My Pedestal has Finally Met it's Match

Hello everyone!

Just recently, I stumbled upon this beautiful glass bottle at HomeGoods and decided it was too good not to bring home.  I knew right where it was going to go too.  

Right here!

You see, I've had this oversized wooden pedestal for a while, and haven't figured out exactly how to fill it up.  Until now.  

This bottle is the perfect size for it!

So, I brought it home and placed it here and filled it with these white fluffy (faux) hydrangeas that I had in my stash.  

It doesn't bother me that most of the stems don't reach the bottom either.  So, I'm really loving this in my foyer.  It's a tall space so something big is necessary to fill it up.

And before I was done taking pictures of this, I decided to add some curly willow sprigs to it.  And voila!  That was just the small added touch it needed.  

So, do you have any good plans for the weekend?  I'm hoping to get to go see the new Mission Impossible movie. 

Thanks for stopping by.

~ Dian Mayasari ~

Share Your Style Party #24

Hello everyone!

 

How is your week going so far?  It's another hot and humid one here in GA.  I actually set up a fan on my front porch so I could sit out there in this heat!  It seems to help.  Summer break is winding down and school will start back next week.  Whaaaaat?  It seems every year that school starts back earlier and earlier!  I don't know about you, but I'm looking forward to Fall.  Cooler temps, college football, and Fall festivals can't get here fast enough.  But, we haven't even gotten through August yet so that will have to wait a while. 

 

In the meantime, I'm ready to see what all of you have to share this week!  Amanda from Dixie Delights is your host this week.

 



Good evening and welcome back to our Share Your Style party!!!  Each week one of your hosts will take a turn choosing the features, and then ALL EIGHT of us will share them on our blogs for tons of exposure. 

Sherry @ No Minimalist Here
Debra @ Common Ground 

Barbara @ 21 Rosemary Lane

Lynn @ The Vintage Nest 

Dian Mayasari @ Dian Mayasari Style 

Martina @ Northern Nesting

Ron @ Uptown Acorn 

Amanda @ Dixie Delights

THIS WEEK'S HOST:

Amanda from Dixie Delights

"I'm 'delighted' to be back as your host for the 24th Share Your Style party!!  This week at Dixie Delights I shared our summer lemonade stand, kicked off a #colormehappyparty on Instagram, and shared all sorts of details on our week in Savannah (starting here)."

AMANDA'S FEATURED LINKS:

The Joyful Home shared a delish sounding recipe for Mint Limeade.  I have loads of mint growing in our garden and cannot wait to try this!

Life & Style at 2012 shared the blue additions to her summer living room.  It's cheerful and classic and perfect!

Lou Lou Girls shared a fun and easy glitter backdrop DIY.  Who doesn't need more sparkle in their life?!

If one of your links was featured, be sure to grab our button before you go!!

Now, on to this week!  We hope you'll join in with your decor, vintage, DIY, tablescapes, creations and yummies… in other words, pretty much anything STYLE related.  Grab our party button and add it to the bottom of the posts you link up:

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With that, it’s time to Share Your Style!!

xoxo

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If At First You Don't Succeed.........

Hello everyone!

You may recall. last month, that I tried my hand at growing succulents.  I thought they would be a cinch since they don't need much care.  Also, my confidence was high since I was able to grow orchids and most people have trouble with those.  But, it was not meant to be.  I may have over watered them because the soil kept looking so dry.  Or maybe they didn't get enough sunlight since I didn't have them close to a window.  But whatever the cause, I gave up on them.  

Here they were in their glory.  (May they rest in peace now.)

I decided that if they died, then I would simply replace them with fake ones.  So, that is what I did!  And let me tell you, I don't miss the live ones at all now.

Can you even tell a difference?????  I know I can't!

The secret to making them look so real is using real clay pots with real soil.  These succulents came from Hobby Lobby.

I just picked out a variety of different ones (they are sold individually) and brought them home.

I pulled out the dying ones, and plopped in the fake ones in the very same pots of dirt!  Couldn't get any easier than that.  

And behold, I have a great looking succulent garden in my kitchen now.

  Again.

Only this time, they require nothing more than a little dusting every now and then.  Talk about easy!  Now, that's my kind of plant.  

So, what do you think?  Good thing I'm not afraid of fakes.

Thanks for stopping by.

~ Dian Mayasari ~

My Sitting Room

Hello everyone!

You may recall that I moved my blue painted chest of drawers out of the foyer and into my sitting room.  I just realized that I haven't share that with you yet.  I made a few changes in here along with moving that piece, so here is how it looks today.

