Wall Wonders

I love these wallpapers from Bloom Papers, they use digitally printed images to make these wonderful wallpapers. They also offer services to turn your own photos into a wall mural. Fun stuff check them out here.

Modern Cottage

Okoboji is about an hour south, west of where I live. Lake front property in this area is of very expensive and the homes surrounding the lake are beautiful and this one does not disappoint. These pictures make me want to take a drive around the lake and take in all the beautiful sites.

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Lovely Wallpaper

Came across this great website, they have some wonderful wallpapers and fabrics. The textures are great and the colors bold and beautiful. Designers Guild

Wish List

How wonderful would it be to spend your weekend in this gorgeous beach house. I love idea of the glass sliding doors that bring the outside in, dreamy!!!!!!! Photo via Design Shimmer.

Nick Schmitz

Love the typographic poster by Nick Schmitz, see more of his work here.

Perfect Spaces

I am loving these great spaces.

Kaoru Mansour

Kaoru Mansour work is simply magical, she created these wonderful paintings using acrylic and pen on wooden panel. Her work is a must see, take a look at her website here.

Debi Trelobar

These lovely pictures are taken by a wonderful photographer named Debi Treloar. See more of her work here.

Look For It

Look for these great pieces to arrive soon at Zinnias. I am very excited about these new pieces, the bud-vase chimes pictured with the bench will also be available.

Lola's Kitchen

Cupcakes are so fashionable, I must agree they are gorgeous. I love, love, love the packaging and logo for Lola's Kitchen, brilliant! Photo via Dieline

The Kitchen

I love the packaging for the products of The Kitchen, a retail, cookery school, bakery and wine shop in London. I think the concept of have a retail and school all in one is great. The packaging has a Herb Lubalin twist, I think that is why it caught my eye. The designers of the packaging and logo are Design Friendship and check out The Kitchen here.

Monday, Monday!

Happy Monday, enjoy your day!

Headboard

What a great idea for a headboard, start collecting now.

Wonderful Work of Gustavo Aimar

Gustavo Aimar's work is amazing, beautiful and ahhh so dreamy. I also love his blog it, gives you a incite into his work and photos are lovely, check it out here and here.

Hypertufa Pots

I recently was at my sister-in-laws and was taken back by her wonderful succulents and the pots they were planted in. I was sure that she had somehow found a way to drill out a hole in cement and chip away this wonderful container for her succulents. Thank goodness for all of us it is much easier than that. She sent me the recipe for the containers and you can find it here, she did not add the cement pigment and it looked very much like concrete. Good luck!

Grilled Pizza

It was my oldest's 20th birthday yesterday and he wanted grilled Margherita Pizza for dinner. We had never tried pizza on the grill before and to my surprise it was easy and tasted great. You do have to be very careful not to let it burn so cook on low heat and watch carefully. I baked the crust in the oven at 425 until the dough was slightly cooked but not brown before putting it on the grill. There was an article in the Minneapolis Star Tribune on grilled pizza and they had suggested that method. It made the pizzas easy to handle. The crust was perfectly crispy. We used this dough recipe and this topping recipe.

Large Letters

Love the 3D letters, large and beautiful. Typography is wonderful! Photos via Graphic Exchange

Duffy

I like Duffy, and I love this poster, via Gigposters.

Wonderful Items

Zinnias is ready for your summer decorating, here are a few items that might interest you, stop by see all our wonderful lines. Cucina soap & lotion, Voluspa room spray, zinc plaques, wire shelf, metal light fixture

Business Cards

No surprise I love business cards, the possibilities are endless depending on your budget. Business cards are an expression of who you are and the impression you what to give your potential clients so why not give it your all! Here are some recent favorites via here and here.

Oh So Blue

I'm not sure why the color blue is inspiring me lately, maybe it is a summer thing. I love the floating book shelves, Zinnias carries these shelves so I picked up a couple to hang in my son's room, love the look! The bright green fabric on the stools and light shade are perfect in the white surroundings. The brilliant blue dinnerware is wonderful against the light gray background. photos via here.

