Parade of Tablescapes!

Since I have been taking a break from tablescaping (you can't tablescape from a hammock!) for a few weeks, I thought I'd show more tablescapes done by other designers in my area. I guess there are some home parades in other states that don't allow photos to be taken. Thank goodness, we don't have that rule! I love nothing more than stealing borrowing new ideas in decorating!

NOTE: I need to mention that these photos are not my best. Even though it was a very sunny day, most rooms photographed very dark. In lightening them up for you to see, some quality was definitely lost.

I hope you enjoy!

Here is the first dining room I'll share with you. Very pretty shades of tans and creams with touches of purple.

 

 

 

 

 

I LOVE this mirror and horse!

 

Here is another one done in very soft colors--mostly golds and tans with a touch of blue.

 

 

 

How cute are these tassles? My cats would just LOVE them!

 

 

Never saw stemware inside bowls with the napkins. Must be a story here.

 

Now, onto some other rooms I fell in love with! I think this kitchen is so cheerful, and is probably the only bright one I saw.

 

 

 

This one is in a million dollar plus home.

 

 

I am just certain my cooking skills would improve if I had a stove like this!

 

 

 

LOVE the fireplace wall and the huge windows!

 

 

This is the master bedroom in the same house. Looks like a few kids jumped on the bed. I had to resist fixing it! I'm a stager, remember!

 

 

 

 

Wonderful mountain view from the tub!

Very eclectic combination of tropical bedding with a snowboard bed!

 

I've seen many picket fence headboards...

 

 

 

...but, not so many trees and park benches in a bedroom!

 

 

I loved EVERYTHING about this nursery, from the wall treatment to the polka dots to the owls!

So sweet!

 

 

 

Tour is over! I'll be back to my own tablescapes very soon!

 

 

I will be joining:

Tablescape Thursday at Between Naps On The Porch

Open House Party Thursday at No Minimalist Here

Let's Dish at Cuisine Kathleen

Table Top Tuesday at A Stroll Thru Life

Your Cozy Home Party at Cozy Home Scenes

You're Gonna Love It at Kathe with an E

Nifty Thrifty Tuesday at Coastal Charm

The Bunny Hop Party at Bunny Jeans Decor

Wow Us Wednesday at Savvy Southern Style

What's It Wednesday at Ivy & Elephants

Primp Your Stuff Wednesday at Primp

Centerpiece Wednesday at The Style Sisters

Seasonal Sundays at The Tablescaper

Thrifty Things Friday at The Thrifty Groove

Home Sweet Home Friday at The Charm of Home

Feathered Nest Friday at French Country Cottage

Potpourri Friday at 2805

Sunday Blog Love at Cherished Treasures

Make It Pretty Monday at The Dedicated House

A Parade of Purple!

One of my favorite summer events is the Parade of Homes. For me, it's a wonderful source of design ideas and I always take my camera. I really love purple, and I especially love it paired with green. Imagine my delight, when the very first home we toured was ALL purple and green!



I always like to start in the dining room to see the tablescape the designer put together.

I thought this dark dining room set was perfect for a punch of purple. I wouldn't mind owning a set of those green croc placemats!

I LOVE this simple but stunning centerpiece!

The only negative are the limp napkins!

The dining room opened up into a gorgeous and HUGE kitchen!

Isn't this eating area unique?

I love the pillows!

This photo really shows how big this kitchen was. I am crazy about the clean lines of those bar chairs!

This was one wall of the adjacent family room. Extra seating ready to be pulled out.

More gorgeous pillows!

This room was at the top of the stairs. The parade homes had a lot of fun paint treatments!

The guest room.

I LOVE this painting!

Here is a girl's room. Isn't it fun?

Interesting window treatment!

The master bedroom. My heart actually fluttered!

LOVE this table!

Subtle touches of purple in the master bath.





I hope you enjoyed this home as much as I did!

I will be joining:

Tablescape Thursday at Between Naps On The Porch

Open House Party Thursday at No Minimalist Here

Let's Dish at Cuisine Kathleen

Table Top Tuesday at A Stroll Thru Life

Your Cozy Home Party at Cozy Home Scenes

You're Gonna Love It at Kathe with an E

Nifty Thrifty Tuesday at Coastal Charm

The Bunny Hop Party at Bunny Jeans Decor

Wow Us Wednesday at Savvy Southern Style

What's It Wednesday at Ivy & Elephants

Primp Your Stuff Wednesday at Primp

Centerpiece Wednesday at The Style Sisters

Seasonal Sundays at The Tablescaper

Thrifty Things Friday at The Thrifty Groove

Home Sweet Home Friday at The Charm of Home

Feathered Nest Friday at French Country Cottage

Potpourri Friday at 2805

Sunday Blog Love at Cherished Treasures

Make It Pretty Monday at The Dedicated House

Parade of Homes--LOVE these trends!!!

The Denver Parade of Homes is ALWAYS fun!  I missed last year and I was not going to let that happen again. Camera in hand, I headed to what they were calling the "Dream Community"--an area of seven homes.  Four of them were model homes and decorated to the hilt! I LOVED the decor this year. If I had any complaints, I would say the trend towards darker floor and wall colors made the rooms a little gloomy. And, we were there on a perfect, sunny Sunday afternoon.

The first trend I noticed was each house had a to-die-for study!

I've never seen black look so pretty! Notice that the books are black too! Here is another scrumptious one!

What a soothing shade of blue! Did they all have mono-color books? Nope, this one has mostly red, but other colors, too. I like it. It looks less contrived to me.

I would have to say the black one is my favorite. My mouth dropped open when I saw it! Another great trend is the courtyard. Yes, this is Colorado, but we are second only to Florida for most days of sunshine a year. While I was drooling over the black study, my husband found a restful place to wait for me.

You have no idea how hard it was to get photos without other people in them! There was a good turnout the day we were there. I had a few favorite bedrooms:

I just love this color palette!

I really don't know why they feel they have to put fake laptops in these beautiful rooms. I had to look past it to appreciate the thought that went into each accessory.

This table was every bit as beautiful as the other one. I love that they didn't match tables. This is SO much more interesting. Side note: My night tables match!

I did have one little problem with the decor. The wallpaper is butterflies, which everyone loves. But, I think they took the insect thing too far! These shadow boxes containing bugs went all the way around the room!

Here is another bedroom I love. It is very symmetrical, which seems to be comfortable to most people.

Both the bedrooms so far are fairly feminine. This one definitely does not fall into that category.

These are my favorite dining rooms!

Just a few more standouts! Can't you just imagine yourself deep into a book in this classic library!

Wait!! It's a library nook! Great use of space!

Last but not least, something that EVERYONE needs in their backyard!

An outdoor kitchen featuring a pizza oven!

I hope you enjoyed my little tour!