Never in one million years did I ever think that I would find myself living in a home decorated with a cow’s skull hanging on the wall. This is yet another item that falls under the “never say never” category. I suppose it wasn’t until recently when it separated itself from the “Southwestern” or “Santa …
My Fireplace Progress: Mantel & Sitting Area
My first thought for decor above the fireplace/mantel was a large starburst mirror. I wanted something with a vintage feel and a bit different from the norm and finally found the overlapping circles mirror and thought it would be perfect. But when I returned home and held it up, I realized a mirror would be …
Project: Guest 1/2 Bathroom Unfinished …before photos
It was a blank slate when we moved in …well, other than the fern wallpaper, which if you look closely {at the top two pics}, is two different colors. As if they ran out of paper mid-project and when they went back to get more, they picked up the wrong one but didn’t realize it …
Phrena Pendant Lamp Assembly
Phrena Pendant Lamp from the MOMA Store It came as a plug-in pendant lamp but it was easy enough for my bro to snip it and hardwire it right into where the old lamp was. I spent under $10 for the simple white cover. Like a halloween pumpkin decoration, you open it and …
Outdoor Living Space Before & AfterProject: Backyard Garden Planter
When we moved into this house I noticed a pile of extra bricks placed neatly in a corner of our garage and immediately had the idea to use them to replace the ugly plastic border around the backyard garden planter. And every single time I look out the windows into the backyard I think about …
Project: Front Yard Renovation
When we moved into our new house in January, the entire front yard surrounding the lovely brick patio was covered in rocks …and not nearly enough rocks to hide the black plastic underneath. I hated it. When we signed our lease they agreed to let me plant grass. I said we wouldn’t take the place …
Corners of Our Living Room + My New Favorite Chair + Nathalia Edenmont
Our living room, like the rest of our new house, is slowly coming together, corner by corner. I do a little here in one room, and a little there in another, instead of completing an entire room then moving onto the next. But I get so excited to share that I can’t possibly wait until …
Slim Aarons Photography
Currently pondering art to decorate our master bedroom walls with, my first thought {and choice} are a few framed prints by a photographer who made his career out of what he called “photographing attractive people doing attractive things in attractive places” –Slim Aarons. A few years ago, in a post titled Slim Aaarons Captures My …
Master Bedroom Inspiration* Our Pseudo-Tropical Getaway *
Our master bedroom has this window with big white shutters that looks directly out to our backyard pool and in the late afternoon, the water from pool reflects onto our ceiling and feels like a tropical getaway. I really love it. Sometimes I have an idea for exactly how I want a room to look …
S is for : MY SHOWER SUCKS
There’s always something …like everything could be perfect but there’s just that one nagging thing that may or may not be a problem, a hassle, or just plain sucky. For us, it’s our shower. At first sight, it was actually the entire bathroom situation but I quickly got used to the idea of a mostly …
Signs of Life : At Home in My Kitchen
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 & …
New Sunglasses ~ New House
Kind of in love with my new Tom Ford sunglasses which weren’t actually my first choice. But the OGs were not so great so I returned them and unable to find these anywhere else, I purchased them through amazon {Tom Ford Sunglasses – Anouk Tf 57 B5} for less than half of what the originals …