Allium Globemaster

I was visiting a friend and as we were looking around her garden we came across this wonderful flower and took some pictures to share. Allium Globemaster is commonly known as Flowering Onion and is planted as a bulb. The flower does look like an onion on a stem before it blooms. More about Allium here.

Photo Shoot

It is that time of year, graduation. Jackie wanted invitations for her celebration so we spent an afternoon shooting photos and this is what we came up with. Finished product coming soon.

Victorian

Black victorian? Black use to downplay the victorian embellishments, what a great look. I like the combination of vintage and contemporary pieces. The blue fireplace is perfect with the bright white walls, boldly decorated inside and out. WOW!! Read more here.

Numbers

Wow, wonderful numbers. The Type Directors Club has invited a group of ultra-talented designers to create a series of posters with numbers a their central theme. I will take the third one over first row or the second one over second row. The posters will be auctioned off June 11. More info here.

Moss

I have a thing for moss, it is the most interesting plant, like ferns they grow from spores. the Japanese have used moss in their gardens for centuries and is now gaining popularity in the country. Looks great on rocky paths. To learn more check out this site here. Photos via here

Kotama Bouabane

How many times have we said this to ourselves, if only it was that easy! Just Let It Go!!!!! Photo via 20 x 200

Monday Inspiration

Inspiring me today. The wallpaper reminds me of the wonderful wallpaper that Kara put in here dinning room (pictures of her remodel project to come soon) I can't wait to see it. The orange flowers, hello cards printed on thin wood, and the sea foam green cupboards. card photo via, cupboards via, wallpaper via

Poppies

Poppies are one of my favorites, I love the paper appearance and the pods are as wonderful as the flowers. They are so delicate, they don't last long but their brief appearance is amazing while it last! photo via here

Lovely MPLS

I love these gocco prints by Lovely MPLS. Check out more prints here.

Inspiration Monday

This is what is inspiring me today. Pink seems to be on my mind, I am taking photos for a graduation invitation today and we are using pink balloons, maybe that is where it is coming from. photos via Seven Eight, It's Mary Ruffle and Ruby Press

Bold & Noble

Found these lovely prints over at Bold & Noble. I think they are delightful! Bold & Noble

Type

I want this font, Stag!

Voluspa

New Voluspa candles, the packaging is perfect and the scents are yummy, stop by Zinnias open house and see for yourself.

Spring Open House

We made a trip to the nursery yesterday to bring back some ferns, herbs, flowers and succulents for Zinnia's open house Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The succulents are prefect, they are wonderful, need I say more, if you are a fan of succulents you will love what we found.

What is Inspiring Me

Love the garden path, the climbing rose is wonderful.
What a clean looking, functional bathroom, like a locker room only better, notice the sinks are hung at different heights.
I think the work of Reed Davis is amazing, I LOVE this picture, more photography here.
This map used as a backdrop is a great idea, I think maps are beautiful. Hope there is something that inspires you today. photos via desire to inspire.

Strawberry Pie

This is a very yummy pie that is very easy to make and it looks impressive. The cookie crust is so tasty, I only make 1/2 of the crust recipe for a 10 inch pie. See what you think.
Crust
1 1/2 sticks butter
1/2 cup sugar
2 cups flour
2 egg yolks
1 tsp vanilla
Cream together sugar,egg, and vanilla. Mix flour into mixture. Beat well,press in pan and bake at 350 for 15-18 min. until light brown. Cool
Strawberry Topping
2 cups crushed straw berries
1T. lemon juice
1 cup sugar
3 T. cornstarch
1/2 cup water
Combine and cook until thickened. Pour over baked pie shell and hulled fresh strawberries about 2 qt. Top with whipped cream. Photo

vases

We have all of these beautiful vases at Zinnias. The vases are a statement all on their own, a simple branch, stem or single flower is all that is needed. One of our customers has started to fill her large round vase with wine corks, great idea! photo via Peddlers Home Design