remodeling :: sixx design inspiration

I remember the first time I fell in love with Cortney and Robert Novogratz of Sixx Design.

I can't even tell you which magazine it was (if you saw their magazine press on their website, you'd understand where I'm coming from) but I'll never forget it! I immediately cut out the images of the spread like my own personal little paper doll and placed it in one of my design "inspiration" notebooks.

That was at least 2 to 3 years ago and of course now they are well beyond their modest "self taught" status to being some of the most fabulous high-end real estate flippers. (again, check out their press. crazy good.)

I have been craving and craving some good inspiration for the exterior of our house. While I lean toward cozy bungalows, there is no denying that what the good Lord gave us is a white colonial. A very very stark white colonial. . . 

In case you're wondering where I'm going with this, no matter the depth of my "inspirational research", I  have come full circle back to Sixx Design and their amazing burst of yellow mixed with the calming casual curtains. 

Love Love Love!

garage sale digs :: ohh + ahhh

oh, garage sale digs!

I very rarely post about my finds, but I'm obviously still swooning over my vintage finds from yesterday, so I just have to share a glimpse. 

(believe it or not, there's more than I'm showing)

Go ahead . . . feel free to ohh + ahhh!

And of course our little monkey boy won't stay out of the picture so I had to let him take a turn . . .

. . . and back to the ohh + ahhh!

I must say this has only intensified my fever . . . spring fever, that is!

design + decor :: milkglass topiaries

This week has been nothing short of a weird week. 

It's amazing how use you get to routine. I realized, once again, that I like routine. Noelle woke up sick sick sick Monday morning with strep throat which quickly threw my usual weekly grind into a whirlwind. 

But that being said, I was home Monday (not knowing she'd be home all week) and found 20 minutes to throw in a quick project that I've been meaning to do for a few weeks. 

I bought some precious 6 in. milk glass urns a few weeks past (as if I don't have enough milkglass) on one of my off road antique binges. I took that 20 minutes (in between nursing Noelle back to health and the usual crazy housework that always seems to be there) to turn my little milkglass loves into some stellar little moss covered topiaries. They have livened up a little vignette in our living room. And considering I've got a huge case of spring fever (and a dreary cold), these seem to be the only thing that screams SPRING in our house right now. 

(I feel a bit weird posting about these cute little bundles of mossy topiaries considering there is a large plant in the corner that's about to die because of lack of water. So shameful!)

Brrrrrrrr . . .

The good news,

 it's sunny outside and Noelle won BOTH of her basketball games today!

The bad news, 

it's still cold and it seems that spring is nowhere in sight!

  

design + decor :: gallery of cheap art

Our house has slowly been coming together . . .

besides the fact that my estate sale wonders have kept furniture coming and going in a crazy endless cycle, I have managed to nail a few things down in some quasi-permanent spots among the walls.

Our downstairs half-bath was craving my attention first and foremost because it had a HUGE blank wall that really kept things boring while doing your doo. (if you know what I mean) It really didn't matter how fancy I kept our reading material . . . it was so blann in there that you'd have no problem falling asleep on the throne.

So, enter some of my estate sale finds . . .

I had found some AMAZING watercolor/ink prints at a sale and snagged them for about $5 each. Both the details and vibrant colors work perfectly with our modern gray walls.

The gold inner-trim was great but I just wasn't feeling the outter red part of the frame.

So, I taped 'em up,

slapped on a couple coats of glossy black paint,

laid them out,

and 

VOILA!

Instant gratification!

How amazing is it that this gallery of cheap framed art 

seems to make me feel a little more glamorous. . . 

(even after I wipe my 3 year old's butt and then catch a quick glimpse of myself in the mirror.)

These pictures in the background have a nice way of taking the attention off of the bags under my eyes! 

Awesome! Now, on to some laundry.

back to the blog-o-sphere . . .

Here I am . . .

back to the blog-o-sphere!

Before I kick off 2011 with everything about anything 

and anything about everything I have share a bit of my world.

It's been nearly 3 months since my last post and tons of  people have asked me why I haven't been blogging. (which is weird since I only have a few followers. ha ha ha)

The truth behind it all is that while I long to blog on a daily basis, any spare time that I have has been spent with my family. 

Many of my close friends know that my life has been beyond chaotic for the past few years, but I am happy to announce that our daily routines have resembled somewhat of a "normal life". I'm sure my mom is laughing right now because what I consider a "normal life" still seems to resemble a circus to those around me. 

Since October, (the notable last blog post) I have consumed every moment with making memories.

Halloween

Thanksgiving

Eric's Birthday

Christmas

New Year's

My  Birthday

And then to top  it all off . . .

Our Anniversary!

All of this wrapped with 

Friends

Family 

the best of Vintage shopping

and lots of our crazy Love!

The Lord has truly given me strength throughout 2010 and I praise Him 

for all of our countless blessings!

Here's to a "normal routine" in 2011 filled 

with many more memories and lots of  blogging!

snippits of fall . . .

I've almost let the whole month of October slip away with only one post under my belt.

I so wish for more time to blog but in the meantime, here are a few snippits of fall from our abode sweet abode.