Better than I expected...

My friend's living room is coming together - all the furniture pieces are in place.  Yesterday, Crate and Barrel's clairemont coffee table and side tables arrived and they are gorgeous!  I had heard about the clairemont collection through other bloggers/designers, but seeing it in my friend's living room exceeded my expecations. 

They are super heavy and the bottom shelf (an antique finished mirror) just really elevates the entire piece.  If you're looking for a way to lighten up your room, these pieces with the metal, glass and mirror really add a lot of reflection and shine.  Gorgeous!  Truly a great investment! 

I am praying my friend keeps the side tables; her husband likes another set of wooden side tables better.  If she keeps them, they will flank her custom couch and each will sit in front of floor to ceiling windows.  Kind of like this look:

Hudson Interiors

She is also doing a layered rug approach with a 9x12 sisal and a smaller 5x7 rug.  Eventually, she wants to find the perfect antique persian, but in the meantime, I spotted this John Robshaw totem dhurrie (on casa.com out of all places) and I think it'll do a great job of pulling together the indigo she has in the room.  It's a great price.

In other news, I've been doing some much needed spring cleaning and I am finally letting go of some really nice fabrics I've been hoarding for some time.  Next week I plan on having a fabric/textile sale on my blog.  Stay tuned!!

Evolving....

My little girl's room is slowly coming together.  Because it takes this mama forever to finish something, my ideas are always changing a bit which is throwing me a little off track.  I'm slowly getting there, though.  I decided on the wall color....

BM Salisbury Green

It turned out a bit more sage-y than I would have liked, but I think I am going to keep it.  Below is her crib sheet which will be on a white crib.  It was Luke's old crib.  She will not have a crib skirt because she'll be moving into a bed in the not too distant future.  

This Ikea bookshelf will be going in a corner of the room behind a white diamond matelasse slipcovered chair. I probably will put a contrasting color on the backs of the insides of the shelves to lighten things up.  

Ikea Hemnes Bookcase

White Diamond Matelasse Fabric

I am investing in a nice dresser because the dresser that I was stripping will now be placed in our guest room.  I have my eye on a couple.  I can't decide on the finish of the dresser - it's between these three finishes...(remember it's green walls).

 aged white

 french gray

antique natural oak

So, I ordered samples and then will make my decision.  I'm leaning towards either the antique natural oak or aged white.  So, that is where things stand at the moment.  Oh, and if anyone knows a good upholster (in CT/MA), I'd love recommendations.  It appears the one I was going to count on will not work out.  

Stanton Home Furnishings

Have you heard of Stanton Home Furnishings based in Atlanta, GA?

Founded by Jimmy Stanton, his look is relaxed, elegant, comfortable and affordable.  I stumbled across them while hunting for a dresser for my daughter's room.  Very cool furniture!!

  

Case in point - the Duval chest.  Love it!  Wisteria has one very similar to it which I almost purchased it for E's room, but it was too small.  Boo.  But, it looks very similar to the dresser used in this bedroom. 

I saw the Brayden Arch mirror and it looks very similar as the mirrors used in Amber Interiors bedroom she recently completed.  It might be the very same ones and I love them!

 I also saw these Zimmerman side tables and I immediately recognized them from one of the homes for sale that Joni listed on her blog.  They are so unique.

Another, side table that caught my eye was the Stuart side table seen below.

While not 100% similar, it reminded me of some bedside tables I saw in Ashley Goforth's portfolio.  

If you're interested in seeing more of his look and style, you should go here.  Wonderful inspiration to start off  your Monday!!  I hope all the moms out there had a wonderful Mother's Day.  I sure did!! :)

Road Trip

My girlfriend and I are headed to this sale today!  We're on a hunt for a rug for her living room.  I also plan on stopping by the Lilian August outlet to look for a dresser and possibly night stands!  And, just to make this road trip interesting, little Miss E will be joining us because my babysitter got sick and can't watch her....oh boy! I don't know if I should be scared????  She tends to have a mind of her own! :)

More thoughts on my bedroom....

As I ponder updates to our bedroom, I have been focusing on our bedding.  Now, that I have decided I want a linen upholstered headboard, I find that I am leaning towards all white bedding with a touch of color/pattern here and there.

PB is having 20% off their white sale so I purchased two of the PB Essentials white standard shams for only $14 each!!   And, since I have a soft spot for monogramming and it was free, I had them monogrammed.  I'm looking forward to getting them and seeing how they look! 

Of course, now I want new nightstands, lamps, etc.  The list goes on and on.....

Hanna's Home Tour

Many of you have already seen Hanna Seabrook's home tour via glitter guide or pinterest,  but I just had to capture some of my favorite images for future reference and study.

What amazes me is she has already achieved such a collected, lived in and comfortable space at such a young age (I don't believe she is even 30 years old).  Her home has that perfect 'undecorated' style that really resonates with me.  

See more here.

More of Lewis and Riley

I don't know about you, but when I get fixated on something (for the house) I try to see if I can find other bloggers and/or designers who have used similar products in either their homes or projects.  In the case of the Lewis and Riley upholstered headboards from Pottery Barn, I found some bloggers/designers who have purchased these headboards.

Grace Happens

This is the master bedroom from Grace Happens.  My husband particularly likes how how this Lewis Headboard (pictured above) is monogrammed.  I like it too, but I think I will save the monogram for the shams. 

Design Indulgence

Sherry, from Design Indulgence, knocked this bedroom out of the park (in my humble opinion) when she decorated her nephew's bedroom using the Lewis headboard. 

Holly Mathis

Holly used the Riley headboard in her master bedroom.  So femnine and romantic.  She particularly likes how tall it is and comfortable to lean on while reading/blogging in bed. 

Design Esquire

Christine used the Riley headboard in her master bedroom too.  I love how fresh her bed looks with all the aqua touches!

If you know of any other bloggers or designers that you have used either one of these headboards, I'd love to know more!

On a seperate note, I'm thinking about our fellow Bostonians today (and all those at the marathon).  Praying for you.  God Bless.