Laurie Fleming Jewellery Brilliant Daphne, Jasmine and Beacen rings

After purchasing a custom Asrai Garden Ring and the simple Aika Ring late last year from Laurie Fleming, I continued to follow her on IG and fall in love with more of her designs. My original engagement ring was a diamond solitaire from my husband's paternal grandmother but he always said if I found one that I loved, that we could update it!

During peak self-isolation in late March, I decided that I wanted to get a quote for a few of Laurie Fleming's rings but to be modified for sapphires instead of diamonds. Sapphire is my birthstone and comes in a lot of different colors + still has quite a high moh's rating which makes it suitable for daily wear and it's quite often cheaper than diamond! I had initially only planned to get 1 ring but ended up with 3!

These were all custom rings and due to work-from-home conditions were estimated to take about 4-6 weeks to complete which is completely understandable. I submitted payment for the Beacen and Jasmine on April 17. I submitted my order and initial deposit for the Daphne on April 22. All 3 rings shipped to me on June 12 and arrived via Fedex on June 17.

Brilliant Daphne ring in 14k white gold, main stone modified with pink OEC sapphire

This is the ring would function as a "replacement" for my original engagement ring. I absolutely loved the side stones adding a little bit of extra sparkle but not in a typical pave or channel set band. I went through a lot of back and forth with Laurie's customer service rep, Shivhan, about center stone selection. I requested a sapphire with just slight color in the lavender or light pink family, primarily looking for round cuts rather than cushion/princess/emerald cuts. They provided a ton of different and amazing sapphires of different shapes and weights and I had so much fun looking through the options. I eventually settled on this very pale "pink" old european cut sapphire with a few visible inclusions. I hadn't previously heard of an "old european cut" (OEC) but really loved the concept and that it was a little bit different than a typical brilliant cut but not too wacky. I very nearly picked a triangular shaped sapphire instead, but we decided we wanted a slightly more traditional look for this ring. Laurie also slightly modified the location of the widest side stones due to my ring size (4.75) to be a bit more towards the center so they wouldn't irritate my other fingers.

The center stone color is very subtle in person and slants a bit more lavender than pink which I am totally in love with (a purplish tint was my first choice). The purple color comes out more in yellower lighting but in direct sunlight/white lights, it looks a lot closer to clear/white. The I love the claw prongs so much in person and enjoy that it's set pretty close to the base of the ring. Although I think that I might prefer the look of the Daphne ring overall with a slightly smaller stone in a general sense, I knew I wanted a size (mm diameter) upgrade for this ring, so I think I made the right choice and I'm very happy with it.

Beacen ring in 14k white gold, modified with white sapphires

I didn't think much of this simple curved ring at first but after seeing it paired with the Daphne ring on Laurie's instagram a number of times, I thought that if I was getting the Daphne, I'd definitely need to get a Beacen to stack with it. I had toyed with the idea of a colored sapphire (light pink or lavender) for this ring instead of white/colorless, but since I wanted a slightly more timeless look and the Daphne would have a colored stone anyway, white was really the best option.

No surprises here, this ring came out just about as I was expecting it! I don't directly have anything to compare it to but I'm happy with the substitution of sapphire for diamonds and I think the effect they have when stacked is very similar. Surprisingly, I also don't mind this ring on its own as it looks like a tiny curved tiara.

Jasmine ring in 14k white gold, modified with white sapphires

I loved the look of this ring when paired with the Aika Ring (which I already own). I also thought it would look excellent with the Asrai Garden Ring. Other than that, I didn't have any super good reasons for wanting it. Changing out the diamonds for white sapphires did bring down the price a decent enough amount for me to consider getting it somewhat on a whim with my overtime pay.

The ring I received actually has the angle and placement of the marquise stones to be a bit more linear/less angular. At first, I wasn't sure how I felt about this since the look of the ring when paired with the Aika wasn't nearly the same. I had emailed Shivhan and asked about the design but eventually decided to keep the ring as is because I do like how the flat edge sits with the Daphne and my Asrai Garden ring and I don't hate how it currently pairs with the Aika despite it not being what I expected.

