Merry Christmas from AsterHouse Design...

 

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On the 1st Day of Christmas...

...my design inspiration came to me...from my amazing business partner...

 

They say "great minds think alike" and I have to agree with the alike part...but what makes it so great is when one of us has a fabulous thought and the other one takes it and makes it even better...and that happens all the time!!  Here's to another year of great inspiration!!!

On the 2nd Day of Christmas...

...my design inspiration came to me...

 

...as I walked through my day in my own home...what works here??  What needs attention...how does it flow...why does this not function well???  That makes me smile...

 

On the 3rd Day of Christmas...

...my design inspiration came to me...



 

On the 4th Day of Christmas...

...my design inspiration came to me...from some of our favorite "to-the-trade" resources...

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

On the 5th Day of Christmas...

...my design inspiration came to me...from books and books of fabrics...

On the 6th Day of Christmas...

...my design inspiration came to me...from our local shops...(now I will say "local" is a relative term...when you live in Manhattan, Kansas anything within a short days drive is "local")

 

Manhattan...



http://www.t-la-re.com/

Great stop for pieces with history...especially mid-century finds!!

 

Junction City...



 

 

 

 

 

 

A go-to for upscale finishes at a budget price!!

http://www.gatheringsontheprairie.com/

 

 

Kansas City...First Friday's...West Bottoms, Kansas City...favorite stop!!



http://www.facebook.com/pages/Bottoms-Up-Antique-Market/123248934353098

 

Wichita...



 

Fabulous cooperative of several amazingly creative ladies...the first place to stop for all things shabby chic...re-purposed...housed in an adorable historic home in The Green Elephant shops!

http://thecottagecollective.com/

 

Overland Park...



Every visit to Kansas City includes a stop at this Overland Park shop...you never know what you will find!! http://www.revivalhf.com/

 

Kansas City



This is a staple...great traditional, classy pieces and finishings fitting into any budget...http://www.nellhills.com/

 

Just a few of our go-to inspiration stops!!

On the 7th day of Christmas...

...my design inspiration came to me...from the boards of...

http://pinterest.com/asterhouse/

On the 8th day of Christmas...

...my design inspiration came to me...from my favorite blogs...

 

http://purestylehome.blogspot.com/

http://emilyaclark.blogspot.com/

http://flipflopsandpearlsdesign.blogspot.com/

centsational girl

http://www.centsationalgirl.com/

urban grace

http://blog.urbangrace.com/

On the 9th day of Christmas...

...my design inspiration came to me...from the gorgeous natural arrangements in the boxes along the streets of Chicago...



 

On the 10th Day of Christmas...

...my design inspiration came to me...from the pages of the fashion gurus...

 Chinoisorie

 

Elegant black with some sparkle

 

Sophisticated lines, rich-red color, fitted

Creamy, winter white, lace look overlay, feminine without frill

 

 Bold pattern, traditional lines

Love black, brown and gold!!

Why do what everyone else does???  Black stripes with citron accents...of course!!

 

 

 

On the 11th day of Christmas...

...my design inspiration came to me...through travels throughout the Midwest....

LUXE Home, Chicago

 

Kravet Showroom, Chicago

 

Antique Market, New Orleans

The Find, Chicago

Kravet Showroom, Chicago

Magazine Street, New Orleans

Arhaus Showroom, Estes Park

white tent in the middle of Roundtop, Tx

French Antiques, Bottoms Up Antique, West Bottoms, Kansas City

Schumacher Showroom, Chicago