Happy Mother’s Day to the mamas. I hope this finds you contented and spending the day exactly how you please. I just came inside after some light gardening and “supervising” my husband as he assembled a pair of chaises I ordered for the deck. I’ll keep you posted on their comfort and quality. Just a glorious sunny day, and tomorrow will find me spending more time in the sun. I hope the day will be gentle with you however you choose to spend it. My new chairs are very Hampton-esque, and it’s a look of which I never tire. Whether it is that Hamptons luxe pretend house from Something’s Gotta Give or Grace & Frankie’s…yum.
![Hello Lovely Studio - with sister and mom.](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/jo-mom-shel-edwards-2013-bw.jpg)
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Mother’s Day Wishes & Coastal Chic Vibes
I wish you rest from your worries on this day you are called BELOVED,
![Tranquil muted blue bedroom in Bahamas with design by Trish Becker for Coastal Living - photo by Annie Schlechter. #coastalbedroom #paleblue](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/trish-becker-bahamas-bedroom-coastal-living-annie-schlechter.jpg)
HONORABLE,
![My rustic French farnhouse dining area with harvest table and Belgian linen upholstered chairs - Hello Lovely Studio.](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/european-country-dining-room-belgian-linen-chair-hello-lovely-studio-french-country-dining-room.jpg)
and WISE (oh my goodness, you are so wise!).
![Coastal cottage living room - get the look on Hello Lovely. #coastalcottage #livingroomfurniture #livingroomdecor](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/coastal-cottage-living-room-hello-lovely-studio-banner.jpg)
![Vintage clawfoot tub in a serene white bath with plantation shutters - Hello Lovely Studio.](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/001-hello-lovely-studio-fall-bathroom-clawfoot-tub-table-hyrdrangea-candle-plantation-shutters-4.jpg)
I wish you laughter and time to play
![Funny midlife quote about golden girl summer authoreeholmes on Hello Lovely Studio. #midlifequotes #girlfriendquotes #squadmenopause](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/funny-golden-girls-quote-milife-coastalgrandmother-humor-hello-lovely-studio.jpg)
because workdays stretch especially long for mothers.
![Serene white kitchen in early fall with hydrangea - Hello Lovely Studio.](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/00001-fall-decor-hello-lovely-kitchen-counter-work-cart-hydrangea.jpg)
I wish you tenderness of heart
![Bright turquoise cottage exterior with royal blue front door - Completely Coastal. #coastalcottage #turquoise](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/completely-coastal-turquoise-cottage-exterior-shingles-board-batten.jpg)
for the times you question whether you did enough
![Beachy basket with champagne and towel - Hello Lovely Studio. #coastalgrandmother #picnicbasket #summerliving](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/hello-lovely-studio-modern-french-bistro-black-stripe-seagrass-basket-turkish-blanket-towel-coastal-grandmother.jpg)
or comforted enough
![Pretty and classic coastal bedroom with candy pink wall, rattan beds, adn white bedding - Serena & Lily. #coastalcottage #bedroomfurniture #pinkbedrooms](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/serena-and-lily-coastal-cottage-bedroom-balboa-bed.jpg)
or loved enough.
![Levi's jeans. Melissa James Studio.](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/hello-lovely-studio-jenny-sweeney-13.jpg)
You did. You do.
![Hello Lovely's white coastal kitchen with Minuet Viatera quartz counters, farm sink, industrial cart, and marble subway backsplash. #coastalgrandmother #whitecoastalkitchen](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/hello-lovely-studio-white-kitchen-oak-floor-marble-subway-backsplash-industrial-cart-farm-sink.jpg)
It was enough
![Mark Sikes designed blue room with stripe wallcovering on ceiling, daybed, and built-in bookshelves. From More Beautiful (Rizzoli, 2020) with photography by Amy Neunsinger.](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Mark-Sikes-blue-stripe-ceiling-daybed-jute-rug-american-classic-more-beautiful.jpg)
because you are ever doing your best
![French country garden with bench and stone wall - Hello Lovely.](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/hello-lovely-garden-boxwood-bench.jpg)
with the blessings, wisdom, and resources that are yours.
![American style finds from designer Mark D. Sikes on Hello Lovely Studio.](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/american-style-finds-mark-d-sikes-banner-hello-lovely-studio.jpg)
![Belgian linen slope arm dining chairs in our breakfast nook with window seat - Hello Lovely.](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/european-country-cottage-kitchen-breakfast-nook-window-seat-hello-lovely-studio.jpg)
There is no need to compare
![Stikwood Hamptons rustic reclaimed wood wall in my Country French white bedroom with furniture painted Benjamin Moore Revere Pewter - Hello Lovely Studio.](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/european-country-cottage-bedroom-hello-lovely-studio-005.jpg)
your best to someone else’s and no shame in
![Michele of Hello Lovely in a swimsuit and floppy beach hat. #coastalgrandmother](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/michele-hat-green-swim-suit-hello-lovely-studio.jpg)
being
the fully human, imperfect yet kind, wounded healer that you are.
