I'm back!

Sort of. Well, at least for a quick "I'm alive" post. The last few months have been cray. We had a hiccup in our house sale that postponed our move. Which in turn made us give up the rental house we had found. And then we were back to square one. Good times. In better news, we have another contract, another closing date, and are getting the heck outta here on June 18. With that said, I'll leave you with a few things I've pinned to my new house inspiration board. We are beach bound tomorrow! Hooray!

I Love Lamp, and Terrible Indecisiveness

Horchow had a 30% storewide sale today.  They always have fantastic lighting options. I just snagged two of these table lamps, which will most likely remain in their boxes for the next year seeing as how we are packing up our house right now. Sadz.

And full disclosure, I wrote this post originally at 2 pm today and it didn't post! I was hoping to give everyone a heads up on the sale because it was a good one. I hope some of you made it over there anyway.

Bamboo Tripod Lamp

Here are a few other things I had in my cart…then took out my cart…then added back in my cart only to take them out again. But I figure someone must get them.

I was thisclose to pulling the trigger on these Hicks pendants for the new kitchen. But I didn't. And I will most likely regret that decision.

Hicks Pendant

I also loved this, but red is a commitment that I'm not willing to make right now.

Burma Lamp

And then I thought about these for the entry hall. But again I panicked and it didn't happen.

Another thing I will most likely regret.

Daniella Gold Pendant

Get thee over to Horchow now! 

Oh Summer, Where Art Thou?

After a long, cold, dreary winter, I am happy to have all things summer on my brain. We have a couple of beach trips planned and I am longing for days with nothing to do but sit in a chair and drink a margarita (or three). I'm also trying to get the hubs on board with a quick trip to Mexico again.

But for now, I'll leave you with a few summer items I am dying to get in my closet. That caftan is on the top of my list. It's so 1970s that I can't even handle it. With sandals and big, chunky earrings? Yes. Yes I think I will.

Caftan / Earrings / UV Hair Protection /  Beach Bag / Clutch / Mirrored Ray Bans 

Essie "Resort Fling" /  Sandals / Pom Pom Tunic /

Legit.

I've kept this under my hat for a while because, well, I don't know why. I guess it felt weird to call myself an "artist". But my art is now, in fact, being sold by a lovely gallery that focuses on emerging artists around the world. It was a pinch-me moment for sure and very flattering and exciting ("Someone other than me and my mom likes my paintings!") A few have sold (say whaaaa!) and a few are still for sale on the website. Go and check it out, he has got some fantastic artists. 

In A Mood 

www.jeffreymeiergallery.com

And also, I am always painting new things so if you are interested, send me an email!

Saturday Shopping

Shop Bop has a pretty major sale going on now. Lots of great stuff at up to 70% off! I just scored this Lizzie Fortunato clutch that I have been stalking forever.

Lizzie Fortunato Safari Clutch

I also love this one, but I figured for the summer, the one above is a better option…

Front Row clutch

And don't think I'm not stalking this one until it goes on sale. 

Buzz Clutch

There are way too many deals for me to post here, so just go to Shopbop.com already!

Happy Weekend!

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?