rain, rain, go away, come again another day

i know, it's been a while, but life has been busy at designer head quarters.. it has been raining all week and is predicted to rain for five more days (i can't take it anymore, my house is going to float away)... i have been a prisoner in my own home. the entire house is organized and the garage is finally in order.... our house is so organized ghandi could find peace....

good news, i have acquired a new ottoman (pictured above), my neighbor always buys the most beautiful, quality furniture and i happen to always stroll over to her house to see all the new candy she has bought, i fall in love with many things and sooner or later they end up at my house. i don't know if it's my very persuasive arguments of why certain items are better at my house, or if she just loses interest and move on to the next it item... whatever it is, fine with me... i can't wait to get her new bohemian style bed!

a gem amongst gem; for my mother

“i look at my myself; and see a stone, i look at my friends and see gold, but I look at you, and see a gem.”

may you see the gem she is, was and always will be....

Happy Mother's day to all.

the organized home

well i have been M.I.A. but i have one organized house to show for it. i took a break to completely gut my house (not literally), just getting rid of stuff i haven't even thought of in the past year or so. it felt good to get rid of things (i had friends come over and have at it). now i feel that i can rejoin society at least my little space on the net. since it's spring time, get the bug and de-clutter your life! remember be friendly to mother earth and recycle or free cycle! Happy cleaning!

style sparing no expense

when i think about my style, an eclectic, funky, classy style comes to mind. from neo classic to stream line contemporary. and so i give you kate spade apartment which screams eclectic, funky yet classy. i love, love her apartment. since our home is floating in a jungle of beige and neutral tones, i decided to do something funky in our downstairs coat closet.   the plan is to paint the walls kelly green, wallpapering the ceiling with a black and white stripe wallpaper.  pray for me!  this is obviously something i am just thinking about, stay tuned to see if i come to my senses.... 

mirror image

well, here is my new obsession (as you know i have many), mirrored furniture! i love them. i just feel they add a bit of glamorous elegance to any room. i have decided that one of these babies are going in my bedroom (i will be purchasing a bedside table and dresser). as you know i am doing a tone on tone beige in my bedroom and i have been contemplating what type of furniture to buy for our master bedroom and one day it hit me that mirrored furniture would work perfect. it will really exhibit the tone on tone look very well and will give me just enough glamor. for your very own glamor check out Horchow for a touch of elegance

welcome to my master suite!

at last, the perfect master retreat.  happy friday!

monté

remember when my husband surprised me with a flatscreen? well here is the newest addition, up and ready for viewing. i must say i find myself spending more time in the kitchen cooking and cleaning, even thought the house rules are, i cook, and he cleans, now i enjoy cleaning more! as you can see the walls are still bare and though i am not a fan of overcrowded walls, i must admit this is pushing it... soon very soon the walls will reveal their own personal touch with art, stay tuned!