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Happy Thursday!

2011-09-22T10:56:00.003-04:00

We think this Kate Spade bag hits it right on the mark...

LIVE COLOR FULLY!

xoxo

Finally... Fall is in the Air!

2011-09-19T10:09:00.012-04:00

This fabulous fall weather is simply too good to be true!

I'm a definite summertime gal, but I love all that fall brings-

football, fires, boots, and weekends at my husband's family farm!

Here are a few pix from a dinner party

during a weekend at the farm during cooler weather:

And lastly, a shot of the "Men of Mix" while at the farm...

as this is probably their only chance to make an appearance on our blog!

What does this time of year have you FALLing for?!

xoxo

Change your pillows... Change your life!

2011-08-02T10:17:00.003-04:00

Perfect way to start our Tuesday morning...

the delivery of fun new fabric swatches from our fave ready-made pillow line!

Palmetto Bluff Bound!

2011-07-15T09:48:00.003-04:00

Despite the rainy forecast for this weekend, the Mix girls + our husbands

(aka the self-proclaimed "Men of Mix") + another couple are headed to Palmetto Bluff!

We couldn't be more excited!!

Looking forward to spending a little time here at the Spa:

Eating dinner here to celebrate Adrian's 30th birthday!

Staying in this darling cottage with a great back porch!

(Will be perfect if we're rained in all weekend!)

Riding bikes to the Village

and around the property... where we're sure to be inspired by the architecture and color palette:

And hopefully the sun will come out so we can spend a little time here:

Happy Friday!

IDENTITY. CRISIS.

2011-07-13T11:50:00.004-04:00

Do you ever have an identity crisis?

You know, you are flipping thru the pages of the latest shelter magazine, see a house designed completely different from your own, and think "I've got to completely re-do my house!"

This is what we at Mix call an "identity crisis."

(And yes, it happens to us monthly, or weekly, ok- daily.)

And it happened this morning when we got an e-mail from Lee Jofa announcing the

Lily Pulitzer Collection!

Suddenly, we want to move down to sunny Palm Beach, purchase a fabulous retro-chic house and infuse it with color and pattern, chintz!, lacquered bamboo, wallpaper in every room, and layout poolside on the terrace under umbrellas drinking ice-cold mint mojitos!

Until the next identity crisis hits... xoxox

It's All Good... Jekyll Island!

2011-06-14T09:27:00.005-04:00

We were so excited when the Jekyll Island Authority called us to help design the transformation of the oceanfront restaurant "Blackbeards" to "Fins." The idea was to lighten up the space and create a casual dining atmosphere for this great oceanfront spot! We had a great time working with the JIA in selecting colors for the logo, server uniforms, and overall design of the restaurant.

Here are a few "Before" shots:

(Blue walls, Mirrored backsplash, Palm Leaf Fans with Light Kits,

and Glasses hanging from Soffit over the Bar)

The blue wash on the walls was pretty... but we wanted brighter (of course!)

After Shots:

Fun New Logo

Great new bar backsplash of Re-claimed wood from our friends over at Face to Face Framing who helped us complete our vision... LOVED working together!

The reclaimed wood gave the bar the coastal vibe we were going for... LOVE it.

Entry Vestibule to Dining Room

The final product... bright and cheery Dining Room!

So, if you don't have plans for the weekend, head on over to Fins for great food and cocktails

in a fun oceanfront atmosphere!

... and we're back!

2011-06-13T10:50:00.009-04:00

Hello everyone! I know you think we've fallen off the face of the earth... BUT 3 months ago we were approached with an exciting project with a late May deadline, and in early May we were approached with an exciting project with a June 1 deadline!! So we have been running around like CRAZY, but having a ton of fun! Here are a few pix of our 2 latest projects!

PROJECT ONE:

A "Sneak Peek" of Project Two:

Thomasville Antiques Show... Part One

2011-03-06T19:48:00.010-05:00

A few weekends ago, Adrian and I had the pleasure of attending the 2011 Thomasville Antiques Show... we had an absolutely wonderful time, and left feeling inspired...

which is just what these tired interior designers needed!!

