break time

taking a little break to tend to my little one

it's bath time...

not only am i working on our mystery room but i am also working on the bathroom for the mystery room and my good friend B emailed me this picture for a little inspiration... and it's quite an inspiration... it's exactly the feel i want, airy and fresh... pics to come soon...

the gallery is open

as you can see i have been working very hard in crossing of a few items on my husband's to do list (back in 08), we (he) finally got the gallery wall completed and i must say i am very impressed with his work.... you say what?

this was my inspiration... and though i didn't use as many frames or the same ones, the key was making one big square shape and keeping the frames within the square so everything has a uniformed look... the mystery room is coming along wonderfully, stay toned for pics...

one night stand

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not only am i working on the mystery room but i am also working on our master bedroom as well. it's been so hard trying to decide on a night stand but i think i have narrowed it down. picture number two was my first choice, i love the elegance and simplicity of this night stand but i really wanted it to have a draw (to put my chap stick and nightly reading materials in). but once i saw night stand number one, i immediately knew it was a match, for both of us. it's more versatile. since my husband and i share an office and i was yearning for my own office, i thought the setup above would be perfect with the bench underneath. so i am heading out to the furniture store today in search of the perfect one night stand...

everyone is doing it and so am i

hello, as you can see i have been busy working on the mystery room.... and the trend these days are stripes.... so i have decided to jump on the band wagon.... i just ordered two pillowcases (pictured above) from pottery barn (they were on sale $22.99....score)! the plan for one set is to cover with a bench for the mystery room and the other set will be on the bed.... i choose stripes (not just because my good friend Brenda told me to) because i like the added pattern it brings to the room and the airy feel it gives.... plans are finally coming together and i can't wait until you see it....

keeping the beauty

is it possible to have a headboard this beautiful and continue to keep it this beautiful?

boomya...

pure genius... thinking about throwing out those old chairs that's been stuck in your garage for decades? now you have a solution to bringing them together as one cohesive group and all it cost was a can of spray paint, some incredible gorgeous fabric and a little manpower... genius, just genius

in the gray

lately i have been loving cool/cold tones but i am a warm person, promise... but there is something that just draws me to gray, i think it's the new black.... however from the pics above you can see how they have mixed gray with beige... the best of both worlds. i want a beige bedroom but now i may have to introduce some grays.... caller you say what?????

ingenious

i've been busy being creative and creating.... it's been a busy summer so far and we are pining away on our mystery room. I know that you are dying to see the results (patience my friend, it will all be over soon enough)... focus for a minute on the above picture... does this headboard look familiar? maybe search back about 20 years into your memory. still no clue? well this is actually a mirror from a dresser. how do i know you ask? because my mother and grandmother had that very same mirror attached to a dresser and dared to hand it down to me... i have since sanded and stained the dresser and left the mirror part in my mother's garage... but i thought it was a fabulous idea to turn it into a headboard... it really opens up the room and even thought the wood around the mirror is painted a dark color it really makes the room feel fresh. don't you think? i want that, let's pray my mother didn't have a garage sale...

don't knock it...

i have come to realize that there is more to worry about in life than deciding on what headboard to go with when redecorating my guest room... i have moved on to night stands, which by the way i found an awesome deal.... let's just say i went on a particular website and found the night stand to die for (click the word particular website to check out the site), anyhow, i had to have this night stand if it was the last thing i did... all of a sudden on a lazy sunday afternoon, i just happen to be web surfing and stumbled upon this website, yes kmart... okay don't knock it till you tried it... can you believe the similarity of the two? however, i quickly came to my senses when i realized the $215.01 difference... and guest what, i love the kmart night stand, i especially love the cane shelf below... so this weekend i am heading to anthropologie to pick out a nice vintage crystal draw knob for this beauty... and by the way, i went with the iron headboard!

I'm talking headboards

Pottery barn (no longer available, so let me know i you see one similar)

Ikea (i would spray paint this a creamy white)

West Elm (again i would order this in white)

Target

for the pass month, i have been very busy redoing our guest room.... so far so good (pics of the room in process soon to come)... one of the biggest dilemma's for the room is picking out the headboard... i want a vintage, elegant feel...

readers you say what?

retreating back

this has been quite an exhausting week.... to find some sanity, i have been rearranging our life and home. i've been busy purchasing, returning and plotting... but i am so determined to make our master bedroom a relaxing retreat, just like the bedroom above. this is exactly the look and feel i am trying to accomplish... so as i continue to sweep the world of fantastic finds, i leave you with this image and i hope soon i will be able to show you the final retreat of our bedroom...

i love. i want. i have

notice all the i's??? i love i want i have.... why does it always have to be that way... will we every be satisfied? i think not... i absolutely love the banquette above created by designer candice Olson (it makes me want to redo my banquette)...

for weeks i have been saying that i want to try to paint a funky wall in my house (preferably our downstairs coat closet, that way i can close the door if it doesn't turn out right). the home designer of the zebra print fire place has guts but it looks fabulous. though i may not duplicate the zebra print i am definitely going to try this painted wall paper look...

i have to have those wood floors in the bedroom... it's my exact look and feel i want (beige tone on tone)... what elegance... so much to love, so much we want, so many we have, yet we want more....

happy love day......

we interrupt this blogcast to wish you all a very happy love day... may your day be filled with sparkling cider, sushi rolls, a good movie and more!

working it white...

okay, i love a warm inviting decor but i just can't give up the clean look of all white...

i have a friend whose home decor is all white... all white kitchen, all white living room, even her kids rooms are all white... now she has guts... i have decided that i must have at least one room in my house in all white... i have yet to decide which room it will be but i am thinking the downstairs coat closet will be a safe route...

take turns

remember 2010 is all about being organized (and staying organized) and de-cluttering... i find that when i am organized inside and out, my life runs so much smoother... i came across the image above and just loved the idea. because with everything going on in your life who but martha stewart can remember the last time they turned their mattress. love it! please feel free to share some of your organizing ideas here...

living in the moment of 2010

wow, can you believe how 09 just slipped away? well, this year i want to just savory the moments. i feel that 2009 was a world wind but 2010 for me will be living in the moment...

do you ever have so much going on, you haven't a clue of where to start... that's where i have been but i am trying to get ahold of it all. a good friend advised me a few weeks ago to start making a weekly list of this i want to accomplish for that week. though i have been doing that all my life, i don't think i have been staying on task, obviously... so each week/month i have committed to crossing off at least one thing off my mega list of list, no matter how big or small...

first i will be working on my living room, trying to put some final touches here and there... my biggest need is artwork for my living room walls. i have opted to create my own artwork... so that is my chore for this week... wish me luck!!!!