Home Interior Design

Selasa, 28 Agustus 2012

Considering Curtains

I need some curtains for my new rental. While I'm not sure exactly what I'm looking for just yet, I thought I'd share with you the work of Samantha Pynn, who, in my opinion, is a master of drapery (among other things). I think her striped and banded looks would be extremely achievable via DIY and some off the rack curtains. Check it out:

all images via HGTV and Samantha Pynn

Lovely no? I can't decided which ones are my favourite. Oh and how good are those bubblegum pink chairs in the first image.
xo

Senin, 27 Agustus 2012

Foo Dog Regrets

Usually, I try to live my life with the motto 'No Regrets'.
Today, however, I can't help but feeling like a complete regretful foo....l!

You see, when I was in Florida the other week we went to a big antique and flea market and I found the most incredible, large scale, turquoise foo dog pair. They instantly reminded me of Jen's in this bookshelf styling:


via Made By Girl

And Naomi's in her old loft:

via Design Manifest

Ahhhh! How good are they? I could cry.
Alright..back to my story.
I looked at the price tag and they were $60 for the pair. But the booth was having a take 20% off everything sale, bringing them down to $48. I love that flea markets have no tax and I bet I could have bargained them down a couple dollars more!

But, for some reason...I left them.
I think it was partially that I didn't know how much foo dogs were worth (which, by the way, turns out is alot more than 48 dollars...I should have known!)
and partially because I was trying to spend wisely and save while on vacation (and I really don't have a spot for these).

Either way...I REGRET my decision, big time. If Florida wasn't a 24 hour drive away I'd race back there right now! Instead, those foo dogs will haunt me for the rest of my life. Seriously..I may never get over this.

Have any of you ever left behind an item you wished you hadn't?

Note-Ables

Lets talk business mmmkay?

First of all.....Holy CRAP I am flabbergasted at how much love I got on the OKL sale!!

I sold a lot more than I ever dreamed I would...and my heart feels so full of thanks it's gonna explode

Thanks again if you went and peeped my shiz....

If you missed out, today is the last day to buy, so go have a gander here..

ALSO there are some new pillows on the SHOPPE

!! Prettiness for all to possess !!

and lastly..

today is the last day to enter the giveaway

pillows abound!

Jumat, 24 Agustus 2012

Favourite Furniture Fridays: GlamourMash

Hello and happy Friday to everyone! Holly Foxen Wells here from GlamourMash, a lifestyle blog about fashion, food and design. I am beyond thrilled to be posting on the lovely blog of the beautiful and talented Miss Tiffany Leigh.

Today, I wanted to share my tall dark wood bar cabinet from Z Gallerie with you that I am just in love with. No, I'm not a boozehound. But I do LOVE entertaining and what is a party without a great cocktail in hand and a space to gather round and enjoy each other's company? This bar has become the favorite piece of furniture in my home for a variety of reasons.

I have decorated the bar with lots of fun straws, pretty liquor bottles and family heirloom barware. Seriously, my Aunt was going to sell the gorgeous swirly glass cocktail glasses at a garage sale... that is, until I saw them and saved them for myself! You can check out my post about Bar Essentials HERE.

I love collecting pretty alcohol bottles, like the Crystal Head Vodka shown below. The Kraken Rum and the St. Germain bottles are also gorgeous little pieces of art as well.

Thanks Tiffany for letting me stop by and share a little piece of my home with you and your fans! Have a great weekend everyone! Until next time,

Holly! Thank you so much for sharing. I absolutely love those pretty pink straws, and we all know I'm a sucker for the skull trend lately. I love Holly's blog! Be sure to check it out!

Kamis, 23 Agustus 2012

Dream House Alphabet: I

I is for Island
When I think of 'I' words for my future home, many words come to mind: Inviting, Inspiring..oh and ISLAND.
I'm pretty sure its safe to say that I'm not the only one who wants an island in their dream kitchen.
Extra prep space, extra storage space, and a whole lot of extra beauty.

This is my dream kitchen island:

via Rue

Stop drooling long enough for me to explain why I love it:

1. Carrara Marble is a MUST.

The kitchen cousins broke my heart one episode when they said carrera marble in the kitchen isn't practical due to how easily it stains but pshh, not going to let it stop me! If it waterfalls like this, even better.

2. It is all one level.
I'm not a huge fan of when the part where people sit is bumped up...it seems less crisp and modern to me.

3. There is no stove top.
I'm fairly clumsy and accident prone so I wouldn't want a stove top on there. Also, I want a big fat industrial range and oven so it just wouldn't work.

What would your "I" be? Do you have any picky island preferences like me? xo