Thomasville, Georgia is my husband's hometown, and it has become one of my favorite places! His family also has a farm just outside of Thomasville, in the tiny little town of Pavo. A few years ago, Adrian, J.T., Jared, and I spent a weekend at the farm, and had the best time... in fact, I don't think I've ever laughed so much in a span of 48 hours! So, when Adrian and I decided to attend the Antiques Show, we decided that we had to stay at the farm again... and the husbands had to tag along... and other friends from Saint Simons... and have a belated birthday bash for Jared... and have a morning quail hunt too! It was one of the most fun-filled weekends full of my favorite things: great interior design, antiques, downtown Thomasville, my husband, close friends,

the farm, good food and wine, and LOTS of laughter!!

The first event of the weekend: "Passion for Design" a lecture by Carolyne Roehm.

Many of you know, Carolyne Roehm is one of my favorite designers, and simply put- I'm in awe of her talent in every arena. From reading her books, I knew that Carolyne had impeccable taste when it came to fashion, interiors, gardening, and entertainig... from attending her lecture, I now know all of that is very true PLUS she has a great sense of humor! Carolyne captured our attention with the story of her beloved historic home Weatherstone... which she had to re-build after a tragic fire, tales of her mischevious little puppies (I was relieved I'm not the only designer whose dog chews furniture!), her love of classical architecture, and details her most recent project in Aspen.

Carolyne's beloved home Weatherstone in Connecticut

A great view of the double-height living room in Carolyne's New York apartment.

Double-height living rooms are a favorite design feature of Carolyne's- her home Weatherstone and a recently designed home in Aspen also feature double-height living rooms.

The walls are upholstered in chocolate velvet- how divine!

While Carolyne's New York living room is architecturally phenomenal, she shared with us that her bedroom is at the back of the apartment and left much to be desired. This is why she covered everything in that fabulous Cowtan and Tout print.

I found that most interesting, as it is one of my all-time favorite bedrooms!

The exterior of Westbury in Aspen, Colorado,

the home Carolyne designed for her friend Simon.

Double-height Living Room

The yellow walls are most cheery during the cold, bleak Aspen winters.

I love the direction that Carolyne took when designing this home-

she worked closely with the architect, and also decided to go against the "dark hunting lodge feel" like so many other homes in the area.

The Breakfast Room at Westbury was inspired by Carolyne's grandmother's breakfast room.

How cozy!

Bart Boehlert posted a video of his interview with Carolyne on his blog "Bartt Boehlert's Beautiful Things": http://bartboehlert.blogspot.com/2010/10/visit-with-carolyne-roehm.html which is most intriguing.

As this post has turned out to be very long... and I could still just go on and on and on!... I'll continue the details of the Richard Keith Langham lecture and our time at the farm later in the week!!

xoxo

Friday Favorites: DVF Home Collection

2011-02-11T10:32:00.003-05:00

Happy Friday Everyone!

Have you heard that Diane Von Furstenberg has launched

a home collection for Bloomingdales?!

We are absolutely thrilled!!

Now you can have DVF in your closet AND your kitchen and bedroom!

Take a look... the patterns, the colors, the shapes...

all absolutely divine and so easy to mix.

Of course you wouldn't expect anything less from the legendary designer

of the iconic wrap dress!

So many great choices have my head spinning... I think I'll start with a set of the "High Rise" stemware in avocado and "Animal Garden" dessert plates...

And the "Zig Zag Jungle" Duvet for the guest bedroom....

And of course a treat for myself... a pair of DVF wedges!

the power and love of pink... CONTINUED!

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Architectural Digest is feelin' the power of pink too!

LOVE the new cover! This is Margaret Russell's debut issue as

Editor-in-Chief... can't wait to see what changes have been made!

Perfect read with a glass of wine by the fire on this rainy night!

the power of PINK!!!

2011-02-07T13:06:00.006-05:00

what a nasty, dreary day on the island today!

SO happy this just arrived in our mailbox...

along with lots of bright fabric samples... including this one:

some days, it's just the little stuff that brightens the most!

