When it comes to Simply Good Design, everyone has their favorite products. We reached out to stylista Melanie Grant to share a few of her favorites.
As a mother of two and and avid entertainer, Melanie's style philosophy is simple and straightword — décor items must be beautiful AND functional.
Nola Party Bucket with Stand
As a mother of two and and avid entertainer, Melanie's style philosophy is simple and straightword — décor items must be beautiful AND functional.
Nola Party Bucket with Stand
"This bucket is what you see from my dining room sitting next to a cozy lounge chair on our back porch. I use it everyday to be the one stop drop for our outside shoes (it's so big you can't see the shoes unless you’re looking into the bucket). For parties I take out the shoes, give it a good rinse, and fill it with ice and use it to serve drinks. I also used it for a birthday party to give our guests a party favor on their way out the door!"
Drake Lanterns
Drake Lanterns
"The size of the Firefly Lanterns make them perfect to scatter several sets down an outdoor table or separate them and use one in a powder room and one on a foyer table. I have the Large Drake Lantern sitting with a simple candle on a rustic table on my front porch. And I love to tie a few Firefly Lanterns deep inside my Christmas tree and add battery-powered tealights for a fun glow."
Royal Street Urn
Royal Street Urn
"I love cream and white containers on a table for a party. They are the perfect canvas for seasonal color. Right now, I'm loving the look of fall foliage in the urn, but one of my favorite uses for the Royal Street Urn is to fill it with blooming branches in Spring. We have 19 dogwoods in our yard and in spring there are so many white blooms it looks like a snow has fallen on the yard! They usually bloom on or around my youngest son's birthday so I keep a Royal Street Urn on the dining room table filled with cut blooming branches. Benjamin calls them his birthday flowers ... which I love and hope is a really vivid memory for him when he grows up."
Mother of Pearl Bracelet
"The coils of roped brass that are backed with mother of pearl cabochons wrapped in sterling silver make this bracelet so unique. It reminds me of being at the beach because of the nautical looking design of the roped brass. And the mother of pearls shine so beautifully against it. This bracelet is my go to accessory while on vacation with my family or for when I am just going out to run errands around town."
We always love hearing from Melanie and sharing her signature style. Keep following Plate & Pattern for more must-haves from Melanie and other Willow House stylistas.
Mother of Pearl Bracelet
"The coils of roped brass that are backed with mother of pearl cabochons wrapped in sterling silver make this bracelet so unique. It reminds me of being at the beach because of the nautical looking design of the roped brass. And the mother of pearls shine so beautifully against it. This bracelet is my go to accessory while on vacation with my family or for when I am just going out to run errands around town."
We always love hearing from Melanie and sharing her signature style. Keep following Plate & Pattern for more must-haves from Melanie and other Willow House stylistas.