![Hello Lovely's white coastal grandmother kitchen with Minuet Viatera quartz counters, farm sink, industrial cart, and marble subway backsplash. #coastalgrandmotherdecor](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/hello-lovely-studio-white-kitchen-oak-floor-marble-subway-backsplash-industrial-cart-stool-1.jpg)
![Coastal Grandmother Shop the Look on Hello Lovely Studio. #coastalgrandmother #coastalcore #classiccoastal](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/coastal-grandmother-shop-the-look-hello-lovely-studio-ina-garten-boxwood-diane-keaton-nancy-meyers.jpg)
![Serene breakfast nook with window seat, Belgian linen slope arm chairs, and round dining table - Hello Lovely Studio.](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/hello-lovely-studio-belgian-linen-dining-chairs-serene-white-kitchen.jpg)
I wish you joy as you consider the many lessons that the years
![White Parisian style cafe dining set is perfect for small spaces and casual dining when you love a little romance - Hello Lovely.](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/IMG_2025s.jpg)
and your motherhood have brought you.
![Serene coastal cottage breakfast nook with dining table, Belgian linen slipcovered chairs and window seat - Hello Lovely Studio. #coastalgrandmother #breakfastnook #windowseat #belgianlinen](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/serene-white-decor-european-country-cottage-hello-lovely-studio-kithen-window-seat.jpg)
Is the experience with its colors and surprises and heartaches and mystery
![Serene white modern French dining room with farm table, rustic wood candleholders, and succulent in rustic pot - Hello Lovely Studio. #allwhitedecor #modernfrench #diningroom](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/serene-white-decor-european-country-cottage-hello-lovely-studio-dining-room-kitchen.jpg)
anything like you thought it would be?
![Hello Lovely Studio](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/00001-breast-cancer-hello-lovely-michele-19.jpg)
Because I expected less messiness.
🙂
I have been awed by how messy motherlove has shown me the face of a loving, merciful, grace-giving God.
The learning has certainly not come from getting it right, hard work, or experience. More often than not, the lessons come from those ways I continue to get it wrong, when the relationship breaks down, or from my continued missteps and need for control.
Forgiveness. Repair. Fresh starts. Apologies. Grace.
Oh what dear friends they are to motherhood. They help deep bonds deepen. They make a deeply embodied life more rich, full and maternal. They transform pain into hope.
![Hello Lovely Studio's white oak hardwood floors coastal grandmother living room, dining, and kitchen with Belgian linen.](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/0001-hello-lovely-studio-white-oak-hardwood-floors-living-room-hall-kitchen-dining.jpg)
HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY, friends. (And big love to everyone not a mother who may be reading – this mama loves you.)
Coastal Chic Continues
![Coastal Grandmother Kitchen Shop the Look - ideas from Hello Lovely! #coastalgrandmother #coastalkitchen #shopthelook](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/coastal-grandmother-kitchen-shop-the-look-hello-lovely-studio-banner.jpg)
Study Those Movie Sets!
I can’t tell you how many times I have pressed pause on the remote and watched a scene in slow-mo to spend more time with the set decoration of a Nancy Meyers movie. Train your eye and notice the architecture, layering, and furniture placement.
![Coastal grandmother inspiration from Something's Gotta Give.](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/somethings-gotta-give-kitchen-banner.jpg)
BTW. The interiors within that unforgettable Hamptons manse in Something’s Gotta Give were actually movie sets built to Nancy Meyers’ specifications. Even the kitchen countertops only appear to be lovely soapstone! They were painted to look like the real thing.
Keep the Color Story Cool & Neutral
White sofas are right at home in a beach house, and blue is a timeless coastal accent. I’m partial to grey and white since I don’t tire of the combination. Paint trim a crisp white (see this for ideas for the right white), and search my archives for timeless and tranquil inspiration.
![European farmhouse style and French Nordic cottage decor in our fixer upper - Hello Lovely Studio. Come see the renovation photos in Before & After: European Country Style Fixer Upper.](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/2017-06-08-16.17.09.jpg)
![Coastal Grandmother shop the look style on Hello Lovely Studio. #coastalgrandmother #homedecor #fashion #coastalstyle](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/coastal-grandmother-shop-the-look-hello-lovely-studio-home-decor-fashion-coastal-chinoiserie-blue.jpg)
I may not live on the coast or have grandchildren, but a coastal grandmother state of mind appeals!
![Soothing and serene neutral bedroom with European country cottage style and Stikwood planked wall - Hello Lovely. Furniture is painted #reverepewter](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/011-hello-lovely-studio-honeydew-sleep-pillow-scrumptious-classic-grey-piu-belle-coverlet.jpg)
![Michele of Hello Lovely Studio reclining on Nollapelli sheets in a white linen robe from Serena & Lily. #nollapellisheets #hellolovely #whitelinen #whitebedrooms](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/michele-hello-lovely-white-linen-nollapelli-pillow-pajamas-7.jpg)
Peace to you right where you are.
-michele
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❤️❤️❤️Beautiful Mother’s Day wishes!!! Such truth in your words!! Happiest of Mother’s Day from one grateful mom to another!!
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Beautiful Mother’s Day wishes! ❤️❤️Happy Mother’s Day from one grateful mom to another! And yes…much messier than I ever thought …but that is the way of the Lord…bringing good from the messiness….redemption!!! 🤗🙌🏼
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Happy Mother’s Day!