Inspiration Board: Vintage Elegance with Pops of Color

While doing several drafts of an inspiration board for a client this week, I created the board below, and while it isn't the one the client was looking for, it is the one I am the most drawn to.  I love the color palette: the combination of muted gray, ivory, light yellow and light blue, mixed with pops of brighter yellow and aqua.  The lace and milk glass bring a vintage feel, but the color palette is more modern and whimsical.  I would love to see this inspiration board brought to life in an elegant ballroom wedding or a fun tented country club event...

Top Row:  Invitation by Golden Rectangle Press via Snippet & Ink, florals and lace dress photo by Punam Bean, macarons by Paulette Macarons via Snippet & Ink
Middle Row:  photo by Ashley Baber Weddings, earrings by Mia Beads, dress photos from J.Crew
Bottom Row:  photo from Plum Events via Snippet & Ink, florals by Caroline Roehm via Snippet & Ink, invitation by Wiley Valentine,  place setting by Millie Holloman

 

My current obsession: Pillows

I am in the market for some throw pillows and wanted something different and quirky but still in keeping with the style of my living room.  I decided to look on Etsy to start, and I ended up spending hours looking at pillows.  Who knew you could find so many cool pillows on Etsy!  I can't decide which to buy now, because I will never be able to explain why I need 9 throw pillows to my husband or my couch.  But seriously. . . how cute are each one of these?

Pillows available from the following Etsy sellers:

le papier studio, Naomi Murrell, Spool + Sparrow, 

Word Garden, Jolie Marche, Love, California,

Junah Bird Designs, La Vie Lavande, Les Petits Tresors

Loving Lace

I love lace elements.  My wedding gown was made of lace.  We used lace patterns on our invitations and actual lace on our programs and other DIY elements.  And I always love detail shots that I see that incorporate lace but modernize it a bit.  Here are two great examples of what I mean:

Both photos by Country Living

I love how the lace doilies are sewn together to make a table runner in the first photo and think displaying a bunch of vintage doilies on a cake plate puts a new spin on how we think of decorating with doilies.  Seeing these pictures made me go back and find the photos of lace elements for weddings that I had saved in my own planning.

Lace Program (middle, far right) by Ravenhill on Etsy, all other photos from Martha Stewart Weddings