A touch of sun indoors

image: Pottery Barn

image: Martha Stewart

Yesterday, I posted some fresh yellow wedding ideas. But after the big day, what about bringing sunny citrus tones into the home? It doesn't have to be much—even just a set of towels or a few curtains in a white room can do it!

image: Martha Stewart

Or, brighten things up a little more by filling in the back wall of your bookshelf.

image: Domino

Woodland Wedding

image: Carrie Patterson

Sticking with the woodland theme...here are some more rustic goodies for fall weddings. I'm kind of in love with the wooden cake stand above.

image: Linda and Harriet

Image: One Love Photo

image: Carrie Patterson

Into the Woods

Image: Water Monopoly

They're not cheap, but man are these teak bathtubs gorgeous. They're handmade by a boat builder in Scotland and sold by The Water Monopoly in London. I wonder if I could convince my landlord to install one?

While we're talking about lovely things made from trees, let's drool a little over this kitchen from Sunset Magazine. The cupboards are unfinished wood. Love it.

Image: Thomas J. Story, Julie Chai, Sunset

A Modern, Sunny Celebration

image: Aaron Shintaku via My Sweet and Saucy

I love these bright, fresh colors for a wedding. How fun are the non-matching bridesmaids dresses above? Incorporating bright colors into a wedding sets a happy, celebratory mood.

image: Bella Figura

image: Erin Hearts Court

Melon, orange, and yellow work together beautifully to brighten the day. These single-color arrangements are sweet and modern.

image: Jose Villa via Alison Events

Top the day off with this square wedding cake. Love the geometric designs!

image: My Sweet and Saucy

If It Rains on Your Wedding Day...

image: One Love Photo

At least you can get some cute shots like these.

image: Lauren Brooks

And huddle close under the umbrella!

image: Hinkley Photo via The Knot

Outfitting your wedding party with a few good looking umbrellas is a great idea, too! Maybe being prepared will even scare the rain away.

image: Natalie Norton via Green Wedding Shoes

Autumn Celebration: A Few Thoughts on Fall Weddings

image: Country Living

Getting married in autumn does not obligate you to find orange vests for your groomsmen, or to carve a hundred pumpkins, or to somehow merge your wedding into a huge Hallo-wedding-sgiving Spooktacular.

But if you're feeling the colors of fallen leaves, there are many ways to incorporate a bit of the season into your celebration (beyond turkey-shaped centerpieces made from popsicle sticks.) I love these warm-colored wine labels, personalized for the occasion.

image: Country Living

These notched hazelnuts keep placecards from blowing away. You could also use unshelled walnuts and chestnuts as a decorative element in floral or candle arrangements.

image: Sunset

I love this elegant cake decorated in scattered blooms and leaves. But I wouldn't hold it against you if you served teeny pumpkin pies instead.

Image: Lavish Flora

While We're Talking Back to School...

image: Martha Stewart Living

These botanical charts were all the rage awhile back, but tricky to find in the States. After seeing this image from the March 2006 Martha Stewart Living, I even considered ordering them directly from Germany! (It was kind of an expensive proposition.)

Now, you can buy something similar, dark background and all, from The Evolution Store!

images: The Evolution Store

I like that they're floral without being overly feminine. I could see them in a study or library. Behind a leather couch?

Mariko Jesse

image: Mariko Jesse

Been ogling the lovely work of Mariko Jesse, whose illustrations I first spied on a new favorite blog, SevenEight. I adore the lettering and the delicate feeling of it all. I particularly love this collection of teapots. (I do find that teapots tend to multiply.) There's something nice about a gathering of mismatched elements.

images: Mariko Jesse

Wouldn't these zodiac drawings make cool ceramic tiles for a kitchen or bathroom?

School Supplies We Clearly Need

Five hundred colored pencils to collect, display, treasure, use. Love the names on each one: a "drizzly afternoon" gray, "briefcase" brown.

Also available in a subscription of 25 pencils a month for 20 months. Kind of a fabulous gift idea.

via black eiffel
images: the 500 pencils project