After thinking, and talking about it for three years, I finally decided to go ahead and buy the Dash & Albert Rug that I have been lusting after. It took a bit of maneuvering, we did not move the bed out of the room to put the rug down, but it looks great. It has completely changed the feeling of the room, I get so excited every time I walk in. The room is almost finished, left on the list are bedside sconces, and a frame for the bed.
Fishs Eddy has been one of my favorite spots to shop for years. Even when my husband was just a boyfriend he would take deep sigh every time I made my way in knowing that he was in for eat least an hour of walking around. The end result would be heavy bags filled with breakable items that now somehow needed to make it through the rest of the day in New York, and back home to Baltimore. Over the years I have gotten better about leaving with only a few things that I love not everything that I love. This way it is always exciting to go back, always in search of the perfect kitchen item. Here are a few of the items that keep me going back.
Have you been to Fishs Eddy? What are your favorite items?
cake stand | blue storage bowl | yellow storage bowl | side plate | kitchen bowl | diner mug |
I am off to New York on Saturday and have about 100 things to do today. Unfortunately all that I can think abut doing is painting the kitchen. Ever since I saw this image in a post on SF Girl By Sea last week I can’t get it out of my head. I know that I have to table the project for today, but hopefully will be able to revisit it soon. How often is to often to re-paint a room?
My parents are in town visiting and my mom and I are side by side on the sofa busy on our pinterest accounts. I stumbled across a project that I did for ReadMade last fall on a pinboard that I follow. It was really very exciting. I then realized that I did not have the image pined, and that I actually had never really shared the image or the full project here. So a year late, but better than never! Enjoy
1. Purchase saplings from a local garden center or nurseryman.com. They generally come anywhere from 5 to 14 inches, and take only a few days to ship.
2. Put some dirt into the bottom of your jar. The amount will depend on the depth of the container, at least an inch is a good base.
3. Place your sapling into the container and fill with dirt. Be sure that your roots are covered.
4. Water sparingly as there is no drainage.
5. When you are finished with your decorations donate the trees to a local school, city project, nursing home, or association of our choice.
This is such a fun project that I have done for many years. These are also fantastic hostess gifts, or projects for kiddos.
I was in Ace hardware yesterday and found myself staring at the wall of Mythic paint cans. Have you seen them? They are gorgeous. I was immediately inspired to find something else to paint in my house. After a day of thinking I remembered that all of my favorite people are coming to visit next month and I would really like to get our guest room tidied up for their visits. The guest room is the last major room in our house to have not received a makeover since we moved in. I am not sure yet what I am going to do, but I here are some colors that I am thinking about.
Whenever I go home my mom always has fresh flowers in my old room. It always makes me feel so special, and let’s me know how excited she is to have me there. I have always aspired to be a lady with a fantastic guest room. A place where my friends and family can come and feel like they are really appreciated. Soft sheets, fluffy down comforters, and a great welcome basket. A toothbrush, incase one was forgotten, fabulous towels, some nibbles, reading, and a little note to let them know they are loved all go into my welcome baskets. What goes into yours?
1. Guest toothbrushes by Izola 2. Turkish towels from Antiochia 3. Anthology Magazine 4. Note card from Rifle Paper Co. 5. Water carafe from Williams-Sonoma 6. Salt Caramels from Nunu 7. Apricot Green Tea Gummies from Bissinger’s
I am always on the hunt for rugs. Primarily because I can’t face spending $1,000 on something that will have dirty dog paws, trampling across it. Coffee and food spilled on it, and lord knows what else. Perhaps one day, but today is not that day. I was thrilled when I found this rug from Urban Outfitters for $69. It is probably a bit small for most rooms, but you can easily purchase two, attach them, and still have a rug for far less than most other options.
Have you seen any of the fabulous work from Nicholas Andersen and Julie Ho of Confetti System? I am absolutely in love with the tassel garlands that they make. I first noticed them in J. Crew’s windows last fall, and have been dreaming of them ever since. I think that they would be perfect for most any party, and delightful in a child’s room. I think that I might even get a strand and hang it on the wall above our bed.
I have a four day weekend starting at 8pm tomorrow night and I am so excited! I am not traveling, or visiting with in-laws. No meetings, nothing on my calendar. It will be a proper stay-cation and I could not be more excited! Of course I had to make plans, but ones that I have laid out, and am giddy about!
We moved into our house two years ago this month { how can it possibly be two years} and I have used my studio as little more than a dumping ground. I have re-organized, and changed the layout about three or four times, but have not found the best fit for me. The main problem is that I was trying to only work with what I already had, and without adding anything new to the mix it did not work out.
Last weekend I made the trek to the suburbs and IKEA. {I have a love hate relationship with IKEA, but that is a story for another day!} I also purchased some much needed paint. All of the walls in our house were painted the same color when we moved in, “sell it” cream or something along those lines, Navaho White by Sherwin Williams in our case. {Apparently people purchase homes based on wall colors, ridiculous, but again, this is a story for another day!} Last year when we were painting most of the other rooms in our house, I discovered that Lowe’s had the recipes for all of the Benjamin Moore paints, and I have never looked back! I save a ton of money, about half the price, and still get exactly what I want!
So in summation, this weekend, on my four day stay-cation, I will be renovating my studio, and hopefully making it a more pleasant, inspirational, and useful space! Below are a few of the goodies that I picked up for the project!
I will be adding before and after photos, and some wish list items to add to the room over time, in the coming weeks!
I am head over heals in love with Mae! The perfect collaboration of Peta, Bec and Emily from Australia. These reusable, transferable, and dreamy decals are ready for anyone with an imagination. Unlike many decals these can be moved around, tussled up and used again. Made from fabric and eco inks they are a perfect playmate for your little one.
Or not so little one. I literally screamed when I came across this lovely lady. I think that we might need to move to accomidate this amazing gal in our house!
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