Summertime Living!

Summer is here (Yay!!!) The weather is warm and it’s time for outdoor living.  Dreamscapes Art Gallery has you covered for all those lazy hazy crazy days of summer.

Carlotta Ceawlin, owner and creator of Dreamscapes Art Gallery designs unique and charming whimsical inspired shabby chic decor giving your SL home a fresh twist.  Dreamscapes often participates in hunts, $60L weekend, offers free group gifts and has 4 free mini-mania boards at the main store.  I suggest you join the Dreamscapes Art Gallery group to take advantage of all the great gifts.  Speaking about gifts, Carlotta just changed the group gift yesterday and the new gift, Ted Pergola with cot, is ideal for summer relaxation.  The navy blue and red-painted wood open pergola has multiple uses including a welcoming archway for a garden path, or a shady respite for al fresco dining. Another new summer release is the Mira Cart, a mattress with two decorative pillows, what a nice place to daydream during the summer days & nights.  You could also use the Mira Cart as an indoor daybed/lounger for small spaces.

Summertime living calls for a relax casual vibe.  Carlotta has designed a fun alternative for a traditional living room with the Mira Pallet Couch and Cozy Beanbag Chairs.  To complete the styling of the Trompe Loeil Garden Bard Adobe one room shack, I used Dreamscapes Art Gallery throughout the home including: Olivia shelf and end tables, Dream cabinet, Milla stool with books and tailor dummy, Tara cabinet, Cozy cot, Tree wall decor, and decorative accessories including candle trays, flower vases, books with dwarves and crates.  Stop by Dreamscapes Art Gallery for a fresh perspective on summer!

Structure: Trompe Loeil Garden Bard Adobe

Garden Decor:

• *Ted* Pergola (June Group Gift **FREE**)
• *Bavarian Barbecue*
• *Garden* Crates A
• *Spring* Birdhouse C with bird
• *Tulip* Pot A & D (on front steps)
• *Mira* Cart A
• *Birdy* House A, C & E (behind Mira Cart)

Living Room Decor:

• *Mira* Pallet Couch & Table B
• *Cozy* Beanbag Vintage & Green
• *Crates* A (near green beanbag chair)
• *Dream* Cabinet
• *Candle Tray* Easter A & *Tulip* Vase C (on pallet table)
• *Olivia* Table & *Gerbera* Vase B
• *Clouds* Canvas Frames
• *Olivia* Shelf Flowers, *Tulip* Bunch E, *Crate* Shelf D & *Dream* Wall Decor

Nook:

• *Milla* Stool with books & *Milla* Tailor Dummy
• *Tara* Cabinet Brown
• *Books with dwarves* A
• *Home Sweet Home* Sign B
• *Spring* Birdhouse E with Fireflies (out window)

Bedroom:

• *Cozy* Cot Vintage A
• *Olivia* Table Flowers & *Tulip* Vase E
• *Spring* Candles C
• *Books with dwarf* B
• *Candles* Crate Multicolor
• *Trres* Deco A & B

Sugar Shack & Freebies!

The Perfect Ten event has opened with spring themed home decor and landscaping items offered at a discount until May 15, 2015.  Today, I returned back to my design roots and styled an adorable shabby chic porch and garden setting using Finishing Touches Crazy Daisies set available for 50% off.  The Crazy Daisies Set includes a white picnic table and lawn chairs, delicious macaroon cookie tray, potted pink and lime gingham checked daisies, spinning standing daisies, 3 set lanterns (pink, yellow & lime), planter & window boxes, wall decor, trio bird house, rocking chair and side table.  This cute garden collection is the perfect fun springy set to enjoy the whole season.  Plus, if you have a mom in Second Life, I’m sure she would enjoy the delightful sweet treats this Mother’s Day. 🙂

              

Oh did you spy a kitty sleeping under an umbrella by the stairs in the corner?  Isn’t she cute, I picked her up at The Perfect Ten event.  The sleeping kitty is from the Lazy Lemonade Gacha  ($35L each) designed by The Mustard Seed.  This is the first time The Mustard Seed has participated in the Perfect Ten event, so if you see Lavinia Godenot, designer and owner of tms online or at the event, be sure to welcome her.  Ms. Godenot is offering a number of spring landscaping items including two 10×10 Summer Garden and Summer Path, Fence Garden (12 texture and flower solo option, shown below), and Lazy Lemonade Porch Set {not shown}, all 50% off.  So run over to the Perfect Ten event and check out all the spring deals!  Taxi please…

I also wanted to showcase a few free birthday gifts I picked up at FaMESHed 3rd Anniversary event available until May 27, 2015.  Almost every vendor is offering a gift to FaMESHed group member (free to join) in a blue box next to their booth.  Today I’m wearing NYU Scarf Dress, Maxi Gossamer Painted Pansies Bangles (4 texture change), Damselfly Miranda Hair/Hat (Fatpack), Monso My Chain Earings, Fishy Strawberry Fly Glasses, and Zenith Bow Clutch (12 Colors).  After a long day decorating I needed to curl up on the porch, enjoy a cup of Zerkalo Coffee (free gift @ Shiny Shabby till 5/15), play with my kitty and smell the Heart Potted Plants White Daisies (free gift @ FaMESHed).  Hope you enjoyed the spring decor and fashion post.  Don’t forget to run over to the events and get these items before its to late.  Taxi please…

