Saturday, July 26, 2014

DAHLIAS, doll....!

What's not to love about dahlias? They are so varied, colorful and intricate. I love big bunches throughout the house...they are such a happy flower and brighten up any space in a second.

When my boys got married a few weeks ago we headed over to San Francisco's Golden Gate Park to snap a few pics. The Conservatory of Flowers always makes a classic background and while shooting away my friend Tony noticed the Dahlia (Dell) Garden off to the side. I had ZERO idea it was there.....and it is amazing.

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It was overcast and grey at this time and these beauties popped with all their color.

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 thank you to whoever named this cultivar the Boogie Woogie.

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I think this was my fav...huge, pink and like a sea anemone...love!!

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goth Dahlia

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I have admired this large scale Dahlia wallpaper from Designer's Guild for some time and think it would make for such a fun, girly Entry....I paired it with a few other pieces that I have had my eye on for some time:

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wallpaper: oversized dahlia wallpaper
credenza: studded console by Tommi Parzinger...not the first time this hot number has showed up on the JHID blog....!
pair of lamps: I just realized they may have discontinued this color (gasp!!), but they still have this style over at Ro Sham Beaux.
mirror: Portico mirror from....wait for it....Z GALLERIE! I know...cute, right?! I have installed it a few times now and it is a fantastic mirror. And you can't beat the $300 price tag!
chandelier: brass and glass 9-night chandelier by Hans-Agne Jakobsson from the 60's.

all images by janel holiday interior design....please ask for permission before using - grazie!

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