TARGET HAS DONE IT AGAIN! I SPIED CUTE UPON CLASSY UPON SNAZZY UPON FANCY…OTTOMANS AND STOOLS OUT THE WAZOO!!! TAKE YOUR PICK, ONE IS JUST AS CUTE AS THE NEXT AND THERE ARE WHIMSICAL ONES AND TRADITIONAL ONES, SIMPLE AND EVEN ONES WITH NAIL HEAD TRIM!!!(if you click on any stool name and it will… Read More ON TARGET – OTTOMANS, POUFFS AND STOOLS – OH MY!
Happy Monday! Sometimes…it’s the little things…that make me smile from ear to ear. Like walking outside this past Saturday morning and being surprise-kissed on the cheek by a cool breeze…apparently Summer left town during the night and Autumn happily arrived! ….OR THIS FACE… ….or a recent visit to Target with my friend Lisa…I generally as… Read More MONDAY MAKEOVER – COLOR IN THE KITCHEN
MABEL Stopped being a dog around year 2 of what would be her 19+ years AS A DOG/PERSON. She belonged…or rather owned my friend Nancy…. heart , line and stinker…and they spent the better part of 20 years growing up…forging careers…even garnering a few Oscar Nominations… Mabel was the consummate “Girl’s best friend”…as good a… Read More MABEL, MABEL STRONG AND ABLE…WE SURE MISS YOU UNDER THE TABLE
Phoebe’s middle name is “Holiday” after the incomparable Billie Holiday . All of the kids have “jazz” middle names…Tate “Coltrane” and Cooper “Ellington”. Big Jazz Fans! There are 5 days left FOR anyone to apply for entry into the APARTMENT THERAPY HERE IS HOW IT WORKS: THERE ARE 5 DIVISIONS: 1.WARM, 2.COOL, 3.LIGHT, 4.DARK, 6.INTERNATIONAL FROM NOW… Read More SOMETHING FOR ME…SOMETHING FOR YOU!
On the morning of September 11, 2001…I was doing what most people were doing…just going about my day…working..traveling…getting the kids off to school…noticing that AUTUMN was just around the corner…planning the days events…which included unlike most people… …getting a Birthday Cake for my baby boy Cooper’s first birthday. September 11 I remember standing in the… Read More SEPTEMBER 11 BIRTHDAY BOY
FROM MAD MEN – SEASON 5 “The Man with the Miniature Orchestra” by Dave Algonquin. “There were phrases of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony that still made Coe cry. He always thought it had to do with the circumstances of the composition itself. He imagined Beethoven deaf and soul-sick, his heart broken, scribbling furiously while… Read More MAD MEN AND THE COUNTRY
To those of you visiting from HOUSE OF TURQUOISE today…WELCOME!!! I AM GUEST HOSTING on HOUSE OF TURQUOISE TODAY TALKING ABOUT one of my FAVORITE COLORS… Benjamin Moore Palladian Blue! HERE IS ANOTHER WONDERFUL BENJAMIN MOORE AQUA BLUE. It is called “MAJESTIC BLUE”, and is a cousin to “TRANQUIL BLUE” AND “BIRDS EGG” …in fact the… Read More MONDAY MAKEOVER – NEW “MAJESTIC BLUE” FRONT DOOR!
pretty pretty PLEASE CLICK BELOW IF YOU HAVE NOT YET “FAVORITED” PHOEBE’S BEDROOM!!! WITH ALL OF MY PINTEREST, FACEBOOK AND LOVELY BLOG FOLLOWERS…I AM SURE TO WIN!!! EXCITING NEWS! I found out today that my PAINTINGS have been accepted to be shown and sold by UGALLERY !! This means that in a very short time… Read More UGALLERY AND LESLI DEVITO PAINTINGS…THAT’S ME!!!
I JUST FINISHED AN ORDER FOR 25 “WHITE DRESS” PAINTINGS…. … A MARTHA STEWART COLOR CALLED “LAGOON” . …WHICH IS VERY SIMILAR TO BENJAMIN MOORE “WATERFALL” …AND BENJAMAIN MOORE “HEARTBEAT” THE ORIGINAL “WHITE DRESS” PAINTING HANGS IN MY LIVING ROOM…. …as I was painting, I kept thinking about how these colors, ESPECIALLY THE PINK, remind… Read More 25 DRESSES AND THE BRADY BUNCH GIRLS ROOM
THIS JUST IN!!! I HAVE BEEN CHOSEN FOR THE 2013 APARTMENT THERAPY ROOM FOR COLOR CONTEST!!! CLICK ON ANY PHOTO ON THIS PAGE AND YOU WILL BE TAKEN TO THE CONTEST PAGE….THERE YOU CAN “LIKE” THIS ENTRY AND GET ME CLOSER TO THE WIN!!! PLEASE PASS THIS ON TO… Read More APARTMENT THERAPY ROOM FOR COLOR CONTEST!!!
