My Favorite Statement Chairs

I was recently contacted by a representative 

at One Kings Lane to help introduce 

their new Home Decor Resource Guide.  

I Adore OKL and have shopped there for everything 

from dishes to furniture, 

so of course I was thrilled to help!  

They wanted me to do a write up on 

my favorite Statement Chair in my home.  

Hmmmm, that was harder than I thought. 

So what the heck, I've included many of my favorite chairs 

for you all to look at. 

What exactly IS a Statement Chair?  

Well, that's where the Resource Guide 

at One Kings Lane comes into play.  

You can go there and read some really great articles on 

design, styles and periods of furniture.  

 They have a great article on Statement Chairs  

and explain that they are just that: 

Chairs that make a statement!  

You remember Delilah pictured above?  

I found her at an Estate Sale for $55.00.  

Why does Delilah fit the bill as a Statement Chair?  

She adds just the right pop of pattern in an otherwise patternless muted bedroom.  

Delilah pulls everything together 

to make just the statement I was after.  

If you looked this chair up in the Resource Center 

you would find that it is a classic example of a 

Queen Anne Style Wing Chair. 

Here is another of my favorite Statement Chairs. 

I had so much fun choosing all of the fabrics to go in my 

Hearth Room and this chair was my pride and joy. 

What I love about this chair is that it makes 

a statement coming AND going.  

I absolutely love French Country style!  

The rush seat in this chair makes it a little less 

formal and more country.  

The last statement chair that I am sharing 

is one that got a makeover last year.  

Here is what it looked like "before" the makeover.  

Before I painted this chair it had more of a 

formal Empire Style to it.  

If you look in the Resource Guide under Empire Style in 

England: Regency Stye you will see almost this exact chair.  

After it's makeover it blends more into my Frenchy style.  

Head on over to One King's Lane  

 and check out their Resource Guide.  

 Just don't blame me if you get lost in the site for a couple of 

hours like I did.  

Until Next Time,

Beaux R'eves

More Christmas Decorating!

I thought I would share some pictures 

that I snapped of the Living Room before 

our Company Christmas party began.  

We decided to hold the party at our home this year 

in order to save money for the company.  

I liked the idea for two reasons; 

one~ it would get me motivated to get the house ready for 

Christmas, and two~ I thought it would be cozier than 

having the party at a restaurant or another venue.  

I did a big tree this year instead of the tabletop tree 

that I had last year.  

The color scheme this year is gold, white 

and a touch of aqua blue.  

Even though my tree has over 750 lights on it I added 6 

more strands so that it really shines at night!

The mantle this year is also very simple.  

Just layers and layers of greenery 

with a few sparkly touches added.  

Do you remember my mantle from last year?  

My Decor Steals Angel Wings!  

I love them but they didn't make it out this year.  

I reused the mantle piece that Mr. Beaux made for me last 

year to extend the depth of the mantle.  

 I layered garland that I already had along with new wispy 

garland that I bought at Nell Hill's 

I hung a pre-lit wreath in the center of the fireplace 

and tucked in a few birds and pinecones.

I love the movement of the pine branches from Nell Hills.  

Sparkly icicle garland and snowflakes 

make the mantle very wintery.

To add to my wintery Living Room, I reused my Dollar Store glitter house under a cloche.  

You can see the original post Here.  

Next to the fireplace I set this urn with greens 

and glittery ribbon and a silver gazing ball 

in the middle.  

The beautiful thing about decorations like this 

is that I can keep them out through January.

On the other side of the room the Wine Cabinet 

is set with a Wintery scene as well.  

Fresh flowers for the party sit inside a 

silver champagne holder.

Some of the elements from last years mantle now grace the top of the Wine Cabinet.  

For our Company Charity this year I organized 

to "Adopt-A-Family" 

through a great organization 

Operation Breakthrough.  

They help families in need in Kansas City all year long.  

The office had fun buying gifts for our "adopted" family 

and brought them to the Christmas Party.  

Giving back is what Christmas is all about.  

I hope you all have a Very Merry Christmas!

Until Next Time,

Beaux R'eves

Sharing with,

 Between Naps On The Porch 

A Stroll Thru Life

More of our Christmas Tour ...

And, now, we're down to only FOUR days away!  Time to start wrapping presents and making my grocery list for our Christmas morning feast!

I thought I'd share just a few more pics of our holiday home before the big day! 

I always try to give our mudroom a little splash of Christmas!

Inexpensive canisters from Wal-Mart become the perfect place to showcase ornaments, Christmas cards and candy ...

