Furnishing Interior Design

While I absolutely love the stunning, over-the-top <a href="http://belclairehouse.blogspot.com/2011/04/eddie-ross-blue-white-easter-display.html">blue & white tablescape by Eddie Ross</a> that I posted here on Wednesday, I came across another more subtle blue & white table setting that I think I love just as much if not more.  When it comes to styling, I tend to have a more is more approach. It's not even necessarily on purpose.  I'm just not very good at editing.  My brain doesn't work that way, but sometimes I wish it did and every once in awhile I would like to simplify things. <br /><br />Of course, none other than the <a href="http://www.goop.com/">Goopster</a> herself was part of this collaboration with <a href="http://remodelista.com/posts/tablescapes-gwyneth-paltrow-easter-lunch-in-london">Remodelista</a>. Ugh, why is she so perfect? I regard her with a great deal of admiration as well as suspicion.  I feel like we'd probably be friends, I would just be her really messy friend whom she loves for being "such a spaz."<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi15pcdvZo1X5Utxw5251otGptkjHZfJaw0UEg_HlPO8Z9XGjXt7CzgjPeFWS-S54AoBA8p0Y5tyHY5TovsnKgoy4gDLzhXmAncWY7FEvQ4OvqTPtZk1JejB53Z4EQB_GpW3UnyrlGqUxwp/s1600/gwyneth-paltrow-simon-bevan-27.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi15pcdvZo1X5Utxw5251otGptkjHZfJaw0UEg_HlPO8Z9XGjXt7CzgjPeFWS-S54AoBA8p0Y5tyHY5TovsnKgoy4gDLzhXmAncWY7FEvQ4OvqTPtZk1JejB53Z4EQB_GpW3UnyrlGqUxwp/s1600/gwyneth-paltrow-simon-bevan-27.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Oh hi, yeah, I just threw this table together while I was practicing my Glee songs and doing backbends to harness my chi"</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5tSSXMsJSKetth_UmEm-rI6qbWycysDK_0V4koWOG9sHKX9ZuCkDd3zn4BsdcJJHVhMzLnhCu4QRCByLUUqcl_RSFw7g1pJdwZfMJWiMteVtVD3gg1TV5gIAFBL_towo3YG1HahK16LVk/s1600/Easter+Table+Remodelista+1.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5tSSXMsJSKetth_UmEm-rI6qbWycysDK_0V4koWOG9sHKX9ZuCkDd3zn4BsdcJJHVhMzLnhCu4QRCByLUUqcl_RSFw7g1pJdwZfMJWiMteVtVD3gg1TV5gIAFBL_towo3YG1HahK16LVk/s1600/Easter+Table+Remodelista+1.png" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNQxToztfqiIM31yw4GWXhh2J-MybFmqHohiwq6ivO5a5wFQHRyUaLcpbVO9tTMNBEmALiHO6ZAAkvV7r-Ecd18VGj7yQkv9d_-p6uNg8yovqhJI4o_su9z5c3srPa6A-F3BYiP7tmQ3Rt/s1600/Easter+Table+Remodelista+3.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNQxToztfqiIM31yw4GWXhh2J-MybFmqHohiwq6ivO5a5wFQHRyUaLcpbVO9tTMNBEmALiHO6ZAAkvV7r-Ecd18VGj7yQkv9d_-p6uNg8yovqhJI4o_su9z5c3srPa6A-F3BYiP7tmQ3Rt/s1600/Easter+Table+Remodelista+3.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiroO26PrNp2clGe8Xxxj9MHXmwPiRAiXGwzkJz85Zq1W9Fse63hv1lxzV9RzN0vKH-rthyKjaaCDykal76o_IpxQDVnxJX0a7MyekwHN4JiM-wBKsRwmNGdzmYcb0s4viKxEsszbJ39Uy/s1600/blue-easter-eggs-paltrow.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiroO26PrNp2clGe8Xxxj9MHXmwPiRAiXGwzkJz85Zq1W9Fse63hv1lxzV9RzN0vKH-rthyKjaaCDykal76o_IpxQDVnxJX0a7MyekwHN4JiM-wBKsRwmNGdzmYcb0s4viKxEsszbJ39Uy/s1600/blue-easter-eggs-paltrow.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxTbvUBu0haY185Z7fio9tVCgUaJJ0LmhRkTL8X5psz178p19cig_ogkXJQ7qTsaNktwl0uZn2K_-sO9irVyOHw_-__GColiVBFS447uOePn_RhF5z2oxdVqTnSOdy14FwHyQhYyMgcysE/s1600/Easter+Table+Remodelista+2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxTbvUBu0haY185Z7fio9tVCgUaJJ0LmhRkTL8X5psz178p19cig_ogkXJQ7qTsaNktwl0uZn2K_-sO9irVyOHw_-__GColiVBFS447uOePn_RhF5z2oxdVqTnSOdy14FwHyQhYyMgcysE/s1600/Easter+Table+Remodelista+2.png" /></a></div><br /><br />I'm pretty sure I need to have a set of these delftware Musical Monkey plates from Deborah Sears' <a href="http://www.isisceramics.com/index.html">Signature Collection</a> for Isis Ceramics.  For more on this table setting, including sources visit Remodelista <a href="http://remodelista.com/posts/tablescapes-gwyneth-paltrow-easter-lunch-in-london">here</a>.<br /><br />Photographed by <a href="http://www.simonbevan.co.uk/">Simon Bevan</a> for <a href="http://remodelista.com/">Remodelista </a><br /><br />Have a lovely weekend!

