Long, loooong ago when we were house hunting in Miami it seemed every house we looked at was muted colors, tan, light brown, coffee, chestnut, hazel, beige, toast. The realtor opened one more front door walked in and said, “rambling beige,” and forevermore I’ve remembered that term. And I thought, “I will NOT have a [...]
 As I promised, a post on Anwyn’s bedroom makeover. If the room itself looks different- it is. We made some room changes so the kids could have a play room and what a great change that has been. All the toys in one room- phew. Most of the pink is gone as promised, but touches remain. [...]
Well, now that the decorating is done Christmas can come. These are some snap shots from around the house. And now I can do the fun things like shopping for the last little bits of Christmas gifts, baking cookies, and shhh don’t tell the kids but we’re going to take them to the Nutcracker.
I really just want this chair. I'm definitely taking inspiration from it. Well I have had fun with the pink. I needed to get the urge to paint Ralph Lauren’s Aruba pink out of my system and now I am ready to grow up and do something a tat more mature. Anwyn is going on [...]  I love the idea of going into a store and having absolutely no idea what will be for sale. The only place that can happen is at a second-hand store. I love a good treasure hunt and finding the unusual bit, so I occasionally make a peruse through one. The real trick though, is being [...] I loved this the first time I heard it on Jason & Aileen’s wedding site (over a year ago!) I still like it. Home is Wherever I’m With You- Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros: It gave me an idea for yet one more use of an old atlas. I had the entire world page still intact [...] Look familiar!? Three thousand miles apart and Erin and I pick the same chair, same fabric. The teensy weensiest little difference is that Erin did the job during Valiant’s nap while nine months pregnant with Atlas. I, on the other hand, took four months and enslaved neighborhood boys to help me. I opted for glossy [...]  #gallery-1 { I got it in my head a while ago that I really wanted to try re-upholstering. I was interested to see if it was as difficult as I thought it would be, and also I just have not been thrilled with the upholstered furniture out there that’s available in my price range. I figured it [...]  Today mine is gray. Or grey, depending on which spelling you like better. I’m especially crazy about it when it borders on a warm, browny-grey. About this time last year it was hot pink. And for a long time I’ve had a thing for aqua blue. But right now I am in love with the [...] As a follow up to the Istanbul and Overd-dyed Rug post, here are the ones I chose. (Not an easy decision!) These are the over-dyed rugs I went with. Although I loved the citrine green I needed to keep the collection a little cohesive (thus all the pink) because we are constantly moving, the rugs need to [...] I have had two of these chairs long enough that the fabric on the seat is beginning to fray. That and I am over the floral brocade look. At least in my house. Right now. So, I got this hair-brained idea that I could reupholster. I mean, don’t you just wish it were so and [...] So here are some of the final photos from the house that were done for listing the place. But in order to appreciate them, you really have to remind yourself of the before photos! These wooden door hangers sat in my basement for a few months while I wondered what I would do with them. All I could envision was geese, and forest green bows, and other horrible things that smell of the word “crafts”. But then I walked into my nearby home decore shop and saw these darling ones with [...]
I’ve searched high and low for a cowhide rug to complete my living room, and I have to give all the credit to my husband and mother in law for the gorgeously soft hide now underfoot. They teamed up to get it for my Christmas gift and I was overjoyed. My cowhide obsession goes back [...] Freyja’s room needed to make room. A load of new Christmas toys and a little brother were moving in on Monday so we spent the morning cleaning, I bought these glittery leaves just at the craft store and have them over some of the doorways in the house. The fireplace is decked out in very fallish gourds and a butterfly which the kids found. Here's the fireplace decorations, I particularly love the mushroom. I'm pretty sure you can see a layer [...] Meghan’s post about the ugly dresser turned into a lovely toasted marshmallow, challenged me to work some wonder with a yellow dresser that has been passed around the family for years now. I called Meghan and asked her what she thought of dark grey. She said go for it told me to strip the knobs down [...]  I have re-located! My long and arduous search for “the perfect apartment” was looking pretty grim but as we drove around after looking at yet another dirty, drab circa 1970 apartment we happened to see a sign hanging outside of a beautiful brick building advertising an apartment. Complete with hardwood floors, tall ceilings and plenty [...] The cool thing about being a SAHM (stay at home mom) is how many roles you get to play. My current new role is interior decorator. My project- a comfortable, semi-formal living room that incorporates entertaining space, and child-friendly features for a young family of four in a traditional 1917 arts and crafts home. And since my client is me, it doesn’t [...] |
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