It’s Wednesday, so it must be “A room I love” time….just a simple hello, from me to you, featuring a Room that I Love. This week I added a tiny little list of goodies that I love from this room. 

Finding rooms that you love is a very important step in defining your own personal style, so I hope that you find this feature to be both inspiring and helpful in aiding you to identify the things you truly love. Start collecting a file folder of the Rooms that YOU Love!


Here is a luxurious dining room by Nate Berkus, from two different angles. This is, hands down, one of my most favorite dining room space! The gold pig makes me especially happy:

What I love:

1. that wallpaper!
2. the tile rug
3. the subtle leopard print on the chairs
4. the gold pig
5. a huge bouquet of tree branches
6. the stunning and huge chandelier
7. that it is golden and gilded all over the place!

Do you love it??
– {darlene}

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I hope that everyone who celebrated America’s Indepence Day had a safe and wonderful holiday! We were blessed to enjoy a week away at a small lake cabin that is in the family. The boys did lots and lots and lots of playing in the sun and water, and we returned feeling refreshed! What joy a week of laughing and enjoying one another can bring.

I could not resist doing a patriotic ditto. I have had this room in my collection of Pinterest boards, and unfortunately, I don’t know the original source {btw. I am SO loving Pinterest! Do you Pinterest? Come and join in on the fun… it is just the best way to collect and save your favorite visual eye-candy! You can follow my boards by clicking here and clicking “Follow” under my picture}.

There are so many fresh and fun ideas to ditto from this child’s room:

ditto :: {what I would steal from this space}:

1. dress up what could be too cutesy by using sophisticated, mature, shirt patterns. I love how the walls are decked in a smart Glen plaid, which also happens to be Red, White, and Blue.  Also, the American flag is made up of red gingham and blue gingham. Even the stars on the floor have a polished edge by employing sheer repetition and classy simplicity.
2. That flag! I actually think that you could make your own by using strips of muted, gingham, cotton fabric to create this look {a glue gun or stitching would work for assembly}, and then matting your flag and framing it in glass. The glass gives the flag a polished look, and further subdues the brightness of the colors. A lovely and strong statement for any patriotic space.
3. classic children’s toys. I adore classic, wooden children’s toys. They have heirloom quality, to be enjoyed for generations of play. They are fun and inspire children to use their imaginations. And, let’s face it, they look lovely… even if they don’t make it back into the toy box. Perfect!
4. a perfect place for creative play and masterpiece-creating. And why should it not match your color scheme? A great idea would be to find a used, inexpensive wooden set of children’s chairs and table, and paint them to match your room. These are simple and classy in basic colors, with no additional ornamentation.
5. a sofa in a children’s room! how perfect! and why not?
6. a fun burst of sun. The classy sunburst mirror adds a good dose of style and glam, but still remains fun and childlike in a glossy white lacquer.
7. simple, monogrammed and matching bedding that maintains the color scheme, but does not overdue the patriotic scheme. The classic color border is a look that can grow with any child.
8. a pale blue painted headboard. I love the idea of painting a headboard in a color that is just a tad off-beat, but adds life and joie-de-vivre to this child’s lovely space.
9. a lot of glossy white to balance out the bold colors. The glossy keeps things sophisticated, and the white keeps things from getting to “primary kid color-ish.”

Instead of working hard, preparing my regular Monday ditto post, I have been very busy doing this {that is me. the small dot on the left of the tube. and my 3 year old is, yes, fast asleep on a speed boat}:

May all of you have a blessed, safe and happy Fourth of July.
Happy Birthday America!!!! How thankful I am for our freedoms.

p.s. see you tomorrow for a ditto. hugs and cheers for a joyous holiday!

This picture makes me dream! A plush and glossy evergreen hedge adds classical shape and form to your garden. But it takes it a step further to create an actually gateway, carved from the hedgerow. Wouldn’t you just love to walk through to enjoy what is just on the other side?

This picture delights me. A gorgeous, firm and steady tree is a great joy. But add a classic wood and rope swing, and it becomes a place that fosters laughter and memories.

And thank you to everyone who is cheering me on in my dream of Fieldstone Hill Design. Love Fieldstone Hill? thanks. you rock. Would you consider sharing the love by Following {click Follow in the right sidebar}, Liking on Facebook, Following on Pinterest, or linking here from your blog. I just knew you were awesome!

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