Gold Things

 

Images via Pinterest.

Love is in the Air

Images via Style Me Pretty, Pinterest, Tumblr, and This is Glamorous.

Perfect Settings

Image via Pinterest.

Monday Morning

Staying inside this Monday morning and enjoying a few of the finer things in life.

Images via Tumblr, This is Glamorous, and Pinterest.

Redecorating

Things I love: moving into an empty space and creating something brand new.

What will your heart dream up?

Image via JJ Locations.

Love in Technicolor

For your consideration: Shocking Pink, Bold Coral and Citron Lime because a love as grand as yours deserves to be celebrated in only the grandest, boldest fashion!


Images via Tumblr

Vintage Post: Properly Refreshing

Of course, no fete would be complete without the proper libations. A classic beverage container brings old world elegance and quiet sophistication to your party.

Serve your refreshments in these beauties, won't you?

Classics

Lucite furniture - a must have piece for any modern bride and design loving gal.  I'm just loving the scalloped edging on the table and the tufted seat cover on the chair - perfect for resting your planning weary feet as you write your daily correspondence and Thank You cards to loved ones.

Image via Tumblr.

Make a Statement

Absolutely loving everything about this dining room - from the cool lucite chairs to the black and white marble to the delicate sheer curtains.  Every piece a statement on its own, but together, oh so grand!


Image via Pinterest.

Something Beautifully Blue

Quite enamored with this cool, crisp, icy blue look.  Makes me want to kick off my high heels and relax resplendently on the plush seat whilst eating my favorite macarons!


Image via Tumblr.

A Matching Set

 If only we could get everything as a matching set.


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Magnetic

Can you believe these are magnets?

Image via Wanelo.com

Registry Wish

Surely, I can't be the only one secretly wishing to put this on her registry ...

Image via Tumblr.

His & Hers

... but mostly hers. Bonus? Check out the artwork above!


Image via Hanyon Studios.

Monday Morning

Wouldn't it be lovely to start every Monday like this? Wake up in your favorite cashmere sweater, pour yourself a spot of tea, and curl up on this plush swing bench with nothing but the sun's first light as your companion.

Happy Monday.

Image via CasaSugar.

Wedding Wish Wednesday: Free Registry 101 with Anne Chertoff & Williams-Sonoma

If you're still working on on your wedding registry - deciding where to register, what to put on it - as well as looking for some wedding planning tips to help you plan your big day, and live in the New York tri-state area, you may want to sign up (it's free!) for one of these upcoming events at Williams-Sonoma.

On Sunday, February 20th at 9am aisledash.com Editor-in-Chief Anne Chertoff will be at the Williams-Sonoma store at the Time Warner Center, and on Sunday February, 27th, also at 9am, at the Williams-Sonoma store on 59th Street between Lexington and Park Avenues, sharing both wedding planning and style advice as well as wedding registry and entertaining tips.

Learn how to create the perfect wedding registry to fit your lifestyle and get wedding planning and style tips to help you play your dream wedding. Come mingle with local wedding professionals and enjoy personal service, expert advice, and light refreshments.

Space is limited to 40 people each, so RSVP today!

To RSVP for the Sunday, February 20th event at the Time Warner Center (10 Columbus Circle), call 212-823-9750.

To RSVP for the Sunday, February 27th event at the 59th Street and Lexington Avenue store (121 East 59th Street), call 917-369-1131.

Hope to see you at one of these events!

To Build A Home

A few helpful tips on creating your registry from the industry's leaders ...

• Real Simple: Set up your registry early! “From the moment you announce your engagement, friends and family will want to send gifts,” says Karena Bullock Bailey, a New York City-based wedding and special events planner.
  

• The Knot: As much as you may be hankering for that gorgeous $350-a-place-setting silver, be sure to register for items in a wide range of price points: under $50, under $75, under $100, under $200, and beyond, so all of your guests can choose gifts they can afford. You don't want your college friend feeling overwhelmed by the fact that he can't find a single gift; and on the opposite side, you don't want your parents' closest friends to have to buy you a multitude of smaller items to give you a generous gift.

• Brides: You can register for more items than invitees, especially if you're listed at several stores—you want to provide options at various price points. Peri Wolfman, vice president of product design at Williams-Sonoma, suggests that you include one gift per shower attendee, priced between $30 and $50, and at least one gift per couple invited to the wedding, between $75 and $150. (Throw in a few items under $25, too.) Include several objects that aren't part of a set, such as a standing mixer, coffee pot or a pair of candlesticks. And consider big-ticket items for guests who want to pool their resources: luggage, furniture, electronics, even camping equipment make great group gifts.

• Martha Stewart: Etiquette dictates that registry information should never be included in a wedding invitation, even though some stores provide printed cards for this purpose. Instead, rely on your family members and wedding party to spread the word. That said, it is generally acceptable for the hostess of a shower to include these details on that invitation (indeed, this is where you might put those information cards to use). And if people ask you directly where you're registered, feel free to tell them.

• The Knot: Be gracious -- let your guests know their gifts have arrived -- promptly. Thank-you notes for gifts received before the wedding should be sent within two weeks of their arrival. Notes for gifts received on or after the wedding day should be sent within a month of your return from the honeymoon. In all notes, be sure to mention the gift by name.

Image from JJ Designs via This Is Glamorous.

Happy Holidays!

Just a few more days ... trim the tree with bright pink ornaments and bold lime green presents!

Image via Lonny Magazine.

Holiday Party

Entertaining this season? A bold splash of red is positively a must and will have you in the holiday spirit all week long!

Images via Martha Stewart.

Favorite Things

A little Monday inspiration for the holidays from one of my favorite bloggers, Sarah Klassen ... "Softly snowed branches and silver ... plenty of gold, copper and silvery grey sets the mood—with touches of vintage glass, silky pewter, berry, soft white and crème. To finish off, a bit of nature—some sticks to create a screen, with minimal but effective haute adornments."
Perfect, really.

Image via Sarah Klassen.