Lily Pulitzer - Queen of Palm Beach Coastal Chic...

The look of Lily Pulitzer embodies Palm Beach Coastal Chic....and now that Neiman Marcus has just added a selection of the furniture line....I thought I'd share some of my very favorite pieces.  

While it is a bit pricey...and not the most gold retriever friendly furniture I've seen...I just can't help but want the pink striped couch.  That would look perfect in my living room.  Well, since my couch is similar in style and shape - maybe I can have a slip cover made? Hmm... 

Now off to ponder how I can come up with a good enough excuse to my husband that a pink striped slipcover would be perfect for our living room couch....any ideas??

Hope you enjoyed this little tour of Lily Pulitzer's

 furniture line offered at Neiman Marcus.

p.s. let me know if you can think of a good

story, excuse, fib, explanation, reason or idea 

on how to pitch a pink slipcover to my husband.

Or do I just go for it?

Michael Aram's Ocean Collection....

Hello Everyone.  Hope you are having a great week.  Today, I wanted to feature this amazing artist whose pieces I have included into my spring and summer tablescape.  I recently saw a few of his accessories at Neiman Marcus and just fell in love with his work. 

From his website:   Michael Aram is an American born artist who works primarily in metal. After studying fine art and living as an artist in New York in the late 1980's, Aram took what would later be a life-altering trip to India where he discovered rich metalworking traditions. Inspired to work with craftsmen whose skills he felt were greatly untapped, Aram turned his creative energies towards craft based design, setting up a home and workshop in New Delhi.

Aram's work reflects humanity through the directness of the handmade process, as each piece is lovingly made using age old traditional techniques. The artisan nature of the work imbues it with a soulful quality and an energy, which Aram feels is only possible with work, which reflects the hand of the maker. This energy is further enhanced by the tension of line, form, and meaning that is characteristic of Aram's work. As extraordinary objects, they cause us to pause and consider them, and therefore create a sense of ritual and ceremony in their day to day use. 

Below are some pieces from Michael's "Ocean" collection.

Hope you enjoyed this collection as much as I do!