Home & Garden Blog

Today’s Nytimes.com home and garden site showcases a shopping spree with India Hicks, the designer of a series of home and body products for Crabtree & Evelyn. While I am not a huge fan of the chalky, floral usual wares of Crabtree & Evelyn, India Hick’s inspiration comes from more tropical towns and products. Hicks picks out products with an organic feel and earthy touch, but bright colors and tropical designs. With such products as a pufferfish-etched dinner platter and a metal chandelier from Anthropologie, India has a style unto herself that we can only try to emulate.

Here’s how!

By using Smarter.com’s comparison shopping engine, I was able to find similar products to India Hick’s designs that are more affordable! Check out some of them here:

Muse Metal Chandelier: $565.00

Michael Kors Bali Queen Comforter: $299.99 (the price has been nearly cut in half!)

Young America by Stanley Surfer’s Chase Cloakroom Bookcase in Natural Cherry: $799.00

We’re getting ready to participate at the annual Mardi Gras parade where I live at. This is Southeast Texas, only a 45-minute drive away from Louisiana so this celebration is definitely big here. I’m still at a loss on what to wear but I didn’t have a hard time coming across these lovely gem-inspired decorative accessories in the colors of Mardi Gras.

Emerald green crystals in this lovely chandelier.

These leaf pattern candelabras in gold are totally adorable.

True to one of 2009’s color trend, purple royale is alive and just amazing in these tableware.

I never realized how the colors of Mardi Gras can be so fantastic in decorative accessories. Now back to what to wear…