Flowers in a Box
Let's add come color!Oh how I love flowers in a box. I just put a couple jars of water in the box to not rot the wood and arranged the flowers from there.Here is an arrangement I created by for the...
View Article8 Photos with Some Design Advice
The Simple LifeLiving in design.1. Blue is always fabulous!2. Wherever you go look for pattern.3. Bring some beauty with you.4. A little symmetry can be nice.5. Stop and watch the light change.6....
View ArticleMedicine Bottles and Flowers
Do you ever have a simple little design obsession that just makes you so happy to think about it? O.k. you probably have a thousand little design ideas going around in your head and this is what makes...
View ArticleF. Scott Fitzgerald
The Simple LifeIt is raining cats and dogs here in Umbria, and then the sun comes out and I optimistically think it is over. But no....Is this old door and rose vine just the most delicious view?Sette...
View ArticleAged Mocha-Black Armoire
Hello my darlings!I must confess that it torments me to post badly lit photos and not styled. But I really wanted to show you this armoire because in real life it came out just gorgeous.It was simple...
View ArticleSummer in Italy
I won’t mention the Mafia or the political or economic situation. I won’t even mention what went down in the World Cup. We are so thankful this is a design blog.I will talk about: Sette Design -...
View ArticleRed White and Blue Interior Scenes
Happy Fourth of JulyIn America it is our independence day. It is also my mother and Louis Armstrong's birthday. Happy Birthday Mom! My mom is as cool as Loui. I know that is hard to be, she is...
View ArticleChalk Paint Recipe
I promised I would post up the recipe I did for painting this little shelf cornflower blue. I do love chalk paint because it so easily adheres to old furniture.Here I used a Chalk Paint Recipe with...
View ArticlePlethora of Apricots
The Simple LifeGood Morning my sweets.It is beautiful warm blue sky day in Umbria.I wanted to just pause a moment and show you these photos of apricots that I took.I must say I want to learn to make...
View ArticleInspirations in Grey
I'm sorry my readers I disappeared for about 10 days there. Life gets complicated sometimes...no?Today I want to post up some inspiration in Grey. I love grey as a neutral color. Here in my home I...
View ArticleSummer Morning
The Simple Life Just a few thoughts on this almost rainy summer morning in Umbria.I know that Toni Morrison is “troppo forte” way tough and I at times am too weak to read her. But I would like to be...
View ArticleA Little Bohemian at Heart
Here is the dictionary description ofBohemian.As a Noun 1. native or inhabitant of Bohemia 2. a person, as an artist or writer, who lives and acts free or regard to conventional rules...
View ArticlePaint It White - Add Color
The power of white is grand.If you read this blog you know by now thatI love color!White always looks modern and fresh. I adore interior spaces with white floors and walls and then color added in the...
View ArticleDIY Beaded Painted Crystal Lamp
For a long time I have wanted to make a beaded lamp. I wanted a tall freestanding one, but this is what I had in my studio. The shade has a good structure to start with because the frame of the...
View ArticleEarthquakes, Espresso and Ice Cream
The Simple LifeYesterday at 3:20 A.M. there was a huge Earthquake in Napa Valley.My family in California is fine.We have a house in the Napa Valley and even one on the coast that the San Andreas Fault...
View ArticleAlmost September
The Simple LifeI cannot believe that it is almost September. Here in Italy it seems like the heat is hitting us now. My girls still have another 2 weeks before school starts.I’ve started lighting...
View ArticleWall of Furniture
I love the idea of furniture or living in design being alternative, day dreamy or fantastical. I believe that if our eyes are intrigued, our minds expand.I took a class in University called...
View ArticleLavender in Umbria, Italy
The Simple LifeJust a few words today.Lavender lavender lavender,Umbria not Provence,A whole heap of lavender.The smell is so pungent it almost knocks you over when you walk in our door.Sette Design -...
View ArticleAntiquing and Distressing Furniture
For a long time I have wanted to paint a piece that was painted brown underneath and then creamy white on top.A while back I found a beautiful antique dresser that was already painted a good chocolate...
View ArticleGlamour Moment
I’m having a little glamour moment at work. I’m painting a restaurant right in the main Piazza of our city Foligno, Italy.I’m must say that the space is gorgeous with vaulted ceilings and a stone wall...
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