While flipping though the pages of one of my favorite magazines Country Living this month I ran across this brilliant idea. Creating a vinyl (thus weather proof) banner for your outdoor space for just in time for Spring/Summer entertaining! Oh my goodness, what a perfectly genius (and affordable) way to add some personality to your deck or other outdoor space. I would recommend sticking with a b&w or sepia photo as shown…I have some especially lovely vintage photographs of my grandmother this would be a fun project to use those on! The vinyl also come pre-punched with gromets for hanging, wouldn’t this be beautiful hung with a lovely ribbon
One day I dream of having a yard to entertain, hang out and play in (preferably in a warm climate). I love our “vintage wonderful” place now, but we’re starting to feel a bit cramped. I love to day dream about 1. entertaining outdoors and 2. what that outdoor space would look like. I ran across this image on Lonny Mag and instantly fell in love. It’s the perfect mix of design and comfort. I am IN LOVE with the striped canopy most of all (oh, and the pool!)! I also love the colors they are perfectly unstuffy, this feels like an outdoor entertaining space you can really live in and use. I love it! I added some fun essentials of my own above….Oh summer you can’t come soon enough!
Outdoor space via Lonny Mag, summer lantern and lamp oil from Terrain, gray dress from JCrew, wine tumber (just like we had in France!) from Crate and Barrel, wine from Trader Joes (no we’re none too picky!), melamine ikat plates from Wisteria, ribbon sandals from Asos, serving spoons from Anthropologie
I was totally into tissue paper poms a few years back, we still have some I made in our entry way. I was recently thinking we needed an update. These crepe paper lanterns are perfect, easy and inexpensive to make. What a great project for the weekend. Find the easy to follow instructions here. Have a great weekend, enjoy! – SB
