Hello everyone!
Remember when I said I wanted some lilacs? Since I live in an area that can't grow the real thing, I decided to go and buy some fake ones! Beggars can't be choosers ya know. So here they are in all there purple glory.
I secretly like that they're fake, because now I don't have to worry about them dying. Ha! Because we all know that live flowers don't last forever. I just wish they would smell like the real thing though.
See, they add a touch of color to my otherwise neutral kitchen. I think they look pretty real. What do you think?
And because I'm nice......I share! You can have these, too, if you go to Hobby Lobby. They're even on sale this week. Now, all you southern girls can have lilacs too.
I recently received a book on Swedish style that I'm enjoying reading. Thought I'd share that with you too.
It's called, Living with Light, by Gail Abbott.
It has been around for a couple of years, but it's new to me. It's a great resource on how to bring the lighter look into your home. I've been doing that alot lately.
I found this book on Amazon for just a few dollars plus shipping! Score! I'm hoping to add more books like this to my library.
Hope you all are having a great week so far. We are enjoying some pretty weather with lots of sunshine. Everything is nice and green after some much needed rain last weekend too.
Thanks for stopping by!
~ Kelly ~
Linking to: Wow-Us-Wednesday
I think fake flowers have come a LONG way! I have 3 white tulips in our upstair bathroom, that I got at Pottery Barn 3-4 years ago. A good dust every once in a while brings them back to life!
ReplyDeleteThey do look real. Now I need to go shopping again. The book looks great, too.
ReplyDeleteI love lilacs! We just bought 10 French lilac bushes we need to plant this weekend
ReplyDeleteFake is better....and you can get a home fragrance spray to go with it!
ReplyDeleteI always enjoy looking at your lovely home!
Kelly, Love the lilacs I wish mine where still blooming, Have a great day
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I wouldn't know what to do if i didn't have my faux flowers! they look so real anymore, and no barfing kitties, yay! I just went to amazon and bought that book. looks great, thanks for sharing it!
ReplyDeleteThese are amazingly good Kelly! I love them!
ReplyDeleteI have that book and really like it. Your lilacs look real. You could spray them with lilac spray and then when you walked by it would smell real...
ReplyDeleteKelly I love the book but if I buy one more book Joe is surely going to fire me.
ReplyDeleteKelly they do look real and they look so pretty in your kitchen!
ReplyDeleteWow, Kelly, those do look real! Great dupe!!!
ReplyDeleteAnd they look very pretty in that pitcher too.
ReplyDeleteBrenda
They look so real! That book sounds great too! Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteThey look pretty good to me, Kelly! I love lilacs, too. I may have to see about putting a bush in. That book looks great. I am pretty slow to getting around to the newer books myself, but I find I get really good deals when I am ready to buy them.
ReplyDeleteWow they sure do look real.
ReplyDeleteMichaels has some that are very real.
I'll wait till mine have bloomed then I will show them to you.
Looks like a great book.
Oooh, that book looks good!! Great find, Kelly... book and lilacs. blessinngs ~ Tanna
ReplyDeleteWe have lilacs in bloom everywhere in northern MN right now, but still you had me fooled with yours. They look like the real thing!
ReplyDeleteThe first blogs I ever followed were Scandinavian and I fell in love with their bright white everything! I may just have to buy myself a little book present. Thanks for sharing!
Oh you know I am headed to Amazon in ten seconds to get that book~it is a cover shot that I can't resist!! YOur lilacs are realistic, so good for you!! I never even brought any clippings in this year, and I am bummer....life was passing too fast. Thx for the reminders that sometimes we need to not take things for granted, like our lilacs.
ReplyDeleteI just ordered it, and 2 others!~always looking for inspiration, Thanks Kelly!
ReplyDeleteArtificial flowers look pretty real these days. They're so easy to care for ~ that's what I like. No maintenance!
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Love your lilacs. All you need is a little lilac scent to spray on them nd you will swear they are real. Love your new book, too! xoDiana
ReplyDeletegreat looking fake lilacs!! i actually have the luxury of having 4 lilac bushes in my backyard...but they bloom for such a short time. :o( looks like i'll be making a trip to hobby lobby today... :o)
ReplyDeleteThey look real, and as someone who just tossed the drooping dropping mess from her counter, less cleanup isn't a bad thing.
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OK...you are my kind of girl...I love lilacs and do not have any in the yard...so Hobby Lobby here I come...and that book is magnificent...Thanks for the peek of the book...Love your kitchen!!
ReplyDeleteWe have lilacs in bloom everywhere right now..Love the smell..Yours look very real..artificial flowers look a lot better than they used to..Next they'll add the smell..I love your kitchen..Mine is white as well..Like your counter top with the wood floors..Have a great day...
ReplyDeleteI LOVE your faux flowers...they are beautiful. Once, I had a candle (a really good one) that smelled of lilacs and you might find one at....well....Hobby Lobby. :))
ReplyDeleteNice looking lilacs, Kelly and the book looks like it has a lot of great ideas.
ReplyDeleteBack to the lilacs.., Bath and Body Works has a great lilac scented candle called Lilac Blossom...maybe that would work to complete the "illusion", or maybe an air freshener to spray on the blossoms?? :)
I cannot believe how amazing your lilacs look Kelly. I really enjoyed this post. I would love it if you would share this post at our WIW linky party? Hope to see you there!
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We Southern Girls always figure out a way to get what we want! They look lovely in your white pitcher. Maybe you can find a candle to complete the illusion?
ReplyDeleteYes, the lilacs look real and they look great in your kitchen! Love the book. Maybe I'll have to go out and get a copy!
ReplyDeleteHey you have to do what you gotta do Kelly! They do look real. Lucky me, I have a beautifull, blooming lilac by my front door - so pretty (and love the fragrance!). The book looks amazing...will definitely check it out at Barnes & Noble. Jane
ReplyDeleteWhat a gorgeous selection of images, beautiful. Thank you for sharing. :)
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