The assignment: a super-sweet watermelon birthday The goal: go beyond “watermelon” colors Tricks to pulling off the look: 1. Use equal parts red and pink 2. Add watermelons everywhere 3. Keep the metals warm Using red, pink, and purple Most pre-packaged watermelon decor is some shade of pink or red and some shade of green. The challenge with this look is that my daughter’s favorite color was purple at the…
The assignment: Halloween costumes for the entire family The goal: Keep it fun by selecting costumes that match personalities Tricks to pulling off the look: 1. Use a background 2. Include as many people (and personalities) as possible 3. Details, details, details… This post may contain affiliate links. I earn a commission from qualified purchases. 1. Our family is out of this world! Alien wig / Pink Alien…
The assignment: create a celebration of America The goal: incorporate nostalgic, essential details Tricks to pulling off the look: 1. Provide fun, coordinated wearables for each guest 2. Curate nostalgic items in red, white, and blue packaging 3. Keep the look casual, yet refined Providing wearables for each guest Gatherings just seem more fun when guests are united by a common theme. While one wearable item is definitely enough…
The assignment: create a birthday floral explosion using darker pastels with an opportunity for guests to participate in the theme The goal: create a visual floral experience using letters, numbers, and vertical arrangements Tricks to pulling it off: 1. Use silver to accent the cooler color tones 2. Use as many florals as possible 3. Consider a secondary food theme Accenting with silver I wanted this look to feel…
The assignment: an intimate crawfish boil featuring rose gold and shades of pink and green (the wedding colors) The goal: incorporate red without making it feel like Christmas and to tie in both the boil and strawberry themes Tricks to pulling off the look: 1. Keep the pink more prominent than the red (to avoid unintended Christmas) 2. Keeping it equal parts engagement and crawfish boil 3. Details, details, details……
The assignment: a festive king cake party featuring the best cakes in New Orleans The goal: create decor using almost exclusively purple Tricks to pulling off the look: 1. Let the beautiful cakes (and other treats) be the star of the show 2. Select only one Mardi Gras color for the decor and stick to it 3. More is more! Showing off the cakes The beauty of the king…
The assignment: create a Christmas treescape featuring shades of brown and cream that complimented the Thanksgiving decor The goal: keep things warm and inviting while using a less-traditional Christmas palate Tricks to pulling off this look: 1. Decorate the trees in a way that they complement, not replicate, one another 2. Use the less dominant color of the trees as the ribbon color for each gift 3. Remain outside of…
The assignment: a Thanksgiving table for 28 that feels inclusive and warm without using any gold The goal: feature several shades of brown on a background of cream and silver while using as many candles as possible Tricks to pulling off this look: 1. Be intentional with the brown 2. Commit to only using one accent metal 3. Avoid using plastic decor/serve ware and opt for glass, metal, and wood…
The assignment: create an intimate sushi experience for 10 featuring the colors, feeling, and taste of earl grey The goal: incorporate the experience of earl grey into each dessert and create a color palette that captures the feeling Tricks to pulling off the look: 1. Decide if earl grey evokes feelings of warmth or coolness 2. Choose only one focus color and make everything else a variation of that…
The assignment: a colorful RAINBOW birthday The goal: use as many colors as possible, incorporate themed details, and, most importantly, keep it elegant Tricks to pulling off this look: 1. Choose a few key focus areas to accentuate the colors 2. Make everything else white 3. Avoid the use of pre-packaged rainbow decor …