Easter Table Inspiration

While I absolutely love the stunning, over-the-top blue & white tablescape by Eddie Ross that I posted here on Wednesday, I came across...

<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOwo4WPZ0nsETtTQAGv997ezSHdw-JTiN7KOGOvqjhnd8zMRjAj32ilc7Md7b6LMxrSrBh1UgA4W4uL0tiNneBurDAaBTyGrb7wiENGWCMsBa0OIBaxOaPpSwdqS4u9HnG85EGlhFoMB4B/s1600/Porch+Charleston+Southern+Style+.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOwo4WPZ0nsETtTQAGv997ezSHdw-JTiN7KOGOvqjhnd8zMRjAj32ilc7Md7b6LMxrSrBh1UgA4W4uL0tiNneBurDAaBTyGrb7wiENGWCMsBa0OIBaxOaPpSwdqS4u9HnG85EGlhFoMB4B/s640/Porch+Charleston+Southern+Style+.jpg" width="453" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.paperbackswap.com/Southern-Style/book/0821258060/">Southern Style</a> </td></tr></tbody></table><br />I love porches.  I have had some of the best conversations on porches, bonding with my friends and family.  I have had some of my best meals on porches, overlooking Napa Valley or my grandparents backyard in Peoria.  In college, my roomies and I spent lots of time on our porches sipping cocktails and talking about boys. They're some of my best memories.  Someday I would love a house full of porches.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN4ZDmQ0GqA1hKxbMzSkQBy4As3416Pr4DzZHn3wLPS09lzcZS4gcBcldX5AnW12UErzfYycFT5fwja1VzKUlqyD6yzKDpdftRMIkZGrLwe-SPqQovVuijHFpQFQtYl71xr31sVNHEKqjH/s1600/Porch+Country+Living+.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN4ZDmQ0GqA1hKxbMzSkQBy4As3416Pr4DzZHn3wLPS09lzcZS4gcBcldX5AnW12UErzfYycFT5fwja1VzKUlqyD6yzKDpdftRMIkZGrLwe-SPqQovVuijHFpQFQtYl71xr31sVNHEKqjH/s1600/Porch+Country+Living+.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.countryliving.com/">Country Living</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifmtMpZFj94Mu4sgklQE5iRj4KmXsbKOWTIG5WHfVTu9AaiPwb3ECkiAwWVvMgVCuCbGZWUJhjJ2MkgIAWQJ2sOcYmU05416T02xh0ja3n1Fc1T_hG7wiZjp4wC3xtbvd8Bkbh6FhWG7W7/s1600/Porch+Robert+Stern+via+The+Enchanted+Home+.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifmtMpZFj94Mu4sgklQE5iRj4KmXsbKOWTIG5WHfVTu9AaiPwb3ECkiAwWVvMgVCuCbGZWUJhjJ2MkgIAWQJ2sOcYmU05416T02xh0ja3n1Fc1T_hG7wiZjp4wC3xtbvd8Bkbh6FhWG7W7/s1600/Porch+Robert+Stern+via+The+Enchanted+Home+.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.ramsa.com/">Robert Stern</a> via <a href="http://theenchantedhome.blogspot.com/">The Enchanted Home</a> </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp5Olm8kl6AmLQ_nPRoMI63MPXTsv4mw1MMQMCT00JBavYfIStFG5WVnuUyRH86uA-k7JJ5LZdrGvudf0MFhE6Bpr5VCN5JTexQxIZGq033_RyOxaGlyg1p_T8rUWS8BG00XLhfAb2h0qM/s1600/porch+swing+via+countryliving+.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp5Olm8kl6AmLQ_nPRoMI63MPXTsv4mw1MMQMCT00JBavYfIStFG5WVnuUyRH86uA-k7JJ5LZdrGvudf0MFhE6Bpr5VCN5JTexQxIZGq033_RyOxaGlyg1p_T8rUWS8BG00XLhfAb2h0qM/s1600/porch+swing+via+countryliving+.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.countryliving.com/">Country Living </a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirgpunJTHpINSAPzwuQuGVS1oRwoMoWcFnBQofc0oCLIozBhhFIzWybDwB6tn58idTW7eOrAHzofP8LDnCr3M2CILAvUKToJzllLvGI5OxHMSEMMA1NZBurdmPh0UmZ_NWB-mBsFtgFZsA/s1600/Porch+via+country+living+2+.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirgpunJTHpINSAPzwuQuGVS1oRwoMoWcFnBQofc0oCLIozBhhFIzWybDwB6tn58idTW7eOrAHzofP8LDnCr3M2CILAvUKToJzllLvGI5OxHMSEMMA1NZBurdmPh0UmZ_NWB-mBsFtgFZsA/s1600/Porch+via+country+living+2+.