To die for dressing rooms and closets...

     I have a confession.  I'm kind of a slob.  I mean slob is relative right?  I'm not the walk around with barbeque and Cheeto stains on my tank top variety of slob...I mean not yet anyway...I'm more the throw everything in the closet that doesn't seem to have another place kind of slob; can't find my left shoe kind of slob; it's July and Christmas wrapping paper is still in here kind of slob; my dog might be under that pile of clean sheets kind of slob...that be me.  So I cleaned it.  It looks pretty spectacular.  But even after I color coded my clothes and lined up all my shoes and boots, I was longing for it to look like one of those dressing rooms that you can sit in and want to stay awhile.  If I had one of those dressing rooms, I would never want to leave it, let alone ever let it become the hot mess that my closet finds itself most days of the year.  See what I mean...

The size of this is out of control, and I'm lovin it!
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I love this idea of framing bags!  Now I need to go shopping so I have these fab bags...Big D's going to love that one...
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Light, bright and airy...
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I want a closet filled with frilly vintage finds!  My daughter's closet is filled with all sorts of frilly vintage finds...but it never looks quite this organized...
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Something in blue...
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Or gray...
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A place for shoes, lots and lots of shoes...
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A place to sit...
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Now I just have to go shopping for more shoes, designer shopping bags, vintage frilly finds, and something soft and cozy to sit on...and then all will be right with the world...

Tufted furniture...lovin the tufts!

     As much as I love and adore slipcovered everything, tufted upholstery gives a piece of furniture a romantic finished look that I love.

This blue tufted French bed is crazy beautiful, and I think I might hurt someone to have it!
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How great would this be in a little girl's room?
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I love the tufted headboard mixed with the simple white linens and the pale ruched duvet...
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These blue tufted chairs look like a vintage pair reupholstered to fit into a more contemporary space, with let's face it...a whole lotta color.  Not everyones cup-a-tea, but I'm kind of digging the mod 60's vibe of it all...
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I'm Ready For My Close-up Mr. Demille....


      So I bought some sunflowers today, cuz they looked purty....






And then Mr. Wags was watching me stylin les belles fleurs, so I decided to take his pic too.  Cuz he's pretty much the cutest thing ever...





He loves the sunflowers too...can't you tell?

Cheeky quote of the day...

"Patience is what parents have when there are witnesses." ~unknown

Chevron...Obsession du jour

     OK my current obsession du jour that I just can't get enough of is pretty much everything chevron.  Now a little of this crazy pattern definitely goes a long way, but I love it!  I started to really fall in love with it after I started watching Million Dollar Decorators and saw how much Ms. Fabulousness herself, Mary McDonald used it in her designs.


love, love...




These gorgeous pillows from Habitation Inc would be the star of a neutral couch or chair...



Send a snazzy chevron note from Oh Louise Designs


A black and white ottoman poof from aletafae...


And something gorgeous to wear for fall...please hurry up and get here fall!





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Sizzlin in Savannah...

     I just spent an amazing couple of days in the beautiful city of Savannah, and it is everything you think it might be.  The giant Oaks are draped in Spanish moss and create a canopy over nearly every street.  There are little parks that are surrounded by antebellum southern mansions and you really feel as though you have been transported into another time and place.

This is the Mercer house from the movie Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil...





Loving these shutters and doors against the painted white brick of this old building.  Who would have thought a tattoo parlor could be so chic?


The homes and architecture have a weathered patina to them that only adds to the beauty of the city...








I love the color of this door and the knocker must be mine!!



There are various gates that open to courtyards all over the city...


The shops are just as quaint.  I kept running in all kinds of shops to take advantage of the air conditioning.  Words can not properly describe the heat that was taking over the city the few days I was there.  I may have lost five pounds in sweat which were promptly put back on with all the food I couldn't quit eating!



 Shop SCAD is the Savannah College of Art and Design store that sells art, textiles, and wares from local students...


These pillows look amazing on this french settee all designed by a SCAD student...


I love, love these drapes!  Can't you see this over a caned french twin bed?  Loving the copper tie backs for the curtains...

 Notice how they hang it from the copper piping....

I can't wait to go back.  Savannah in the middle of fall might be more my type of weather!