18 April 2013 Friends don’t let friends live with ugly fireplaces

Friends don’t let friends live with ugly fireplaces

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Fireplace Makeover

I’ve been obsessing over real estate sites lately in anticipation of our impending move to Houston.  We still don’t have a date but we have a general time frame of approximately June.

One thing I know is that I think I’d like an older home because of the maturity of the neighborhoods I’m seeing.  I desperately want mature trees in a beautifully shaded neighborhood, something we’ve missed greatly since moving to DFW.  In searching these areas, I’m finding a lot of homes with HUGE makeover potential…and really UGLY fireplaces.  Don’t get me wrong, I do not hate  brick (and goodness knows, Texas loves their brick) but an entire wall of it dating back to the 1970′s may be a little much for me.  Floor to ceiling, a little much for me.  Covered in years of smokey soot…absolutely a little much for me.

Not to worry though (click to read more)

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17 April 2013 To Boston~

To Boston~

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10 April 2013 Bedroom Inspiration

Bedroom Inspiration

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I am so excited to be working with new clients that I have been corresponding with since last summer!  They’re young and hip and just the cutest family and they’ve been in their house for a year now and are finally ready to put their stamp on it and really make it feel like home.

They’ve hired me to help them with their main living area and their master bedroom and I couldn’t be more thrilled to be working within such great “bones”.  The spaces are light and airy with beautiful light and my idea file is spilling over.  So while I’ve been in the process the past few days of putting together some design boards for them, I thought I’d share some of the spaces that have inspired my suggestions for the master bedroom: (click here to see more)

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5 April 2013 It’s that TIME…

It’s that TIME…

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I can’t recall if I’ve ever mentioned it on my blog or not but one little factoid about me is that I have never lived anywhere in my life for more than 5 years. Actually, 5 years is the record which was set in 1999 but the standard for me seems to be more like 4 years. I usually find that somewhere around the 3rd year, details in my life begin to wiggle, usually subtly but sometimes, not. It’s not always obvious but after 40 something years I’ve learned to watch for whatever it is and expect a change. A family member once told me that we had gypsy ancestors and while this was probably meant as a joke, I sometimes wonder…(click here to read more)

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22 March 2013 Dresser Makeover Meets Homeschool Function

Dresser Makeover Meets Homeschool Function

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As some of you may know, this past school year, we made a radical (especially for me) decision to homeschool my second grader. Quite literally, the decision was made the day before school was set to begin and I stepped out on a very scary limb and decided that he would not be attending the public school right down the street that he had been to for kindergarten and first grade. Instead, I would be committing my days to making sure that (Read more, click here)

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21 March 2013 The Pink Pagoda

The Pink Pagoda

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The Pink Pagoda

They say absence makes the heart grow fonder.  I’m sure that’s true in some cases but for me, my absence from my beloved blog is due to just juggling too much at one time.  It’s not a horrible problem to have so I’m not about to start complaining, I just didn’t want you to stop dropping by to visit me because you think I’ve disappeared.  There’s a tremendous amount of change about to take place around here and I’ll be making a very exciting announcement in the near future but until then, here’s what I’ve been drooling over:

I’ve been eyeing these for quite some time now…And I think the time is coming in which I’m going to need to pull the trigger! (to see them all, click here!)

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11 March 2013 Embrace Your Brass

Embrace Your Brass

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You know the old saying, “everything old is new again”. A few years ago, you couldn’t pay me to incorporate brass into my designs. Gold, yes. 1970′s vintage brass…NO. Today, I’m obsessed with it. I love throwing in a nod to the past into a design scheme for the eclectic time we live in now. (Click here to read more)

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1 March 2013 Painted

Painted

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I’ve been working on my latest little Craig’s list project and was searching for painted furniture inspiration and thought I’d share some of the ones that spoke to me the most. There are some seriously talented people out there!
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21 February 2013 The art of the subway tile

The art of the subway tile

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It’s been a busy week around here, to say the least! This is such a fun time because there’s a “home improvement electricity” in the air this time of year. Everyone has put away their holiday decorations (hopefully!!) and the rest time between holidays has been enjoyed and now, folks are noticing the naked little corners of their homes, noticing the little imperfections that need a little (or in some cases, a lot) of attention. Hence, the excuse I’m using for my absense over the past week or so.

I met last week with my lovely client who is in the pre-building stages of building her home and we had such fun picking out finishes and establishing colors. In doing so, we played around with the idea of using white subway tiles in the master bathroom with dark grout. I absolutely love this look however, I think we agreed that it may not be the right look for this particular project. That said, however, I met with another client for a color consultation over the weekend and I think it would be PERFECT for her daughter’s bathroom that is about to get a major face lift.(to see more amazing photos, click here)

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7 February 2013 Graphic Walls part 2

Graphic Walls part 2

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If you’ve been here before, you know how much I love graphic walls these days.  They make such a dramatic impact on a room and I just can’t get enough of them!  I’m always amazed at the wonderful and creative ways people incorporate them.  In fact, I have one myself in my living room and yes, I’m STILL searching for the perfect piece of furniture for that wall.  Each time I think I’ve found it, it has either just sold or is out of my budget.

Anyway, these are some of the fun ways you all are working your graphic magic and I for one, am impressed!

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