It is not a secret that I love PASTELS. ESPECIALLY when paired with LOTS AND LOTS of WHITE! I WILL TAKE ONE OF THESE….. AND ONE OF THESE…. made in persbo I am ABSOLUTELY NUTS about that pastel blue and green industrial pendants above…..and below.. eenigwonen MY OLD COUNTRY HOUSE –… Read More PASTEL KITCHENS
PINK and I go way back. BACK TO THE BEGINNING IN FACT. And 5 years ago I made the SERENDIPITOUS discovery that I could use PINK as a wall color, much ike a neutral…to enhance the other colors…IF I chose wisely. HERE ARE MY 5 PINK RULES: 1. LESS IS MORE 2. BALANCE 3. START… Read More MY FAVORITE “GROWN UP” WALL PINKS
MY OLD COUNTRY HOUSE HAS ATTRACTED SOME ATTENTION RECENTLY..!!! PHOEBE’S NAVY AND PINK TEEN BEDROOM MAKEOVER IS ALWAYS A BIG FAVORITE… I have always said that the TRUE testament to a Functional and Practical ROOM DESIGN is one in which the room can be taken from “PIG STY” to “PRISTINE” (I use that term loosely)… Read More NAVY AND PINK TEEN GIRLS BEDROOM – REVISITED!
The week before the Design Bloggers Conference…I finally had to break down and do something that does not come easy to me…ask my teenager to help me with Twitter. I kept hearing the phrase “hash tag” and had no idea what that was. I mean I knew that this “#” was a hash-tag…but why was… Read More #dbc2013 and understanding TWITTER
Happy 2 year Bloggiversary to ME!!! On this day…February 8, 2011….just two years ago and what feels like a lifetime ago, and in many ways…it was….I started this blog.The learning curve has been huge and I have grown by leaps and bounds and I have connected with SO VERY WONDERFUL amazing people. I will confess…I… Read More THE PINK CABINET
ONE YEAR AGO…. .I got the “Missoni for Target” Raspberry Chevron OttomanI still adore the ottoman and the chevronbut I like having a slipcover , that can be cleaned…CAUSE, lets face it, WE ARE A DIRTY BUNCH! PINK GIRAFFE to match her little friend “Audrey” the ottoman “AUDREY” “MISSONI” Stormy says “thank you” for making my… Read More MONDAY MAKEOVER – PINK GIRAFFE OTTOMAN
THURSDAY COMBO NAVY AND PINK Navy is tricky. There are the those that are very BLUE and the ones…and some are darker…and more gray. Here is a funny story which highlights how OBSESSED I am with Navys right now: a few weeks ago…I went into the Jonathan Adler store on Newbury Street in Boston… …a… Read More NAVY AND PINK…PINK AND NAVY
…..and then, Don’t ask me why…but I started thinking about… PINK Pink and I do not have a casual relationship. Nor am I a fair weather friend of pink. I have loved it for years. My most popular and pinned Board on Pinterest is My “and if its pink” board with over 250 pins! Yesterday I… Read More PINK RULES
Once upon a time…. I fell in love with this butterfly fabric Usually I go with graphics and solids… but this fabric was so unique…so rich looking… ….The texture is so delicious… it is a heavy woven linen and it has ALL of my colors!!! and even at U Fab, ….my discount fabric place, it… Read More BUTTERFLIES AND PINK GIRAFFES
HELLO DOWN THERE!!!WELCOME TO MY OLD COUNTRY HOUSE! I have been up on a ladder today, I AM painting my dining room. I am covered with paint and the kids are trying to find a square inch of space to do their homework, on the dining room table… I stopped for a moment to check… Read More