Friday's Favorite Things!

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I'm sure it's obvious what our "favorite thing" is for today....

JANET PORCHER GREGG!

We had a blast at last night's show, and don't worry if you missed out-

We'll be at 163 Saint Andrews (in the Island Club)

from 9.oo until 3.oo today!

Here are a few shots of the jewels that Janet brought:

Fabulous Cuffs

(I just want to stack one of each up my arm!)

Divine buckles

Available on brown or black leather belts

Gorgeous Necklaces

So fabulous... so hard to pick a favorite!!

The Mix girls are so excited about one of Janet's newest pieces-

The "Mix" Cuff!

Janet names all of her pieces after dear friends and her Godchildren, and we are beyond honored to be a part of that club!

JPG Ltd... Continued!!

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Tomorrow, Tomorrow!!!

We are so thrilled to see Janet tomorrow, today is like the day before Christmas for us- we can hardly contain our excitement!!

I hope that by now all of you have checked our her website and made your shopping lists!

Here are a few of our favorite pieces!

The Arlo Pendant

Comes with Black & Brown Suede Strands, Brown & Tan Leather Cords.

Also Available in Gold Nugget Strand and Silver Nugget Strand

Large Pope Hoops

Gold Erin Cuff

Jones Silver Ring

Jenny Johnson Allen of Leontine Linens, Janet Porcher Gregg, Adrian, and Bethany

at our Summer Trunk Show

It is ALWAYS a fun time when Janet's here!

We can't wait to see you!

Thursday, November 18

5:30 until 8:00 pm

AND

Friday, November 19

9:00 am until 3:00pm

Ooooo La La.... Janet Porcher Gregg Jewelry Trunk Show!

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We are just counting down the minutes until our trunk show

with the oh-so-fabulous Janet Porcher Gregg!

You have got to drop by and see Janet's jewels... the perfect opportunity to get a jump-start on your Christmas shopping, and to treat yourself!

Janet herself is just amazing, and we can't wait to see what all she will be bringing!

We first fell in love with Janet when her house was featured in Cottage Living.

Janet's Living Room

The fabulous designer herself arranging a fabulous bouquet in her dining room

Love this shot of the console in Janet's Master Bedroom!

Space is limited in Janet's Charleston cottage, so she is clever with her storage-

notice the pretty scarves folded on the smaller table

and the basket trunk to hide other unsightly goods!

Janet admits to having a "chair fetish"- and we love her pair of bamboo ones!

Can you believe how amazingly talented she is in every arena?

Check back with us tomorrow when we feauture some

of our favorite pieces from her jewelry collection!

Favorite Things!

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On Fridays we'll be featuring a few of our favorite things!

What does every room need a touch of?

What looks fabulous with any and every color of the rainbow?

What is so classic and timeless that you'll find it in interiors

from the Ming Dynasty to present?

Why it's one of our very favorite things... Blue and White Porcelain!

Carolyne Roehm notes in her book A Passion for Blue and White (one of our favorites!) that "Living with blue and white does not mean every surface has to be painted or draped in the combination. How you use these shades depends on the room: Find the blue that works with the space and establish a balance so the color isn't overpowering."

One thing's for sure- it will definitely make a statement!

The more Blue and White the better... blue and white porcelain urns at home in a blue/white lattice wallpapered room... we love this room designed by Meg Braff!

In the same room: a Blue and White porcelain lamp and

a Blue and White vase full of Ranunculas!

(One of our favorite flowers!)

Love the cup of bamboo pens too!

Blue and White Porcelain adorns the walls of this room designed by David Easton.

(Oh how we LOVE Blue and White on the walls!!)

Blue and White with Pink Walls?!

(Now that really makes our hearts sing!!)

Entertaining is oh-so-stylish when serving with Blue and White china

as Oscar de La Renta does.

Bunny Williams accessorized with Blue and White

in her vacation home.

Blue and White was the inspiration for Bethany's wedding weekend,

as seen in these last 2 photos, taken at the Rehearsal Dinner.

