Book Review: Decorate with Flowers by Holly Becker and Leslie Shewring

The book Decorate With Flowers is just blooming* with gorgeous flower arrangements, color palettes, styling, and just good old eye candy.  If this book can't get you excited for spring, I don't know what will!

Decorate author Holly Becker teams up with stylist Leslie Shewring to offer practical know-how and colorful inspiration for decorating the home with florals.  Blending their love of botanicals with their progress on decorating ideas for a range of styles, such as vintage, eclectic, and modern.  With creative DIY flower and container projects peppered throughout, this book offers fresh ideas to inspire flower enthusiasts to style their homes and create beautiful bouquets like an expert. - Description from Chronicle Books

My dog Sammy's nose makes a cameo in a few of these shots.

The entire book is beautifully styled and provided me with inspiration for the flowers at our wedding, which I'll be posting about soon!

Decorate With Flowers is available on Amazon.com.

I received this book as a sample

Calling all Decor8 fans!

I imagine most of you are familiar with Holly Becker's amazing Decor8. Well if you're a fan (and really, how couldn't you be?), you will be excited to hear about her new book Decorate Workshop!
I am happy to be a part of the Decorate Workshop Blog Tour, which will feature reviews of Holly's Decorate Workshop by several different bloggers.

Monday, November 26 – Poppytalk 

Tuesday, November 27 – Sacramento Street and A Creative Mint

Wednesday, November 28 – Hooray and Design For Mankind

Thursday, November 29 – Decorology and Bloesem

Friday, November 30 – The Curated House and Design Muse

Monday, December 3 – Simply Grove and In Honor of Design

Tuesday, December 4 – In My Own Style and This is Love Forever

Wednesday, December 5 – Mom Inc. Daily and Knack Studios and This is Glamorous

Thursday, December 6 – Justina Blakeney and Mint

Friday, December 7 – The TomKat Studio and Down and Out Chic

  "In Decorate Workshop, Holly Becker shares all of the design secrets that have made her one of the most beloved bloggers and stylists today. A companion to the international bestseller Decorate, this interactive guide takes readers step by step through her unique eight-step process. She shares her personal design philosophy and explains how to carry a vision into a finished room, from the early paint swatches to the final accents. Readers will learn how to identify their style, create mood boards, outline a schedule and budget, source materials, and start decorating! Filled with expert tips, important checklists, blank space for making lists and plans, and 250 photographs of gorgeous interiors, this is an essential planner for home decorators, whatever their budget."

- via Chronicle Books

Holly will also be doing a blog tour in 2013, so make sure you check in at Decor8 to learn more.  You can read all about it here.

I've included a small sampling of some of the great tips and eye candy that you will see in the book...
(Click on each image for a LARGER view)

This would definitely make a great gift for any design lovers on your Christmas list...including yourself!