New House Files: Vol 1. (yes, already)….

I've already made 2 major scores on items for the new house. The first came a while ago when I was messing around on the internet and found these Shades of Light sconces at a major discount. So naturally I bought them without thinking twice.

Shades of Light Star Sconce

I'm thinking they will go in the powder room, which I am envisioning to look a lot like this guy…

Full disclosure: We've known we would we building this house for about a year now, which is why I've started buying hoarding things. I also have 2 french style bergere chairs that are headed to the reupholsterer later. Which, since I'm sharing, will be upholstered in Schumacher's Plaisirs de la Chine on the back..which is a crazy large scale pattern, but this is a small excerpt….

And pink velvet on the front. You heard me. 

The other "so crazy it would be ridiculous not to do it" score came yesterday when I came across this Schumacher linen wallpaper for $40 A ROLL. This stuff retails for $350 a roll. I ordered 10 rolls about as fast as you could say Mastercard. It will either go in the master bedroom or the dining room. I am so excited about this I could die. I mean, seriously, its gorgeous. The texture of this wallpaper is something that paint could never replicate. It looks just like grasscloth, but it's linen so the texture is soft and cozy. Like a wall blanket. New term? I think so.

Schumacher Kohana Linen weave in flax

Oh man, this is going to be fun.

Big News!

Sorry for the silence around here. To say things have been crazy is an understatement. I've been super busy with clients and jobs (which is wonderful, don't get me wrong) and we put our house on the market 2 weeks ago. And we got a contract in 24 hours. Which is also wonderful, but now has me scrambling to find out where we are going to live.

The fun and exciting news is that we are building again and I plan to post lots of updates on this here blog about what's gonna be happening…ideas, design boards, photos, etc. The not-so-exciting news is that we are renting for a year or so while we build. I'm not super stoked about this, but it's what was best for us to do in this situation. Finding a rental home is….interesting. That's an adventure all in itself. Decorating a rental home poses its own set of challenges. Do I store most of our stuff and just go bare minimum? Do I just decorate it as I would any other house? Decisions. Most likely, that house won't be making any appearances on this blog. I have a feeling we will be using the hubby's brown leather reclining sofa and our pots and pans and call it a day.

I have all kinds of emotions about this process. Leaving this house is sad. We built it from nothing, we brought our daughter home to it, she's crawled, walked, and run in it. It's the only home she's known. But I also want her to realize that change is a part of life. Even big, scary changes. And knowing her, these next 2 houses will be home to her as well.

So now that I've made myself cry at 9 am, here are a few photos I've gathered as a little inspiration. I'm calling it Modern European. A little French, a little English, a little farmhouse, a little American (as in huge closets). Hold on to your hats folks…building a house is a bumpy ride.

Yep. This range is happening.






You get it, right?