(Photos by our enormously talented wedding-photographer, Alan Weiner. Floral Arrangements by The Vine.)

Life's too short not to surround yourself with your favorite things!

So let's hear it... what are your favorite things??

xoxo

.... and we're baaacckkk!

2010-11-09T16:29:00.007-05:00

Fall is in the air here on the island, and we're having so much fun enjoying all that fall brings... colder weather, big pots of chili during football games, fall fashion... and the organization bug. Does that happen at your house? With the change in seasons brings a desire to change everything up- so the Mix girls are organizing and clearing the studio out for fun new things! Stop by and see us.

A few other fun new things we've enjoyed since fall began-

Bethany got a new last name... Bethany Cassell Vann

Group Shot in front of Brack Chapel

A fun new kind of project... Crabdaddy's Restaurant!

The Mix girls were thrilled to help Josh at Crabdaddys's with a few finishing touches to their newly paneled dining room. After adding wood panelling to all of the walls, acoustics became a problem, and Josh called us. Our solution: Burlap wrapped acoustical panels. We added the large brass nailheads and hung fun new hurricanes and some existing black and white photographs. Such a fun project!

A fun new line of fabrics... Thatchers' Fine Timeless Fabric... that actually reminds us a little more of spring than fall, but we love them all the same! One of our fave and most fabulous sales reps... Roe Pitts of Roe & Co. introduced us to this fabulous line of chintz patterns and it sent us over the moon we were so happy! You must check them out: www.thatchersfinetimelessfabric.com

So cheers to fall!

xoxo

Sneak Peek!

2010-09-16T16:15:00.006-04:00

We are just so excited about a recent tile installation, that we had to share...

even though the home is still a construction zone and the pix were taken on our I-phones.

Our friend David Webster @ Floors of Distinction introduced us to this tile, and we immediately fell in love... we were thrilled when our client felt the same way!

The Kitchen

The Master Bath

The floors are just to die for!

Guest Bath Wainscot

Just Beautiful!

This project has been so much fun... our client is downsizing to a small townhouse, and we've enjoyed working with them on every detail!

You just have to take a look at the view from their screened porch to understand the move!

A drink ledge on the screened porch is perfect for cocktails at sunset!

And this dutch door to the kitchen is so fun!

2010-08-12T10:59:00.005-04:00

We really are excited about "In the Mix"... and have been before Mix even opened its doors... we're both self-confessed blog-lovers- read a variety of blogs each morning in PJs with coffee...but wow, we did not realize the time and energy it takes to keep a blog up! Kudos to all of the regular bloggers out there! The past few months have been a little busy with an engagement (Bethany) and a new baby girl (Adrian), but now we're back in action and ready to get this blog going! To start off on a fun note, we'd like to share with you our most fun recent project... designing a playhouse for the Children's Volunteer Network auction in Rosemary Beach, Florida! We were absolutely thrilled when Chad at Harrison Design Associates invited us to join them along with ChiMar Construction of the Gulf Coast and The Vine on Saint Simons to collaborate on a playhouse for CVHN to auction off for charity... 100% of proceeds went to CVHN! And we are even more thrilled to announce that the playhouse sold for $5,800.00... raising the most money of all the playhouses!

We had a great time working on the playhouse and want to send a big thank you to all of our vendors who so generously donated: Oopsy Daisy Artwork for Kids, Steve Schoettle of Apex Industries, Paul and Cathy Hegeman of Empire Drapery Company, Mainly Baskets and Robin Clarke of Southern Accessories Today, The Eclectic Cottage on Saint Simons, The Strand on Saint Simons, Josie Kennedy the Artist, Rod Yoder of Yoder's Custom Trimworks, Lacefield Designs and Gary Routman of J. Douglas... and also to my soon-to-be mother-in-law Kay Vann who made the trip down with me to join the team in working!

Summer Gallery Opening at Mix!

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Come join the Mix Girls as we welcome artists Becky Blalock and Mille Gosch at our opening reception, Thursday, July 15, from 5-8 p.m. Can't make the reception? You don't have to miss out... we'll have their work hanging through August 13th.

Can't wait to see you!