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.countryliving.com/">Country Living</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLst36IuNkTOl2Iv2N4P-luCQXq2-1IgYAJgRSB7pHAPME70W2AEcrif5Dls1pUdt4qG8sHM2D5Pqqq7Sbg1iRULuTmecXSBKIC169PhRohv28q_Djjf3twTOmn2ozjDlePSPl5fgCXOg7/s1600/Outdoor+Room+Cathy+Kincaid+House+Beautiful+.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLst36IuNkTOl2Iv2N4P-luCQXq2-1IgYAJgRSB7pHAPME70W2AEcrif5Dls1pUdt4qG8sHM2D5Pqqq7Sbg1iRULuTmecXSBKIC169PhRohv28q_Djjf3twTOmn2ozjDlePSPl5fgCXOg7/s1600/Outdoor+Room+Cathy+Kincaid+House+Beautiful+.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.cathykincaid.com/">Cathy Kincaid</a> in <a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/">House Beautiful</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8R5K7wPJo5KoCLDPNgIHVsDks-NGVxipv1Q6jaGamy77e72lHWMSJPr29Ig9TkQuPjH1ECemguYn5-G3fUky42Y5Je9xdqEEvmcytublHBuvEoT7tGb0WzOVKx3C_NB6rdZ1smX6xtWaA/s1600/porch+swing+2+via+Playful+Prep+.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8R5K7wPJo5KoCLDPNgIHVsDks-NGVxipv1Q6jaGamy77e72lHWMSJPr29Ig9TkQuPjH1ECemguYn5-G3fUky42Y5Je9xdqEEvmcytublHBuvEoT7tGb0WzOVKx3C_NB6rdZ1smX6xtWaA/s1600/porch+swing+2+via+Playful+Prep+.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">via <a href="http://playfulprep.blogspot.com/2011/04/porch-swings.html">Playful Prep</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilJv-5rt4py9S3NH_2_ACN7HC_lJ5wEoUTRj8twARglQAxPa05xZpAiqoxLEMRwznwtAQZzrdn7urQYOFYgiW3nTfruh1ckH7eakM1FxO8qdUE9CJJpbgwdEYRL6ilCZw0AFy0NdGpvu6a/s1600/porch+swing+via+Playful+Prep+.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilJv-5rt4py9S3NH_2_ACN7HC_lJ5wEoUTRj8twARglQAxPa05xZpAiqoxLEMRwznwtAQZzrdn7urQYOFYgiW3nTfruh1ckH7eakM1FxO8qdUE9CJJpbgwdEYRL6ilCZw0AFy0NdGpvu6a/s1600/porch+swing+via+Playful+Prep+.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">via <a href="http://playfulprep.blogspot.com/2011/04/porch-swings.html">Playful Prep</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />My darling little sissy lives the cutest house in Austin with a big wrap-around porch. She and her roomies affectionately refer to it as Edgy (to do with its location not it's style).  My sissy usually has very good taste.  She's definitely more stylish than I am and she put a lot of energy decorating her adorable room at Edgy.  So you can imagine my surprise when I got the following e-mail:<br /><br /><blockquote><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e;">the outside of edgy (the house i live in) is so plain!</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e;"><br /></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e;"><br /></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e;">i'm dying for some flowers, but <span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #ffe599;">they have to be fake</span> because the immense texas heat and my disregard for plant upkeep won't allow for anything else.</span></span></span></blockquote><br />No Ma'am.<br /><br />No. Ma'am. You may not decorate your porch with fake flowers.  I will go ahead and chalk up her momentary lapse in good taste to the fact that she's in college and her head is a bit foggy from all of her ... uh ... <i>studying</i>.  So I've decided to help her liven up her porch. <br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVW4vxBpTnwxcnaLUCc_mB9zd2QjkRQKU6KhIM0Y9fEH3lD-0Nd81JTMSa5fplydn77vqnFXxmCEsbd1rMPIMC8VOxC_Rd-nk5N1qUbCCtlCZ5ytd9o7V48na5ZA1yywB_GRPt7j0G1Q5z/s640/Edgy+.