I really like the subtle blue color in this room.  This room is open to the family room and foyer.

I simplified my open secretary a bit too.  Just some simple white tureens lined up and some matching boxwood wreaths on the doors was all it needed.

A few plants bring in just enough color and texture to this piece.

Hope you are having a good Friday so far.  It's another hot one here, but I guess that's expected here in the south!  

Have a great weekend!

Thanks for stopping by.

~ Dian Mayasari ~

Share Your Style Party #23

Hello everyone!

So glad that you could join us again this week for Share Your Style.  Ron from Uptown Acorn is your host this week and he has been a whirlwind traveler lately.  So, be sure to check out his blog for some fun places he visited recently.  

 Hi there friends ...

Welcome to week 23 of Share Your Style!

It's Ron from the blog Uptown Acorn and I'm your host this week!
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I am just returning from a couple weeks on the West Coast where I had a wonderful time. It was my very first to visit Seattle, Portland, Palm Springs, and Beverly Hills. 

You can see more from my trip out West by clicking on the following links:

• Seattle: Watson Kennedy/Timothy DeClue/Eats and Drinks/Chihuly/Bainbridge Island
• Portland: Shops/Eats and Drinks
• Palm Springs: Palm Springs, y'all
• Beverly Hills: Villa Blanca & Rodeo Drive

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I love partying every week with this great group of bloggers...and I love how your post is seen on all eight blogs!

You amaze us every week with all the great inspiration you link up!

 Here's a few features from last weeks party...

I love hydrangeas, and the Hydrangeas at Cloches & Lavender look great in their first year.

The nautical anchor tote by Reduce, Reuse, Renewed is a great storage solution for any beach home.

Sunflowers signal the warmth and sunshine of summer. Check out Here Comes the Sun(flowers) at Everyday Living.

It is so HOT here back in NOLA that the Fresh Limeade from Life of a Southern Mom would be so refreshing.

If you were featured be sure to grab our Featured button below...

I can't wait to see what inspiration you have for us this week...so let's get this party started!!

Share Your Style, y'all!

--Ron--

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Painted Dresser

Hello everyone!

I hope you're having a good Monday so far.  It is just too hot here in GA to go outside and do anything! So, I've been staying inside with the air conditioning.  How about you? Is the summer weather nice or unbearable where you live?  

Since it has been unbearable outside here, I took advantage of being inside and painted the dresser in my guest bedroom this weekend.  I'm so glad to have this project done because it was so tedious!  

I used Annie Sloan chalk paint in French Linen, clear wax and dark wax.  I took the handles off and painted them white  for contrast.  I was going to leave the handles alone until I saw how bad they looked with the new paint color. 

Due to  the cabinet doors and drawers this was a bear to paint!  I used Annie Sloan dark wax to give it more of an aged look and it was different from the dark wax I've used in the past.  So, I had to get used to the difference.  I think that is why it took me so long to complete this project.  

Here is a reminder of how it looked before.

And now the after.

It looked fine before but didn't flow with the room as well.  This is the rest of the room.

So, I'm glad that it is done and is a huge improvement over how it was before in this room.

Now, if I can just get someone to use it!  

Thanks for stopping by.

~ Dian Mayasari ~

A Charming Chalk Paint Store

Hello everyone!

Recently, I went to the cutest store to buy some Annie Sloan chalk paint.  This paint is only sold at certain stores, and luckily this store is very close to my house!  It's called Brushstrokes by Maryanne. 

I was completely smitten with it, as soon as I walked in, because of the attention to detail that it was given. 

There was this charming dining table and chairs (painted in chalk paint) for sale.  And check out that industrial style lighting and gorgeous settee!

 

Here is a close up of the finish and cute table setting.

They sold a lot of cute accessories and light fixtures.

And check out these beautiful chairs!  They were painted in chalk paint and recovered in a soft material that looked like grain sack.  (I've seen this material for sale on Decor Steals.)

The front of the store carries home goods for sale, paint is sold in the middle and a workshop is in the back.  The back of the store (if you can see it in this picture above) had a whitewashed brick wall with sliding barn doors on it.  

Have you ever walked into a store that just felt like you could move right in?  Well, this was that store for me!  

Anyway, I just thought I would share these pics with you since I loved it so much.  I ended up buying some French Linen chalk paint and dark wax so I can begin working on the dresser in my guest room.  

I'm sure I will find more reasons to go back to this cute store again and again!  

Hope you all have a great weekend.

Thanks for stopping by.

~ Dian Mayasari ~