Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Inundate: to overwhelm as if with a flood; to cover with water, particularly floodwaters, emotion or visual inspiration

It is spring and that means change. Even the grass and trees are dressing up. Sidewalk tables appear at favorite Chicago establisments where you can now enjoy the casual company of a butterfly with your cafe au lait. In fact, I'm enjoying the brick walls and toasted maple floors inside Floriole, while being graced by the sun and breeze. It's a magnificent invention, those sliding glass doors.

It can be overwhelming, this deluge of life, as people and greens come out from hiding and into a very confusing combination of 80 to 40 to 60 degree weather. We're all in though. Everyone and everything is participating, except for winter coats and folded wool sweaters. We seem to be fully submerged in spring.

Making seasonal debuts are; white, green, coral and blue.



One of the best parts of letting seasonal change inspire, is making interior changes in step with mother nature. You may have seen my bedding here before, but it was time for something new. Light weight cotton linen and new 100% egyptian cotton sateen sheets. The duvet isn't new though, it was actually the first item that ever inspired me to redecorate. It's timeless and feels like home. In my book, a good bit of bedding is as classic as a good pair of shoes.


This week has been a surge of visual inspiration and emotion. I am thankful for both, and hopeful for this upcoming season.