I have about four more weeks and i really wanted to be completely finsihed by now but things happen;; I had a change of direction with the bedding (I will have to post about that later) so i am waiting on the seamstress to sew the cribskirt and then ALL will be done..i got the Tree (yes tree) finished yesterday (behind the crib)and just about all is done (well i have to finish recovering these shades, can you tell the “forms” have been used and reused, like my SPJST paper pattern;;) and do a little hand sewing here and there..but here is a preview!

Kelly has been hosting a home tour of bloggers and YALL, it is huge, i cant believe how many people link to it..i can never look through them all but it is fun. I have missed nearly every room in the house but i am going to jump in on the bathroom tour (not sure what that means)…i tried to find or scan a picture of how my baths looked for the

Better Homes

pictures in 2005 but no luck (with the scanner or a picture) but the master bath (which is the non toile one) was a mint green and had CARPET (not to mention the PAINTED formica counter tops, yes i am serious and still no tile)..i was horrified they even wanted to photograph it, i was like “uh really??” amazing how they did not “cover” things i thought were great and then focused on areas i was not really comfortable with;; thats showbiz i guess…ha!

After Drew was born, i painted the master bath SW hopsack and I LOVE THIS COLOR, i have used it in several clients spaces since..it looks like caramel candy being cooked-yum!

So i am posting two baths, neither fancy, both have vinyl square floors from Lowe’s which are impossible to keep but very cute..the ruffle shower curtain is from TJ Maxx (it is a calmer version of the ruffle shower curtain they used to have at Anthropologie;;) the matelesse shower curtain is peacock alley and is 10 years old..it was such a splurge when we were newlyweds but it has really held up..love it (again with the borax;;)(and the checked ribbon lowers it to the floor to cover the tub)

people always ask me about toile being trendy and “on the way out”..this is the basic “country life” toile by Waverly..i had it in our very first house 10 years ago and again here (and i have drapes out of it in red in the living room)and i never get tired of it..maybe just me.

sorry for the lack of good pictures, this “dirty mirror” picture shows the light in the little toile bath..no wide picture in my files;( …and no that is not a current picture of my face, it is much “fuller” now at 8 nearly 9 months pregnant!;;
enjoy!

[nursery update: still in progress, waiting for the seamstress to finish the crib skirt and then i will have pictures of the finished room! check back!]

I am going to stop apologizing for the baby posts..after all the motto here is “style, comfort, HOME” so i am posting away, hold on tight.

I ran across a great idea this morning from Making it Lovely, darling little girl nursery and montly picture idea (you know how a lot of people are taking pictures of their babies with the same stuffed animal or in a chair to show growth) well this ads to the charm..Isnt babY Eleanor just adorable..check our her mom’s fab blog when you have time and enjoy!

several things i am loving this morning20 MULE TEAM BORAX (yes I am serious) and this little diaper cover..non-frilly, ruffly diaper covers are so hard to find but a July baby needs the diaper cover and tee for his wardrobe dont you agree?? (and i am not into ones that look like little wrangler jeans;;;) this cutie is from the Monogram chick.

Back to the Borax..it is awesome..you can boil old linens with it and you will be amazed..i used on an old feltman sweater and bubble suit and it got out age spots and formula stains..very impressed and it is gentler than bleach! i hear it is great with cloth diaper and many other uses.. for instance,I have some thin white valances in my kitchen, i was ready to pitch them, they are 8 years old and just look dingy, i still like the look though so i tried the borax..totally worked!

and back to monograms, i found this wonderful picture on Harrington House, love her blog, a new mama who is so creative, not sure if this photo is from her party or somewhere else but i love the use of the burlap, gourds, sam’s cheesecake bites i LOVE, and of course the monograms;; (and brown did i say brown)

last but not least, look what Brooklyn Limestone did with grapevine wreaths, so many of us love NESTS and this looks reallly easy and could be used for an event other than a shower even..so cute!

HAPPY TUESDAY!

I went here yesterday and it is just so sweet..love this store..they offer fab custom services but also a lot of great off the rack things from carseat covers (who would be interested in such a thing) to Dwell toys (some dwell items were on sale in fact including the infamous polka dot giraffe), those Dash and Albert rugs, sweet layette items (I bought Henry a little onesie with nests and birds..sigh), etc…so if you are near houston, interested in baby things, then RUN to Nest & Cot in Rice Village..you will love it!

and let me just say, I am sorry this has turned into a baby/nursery blog..but please just bare with me a little longer..i promise at least to never ever post about nursing here (though i did find a nursing cover in a cute fabric last week….;;;)

oh my! i found another wonderful silhouette place on etsy…Le Papier Studio! they also have a fab website and blog..they have stock silhouettes, will do a custom design and even pets.. i love the pillow..well i love it all..they even have cuff links and lockets..enjoy!