice designed wallpaper envelops this powder room via Elle Decor.

This is the way to live in NYC

With the help of lattice, this NYC townhouse courtyard becomes the envy of all of the Big Apple.

lattice pattern on shelving creates an open space in this bedroom via Lonny

An interesting way to make a space more interesting. Unique mirrored lattice work in this feminine bedroom via Lonny.

Exterior lattic work on Better Midler's Penthouse via AD

Bette Midler’s penthouse urban garden covered in lattice work detail. Via AD

Naples Florida lattice pool house via House Beautiful by Jesse Carrier

A poolside cabana in Naples, Florida with lattice work windows. So cool and tropical. Via House Beautiful 

Peter Roger New Orleans home and hall of lattice work via AD

One of my all time favorite hallways in the New Orleans home of Peter Rogers via AD.

Trey and Jenny Laird Manhattan couryard via AD

The modernly classic and chic courtyard of Trey and Jenny Laird’s Manhattan home. Via AD

white lattice walls give an old classic twist in this dining room via Domino

White on white lattice work is so simple, yet so classic. And very fresh! Via Domino

A perfect garden via Matters of Style

So much to love about this courtyard area. Well…really, just the boxwood! Via Matters of Style

Covered In Moss

Several years ago, I went to New York City with my parents and close family friends. After a couple of pomegranate margaritas at Rosa Mexicana, we wondered into Charlotte Moss’ townhouse. No, we didn’t actually go into her gorgeously groomed NYC home, but instead into her three floored store that was full of the most beautiful items I have ever laid eyes upon. Luckily my mom and her friend snapped up a couple of lovely things, since the store closed a few years after.

It was this trip that truly sparked my love of Charlotte Moss, her classic style that I tried to assimulate and was often criticized for as a freshman in college. While my style has now evolved into a collected mix, there is much to be admired about Charlotte Moss’ classic approach to interiors. I think her exteriors are worthy of a timeless tribute. In 2013, Veranda featured the gardens of her East Hampton estate. They are flawlessly groomed and carefully planned, with a touch of whimsy that Charlotte so effortlessly puts into everything she graces.

All images of Charlotte Moss’ garden are from the  2013 issue of Veranda.

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Potted steps down to the pool. Do you see how nothing is overly manicured, but maintains a casual elegance?

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A perfect blue and white hammock and garden stool. I would love to be sipping champagne there. So blissfully serene!

 

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Three tiered potted plants!! Have you seen anything like it? SO clever and in awe of it all.

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A perfect canopy for an afternoon lunch. This will look good 200 years from now- timeless taste!

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The pool area. Crisp white loungers make for a heavenly setting. I am loving the trend of pots by the pool. I think it looks very seamless.

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A great mix of greens.

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Charlotte Moss…She really does have a flair for living!

 

 

 

Middle Of The Way

Doors. They are the first thing you see upon entering a space. A knock, a ring, and a turn on the knob can place you into a different space and different world. Most American homes place our door knobs to the left or the right, but I personally look forward to creating my own door one day with a knob in the middle. There is something so elegantly classic and refined about having a big round fixture in the middle of the door. I especially like when the knob is low lying and expertly placed.

I wish more homes had this feature. I realize it isn’t practical, but is anything you want for your home ever that necessary??

Slate door via London Door

 

A slate gray door framed by eloquent potted boxwood.

A chic black front door bia Lonny

Top heavy potted boxwood flank these perfectly paneled sleek black doors.  Via Lonny

Front door with knob in the middle

Dual colored peacock blue door lines with black panelling. The gold really pops against this wide frame door.

Classic black front door with knob in the middle

A classic and swank black entry with black and white checkered floors. Love the contrast and timeless appeal. This door will still look good 100 years from now!

Rustic blue front door withknob in teh middle

A rustic and well preserved front door makes for the most charming entry.

Knob int he middle via Elle Decor

One of my favorite images. A double black lacquer entry with circular paneling to frame the knobs. So superb!  Via Elle Decor

Powder blue front door

Rich powder blue molded door. Notice the low placement of the handle. SO fresh! Via VerandahHouse

Front Door Knob advice

Preach!

Miles Redd NYC front door

Miles Redd never disappoints with anything, especially with his ultra  NYC front door.

Kelly Wearstler knocking on quite the front door via NM

Kelly Wearstler knocks on this fabulously divine high-gloss black door. Via Neiman Marcus

 

 

 

Talk To Me

I want you to create images today and I need your aesthetic advice.   I am potentially embarking on some exciting business opportunities and I want to know what YOU want. Not what you want in the sense of tall, dark, and handsome in a 9,000 square foot perfectly adorned house landscaped with boxwood with 3.5 children and  flat abs. Ooops…Would be nice though, right? Well, maybe too many kids- ha!

No, I am talking about what you want to see in terms of reasonably priced good quality home goods. Obviously, potted boxwood in pretty blue and white pots would be great. Let’s be honest, boxwood is expensive and hard to maintain. Would you go faux if it could pass as the real deal? Also, what about a variety of sizes?

What other home products do you find to be overpriced but a necessary luxury? I think livable luxury is hard to achieve, and I believe that everyone deserves a right to live with lovely things. Also, if you believe you have a product that has potted boxwood potential and would like to see it featured here in the future, please email me at thepottedboxwood@gmail.com.

Here is my current mood board of inspiration. Above all, it is YOU that inspires me. XO TPB

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