Let's Add Sprinkles: British Indies Inspired Decor

Thursday, April 25, 2019

British Colonial Style

Bill and I were at an estate sale a few years ago.

I saw this painting hanging on the wall.

I recognized it as a page from an old Victoria Magazine.

I subscribed to that magazine for ten years if not longer and I still have the page in my stash of Victoria Magazines. That magazine was my "go to" source for our decor. They were organized by month and each month I'd pull out that month's stash and peruse them for inspiration.

Each issue was so familiar to me that I could almost immediately locate any image.

The painting was $3.00 at the sale. The frame coordinated with the wicker furniture in the painting but it didn't do the painting justice. Painting the frame has been on my to do list for a while.

It finally got a couple of coats of white paint the other day.

The painting is the inspiration for our summer decor.

Nowadays, I'll peruse Pinterest instead of magazines but Pinterest didn't have the kind of inspiration pictures I was looking for.

I remembered another image from Victoria. After all the Easter decor was packed away, the dining table became a staging area and all my magazines were searched. I don't have the issues memorized like I used to.

I'm craving a Victorian British Colonial Style/West Indies Style that is perfect with our Texas climate. I don't want anything too beachy but something that looks fitting for a tropical local.

It's a look that will go with my white decor but I can add some warm accessories to give it a "collected over time" look. That's how this place looks most of the time.

Ferns and other tropical plants will be added to create that feeling of sitting on a Veranda during the heat of the summer. That's not really option here is Texas. We can't really sit outside during July and August.

I'd love some mosquito netting for our bedroom.

I have spent the last few days digging up all of my greenery that will work.

The parrot bookends came from Bill's grandparents.

The heron tea pot came from my grandparents.

How fabulous are these collectables?

There will be ferns and other palms. I'd love to have real plants but I don't know if I can keep them alive.

We used to have animal print fabric but it was purged a long time ago.

That's what is going on over here.
What are you up to?

Have a great day.

Katie

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Wednesday, July 20, 2016

Summer Sunroom/ It's Easy Being Green

When I was checking the internet to see if sunroom was one word or two, I came across a definition.
"A room in a house that has a lot of windows and glass to let sunlight in."
The simple phrase sums up exactly what I wanted this room to be.

brass bird cage, marble parrot bookend, greenery

I thought it would be a piece of cake to enclose our existing covered porch with windows and sliding glass doors.
Nope.
Not even a little bit easy.
It took Bill about a year but he did most of the work himself.
He is amazing.

brass bird cage, marble parrot bookend, greenery, vintage grain sack in green

There are windows.
There is beautiful light that filters through the trees before it enters into the space.
The truth be told, a little too much light (and heat) during the summer months.

green grainsack that is vintage, waterford vase, brass bird house with marble parrot bookend on white table.

Kermit the Frog sang that it wasn't easy being green.
It's easy "being green" in this room.
The canopy from our oak trees decree it.
Along with the green, I've added a few things that have a coastal feel.
The enamel tea pot belonged to my grandmother and it is one of my favorite things.