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="475" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Edgy</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>Aside from the obvious landscaping issue, the first thing I thought of when I saw this big gorgeous porch, is ferns.  Lots of ferns.  </div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUgAlChR8P-H7jPDSi0KSQyl2Jx3Djl9YdtU9-Qkt6yb_ltpC0m0QairOf2FU1PIkCNcepVJ-K0QGsI74bXhZkGqNMc7Tzs06EFCcQBBtO0QMI98uhfycpA2tXPzDCzeyxpgyYUlpab_Hp/s1600/Porch+Fern+Southern+Living.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUgAlChR8P-H7jPDSi0KSQyl2Jx3Djl9YdtU9-Qkt6yb_ltpC0m0QairOf2FU1PIkCNcepVJ-K0QGsI74bXhZkGqNMc7Tzs06EFCcQBBtO0QMI98uhfycpA2tXPzDCzeyxpgyYUlpab_Hp/s1600/Porch+Fern+Southern+Living.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.southernliving.com/home-garden/gardens/front-back-screen-porch-patio-00417000071944/page9.html">Southern Living</a> </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwiTaXc3FX3LY0vum8N_wewybwq8LmxCgoC7naZSi0XaIPd3W7IUbHZOLaQ0wZiGtcgXAFkAYbvhoWORYc0EGpPjqK7XxXAWPw4fT8hnG3whXGfmZyltyfkvgkDgfJfjWIBGSoW5ld23j0/s1600/Porch+French+Quarter+.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwiTaXc3FX3LY0vum8N_wewybwq8LmxCgoC7naZSi0XaIPd3W7IUbHZOLaQ0wZiGtcgXAFkAYbvhoWORYc0EGpPjqK7XxXAWPw4fT8hnG3whXGfmZyltyfkvgkDgfJfjWIBGSoW5ld23j0/s640/Porch+French+Quarter+.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:French_Quarter03_New_Orleans.JPG">French Quarter </a></td></tr></tbody></table><div>Ferns are classic and southern, inexpensive and pretty easy to care for.  <a href="http://www.southernliving.com/home-garden/gardens/five-great-ferns-hang-up-00400000006332/">Here's a nice article on types of ferns and how to care for them.</a><br /><br />For a more festive look, they could go with paper lanterns.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPa52LYFk7iEAfNK5jKt6pOFjOVc-59JFJy7VIB_qut7xjwy3Uucpm4-vhO7ge1hkAVFR1JcGUZxfV8wdJ0xeKc7cxbwqHTSOM8Ttc3NrkhVBKLxJf0mCaDCy4g8ZuPV14O1yK_M2bQ4vt/s1600/Pretty+in+Pink+Poms+.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPa52LYFk7iEAfNK5jKt6pOFjOVc-59JFJy7VIB_qut7xjwy3Uucpm4-vhO7ge1hkAVFR1JcGUZxfV8wdJ0xeKc7cxbwqHTSOM8Ttc3NrkhVBKLxJf0mCaDCy4g8ZuPV14O1yK_M2bQ4vt/s1600/Pretty+in+Pink+Poms+.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/58371277/pretty-in-pink-7-poms">Pretty in Pink Poms via Etsy</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>They can also add more color to their porch with a colorful doormat and pillows for their porch swing. </div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg02xqPuFA6Tbvd5CsC3mLaZFDbWTeuIApzYFBl6eYNl-WVGUy7NcnsqCs8MkSvaXmg2qaA7oO0hrnSnsnz2gXLDv1ludE1aZWGpvTYOVVa0lJBq-XRGkbKGlqEFKPcnNeHJx5u6wyFwDcG/s1600/VenturaPlw20inBigBloomS11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg02xqPuFA6Tbvd5CsC3mLaZFDbWTeuIApzYFBl6eYNl-WVGUy7NcnsqCs8MkSvaXmg2qaA7oO0hrnSnsnz2gXLDv1ludE1aZWGpvTYOVVa0lJBq-XRGkbKGlqEFKPcnNeHJx5u6wyFwDcG/s320/VenturaPlw20inBigBloomS11.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.olioboard.com/misc/frame?store_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.crateandbarrel.com%2Foutdoor-furniture%2Fpillows%2F1&store_name=crateandbarrel.com">Crate and Barrel</a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU_iIXzlyF74jAKhLMGDYg4tqAzN9JjEIkJj7MaGQd3O3G6bKDRcSMTEElnx00u9f8Jiqs9qmCBWN0fyXi6XkjlY8ksmKuMxoFr6-QRYqf3T2ZV151YKJ0c_61uETIU4W5fFmM9WoDQomg/s1600/Yellow+Ikat+pillow+.