Welcoming guests into your home is a privilege and offering them a beautiful entryway makes each guest feel special. Winter white in the runner shot with silver thread sets the mood. The “Lord of the Forest” engages in scholarly pursuits while the woods sleep and dream.
Pillar candlesticks in silver and gold at either end of the sideboard anchor the setting and provide soft evening light to arriving dinner guests.
Glorious pink and red roses add a touch of elegance in their cut crystal vase. Don’t you just love those colors? Most of the flowers I use come from my garden or the grocery store. These were from my local Aldi’s and have been blooming for several days.
“The world is a rose, smell it, and pass it to your friends.” – Persian Proverb
A cut crystal container is filled with dried rose petals and more are scattered along the runner.
Winter is a perfect time to think about the Spring garden and all the gorgeous blooms that can brighten your indoor spaces. Looking through beautiful garden books lifts my spirits when it is cold and sparse outside.
Crystal covered branches form a wreath that decorates the antique mirror reflecting light as it bounces off the individual crystals.
“It is the life of the crystal, the architect of the flake, the fire of the frost, the soul of the sunbeam. This crisp winter air is full of it. “
–John Burroughs
The mirror reflects those gorgeous roses while flower and cookbooks carry the color down the sideboard.
Visitors are welcomed with light and color as the hallway becomes a warm and inviting space.
Now a second little vignette from the den. When the guests are gone it’s lovely to have a pretty space to relax
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It doesn’t take a lot to set a pretty tone for a room. Here I used a scalloped Victorian style tray that goes well with the background sheepskin throw on the sofa. A lovely wine bottle borrowed from a Friend holds a single rose in pretty pinks. The wine bottle looks like cut crystal so a nice bonus to keep after the wine has been enjoyed. Crystal glasses sit ready to be filled for a cozy respite from Winter’s cold.
A perfect place to relax and enjoy a quiet conversation.
“A conversation is so much more that words, a conversation is eyes, smiles, the silences between the words.” Annika Thor
Beautiful! I love the gorgeous vintage tray especially! I can’t help but think you don’t have cats… 😅 I’d love to have more decor out but I’m forever thinking to myself “will my boys 🐱 🐱 try to eat this or break this?” 😅
Hi, Carla. Having had cats I know exactly what you mean. Love them but they can get on everything high or low. LOL. Thanks for sharing.
Lynne
I loved the sheepskin cover on the sofa! My cats would love it. I think the thing I liked best was the reflections of the roses in the mirror–made the bouquet look double in size–always a good thing to me with live flowers, but especially roses!
Hi, Kathy. I miss my cats but we travel a lot so have put off adopting some for awhile. Appreciate the visit and the sharing.
Lynne
Really like the roses. I’ll have to check out our Aldi but it is in a town I rarely travel to.
I’m on my third week with these flowers. They have really lasted a long time. Thanks for visiting and sharing.
Lynne
Love your Victorian tray
Thanks, Vicky. This was a great Thrift Store find. I use it a lot in different parts of the house. Thanks for stopping by and commenting.
Lynne
I’m a person who have many friends and they always love to join me in weekends. Following your idea, I think I can make my entrance more cooler! Thanks for that.
Hi Mary Alex, I’m sure you can do exactly that and your guests will be thrilled. Thanks for stopping by and sharing.
Lynne
Love your trays! Just beautiful!
Thanks so much. Designing on a tray is becoming a favorite of mine. Appreciate you stopping by and commenting.
Lynne
Lynne, this is so pretty, I love it all but that sheepskin draped across your Victorian sofa it just over-the-top fabulous. I’m sharing this post this evening at All About Home. Thanks so much for always coming by and linking up!!
Thanks, Debra, always a pleasure to visit your site. Appreciate the feature. Thanks for visiting and sharing
Lynne
Thanks so much for the feature for “Two Flower Vignettes”. It’s always a pleasure to share on our site.
Lynne