As I stated in a previous post, a single room in the new house is yet to be completed. The kitchen is probably the closest to finished but the art remains on the floor leaning against the wall, I am in need of a spice shelf and possibly a great vintage clock …but I’m gonna …
A Room in Progress: Fireplace ~ Sitting AreaTo Sunburst or not to Sunburst?
. . . just painted . . . with curtains hung {curtains & rods from Bed Bath & Beyond} And what to hang above the mantel? …I’m thinking a sunburst mirror …or maybe a clock. Here are my faves within the price range, of course. * Mini Starburst Mirror – Nickel * * Crate & …
* We’ve Moved Cards *
Perideau Designs Social Circles IrhbIndustries Happy Girl Greetings inkOBSESSIONdesigns Macaroni and Glue Sweet Perversion I’m trying to decide between paper/snail mail moving announcements or the more eco/modern version, email. Either way, these above are a few of my faves. I think I like the first and last the best. They’re all from etsy.
A little bit of Zebra in my life
Just about every night as of late, I fall asleep decorating our new house in my head. I’m pretty sure I’ve got just about all the rooms done and hopefully soon I’ll get back on my computer and create inspiration boards for each to share with you. …but the decorating isn’t just left for the …
A Peek Inside My (old and small) Closet
PLEASE NOTE: THIS IS MY OLD CLOSET Welcome to my tiny closet. It sucks. Okay, it doesn’t suck but it could be better. I’m making due {do?} and using every nook and cranny I can to organize and fit my wardrobe/collection into. I really wanted to avoid the whole closet post until I actually had …
And now more than ever . . . we want to live by the beach
We stayed at The Oceana Hotel in Santa Monica and it was glorious. It’s a small boutique hotel that looks as if it used to be an apartment complex converted to luxury hotel suites. It was far enough from the major areas to be quiet but close enough to walk everywhere which is just so …
Laundry . Room .
Note: This is our old laundry room. Please click here to see our new one Sometime next year when we buy our dream house, I’ll have a spectacular and fantastically organized and functional laundry room …but for now, my laundry room looks like this . . . …and by “laundry room” I mean top of …
Spring Cleaning // OLD Home Office
{THIS IS MY VERY OLD OFFICE …in the first place the husband and I lived in together} Above is the street we live on …Palm Tree lined …I love it really. But we don’t actually own property here because we refused to buy when the market was inflated. However, it hasn’t bottomed out yet and …
Prefab & Kit Homes, Modular Houses, Mobile Homes in Malibu
In our ongoing quest for reasonable real estate in Los Angeles …and the possibility of beach front property, husband and I have recently been pondering The Heathercliff Estates in Malibu. Now, by “estates” I mean a gated community of pre-fab {mobile} homes at the top of the cliff …above the ocean. Right, not as luxurious …
Beneath the Palms ~ Pasadena Town
In our quest to find an idyllic yet affordable place to live in or around Los Angeles, which in itself is an oxymoron, husband and I have been pondering Pasadena for the last couple of weeks and decided to take a drive there Sunday afternoon. After a quick stop in Toluca Lake, walking through a …
BowHaus Modern Dog Den
I don’t crate my dogs but wouldn’t this be an awesome {small} dog {or cat} bed/home in a small living space? BowHaus …oh how I want a house to decorate ….jonesing for it. {PetSugar is giving one away}
My {Ridiculously Small} Kitchen – Townhouse 2008
PLEASE NOTE, THIS IS MY OLD -old, OLD – KITCHEN Welcome to my kitchen! Now GET OUT! There’s only room for one. Notice there are no drawers {NO DRAWERS?!?!?} or lower cabinets except under the sink and either side of the oven {which only fit baking sheets} …with the dishwasher open …with the fridge door …
Saturday nights
Yet another super-fabulous Saturday evening consisting of a little BLokus, some good old fashion Scrabble, delicious Nestle’s chocolate chip cookie making – apron and all, and of course, my friend Alison – which was a much welcomed distraction to the ping pong match going on in my head since returning from a high pressure trip …
love is all you need.
I am so in love with my husband that sometimes when I think about it [the love] my eyes well up with tears …the good kind, like when you’re watching a really great and probably sappy romantic comedy (& possibly the “meet-cute”). I feel so lucky. I used to watch those movies wishing I had …
just a ride // this is my life // now
Just a Ride // Jem Life, it’s ever so strangeIt’s so full of changeThink that you’ve worked it out then BANGRight out of the blueSomething happens to youTo throw you off courseand then you BreakdownYeah you breakdownWell don’t you breakdownListen to meBecause It’s just a ride, it’s just a rideno need to run, no need …