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  • Sep18

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    Mailboxes + house numbers

    Posted in: Inspiration

    Since I have been working on the exterior of our home,  I have really been noticing (ok obsessing) about mailboxes and house numbers..

    I found this image of a glass one on pinterest. Ebay even has one for sale! Very unique!

    I love the retro enamel house numbers…you can find them here. So European!

    11 x 14 cm (4.3" x 5.5") Custom Black Porcelain Enamel House Number

    love the classic cobalt blue.

    11 x 21 cm (4.3" x 8.3") Custom Blue Porcelain Enamel House Number

    These swedish mailboxes are so cute too…

    mail timeMailbox? Breadbox? Both?

    love the envelope…seen this in rust too..

    and this is creative…

    and this is modern.

    So what about you, a favorite house number font or idea about placement?

    {top image and bottom three from pinterest}

  • Aug29

    11 Comments

    Martha’s best

    Posted in: fabric, favorite things, Inspiration

    OK i have to admit i am not a huge Martha Stewart Living fan..i just dont need multiple shots of how to tie something up in the garden or the history of some spice.  But the fall decorating issue NEVER dissapoints and this one is really great! 

    Editor in chief Pilar Guzman’s Brooklyn Limestone is so interesting (and her family shares it with brother in law and his family, he just happens to be the vp of Bennison fabric..how convenient.)

    Below is my favorite shot..just perfection.

     The boy, the fabric, the frames, the color on the frames, the garment in the frame, the greek key pattern on the floor, the black millwork.  Love. it. all.

  • Aug25

    10 Comments

    Lunch with Rachel Ashwell

    Posted in: blogs, Inspiration

    This is going to be so fun…Hope to meet some of you there! I love that this event will support Dwell with Dignity a great organization that i mentioned here in a previous post.

    If you can’t attend but are interested in the work of Dwell with Dignity, consider donating here!

    Bravo to Tara Royers and others for getting this event together! See you in Round Top, pray for cooler temps!

  • Aug19

    9 Comments

    Summer is over

    Posted in: family, Inspiration

    Well it will be hot for WEEKS, weeks yall here in south Texas BUT today is our last day of summer vacation.  Hard to believe.  Our summer has been a whirlwind.  I can’t believe my oldest will be a first grader.  SO excited for him and his new year.  His teacher seems great and lots of boys in his class.  My mom is getting better I think after a tough summer of complications from chemo.  I am already getting lots of emails from moms who are reading to work on their nests now that their littles are back in school. I love what i do and cant wait to help these famlies make their houses into homes they love.  I have a list of things i want to do around my own house…like this pergola over the garage door!

     

    Remember if you live in the Houston area I can come visit you in your home but I can also work with you online if you live in another state or country.

    Like my mid day obsession with green doors.

    Oh yes you can see  I am still addicted to Pinterest.  Do you enjoy looking at your own pins..dont forget to go back and look at what you’ve already pinned..if you are like me you pin the same things over and over (its like buying the same shirt over and over..how many white tees do i really need?!) I love looking at my pins..its like visiting friends..strange i know.

    {my kids would SO swing on this ladder but i do love it and the gray walls}

    But who can blame me??  They are some great photos and inspiration..visit all of my pins and see sources on my boards.

  • Aug9

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    fruit and ice cream

    Posted in: children, favorite things, Inspiration

    Summer is about over so i thought i would share more on the fruit and ice cream inspiration for Henry’s little party a couple of weeks back….

    Stacked cones so cute!

     

    from the Navy Bean online blog

    This image shows using cupcake liners..didnt work for me…but clever idea if you can get it to work.

    I think it required more styling time than i had or had need of but it was fun to play with the cones…

    You might want to get cone holders if you try this at home…

    fruit cones

     

    I really wanted to do this with homemade ice cream and jars but it is so hard to keep frozen and serve, i could see a mess in my future so i didn’ t do it!

    From shepaperieblog.com

    okay so back to my homemade photography + party (enough of those well lit professional shots from pinterest) and what I did do…

    AND

    Have any of you tried the fruit/cone thing???  Has anyone served a dessert in a jar, or any other silly presentation idea similar because you saw it on a blog or pinterest????

  • Aug5

    11 Comments

    New issue of House of Fifty!

    Posted in: blogs, Inspiration, living with kids

     The new issue of e-zine House of Fifty is now out…and i want to thank Emily A. Clark for including me in her article on short drapes!

    Those of you who follow my blog may be sick of seeing this room…sorry!  I must say it was a thrill to be featured in an article alongside Erika of Urban Grace Interiors..i love her office kitchen below.  In fact, this style curtain over a kitchen sink has become one of my favorite looks thanks to her!  And those metal cabinets!

    This issue is so rich, the darling Kim Miles has a column and you can go to her website and even help name it!

    Congratulations to Janelle of Isabella & Max rooms, founder of House of Fifty, her vision has truly come to life. Check it all here including the first issue!

  • Jul6

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    Word art

    Posted in: art, favorite things, Inspiration

    I love WORDS…just ask my husband!  And what do you know, word art has gotten so popular…this is my new piece from Sugarboo, it’s large, took forever to arrive and wasn’t cheap but i love it!

    I have since moved it to the mantle!

    I love the slatted signs from Sugarboo as well…

    Keep A Green Tree

    In fact, you can see Sugarboo founder Rebecca Puig’s house here (Southern Living, Sept 2010) This is one of my fave images from the article!

    I love her son’s room..that chalkboard!

    And see her use of it above her range, very sophisticated..who says word art has to be cutesy?! This would be a great look over a mantle.

    Another great source is Red Letter Words…she has some wonderful items and watch out she has a hymn series coming soon!

    And several of my clients have made their own and done a great job…with stencils and little acrylic paints, you can do scripture, song lyrics, a poem…anything!

    If you were going to do a large piece of word art in your home what would you want to say?

  • Jun24

    7 Comments

    You know you love something. . .

    Posted in: Inspiration

    When you “PIN IT” three times!

    I obviously really like this laundry room..and why not?  the wallpaper, the lantern, the painted ceiling, the chic wire screen in the doors…its so pretty.  Total swoon.

    Other pins i am obsessed with…

    beautiful kitty

    and of course a collage wall…i love that i can catalog all of my gallery/collage inspiration on Pinterest…it’s such a great resource.

    See more of my pins here..God bless you Pinterest creator people!

  • Jun17

    28 Comments

    I wish I were in . . .

    Posted in: favorite things, Inspiration, The South

    Savannah, Georgia today.

    I would stroll the squares and listen to the fountains, admire the shutters, flowers and ironwork

    and browse shops…

    I would have lunch at the Gryphon Tea Room on Bull Street

    and then walk across the street and  look at all of the kooky art in the SCAD store…

    then get a cupcake at Back in the Day bakery

    yum

    yum

    and explore more… The Paris Market

     on Broughton Street

    then text my friend Tessa this photo of green door!

    have dinner at the Olde Pink House  then sleep here . . .

    I love Savannah. It is tragic, imperfect and inspiring + haunting beauty.

  • Jun3

    8 Comments

    My favorite lighting

    Posted in: Inspiration, lighting

    Currey and Company Carousel Lantern 

    Check out my “ideabook” of favorite lighting at Houzz..just click here.  Oh how i love those Currey and Company pendants!

     I could spend forever over at Houzz!  Check it out if you havent yet…

    houzz- kitchen design, bathroom design, landscaping and more
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