Hi Everyone, I'm back! 

So sorry for my silence, I was lucky enough to be traveling around the US seeing family and best friends and was just too much of a busy bee to check in! I missed my husband and design work here in Singapore terribly but loved every moment in the states, especially my last week soaking up the lovely spring time weather in NYC. I was just in time to catch the cherry blossoms and loved seeing large arrangements of flowering branches in loads of restaurants and shops - such a classic and naturally beautiful look! Plus, flowering branches will last weeks longer than cut blooms. Here are a few of my favorite inspirations. . . .

Happy Spring! 

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Love or Loathe: Cacti?

I love the organic and textural feel plants bring to an interior but find them so hard to keep alive! Which got me thinking about cacti - they have a fantastic sculptural quality and are pretty much indestructible.  I am not sure how they would like life here in steamy Singapore but I figure if they flourish indoors at my family's home in equally damp Seattle, then why not! I also love how cacti naturally grow in such soft, dusty shades of mint, sage, purple and gray and I especially like them mixed in with other types of plants.

So what is your take? Love cacti indoor or find them a bit too rustic? 

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Favorite Florals: Fall Warmth

Here is a little fall eye candy - I just adore the branches, leaves and richly hued flowers this time of year, they always looks so inviting to me . . . 

What is your favorite flora for fall?

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Happy Easter & Happy Spring!

{via Charlotta Ward}

Whether you celebrate Easter or not, I hope you are all having a beautiful Sunday with family and friends!

Pastel but certainly not washed out! Love this interior by designer Cathy Triant Buxton {via Elle Decor, photo by William Waldron}

Lovely simplicity! {via Honey Kennedy}

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Perfectly pale and beautiful {via Grace and Ivy}

West Elm recycled bud vases.

{via Rue magazine!}

Love the cameos and how they used the picture rail to hang everything! {via The Decorista}

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White chocolate bark! mmm! {via Such Pretty Things}

xo Allison

Spicer + Bank

A Gorgeous Michigan Wedding!

The wedding of my beautiful best friend is featured in lovely bridal blog Style Me Pretty! The wedding was in the back yard of the groom's family home and was just as charming and picture-perfect as the images suggest (and a total blast too!) I am a huge fan of Style Me Pretty so I am especially excited to see Rachel and Evan gracing its pages! And I know I am biased but between the stunning dress, the wild flower centerpieces with feathers tucked in, the amazing pie table for dessert, and the quaint barn for late night dancing - I can not imagine a more beautiful wedding. Even if you are not planning a wedding, there are so many fantastic tips for entertaining - casually glamourous for sure!

The bride's talented father hand painted these signs on antique barn wood! 

Read the whole article and see many more gorgeous photos here on Style Me Pretty! 

{Photography by Synecdoche Photography and event planning and design by Flourish Event Design} 

I heart Flores del Sol

While browsing Etsy, I happily discovered the beautiful preserved moss and floral designs of Flores Del Sol!  I am just smitted with the modern yet romantic feel of their designs. I am terrible at keeping plants alive and fresh flowers are wonderful when you are able, but these preserved pieces are just perfect for all the time. Just keep them out of direct sunlight - no watering, cutting, or green thumb needed! They add wonderful texture and a special handmade quality. So often I find faux or dried florals look old fashioned or dated, that is why I so love these current and sophisticated arrangements! 

Spring thistles in varying shades of blue and ivory in a white ceramic vase {beautiful closeup shown above!}

Perserved watermelon hydrangea, pink cockscomb, and coral parchment roses in a vintage geometric milk glass container.

A low hobnail milk glass dish filled with cream hydrangea, grey lambs ear, and white tallow berries. I love the shades of neutral here!

A vibrant shock of preserved pinkish red hydrangea in vintage milk glass.

How beautiful to set on your coffee table! A vintage wooden leaf shaped bowl filled with mood moss and faux flocked moss cobbles - who knew moss could be so pretty?

A reproduction mercury glass cup arranged with aspen gold hydrangea, cream parchment paper roses and yellow billy buttons {I am learning so much about floral varieties too!}

A bit more classic is this olive vintage glass pedestal with basil green hydrangea and reindeer moss.

Just one more! I love the color combination of these burnt orange preserved hydrangea and pale blue thistles! 

All of these beauties are a real steal - ranging from $24 - $75! Enjoy!

Spicer + Bank. . . by Allison Egan

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