Archive for October 2009

trick or treat





hope your halloween is filled with lots of spooky fun! taylor is lucky enough to get to go trick or treating with all of her grandparents. i can't wait to see what she thinks about halloween...this is the first year she will really understand what is going on! i am also excited about eating her candy :)

newbies....




at leontine linens....how fun is the skull and cross bones? a prefect combination for that preppie mom with rebellious boys!


*all images courtesy of leontine linens

three beautiful girls....




i thought it would be fun to take each of these girls and create their bedrooms....girlie with a vintage flair, rock and roll trendsetter, and dainty with a love for nature.


*images courtesy of crewcuts, interior devine, golden snowdrops, jamie meares

in case you didn't know...




i am a HUGE fan of graphic wallpaper. in fact, i think every house i live in should have at least one wallpapered room....

on another note, i have a big/exciting week ahead of me....can't wait to share :)

*images courtesy of the desk of annie, quadrille, elle/ tory burch, real living

good morning.



i'd love to walk down those stairs, plop on that amazing settee (only i don't know if barron could sit on it- he'd take up the entire thing), and wait for an incredible breakfast to appear in that beautiful kitchen....hey, remember i'm a dreamer......



i have been told this a time or two....and i kind of like that about myself. so are you a realist or a dreamer?

green with envy.





lately i can't help but be drawn to kelly green....i love it! if you are looking for an accent color, this is a great one to consider. i am trying to figure out how i can bring it into my house. i would love that X stool to magically appear here....happy monday.





let's chat:

man, i love that sheer roman shade...so simple yet it looks amazing and how pretty is it w/ the light shining through....making a mental note in my head of this: great custom window treatment/ doesn't break the bank.
*time out* taylor just woke up crying/ coughing (she needed water, went back to sleep)
i think that hand that palm readers use is awesome. corky yet cool...every house needs a sense of humor.
hello jewelry box: please enter my house while i am sleeping....i promise i won't be mad. i can even tell you where our spare key is.
mary, mary, mary- that wallpaper, those lacquer lamp shades.....how i love the (and leontine linens, that's a given).
thanks for the chat...off to eat a halloween cookie....want one?






you probably don't need me to remind you that it's halloween....i need some inspiration, i am running low on fuel. not a single decoration is up (i find it hard to decorate when you are selling your house), taylor is sick for the 2nd time this month, and i barely slept a wink last night. on the plus side, my XL pumpkin coffee this AM was the bomb....


a color that POPS.






sorry i have been mia...i went home for a house warming party for my brother. it was a blast and hopefully i can share pictures of his place soon. he lives in a cabin that my dad built and they just completed an addition (a bathroom and a laundry room...a must in any home). in addition to the party, i was able to get together with my BFF's for a night on the town (it's a rarity to all be together and no one be pregnant, so we took advantage). and i made a super quick trip to atlanta to help a friend w/ her house...she moved into her husband's "bachelor pad" (think GA bulldogs everywhere) when they got married and a year and half later, there is still very little of her stuff moved in....she loves turquoise and we used that as an inspiration when we shopped. so that is what i have been doing...now off to catch up, i have tons of stuff to do. happy tues!!

the beauty of imperfection.




maybe its the juxtaposition of what's going on- the things placed together that really shouldn't be there.....they just equal perfection in my book. the white dress w/ the rain boots, that elegant kitchen w/ stainless steel cabinets (might be my favorite kitchen), the old medicine cabinet with the addition of jadeite pulls, and that screen- well, it's just amazing. period. they all make a space seem perfectly imperfect. and that's the way i like it.

*images courtesy of a life more fabulous, belle vivir, bhg, bliss