a big blog moment
Tuesday, October 11, 2011 by {darlene}

Just popping in this morning for a quick hello of giddy news. After four {plus} years of blogging, and {a little less than} one year of blogging here at Fieldstone Hill Design, I am now offering sponsorships of advertising opportunities. A big blog moment.

My first {official} sponsor has her button over there… to the right! Doesn’t that look cool?? go ahead. click on it! {but come back later, if you like looking at cute outfits. just warning you.}

Sooo. What does that mean for you?

Well… the chance to win free stuff from time to time {Yay!}. And the chance to learn about growing small businesses that have good prices and a passion for their work {translation: good stuff!!!}. Or, if that just described your business, then the chance to advertise at a super sweet price {want more details? Click here}.

I am all about standing behind my sponsors, so if you clicky over there, you will find some nice folks with gorgeous stuff. More coming soon, too!

That’s all! But since I can’t write a post without leaving a gorgeous picture, I will share a photo that has been on my desktop of an awesome fall outfit that I am SO going to ditto this season. What do you think, would you rock this outfit??

despite her Burberry digs, the poor dear does need a touch of makeup.

totally random. I know. But this time of year makes me happy about wearing full-fledged “outfits” again. And, of course, I am Pinning lots of cute digs lately. Wanna see more? Hop over to my “Decorating Myself” board at Pinterest. See you there!

What outfits are you digging for this fall?

Oh, and go give my newest sponsor some love, K???

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ditto :: a stunning and sparse living room
Monday, October 10, 2011 by {darlene}

Before I dive into ditto-ing, I wanted to thank each and every one of you for the wonderful Anniversary wishes and sweet comments about our wedding pictures. We had an amazing weekend of celebrating our 12 years together… doing a whole lot of nothing! aaaah, refreshment.

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I love this following ditto-worthy room, mostly for what it does not have.

The details in this room are executed with amazing restraint, leading to a room that breathes with beauty and flow.

Think about what you would ditto from this space {Lonny Magazine. Design by Fernandez and True Interiors}:

DITTO :: {WHAT I WOULD STEAL FROM THIS SPACE}:

  1. a super comfy, center-stage sofa. Who needs a ton of heavy-weight, room-filling furnishings when you have one, beautiful, comfortable piece that does it all? I imagine our entire family of four snuggling up on this beauty, all together!
  2. a Brazilian hide rug. The gorgeous tapestry feel and stunning geometric pattern creates a rug that will not soon be forgotten. I am long overdue on a rug about hides, but have one in the works. I love how this particular rug connects and grounds all of the thin and sparse furnishings in this room.
  3. a simple bar that perfectly fills a slender wall. I love the simplicity and usefulness of the bar cart and bar set-up that sits against the far wall, but what I think makes it so eye-catching is the fact that it turns a small sliver of wall space into a perfectly useful spot. Not to mention, it draws in the eye with its contrast of white against mocha in classy, modern lines.
  4. a cookie-cutter floor plan turns extraordinary via architectural details. So many homes have this layout: the kitchen that opens to the living room/television area, separated by a breakfast bar. This layout is wonderful because it works for a family, no doubt; but it can leave a room feeling just like “every one else’s home.” I believe that this room defeats the cookie-cutter through gorgeous architectural additions, such as: huge floor-board trim, heaven-to-earth windows, A dropped soffit above the bar – adding interest to the ceiling heights, and the gorgeous crown moulding.
  5. deep, dark wood floors that disappear. I love the effect that the dark floors have on this room. It is as if the room was floating on a smooth, dark lake. So dramatic! ditto!
  6. a crystal chandelier. They never get old. And my love for their beauty never fades. High-gloss glamour, I tell ya, with one stunning crystal chandelier.
  7. large, low hanging art that brings huge ceilings down to reality-ville. Soaring heights are wonderful, except when they make you feel small and lost. Bring some cozy back to your room by using the trick of hanging your art {pieces with presence, if you please} within the lower half of the room.
  8. very few furnishing pieces. It is tempting to fill a room like this – and there is not a thing wrong with doing just that. But, certainly worthy of a ditto, is the sheer beauty that is born out of sparsity and restraint in this space. A sofa, a coffee table, two small end-tables, two small and airy chairs, two thin lamps, a dresser, and a bar cart are all that fill this huge living room. Most of the pieces are sitting together on the large rug, and that gives them weight and grounds the airy feeling. Other than that, breeze moves from piece to piece without interruption. Oh, and there is no {zero!} clutter. So, if you gaze at this space, and it feels as though you can breathe… maybe you can ditto a thing or two from this amazing room.

WEIGH IN. WHAT WOULD YOU {STEAL} FROM THIS SPACE?

WHAT WOULD YOU DITTO, 1-8? OR SOMETHING ELSE?

I LOVE HEARING YOUR THOUGHTS!

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our wedding day
Friday, October 7, 2011 by {darlene}

It started out rainy.

and like any good Diva, I threw quite the temper tantrum about it, insisting that the “good luck story” was a gigantic lie, created to make brides accept the fact that their wedding day turned out to be ugly.

but the small rain passed, and the purest of blue skies opened upon our day.

12 years ago.

I am up way too late to tell you much, and lots of fun celebrating planned for this weekend {lots to do!}, so it is a good thing that pictures tell a thousand words.

of course, there was home-brewed beer, a traditional wedding march behind a bagpiper, a solid chocolate wedding cake, autumn leaves {collected by the bride. the day before}, and – what else – fieldstone.  Our wedding was somewhere in between farmhouse simplicity and high-gloss glamour; imagine that. The start of it all.

October 9, 1999.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

{photos by Kathleen Hennessy}

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Fall has arrived at Fieldstone Hill
Wednesday, October 5, 2011 by {darlene}

I don’t tend to do much seasonal decorating. However, I still fully love, and embrace, the change of the season… as well as welcome that change into my home. I believe that just a few simple, natural touches {with a bit of restraint} highlight the seasons beautifully. One of the ways that I accomplish this is with two classic urns that flank the front door of Fieldstone Hill. With each new season, I change the arrangement that sits in the urns.

and Fall never feels official until the mums flank our 180 year old doorstep.

Here at our home, it has rained every. single. day. in September, and yesterday, while it still rained, there was enough of a break in the drizzle that I was able to take some pictures of the wet field-stone patio, wall, and the gorgeous mums.

How I love you, Autumn. Fieldstone Hill was meant for this time of year:

 

How do you decorate for the change in the seasons? A full redecoration? A few simple decorations? or a few natural nods to the new season?

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