The Columbus Decorators’ Show House, yes it exists and it takes place every other year, is taking place inside The Museum of Art this year. It’s the first ever Show House to take part inside a Museum. The inspiration was taken from Sotheby’s own Designer’s Show House last year, which took place inside the Auction house. This year 11 Central Ohio Interior Designers were given a blank canvas to create a Showcase house on the second floor. The designers were given two weeks to create the spaces and as challenging as it may sound, to create a room as real as possible inside four plain white walls, the benefit comes from the opportunity of using art from the own museum’s collection. The Columbus Decorator’s Show House is organized and sponsored by the The Museum of Art Women’s Board.
It starts this Monday April 23rd through May 14th. Tickets are $20 before April 22 and $25 afterwards. The proceeds benefit the Museum’s vital and unique art and education programs. For more information on hours and other special events please visit the Museum’s website. One specific event I’m looking forward to is featured guest speaker Carolyn Englefield, Interiors Editor of Veranda this Sunday 23. Below, two spaces designed by two of the eleven Interior Decorators presenting at the show.
How do you wear your Romantic ruffle blouse; Flowy and soft tops can go with basically everything from formal pants to even shorts or under a blazer for a casual chic evening outing. Here I’m rounding up a selection of beautiful charming blouses to hopefully make your indecisive-days-of-what-to-wear easier. Many times I open my closet and to my perception there is nothing for me to wear. I realized that more than that is the fact that I’m a bit lazy when it comes to spending time in front of my closet thinking, planning, and putting an outfit together. In days like those, the first thing that comes to my mind is a dressy, perhaps romantic top with jeans and booties. Happy Weekend.
A Roundup of Romantic Blouses
1 One shoulder flowy top, 2 Pink Neck blouse, 3 White off the shoulder one, 4 Silk blouse, 5 Long Sleeves, 6 Cold Shoulder, 7 Floral, 8 Cotton one, 9 Lace and Crepe top,
A Roundup of affordable Romantic Tops
1 A crochet blouse, 2 A pretty in pink one, 3 Floral, 4 Checked off shoulder top, 5, one shoulder ruffle blouse, 6 bow, similar, 7 navy blue checked top 8 White long sleeves blouse
We lived abroad for the past five years. It’s amazing how time flies. Three years in Sao Paulo, Brazil and two years in Munich, Germany. Now we are back in the USA relocated in Columbus, Ohio. The city of Columbus is a very nice city which has been greatly gentrified with the Downtown, Arena District and Short North area looking more modern and hip by the minute. The city also has an ornate, German Village with beautiful brick, single family homes, unfortunately the schools aren’t that great. However the schools in Dublin and its vicinity have great school systems. My son, who is eight years old, has already started taking algebra based math problems here in Dublin. As parents, neighborhoods with good schools is one of our main requirements. As a family, we go back and for about what to do: buy a fixer upper and remodel, build our home from the ground up or buy a home that requires little updates. Of course the designer in me says build from scratch or go with a fixer
upper, but the neighborhoods in Dublin are mainly new developments where there are not many fixer uppers. The homes are also fairly cookie cutter and the layouts are really
embarrassing, and lastly I don’t want to go through the long process of building a new home with our home-base in the East coast where I hope we end up not too far in our future. There are two things I won’t compromise on when it comes to choosing a home. First one is
trees, where I want a home on an old school setting therefore I would like to stay away from new developments. Second I want a bit of distance between mine and my neighbors homes although this last one seems a bit tight. While perusing homes for sale on
Zillow and Trulia I came across a very classic builder called Kevin Knight and Company. They are located in Powell, Ohio and their homes are breath taking. This is what it says in their site. “We pull inspiration from the land, including the raw elements that are painstakingly extracted from it. We marvel in nature’s fragile balancing act, respecting her constant ebb and flow, which often influences our decisions about architectural placement and form. Natural materials, from slate and stone to hardwoods and flora, are intentionally employed to bring the outside in, while we incorporate new ways to integrate indoor luxuries to open air environments.” Sounds like the real deal to me.
upper, but the neighborhoods in Dublin are mainly new developments where there are not many fixer uppers. The homes are also fairly cookie cutter and the layouts are really
embarrassing, and lastly I don’t want to go through the long process of building a new home with our home-base in the East coast where I hope we end up not too far in our future. There are two things I won’t compromise on when it comes to choosing a home. First one is
trees, where I want a home on an old school setting therefore I would like to stay away from new developments. Second I want a bit of distance between mine and my neighbors homes although this last one seems a bit tight. While perusing homes for sale on
Zillow and Trulia I came across a very classic builder called Kevin Knight and Company. They are located in Powell, Ohio and their homes are breath taking. This is what it says in their site. “We pull inspiration from the land, including the raw elements that are painstakingly extracted from it. We marvel in nature’s fragile balancing act, respecting her constant ebb and flow, which often influences our decisions about architectural placement and form. Natural materials, from slate and stone to hardwoods and flora, are intentionally employed to bring the outside in, while we incorporate new ways to integrate indoor luxuries to open air environments.” Sounds like the real deal to me.