Onto the fun part!

A photo dump of the rings on my actual finger and a bunch of different (stacking) combinations with my Laurie Fleming rings + a few combinations with my original diamond solitaire and a simple straight band for a classic comparison. Due to the ring sizes, these rings fit best on my left ring finger but also fit reasonably on my right ring finger and occasionally on my left middle finger (only 1 ring though and only if my fingers aren't swollen). I often wear one of these stacks on my left hand and one on my right hand for added fun.

Daphne ring + Beacen ring
(rings listed in order from base of finger to fingertip)

Beacen ring + Daphne ring

Beacen ring + Daphne ring + Aika ring

Aika ring + Daphne ring + Beacen ring

Jasmine ring + Daphne ring

Jasmine ring + Daphne ring + Aika ring

Daphne ring + Jasmine ring

Aika ring + Jasmine ring

Beacen ring + Asrai Garden ring

Asrai Garden ring + Beacen ring

Aika ring + Asrai Garden ring

Jasmine Ring + Asrai Garden ring

straight plain band + Asrai Garden ring, diamond solitaire, Daphne ring, Jasmine ring, Beacen ring, Aika ring 

diamond solitaire + Jasmine ring

Aika ring + diamond solitaire + Jasmine ring

Jasmine ring + diamond solitaire + Beacen ring

Beacen ring + diamond solitaire + Aika ring

diamond solitaire & Daphne ring comparison 

And a few different examples in different locations/lighting!

I never thought I'd be one to have multiple pieces of fine jewelry rings, but Laurie Fleming has definitely made me reconsider that. Although I'm likely at my limit with these 5 for the time being, I think they're all unique in their own way and absolutely adore all the different stacks and combinations I can create now. Since I have an office job, I spend a lot of time at the computer with my hands in front of me at the keyboard. Seeing these rings always brings a smile to my face and I'm very happy to support a small, woman-owned business who creates such beautiful products. If I do get another piece in the future, I would love to get a smaller center stone with a more distinct color like Alexandrite!
Do you have a favorite stack or ring from what I've shown? I think my current favorite is the Jasmine ring + Asrai Garden ring. I love that the marquise stones look a bit like leaves 🍃

For more pictures of my custom Asrai Garden ring and the Aika ring, check out my previous related post - Laurie Fleming Asrai Garden Ring & Aika Ring ⬅♡

Tehani natural finish furniture set [Inspiration Furniture]

This is not a sponsored post and its not really a review post but I think I'm just kind of hunting for content right now. We finally got our bedroom furniture sorted out and I really like the design so I thought I'd share.

We moved into our house a little over two years ago now. For our master bedroom, we purchased a new mattress and platform bed pretty early on, but all of the other pieces were from our previous living spaces and none of it really matched. Unfortunately, I actually don't have a before picture of the pieces in the room, but we were sharing a white face 6-drawer from my old childhood room for our clothes (which was part of a set that had pieces in the guest bedroom). We also had two small black nightstands from my husband's old apartment that were okay and matched with the bed but not really the dresser.

Although it was livable, I had always wanted to get a good set so everything was a bit more cohesive and we'd each have a little more dresser space. However, for some reason I really struggle spending money on furniture and finding a good balance between design + quality (materials) and price. We went to a bunch of different furniture stores in the first year but gave up for the most part.

After trying to kill some time at the mall this past President's Day, we finally found a set we both liked at Inspiration! The price definitely left something to be desired and it wasn't the exact color palate we intended to get, but the designs were cool and modern and after going back to the store THREE times that weekend, we finally decided to get them -
Tehani double dresser, Tehani high chest, Tehani left nightstand and Tehani right nightstand - all in "Natural Finish". There is a white high gloss version too but it's almost 2x the price and I didn't love the feet on it.

I don't know why the stock photo of the high chest is a different shade but IRL they all match.

Inspiration assembles the furniture for you at their warehouse and then you're given the option to have it delivered or pick it up. We opted to pick it up and my friends helped us (3 SUVs total) + carry the pieces into the room. All was fine and dandy until I realized that the bottom left drawer of the dresser was rubbing against the frame and wasn't closing properly. It's a LONG story and I am incredibly irritated with Inspiration customer service but we ended up getting that piece replaced. I'm only getting to write about this now because the replacement was delayed due to COVID.

