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!!!
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
SUNDAY 1:40pm…I am sitting here wondering what I SHOULD BE doing…and as I look across the Living room I see my DESK…or what sliver of my desk is visible…buried beneath the ocean of summer, layered like a cake…substratum of tasks completed and to be filed..or tossed….if you could look at my brain I am 100%… Read More MONDAY MAKEOVER – THE BIG DIG – DIGGING MY DESK OUT FROM UNDER SUMMER
WHAT IS GALVANIZED METAL? – Galvanized metal is simply steel in some form that has received a thin coating of zinc oxide. The purpose of the zinc is to protect the steel from elements that normally would lead to oxidation,corrosion and the eventual weakening of the steel. SO THERE YOU HAVE IT. I like it because : a. it looks cool.… Read More MY CURRENT OBSESSION – GALVANIZED METAL!
Hosting the VIRTUAL BABY SHOWER for Erin of House of Turquoise, got me thinking about my Baby Boys…. who, as you know… are not babies anymore …wondering if it is time to update their bedroom…knowing that they will probably fight me because they love it, and in fact, it really is fine. Decorating Boys… Read More BUYING BEDDING FOR BOYS
Doing the VIRTUAL BABY SHOWER for Erin of House of Turquoise has been one of those gifts that has become so much bigger than I could have imagined. I sat in my car yesterday…. at middle school pick up line, wiping my eyes as I read, comment after comment….what people wrote, what they GAVE so generously of… Read More “METAL MOUTH” – CHOOSING AN ORTHODONTIST
A few months ago, I emailed my friend Erin, of House of Turquoise and I told her I had an idea. Erin was expecting her first baby and I thought that it might be fun to do a “VIRTUAL BABY SHOWER” I was kind of making up as I went along….and She loved the idea!… Read More WELCOME WESLEY – AND ERIN’S VIRTUAL BABY SHOWER –
DESIGN DILEMMA: My best friend, Trish, is renovated a 1920’s bungalow. There was little in the budget for NEW furniture. She had/has TWO GIANT BEAUTIFUL BURGUNDY sofas, which she needed to work into her main living space. Often this is your point of departure,( A BURGUNDY SOFA) the INGREDIENT that gives you your limits…your parameters. Sure it… Read More DESIGN DILEMMA: DECORATING AROUND THE BURGUNDY SOFA
CAN I ASK YOU GUYS A HUGE FAVOR? – If you have a chance, COULD YOU PLEASE visit and “LIKE” my Facebook page …..I am just a few : “likes” away from 1000!!!! JUST Click BELOW – ********************************************************************************************** OKAY, TODAY’S ORDER OF BUSINESS….The other night we were doing some back-to-school SHOPPING and on a shortcut… Read More TARGET THRESHOLD ACCENT TABLES – TAKE YOUR PICK!
SEPTEMBER 2001- THE “FIRST” FIRST DAY – TATE STARTS PRE K, PHOEBE STARTS NURSERY AND COOPER…WELL COOPERS GETS LEFT BEHIND…BUT NOT FOR LONG! OH MY. IT GOES TO FAST!! I look at this photo and I can remember IT like it was yesterday. Tate was starting kindergarten and he was allowed to bring one “lovie”… Read More BACK TO SCHOOL 2013-2014
