Home!

I managed to snap a few pictures this morning while Billy and Max were out. They weren't taken in the best light, but you get the idea!

Let's start with the kitchen.




The plate display was inspired by this plate, one of a set of four from Anthropologie, and Kelly Wearstler's plate display at the Viceroy Hotel. I'm lucky to have such tall walls in the house. I made good use of them with this display! All of the other plates are from Home Goods, Marshalls or gifts from friends.


I've got my collection of milk glass on display above the cabinets, and in the big window.


The wall color is Rosemary by Martha Stewart paints. I love it. It's the perfect background to the plates and sets of all the green and white accents in the kitchen perfectly. I've got a bit of a bird theme going on in here. That sort of just happened. In fact, animals popped up all over the house while I was decorating!

This is Max's kitchen. I couldn't stop myself from decorating it also!


The dining room.



I have a collection of carnival themed photographs that were inspired by my purchase of...



This one, at top.


I really hadn't intended to have an entire collection, I just really loved that photograph. Now I really love the whole collection!


More rooms to come!

Crystal Ship Chandelier

I will have this one day....Oh yes, I will.


$799 at ZGallerie (!!).

Ikat Chair

I want this chair from Urban Outfitters. It's a measly $325 and they have free shipping on furniture right now. It would look so good in my living room, next to my other patterned chair....


Sigh.

Dorthe Alstrup photograph

I was perusing Design*Sponge when I ran across this photograph in a sneak peek of someone's home.




The photographer is Dorthe Alstrup and the work was sold on the super cool site 20x200 (www.20x200.com), which sells original works of art in limited editions starting at $20 (!!).

I was immediately drawn to the colors and the balloons. I'm not a huge fan of balloons in real life (especially if I'm the one that has to blow them up) but I've discovered that I love them in photos. Who knew?! When I looked up the print I found that it's called Untitled (Max). Just like my little monster! Unfortunately it's sold out. DAMMIT! I was totally ready to plunk down my $20 plus shipping too. Instead, I'll post it here, so that I can come back to it and pretend I do own it.

Parakeet Ring

This parakeet ring by Fleathers on etsy is AMAZING! I love that it's not bejeweled (that trend is a little out of control) and it's so detailed that it looks like an actual tiny little parakeet is perched on your hand. Best of all, it's a two finger ring! I've been dying for one of those.

Wallpaper

If I was rich, I'd wallpaper my closet in this gorgeous paper from Anthropologie. I say my closet because it would complement the faux parquet floor I just put in fabulously and, that is one of the few areas of my house that's wallpaper free.

Hmm, on second thought, my kitchen isn't wallpapered.....(Sigh, I wish!!)

Yeehaw, A Treasury!

http://www.etsy.com/treasury_list.php?room_id=82020


Hooray, I was finally selected to be in an Etsy treasury! What a thrill! Mine is the Crocus Necklace in the top row :)