How is it already May?!

And yet here we are…

About halfway through the second quarter of the year and nearly 3 months into a global pandemic that has all but crippled our “normal” way of life. Now for me, I am thankful that COVID-19 and the stay-at-home order hasn’t too much impacted my day to day — changes have happened but nothing drastic — but I also couldn’t think about all the changes happening in nature that we can’t see… and possibly all the changes happening because we aren’t out in the world messing with things.

I remember reading about reports that indicated a decrease in air pollution across the world because factories were closed, cars weren’t on the road, and just overall how our being home was giving Mother Nature a much needed reset of her home. Imagine that!

I thought about how clear skies and vibrant colors, and my may mood board inspiration came into bloom…

Fun Fact: I don’t particularly care for flowers.

Lemme clarify — I don’t ever need someone to buy me flowers because I’ll likely kill em, but I can appreciate the beauty of flowers as I walk my neighborhood and I used to love visiting botanical gardens, just to take in all of their splendor. How could I capture and replicate that same splendor for the home?

So few of us are willing to play with color and pattern in the way that Mother Nature does — instead of fun & exciting combinations, we navigate towards what’s “safe” even if that means going with a palette we don’t absolutely love. Do you think when the yellow daffodils are blooming in a field of red roses and pink peonies, they say to themselves, “We don’t match. I don’ think we fit in”? I think not. So why is it that we’re so against taking those same bold design decisions, even in the subtlest of ways, i.e. decor pieces or transitional furniture?

With us spending so much more time in our homes, and what looks like may last well into the summer, I want to challenge all of you to incorporate more colors, textures, and silhouettes that are as carefree as springtime flowers.