Design Shuffle - Guest Post

Glorious Garden Rooms

Hello, everyone! I'm Mari from Design Shuffle, a fabulous site that brings together designers and design lovers to showcase projects and share inspiration from the world of interior designs. I'm delighted to be visiting A Delightsome Life today as a guest blogger. I so enjoyed Kathy's post on the Wardian Case. She inspired this look at eight glorious garden rooms. Flowers and interior designówhat could be better than that? Please enjoy!



This glorious garden room looks like a huge Wardian case doesn't it? An antique table and chairs offer the perfect spot for Sunday brunch or formal dinner amongst the luxurious plants.



A golden sunburst mirror serves as a dramatic focal point amid masses of greenery and pure white blooms in this elegant yet comfortable garden room.



This glorious garden room provides a hidden retreat in the heart of a cruise ship. I love those amazing "garden gates."



A great example of creative decorating ideas, this eclectic living room is given the feel of a beautiful garden room with the addition of plants and colorful floral pillows. Are you getting any great living room design ideas?



A cottage porch turned garden room is all decked out in wicker and gorgeous pink blooms. The vintage mirror collection adds a bit of glamour. Don't you wish we could see more of that wire chandelier?



What a glorious garden room this is. With doors and windows flung open to the surrounding wooded garden, this little house offers the perfect place to curl up with a good book or dream the day away.



Anyone thinking French bistro here? Black and white awning outside, iron dining table and chairs surrounded inside by potted trees and masses of bloomsóall make this one more glorious garden room.



One of my favorite kitchen design ideas, an ironwork vaulted ceiling with hanging lanterns makes this beautiful space feel like a garden room. Of course, the potted greenery and fresh-cut flowers enhance that notion. I'm in love with that grand range and massive hood.†Images†1†|†2†|†3†|†4†|†5†| 6†| 7†| 8

Weren't these rooms just lovely? For even more inspiration, head on over to Design Shuffle where you can tour the history of interior design and connect with Boston interior designers and more!


Thank you, Mari for this gorgeous post on Glorious Garden Rooms. I am completely Delighted!

I am sharing this post with these Delightsome Blog Parties:

Show and Tell Friday

Feather Your Nest

Inspiration Friday

Vintage Inspiration Friday

Friday at the Charm of Home

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Pillows and Duvets

Two wonderful things came together for me.

Earlier I shared with you some good news about Goodwill. Several of you shared that you’ve experienced higher prices.

Also, I mentioned in my Home and Garden Thursday post

my desire to transform our Green Room into an ‘as Shabby

Chic as I can’ room.

So, yesterday I ventured out to our local Goodwill.

I was able to find several wonderful things.

I began my search in the linens and found this Duvet

with the down comforter still inside! I just love the rose pattern. 

 I also found a

Battenburg lace flat twin sheet and pillowcase as well as

A Battenburg lace pillow sham.

Upon closer inspection when I brought it home to wash, I discovered that this duvet is homemade from two sheets.

This charmed me.

Also, I received a bag of clothing and fabric that my husband and daughter will use to make quilts.

In the bag were two little girl dresses. I loved the colors

and immediately knew what I wanted to do with them.

I made this heart pillow, (which I filled with lavender and stuffing)
 with one of the dresses and the pocket

pillow with the other.

Transforming our Green Room into a Shabby Chic room is

Well underway!
Postscript: I have made a few more changes, not ready to share but, I showed these pillows to my daughter and she exclaimed, 'that was my favorite dress"! She's now in college and this was a little girls size 10. The dress had been passed along to a family member who put it back in a bag for quilt making...serendipity.

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Wishing you the most Delightsome weekend,

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A Breath Of Spring

We really have not had a proper winter. There have been a few cold days, but for the most part it has been quite mild.

Yesterday, our groundhog Beauregard Lee did not see his shadow and predicted an early spring. Punxsutawny Phil saw his shadow and predicted six more weeks until spring. A divided prediction, a divided country. This has been how our weather has been.

There is definitely a breath of spring in my garden. The daffodils are multiplying along with the hellebore, the snowdrops and the iris.

In my travels I have seen saucer magnolia in bloom, forsythia and quince.

It is actually warmer outside than in my drafty old house! We had someone come to discuss replacement windows last night. We’ve never counted and he shared with us that we have 38 windows. I have never been in favor of changing over, but my husband is looking at the bottom line. Well, now he has come to my side – the cost would be exorbitant. Not worth it.

The old wood windows stay.

I have a lot of work to do indoors and out, but I wanted to take a moment to share this breath of spring where ever you are.

This pile of bricks was part of the brick patio on the west side of our home. Remember, my
Rose Lipped Maidens post? We are still having water problems and Dearest is replacing all
the water lines himself. 

Have you had opportunity to enter the

NOVICA $50 Giveaway

If not, go HERE.

Also, I am excited about another honor. 

I will have a guest blog post by Mari from Design Shuffle.  

Design Shuffle is a wonderful site for design professionals to showcase their work and for design enthusiasts to get endless inspiration.

The guest post will be published Friday, February 10

Thank you for visiting. I hope you've felt the warmth of the sunny early springlike day I am sending your way!

Wishing you a most Delightsome day,

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