Easter’s on it’s way…

Happy April!  Attention all chickies, bunnies, kitties, and friends, the EB is coming to fill special baskets for special people.  This weekend your home will be filled with family and friends for the holiday and it’s a perfect occasion to refresh your decor in tones of pinks, blues, yellow and pastels.  Dreamscapes Art Gallery has everything you need for spring including the Eve Fireplace, Olivia Shelf, Milla Couch, and Spring Chair.  You can also pick up adorable decorative accessories items: Home Sweet Home Sign, Shutter Decor, Tulip Bench, Vases & Pots, and Easter Crates/ Candles Plates.  I added The Mustard Seed Trunk Tulips & Cat (texture change vase & kitty- on sale for $60L this weekend) and Zoe’s Garden Spring At Last Vase (**free** @ The Cookie Jar Spring Festival Hunt).  Hope you have a wonderful Easter and are inspired by the seasonal offerings.

Vintage Romance!

Happy Valentine’s Day!  Hope you are having a wonderful weekend.

Today is the LAST DAY for the House Hunt, so run over tonight and grab the great gifts ($20L each).  I’m sorry I didn’t blog them sooner, but I’ve been ill lately and yesterday I injured my neck/back causing me terrible pain while sitting at the computer.  Thankfully, I styled the vintage bedroom earlier in the week and my business partner, Niki Silverweb was able to take the pictures.  So without further ado, I present a vintage Valentine inspired bedroom using the House Hunt gifts and some lovely finds.  This bedroom doesn’t have to be just for Valentine’s Day, it can easily be used at any time.  The Vintage Romance boudoir has a distinctly feminine feel in soft pinks, dusty blue and overall rose pattern details.  Hope you enjoy!

House Hunt items:

• Wingsong: Gretchen’s Shabby Bed
• Serenity Style: A Letter to Zaira Mouse
• Casita: Arrow End Table
• Alouette: Worn Wood Armoire (open/close cabinet doors)
• 22769: Birdhouse in Your Soul Chair

Other items used:

• What Next: Morning Tea Chandelier & Shutter Wall Decor
• Fetch: Lazy Rug
• Finishing Touches: Vintage Valentine Wall Quilts
• Dreamscapes Art Gallery: Vintage Cards Wall Decor & Olivia Shelf
• Alouette: Bernadette Desk & Dream Believe Imagine Scrabble Wall Art
• Spargel & Shine Homes: Annie’s Trunk
• Sway’s: Cookie Bear for One Billion Rising event (2/14/15)
• The Mustard Seed: Vintage Rose Bucket
• Serenity Style: Sweet Wood Box of Chocolate & Cucu Clock (The Chapter Four)
• Thaino Designs: Wooden Flower Box (Feb Group Gift)
• Second Spaces: Audrey Sectional
• Funky Junk: Framed Valentine Wall Art

Sunday at Grandma’s House

I mentioned previously that the SL Home & Garden Expo 2014 offers anything and everything you would want for your home, store, or land, even a perfect living room collection from Potomac Signature Homes that reminds me of a Sunday visit to Grandma’s house.  There was always a pot of tea brewing, homemade sweet treats tray, and fresh cut roses.  On cold days, a blazing fire took the chill from the room as we watched the leaves change into glorious colors during the autumn season.  Grandma’s home was warm and welcoming with antique treasured collections from her world travels.  I tried to channel my Grandmother’s rustic shabby chic home with SL Home & Garden Expo 2014 exclusives using Potomac Signature Homes Ivy Lane Living Room Set, Spargel & Shine Homes Antique Rug Peach Floral* & Woman with Bouquet of Roses painting, Weekend Salvage Home & Garden Writer’s Desk & Chair (Stars)*, Cleo Design Wrought Iron Garden Set & %Percent Jane’s Friends Room Divider (White/Silver)*. If you love the feeling of a cozy inviting cottage and a visit to yesteryear, do yourself a favor and get shopping at the Home & Garden Expo!

The 7th Annual Home & Garden Expo 2014 opened Tuesday, September 16 and will run until September 28, 2014, featuring over 80 creators on 9 sims.  Home and Garden Expo (HGE) raises money for Relay For Life of Second Life (RFL of SL).  Relay For Life is the American Cancer Society’s signature fundraising event, and RFL of SL is one of its virtual counterparts. You can get more information about RFL of SL here: http://relayforlifeofsecondlife.org/.

* = Donation items

Structure: Thaino Designs (Sim 1): The Dreamers Home

Living Room

• Potomac Signature Homes (Sim 1): Ivy Lane Living Room Set
• Spargel & Shine Homes (Sim 6): Antique Rug Peach Floral* & Woman with Bouquet of Roses painting
• Weekend Salvage Home & Garden (Sim 5): Writer’s Desk & Chair (Stars)*
• Cleo Design (Sim 6): Wrought Iron Garden Set
• %Percent (Sim 2): Jane’s Friends Room Divider (White/Silver)*