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU_iIXzlyF74jAKhLMGDYg4tqAzN9JjEIkJj7MaGQd3O3G6bKDRcSMTEElnx00u9f8Jiqs9qmCBWN0fyXi6XkjlY8ksmKuMxoFr6-QRYqf3T2ZV151YKJ0c_61uETIU4W5fFmM9WoDQomg/s320/Yellow+Ikat+pillow+.jpg" width="293" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/72401540/set-of-two-pillow-covers-in-corn-yellow?ref=sr_gallery_19&ga_search_query=outdoor%20pillow%20&ga_page=6&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_facet=handmade">Yellow Ikat</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>And maybe one little pot of real flowers next to the door. </div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxQy1t99qn6xQCJ19NO3ZLrUed5OM0ZyLuWf5o36AkW_IinA8YHowFuV8T5W1fGa729emvmbRvHcab5GHoQnc8rd0clYfTNJKmusyWF2i8PG1BKTRzWsQIGW2MnBPLFeIJjV279DOcJdCS/s1600/PerchPotWSaucerS11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxQy1t99qn6xQCJ19NO3ZLrUed5OM0ZyLuWf5o36AkW_IinA8YHowFuV8T5W1fGa729emvmbRvHcab5GHoQnc8rd0clYfTNJKmusyWF2i8PG1BKTRzWsQIGW2MnBPLFeIJjV279DOcJdCS/s1600/PerchPotWSaucerS11.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.crateandbarrel.com/outdoor-furniture/gardening/1">Crate and Barrel</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG9GolTes_l-nu9iWnzTiHu4dpPOmhxGBs1C8Gs7HnSCSWkqhK62lkN280O9QohpT94xNPPYRGkzxQyhV1k3AmwXOLF5e-YwAxfOLKVkkl6ue1al0LLfXHIvVjLFfBqnOZpgktexcfAbZl/s1600/WateringCanGreenS11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG9GolTes_l-nu9iWnzTiHu4dpPOmhxGBs1C8Gs7HnSCSWkqhK62lkN280O9QohpT94xNPPYRGkzxQyhV1k3AmwXOLF5e-YwAxfOLKVkkl6ue1al0LLfXHIvVjLFfBqnOZpgktexcfAbZl/s320/WateringCanGreenS11.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.crateandbarrel.com/outdoor-furniture/gardening/1">Crate and Barrel</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>Here it is all together! </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhimpCTunezysaT7iCErnP4BVK0TE8sT0-fYD_F3IP5JYp8oW7IP6_n5FKakvRjf9MCljCwp8Q5InWfzhXJ2ffgqmGaVQ5ry7gWALyqF2HY5baLOhyphenhyphenuLP1F3z3Ai5lKGsodofzuVF8AcRKW/s1600/OB-Edgy+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="452" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhimpCTunezysaT7iCErnP4BVK0TE8sT0-fYD_F3IP5JYp8oW7IP6_n5FKakvRjf9MCljCwp8Q5InWfzhXJ2ffgqmGaVQ5ry7gWALyqF2HY5baLOhyphenhyphenuLP1F3z3Ai5lKGsodofzuVF8AcRKW/s640/OB-Edgy+1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br />Lots of color, college budget friendly and college party friendly, very little upkeep. <br /><br />One last tip:  Like my sissy, I do not have a green thumb.  Luckily my husband does so we can actually have plants at our house.  My advice to her for dealing with the ferns is to name them.  Seriously.  It's hard to neglect something you've named, right? Might I suggest the members of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0000560HC/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=thegift03-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399349&creativeASIN=B0000560HC">O-Town</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=&l=as2&o=1&a=B0000560HC&camp=217145&creative=399349" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" />? Jacob, Ashley Parker Angel, Erik-Michael Estrada, Trevor and Dan. <br /></div></div></div></div></div>

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