Legacy of Pearl

How to best care for fresh cut flowers?

LegacyOfPearl — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 01:18:06 PDT

Cut their stems and turn the direction of the flowers180 degrees: This is especially needed for tulips and other long stemmed flowers that grow and turn to the light.
Display them in a cool location without breeze or constant direct sunlight.

I love these hanging vases from Bolla on the left. What a creative idea! And growing your own flowers in a pot is for sure the best option in cute pots.

Bolla Glass Hanging Vases $20 - Napa Style

As I've posted yesterday, Spring is a time of wonderfully colorful and scentful flowers. It's great to have a vase of flowers in your home. To get the best mileage out of your fresh cut flowers and enjoy them even more, a few simple tricks help.

Check your flowers daily and remove the dry ones along with adding fresh water into the vase every day.
If the water is not clear, change it completely and add new additional flower solution (mostly powder that comes with the bunch)

It's tulip time!

LegacyOfPearl — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 05:51:07 PDT

Daum Ultraviolet Tulip Vase - Neiman Marcus

Pastel Tulip Menorah - Bed Bath & Beyond

Tulip Lilac Cocktail Napkins - Crate & Barrel

in our house. What a better way to bring Spring to your home!

How about you? What is your favorite flower? Do you have any Spring routines?

Of course the best way to have tulips in your home are the real ones in a vase or better in a pot. Tulips were everywhere in our last visit to Istanbul a few weeks ago and they are the highlight of the season here in The Netherlands. We make sure we have plenty of joy from the abundance of this wonderful flower around us and have tulips of all colors

Alessi -tulip espresso and coffee cups by dezso ekler for alessi

Poppy Bowl and Tulip Servers Enamel by Michael Aram

Flowers are the messengers of the awakening of nature for Spring. Tulips are the most precious of them all for our family of Turkish and Dutch. We have tulip-inspired decorable pieces in our home and love to honor our heritage this way.

Accesorize Yourself and Your Home with Evil Eyes

LegacyOfPearl — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 09:37:27 PDT

crystals. They have this new design in a lot of different jewelry variations. I ended up purchasing the earrings on the left with great excitement and hope to wear it often.

I'm happy to discover that even out of Turkey and Greece, there are so many designers who use the symbol in great new ways.

The Evil Eye Scarf *3 Colors* - Kitson

Berti Knives -love knife 9.3" buffalo horn pocket knife by berti of italy - Unica Home

Eye 2 Eye Crystal Minaudière by Sylvia Toledano - Vivre

Thea Grant Isadora Evil Eye Necklace - Barneys New York

Ileana Makri Evil Eye Earrings - Barneys New York

Otrera Evil Eye Scarf in Turquoise - Intuition

Sydney Evan Large Evil Eye Pendant on Chain - Ylang 23

Sydney Evan Small Evil Eye Bracelet - Chickdowntown.com

Nazar boncugu or the infamous "evil eye" is one of the most prominent sights in Turkey. You'll find one wherever you look at. It is believed to protect from the evil eye and bring luck. I love finding art forms of this wonderful symbol and have a number of unique pieces that sport the theme in my home. I find little glass beads great to attach on the wrapping of birthday gifts, etc.

I visited Turkey over the weekend and discovered a brand new form of it in fine jewelry shops on gold with Swarowski

Using large vases for home decoration

LegacyOfPearl — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 23:00:40 PDT

No matter what your taste in decorating is, adding a few vases to your home makes a great statement. The key to decorating with vases is to make them fit in your home's colors and themes. Glass vases catch the light and solid colorful vases could be used to match your coffee tables and chairs.

Large vases could be placed on the ground as corner accesoiries or to match plant pots. Medium and small vases look better on table tops, shelf and especially on top of a fireplace.

Here are some vases both stylish and economical...

Unique Fornasetti Pieces for Home or Office

LegacyOfPearl — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 00:59:35 PDT

There are more than 350 different faces... #130 top-right is my favorite!

“What inspired me to create more than 500 variations on the face of a woman?” asks Italian designer, Piero Fornasetti of himself. “I don’t know,” he admits, “I began to make them and I never stopped.”

Piero Fornasetti is an Italian designer famous for his creations displaying variations of the face of a woman, namely, opera soprano Lina Cavalieri.

I love the plates with the variations of the face and would love to have a wall of Fornasetti Plates one day. Although he manly designed decorative pieces, there are also fashion items like men's ties and throws in the current line. I just love the concept of this signature design that became a signature tradition for the brand... it amazes me that one beautiful face can look so unique in each and every piece!

Daily Steal: Crate & Barrel Jaden Vase for $19.95

LegacyOfPearl — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 00:53:48 PDT

Crate & Barrel Jaden Vase

An organic hourglass figure, handblown in bright red-orange glass and handcut with a subtle etched texture for a textural, matte effect. Each individual Jaden vase is modern art on its own, and a smashing way to display a single dramatic stem in the narrow opening.

Handblown glass
Handcut decoration
Wipe with a damp cloth

Was $59.95

Modern Baby Room for Girls

LegacyOfPearl — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 00:43:50 PDT

Just the basics to put together a modern room for a baby girl... Love the fresh design of individual pieces and how the border ties the room together. Bold colors are really good for their development. The developmental toys are chosen to improve early skills like touch (bird&caterpillar), hear (octotunes&rattle) and see (mirror). Little cuddle toys and blankets are really good for babies' security. They sure will become a lovey for your baby for a long time to come.

Daily Steal: Pottery Barn Ourdoor Coffee Table for $99

LegacyOfPearl — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 15:02:07 PDT

Pottery Barn Palmetto All-Weather Wicker White Coffee Cube

White Combining the easy elegance of white wicker with the rugged durability of a synthetic for your outdoor space. Coffee cubes can be grouped in multiples to create a table of any size.

Was $249.

Functional and Stylish Jewelry Organization

LegacyOfPearl — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 13:34:02 PST

Combining a couple of these beautiful trees from Urban Outfitters on a narrow high table close to your closet will create a unique forest of beautiful jewelry.

These artsy trees to organize your trend jewelry makes you get out of the house auicker inthe morning in addition to looking good. Why hide those beautiful pieces in cluttery closets and drawers when you can display them in a unique way that staples your style.

Daily Steal: Chicken Candle Set for $12.99

LegacyOfPearl — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 14:13:23 PST

Napa Style Cheeky Chicken Candles

Much more than a source of light, these artful hen cancles are made by a French company that creates the most beautiful and clever waxworks. Hand-poured and painted, and long-lasting (approx. 20-25 hours).

Was $38.