This year, I decided to "hang" the Christmas cards from white clothesline and mini clothespins … thought that would be kinda fun since it's our laundry room!

My son's "little" bedroom got a matching "little" tree, filled with all things sports!

I love the tree in my son's playroom … he pretty much did it all by himself, with just a little bit of help from me.

And, while my husband hangs out with his NY Yankees Christmas tree in his "man cave ..."

"I" might just hang out on our back porch, especially since it's in the 70s right now!

Enjoy your weekend and thanks for stopping by,

Beaux R'eves Christmas Home Tour

Happy Holidays!  

Merry Christmas!  

Are you all ready and set for the big day?  

Or, are you like me and in kind of a spinning flurry of activity trying to get the last minute details all finished?  

In my last post I promised you two things

~ A home tour of my home decorated for Christmas 

and a little more info on what 

I have been up to for the past months...

Let's start with the home tour 

and chat as we look at the pics.

BTW, I am watching 

"It's A Wonderful Life" 

as I am writing this... Such a classic!!!

I decided to go in more of a "classic" direction this year 

 for Christmas.  I found a beautiful Plaid ribbon that 

matched my Carolers that I have had forever.  

I used the plaid ribbon on the stair garland and kept it very 

simple and added some extra sparkle with a very cool 

ribbon from Nell Hills.  

 My BFF and I made a trip out after Thanksgiving 

 and found some fun things for holiday decorating.  

So, maybe you are wondering how the 

"house up for sale" all went?  

Well, we put the house up in April 

and had a lot of showings.  

Gee, isn't that a LOT of work!!!  

Clean, clean, clean, get out of the house, 

take the dogs with you...  

We did that for about three months 

and got a few bites but nothing serious 

so we took it off the market.  

We just didn't want to interrupt Miss Beaux's Senior year of High School with moving etc...

Aren't they the cutest little carolers?  

I love red plaid!  

I am looking for a new red plaid shirt right now 

to replace the one I shrunk in the wash!  

I found these guys when we lived in California.  

I won a silent auction bid for a little boutique near where we lived and they are what I picked out with my winnings.  

 

I put some greens and white flowers 

in this silver reindeer bowl 

that I picked up at an Estate sale,

I carried the Plaid into the dining room 

by adding the same ribbon 

to the the dining room table centerpiece.   

We held our Company Holiday Party here at the house so I had a lot of floral arrangements.  

Thanks for stopping by to see the Entry and the Dining Room come back over for the Living Room, and Kitchen Hearth Room next...

Until Next Time,

Beaux R'eves

 joining:

Tatertots and Jello

DIY Showoff 

 Between Naps On The Porch 

 A Stroll Thru Life

Our Christmas Dining Room and Breakfast Area

Six days and counting … can you believe it ?!

While I *should* be out shopping, I've been here, snapping and editing pics to share more of our holiday home before it's too late!

I'll keep my *yacking* to a minimum, like I did the other day when sharing our great room and kitchen … just pretend Bing is serenading you while you first take a peek at our dining room, where red, black, white and silver have taken over for the season!

These wintry plates (from HomeGoods) were the inspiration for the colors in here.

Our glittery reindeer, mercury trees and red finials sure were happy that our neighbor was able to fix our broken table leg so that they were able to come out and "be seen!"

Mini lights, tucked into the garland placed on our buffet, help make our room glow at nighttime. 

A Christmas first for me … the addition of black!  And, I gotta say that I'm really liking it mixed in with the red, white and silver!

I spotted these wild sparkly poinsettias at a local Christmas shop and just *knew* that they had to come home with me!

While we never eat in here, I sometimes enjoy just hanging in the doorway and "visiting" this time of year.

And, now come on over to our breakfast room, where traditional Christmas colors have met up with tiny pops of deep purple!

See our new tree?!  It's a fun addition this year, as we've never had one in this spot before … wish I had done it years ago!

I'm a big fan of the box "Y" tree from Wal-Mart (which is a 7 ft, pre-lit Berkley Pine faux tree for only $68)!  We have a few of them around the house ...  they're the perfect tree for little corners and/or small spaces!

Mini wine glasses, grapes, cheese, wine bottles, corks, fruit and coordinating "shatterproof" ornaments cover it from top to bottom!

It's fun for us to be surrounded by lights and trees when "breaking bread" in here!

Thanks so much for taking the time to visit our holiday dining room and breakfast area!  I'll be back to share just a "tad" bit more!