Overview fisheye photo of our bedroom taken from the closet. As you can see, we have a ton of blank white walls lmao. The small purple tabs on the right are me trying to plan for future picture hangings. Idk why I took this picture with the sheet set with different color pillow cases. That looks awful fml. 

My side's furniture is the dresser and the left side nightstand. I also have a piece from our modular couch in the corner. (The rest of the couch is downstairs in the living room).

My husband's side with the high chest and right side nightstand. Also our ram ottoman with storage. He doesn't always sit there but I realized he fit nicely in the gap.

This dresser has 4 regular pull out drawers (all 3 on the left and the top on the right) and then the bottom right side is actually a cabinet with a door. I currently have my jewelry box and my hair accessory bins on top but there's plenty of space so I'm trying to figure out what else will go on there. 

Top left drawer is socks (most used fashion socks, then athletic/no show socks), inner shorts, underwear and bras. 

Middle left drawer is sleep shirts, camisoles/spaghetti strap tops and then "dressier" tops.

Bottom left drawer has denim shorts/pants, 1 sweatshirt (that's all I really need in Hawaii wtf), sleep shorts, and then workout clothes (sports bras, leggings, dry fit tops).

Top right drawer has most of my cardigans! They don't fit all that well so I'm trying to figure out a better way to store them, but they're not getting a lot of use during stay-at-home orders anyway so they stay for now lol.

Bottom right cabinet has cold/winter weather clothes for travel (like when I go to Japan in spring, fall or winter), 2 bins of more fashion socks sorted by color (one for white and one for black/darker colors) and then some roomwear (also typically only worn when it's colder).

The nightstand has one small drawer and one larger drawer + an empty cubby hole space.

Usually I have something I'm reading on the top of the nightstand that I can easily reach from the little couch piece or the bed and then my phone charger.

In the puka, I'm mostly storing books right now. There's another layer further back for books that I want to keep nearby but I am less likely to just grab and read for a bit.

In the little top drawer, I have cords, chargers and other electronic accessories. 

This bottom drawer is more of a hodge podge of storage items that used to be on top of my old dresser but now I have a good space for them tucked away. I dont use these items often but either don't want to get rid of them yet or they just aren't likely to be used daily/weekly like a multi tool, safety pins, individual jewelry boxes, etc. 

It feels a little too invasive to go through all of my husband's drawers on my blog, but he's using the high chest similarly to a dresser. There's 5 pull out drawers and 2 cubby hole spaces. One mini drawer for underwear, one mini drawer for socks, and then tshirts, shorts and athletic clothes in the larger ones. He stores his watches using a spindle thread rack on top (purposefully shifted to one side for some reason) and then has a small koa storage box in one puka and I just put the flat whale shark on the other side because it was empty and he fit.
He uses his nightstand similarly to me for electronics and other minor storage and then his nighstand puka has the AC remote, TV remote and Roku remote.


Not the most exciting blog post ever especially since the furniture is so blandly colored and my bedroom is not at all that interesting, but I do really like the design of these pieces. It feels modern but not too "cold" if that makes sense.

I did have a really difficult time with the Inspiration customer service and some adjustments were made to the replacement dresser that weren't shown on the floor model (so not what I technically signed on to purchase if I'm being picky). I'm not sure if I'll purchase with them again, but I feel like that might be too much complaining for this post. If you're on the fence about the company and think you're paying for the design versus the "quality" - that's absolutely right. I feel like if I'm paying that much, I should also get decent customer service, but what we have currently is livable and I guess the bar is set so low that I'm glad to just have what we have at this point. (If you have specific questions, feel free to email or comment and I can explain more in detail but not planning to add a wall of text here!)

Also currently ISO print art for the walls if you have any suggestions or recommendations! (Especially independent artists taking commissions or having ready to ship larger pieces that won't be too expensive to HI.)

Hope everyone is staying safe!