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I’ve been struggling to figure out what to put over my fireplace that is in the new nursery.  I wanted something very cool and unique because the wall that the fireplace is on is really small and not very interesting. 

While shopping in West Elm I found the absolute perfect cluster of items.  First I found these precious ceramic bird houses.

Then I found these adorable little paper birds.

I’m planning to attach the birdhouses to the wall with simple hooks like these.

 And on top of each hook I’m going to put house numbers like the one below.  Proabably 1, 2 & 3.

The cute birdie will be perched on top of an upside down square toothbrush holder from this white laquer West Elm collection.

I was hoping to be able to get this collage up on the wall over the weekend, but I spent too much time shopping for the nursery.  Whoopsie!  I plan to have it up soon though. 

LiveJournal Tags: my nursery,west elm,birds

3rd time’s a charm…

Well, hopefully it is.  I’m back with my 3rd and hopefully final nursery design.  When it comes to designing stuff for myself I’m terribly indecisive.  I think it’s because I’m so overexposed to great design all the time.  As soon as I get something planned for myself, I inevitably find something that I like better.  It’s an awful flaw to have.  Fortunately it’s not one that I have when it comes to designing other people’s homes. 

In case you haven’t been around long let me guide you through my nursery design metamorphosis.  So I started out with this design…

I really liked it but then after browsing through the Urban Outfitters website I found another fabric that I loved so I changed things up a bit. 

I really jumped the gun on the redesign.  I definitely should have waited until the fabric actually came in.  Maybe then I wouldn’t have been so disappointed.  Once I started changing the design, the less I liked the original.  And, after searching and searching for a fabric similar to the UO fabric I finally gave up and went a totally different direction. 

So, here’s my 3rd and better be final design for Chase’s nursery. 

This nursery just feels right to me.  I’ve already gotten the Alphabet print in and that’s one of the main reasons that I gravitated towards orange and blue.  There is so much orange in the print and I love it.  I’m planning to do an art grouping above the crib and this will be the main piece.

The Thom Felicia Kravet fabric is a bit out of my budget(even at the wholesale cost) so I’ve ordered swatches for a few less expensive alternatives. 

Really the only major decision that I have left to make is on a glider.  I love this one from Four Seasons Furniture [in a different fabric of course] which can be purchased here, but it’s also out of my price range. 

My budget for a glider is more in the “find it on Craigslist” range.  So, I’ve been checking CL daily for one that I can buy inexpensively and have slipcovered.  So far no luck, but I’m staying optimistic. 

We have yet to move our current guest room furniture out, so it will be quite sometime before I can post progress pictures.  I promise I will post them as soon as I have them though.

LiveJournal Tags: my nursery,four seasons furniture,Thom Felicia,Kravet

Switch-A-Roo

Over the weekend I made a quick switch-a-roo with my window treatments.  A few weeks ago I had purchased 2 panels from World Market.  I had been wanting a punch of color in my family room for a while, and the drapes that I bought added just the right amount. 

These nail-head beauties from West Elm have been hanging in my family room for about the last 8 months. 

They are now happily hanging in my master bedroom.  I’m in the process of moving my old guest bedroom decor [seen below] into my master to make room for Chase’s nursery.  I didn’t want to repeat the natural linen panels in my master since they will be staying in my nursery so I opted to go dark.

These World Market Suzani panels are now hanging in my family room.

I got pretty excited when I saw them in 96” length in the store.  I’m glad to see that more stores are carrying that length in the actual store.   

A little Google image search came up with this image too.  It shows the vibrant colors much better than the World Market pictures do.

As soon as I “style” my family room [get my house cleaned up] I’ll take a few pictures and put them up on the blog.

LiveJournal Tags: west elm,world market,suzani panels

Interview on Studio TEn 25

 

Today I'm being interviewed over at the blog Studio Ten 25 by Abbe Fenimore, one fabulously talented designer Texas designer.  I was more than thrilled when Abbe contacted me about doing this interview.  I’ve been drooling over her work ever since I saw her featured on Houzz.com a few months ago.  Head on over to her blog to check out the interview. Then browse through her own portfolio and fall in love with her work just like I did. 

The interview – Click Here

Abbe’s website – Click Here

Happy Friday Y’all! 

LiveJournal Tags: studio ten 25,abbe fenimore,interview

So bummed

Well, the sunshine medallion panels that I was so anxiously waiting for came in yesterday.  I’m terribly disappointed.  The print looks nothing like it does in the picture online.  If you take the print shown in this picture and pretend to use highlighter pens in place of the colors that’s pretty much what it looks like.  The colors are so unbelievably bright.  They look pretty muted in the picture but are very neon in real life, especially the orange [which looks like a spiced red in the photo].

Here’s the problem, I fell so in love with what I thought this fabric would look like.  Now I have my heart set on something just like it for the nursery.  I don’t think I can go back to my original plan.  So, as of now, I’m on a mission to find something similar. 

For those of you who said you had bookmarked it and were thinking of getting it yourself…BUYER BEWARE.  I guess the positive side is that the panels I purchased can be returned.  Oh the joys of online shopping.

LiveJournal Tags: Urban Outfitters,Sunshine Medallion Panels

i feel a change comin’ on

At the moment I have a pair of these on order…

 

I’m totally in love with the fabric.  I’m anxious to see if I love it as much in person.  If I do, then Baby Chase may have a new nursery design coming his way.  Luckily everything that I’ve purchased for his nursery up to this point will either totally work with this fabric or is able to be returned. 

LiveJournal Tags: baby chase's nursery

Stylish blogger award

I’m so excited because earlier this week Heather from Satisfying Spaces awarded me with the Stylish Blogger Award!  I’ve seen this little award floating around the blogosphere and was hoping that someone out there would pass it on to me.  So, a big thank you to Heather from me!!

Now for the fun part.  When you get awarded the Stylish Blogger Award you are required to share 7 things about yourself.  Some of these facts may be new to you and some you may have heard before.  Here it goes…

[I thought I would throw some pretty pics in so you wouldn’t get bored reading]

1.  I have the most amazing husband in the world, and I’m so fortunate that he “gets” blogging.  He’s actually the person who introduced me to blogs in the first place.  He had one before me.

{Love this office by the way}

2.  I’m pregnant with my first child.  William Chase Holcombe will be his name, and I can’t wait until he gets here in June.

3.  I grew up on a farm in rural Alabama in a town called Slapout.  Yes, you did read that correctly.  I did say Slap Out.

4.  One weird fact about me…I don’t like to eat the part of the sandwich that I hold.  So, most of the time there is always one tiny bite of a sandwich that I don’t eat.  Don’t ask me why I do this.  I couldn’t tell ya.

5.  I am ALWAYS cold.  It could be 90 degrees outside and I’ll probably still have chill bumps. 

6.  I’m extremely indecisive when it comes to designing my own home.  I don’t have a problem coming up with a design for someone else’s though.

7.  I don’t think a meal is complete without a piece of bread, but I could care less about dessert.

I’m passing the Stylish Blogger Award onto these 3 lovely blogs that I’ve been digging lately.  Check ‘em out!

All images – Martha Stewart Living

LiveJournal Tags: Stylish Blogger Award,Martha Stewart Living