Hello sweet friends! A happy warm new August to you. I am still in California. Today I’ll be assisting my lifelong best friend prepare for her Father’s surprise 80th birthday party this evening. (It’s ok, he doesn’t read DTA 🙂 It is sure to be a day filled with a Saturday Smiles Floral Fantasy.
Saturday Smiles Floral Fantasy
Earlier this summer I visited the enchanting town of Newport, Rhode Island. I fell in love with the amazing architecture and lush flower-filled gardens. Resident Bettie Bearden Pardee writes a blog, Private Newport, in which she often shares the delights of her hometown.
I loved this image of one of the roses growing in her garden. While the Falstaff rose itself is glorious I found it ingenious that the shutters on her home act as a climbing aid. So clever!
Do Eat The Daisies
August is the month of my birth. I have long admired cakes that showcase real flowers as a pretty embellishment. This delightful confection features organic edible flowers.
A Favorite Feed
The cake above and below was created by the Blushing Cook, Sammi-jo Gascoyne. This sweet baker’s Instagram feed is filled with mouthwatering images of cakes, cookies, and other floral-filled food fantasies.
A Floral Filled Cottage
This charming 16th-century thatched roof cottage, located in Wiltshire, is at its best on a glorious summer’s day. The garden beds are filled with fuchsias, hollyhocks, rose bushes, and petunia-filled hanging baskets. The interiors are also filled with floral touches throughout the home.
A Bountiful Boho Bathroom
Decorators and designers are often on the fence about wallpapering just one wall. I do think if one only has the budget to create a small impact then it is best to select a true focal point to show it off.
A young couple recently renovated their 1898 row house in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. The entire home is a Bohemian Rhapsody but I particularly loved the one wallpapered wall in the washroom.
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Each and every photo has a beauty of its own! Love the roses and the first picture is just ‘sweet & homy” feeling. xo Diana
My birthday is in August, too! Early Happy birthday to you! The rose pictures are so pretty. I have rose bushes but hope to have climbing roses some day.
Regarding fresh flowers on cake – you do have to worry about insecricide. Or how sanitary the flower bed was.
Those bracelets are the bomb!
Oh wow…loving everything, Laura! The wallpaper, the rustic kitchen, the bracelets! Your Saturday posts always perk me up! 🙂
Jane x
Keep those Saturday Smiles, coming! They are great and they do make me smile.
You’re busy! I hope your birthday month is as enjoyable as the itinerary sounds . Love that Lancaster row house redo!
Wow! Beauty everywhere. Love everything you have shown. Thank you for sharing. You are a busy gal. Hugs!
There is so much beauty here, Laura, I enjoyed each and every photo. The one of the cottage kitchen especially spoke to me. It has a serene sort of magic.
Amalia
xo