All Her " Pretty Stuff "

Pimlico Magazine featured 

Patterson's workspace full of all her "PrettyStuff!" Very cool! 

I'm pretty sure we know where she got the pink Lafco candle, 

the Dana Gibson canvas pouch and her 

Rifle Paper Co. thank you notes!

Cottage Chic strikes again!

Oh and thanks for the shout out on the dishes and the jewelry link!

Patterson is my best customer! I guess you could say 

she has a permanent discount code!

BIG Minimalism . . .

❖ Chicago Brownstone ❖

I have a serious crush on KATHLEEN CLEMENTS DESIGN!

I adore the contrast of her glossy white floors with 

beautiful, and I mean really beautiful, antiques!

❖ Hollywood Hills Residence ❖

❖ Hollywood Hills Residence ❖

❖ Hollywood Hills Residence ❖

❖ East Coast Georgian Estate ❖

❖ Santa Monica Loft ❖

❖ Santa Monica Loft ❖

❖ Chicago Brownstone ❖

...minimalism at its best...

...please check out the rest of her PORTFOLIO...

...and don't miss her beautiful furniture COLLECTION...

❖ KATHLEEN CLEMENTS DESIGN ❖

❖ Kisses to the Mother-Daughters team, Chic Coles, for always inspiring posts! ❖

Instagram @ Work !

I took a few minutes at the end of the day to play with Instagram!

I snapped lots of my favorite things @ WORK.

If you follow me on Twitter or Instagram, you've already seen these, 

so b'bye, but if not...

I LOVE THIS DRUM!

It would make a great gift for BeatDropping, 

but not sure how it would fair in a dorm room...

(note to self: buy now, save for later : )

I've been batting my eyelashes at HandyHusband to get him

to convert the armoire in the family room into a bar.

If I succeed, I believe I'll have to bring home a decanter or two...or three.

This bamboo chest really needs to live in my guestroom and since I

slip-covered those dining chairs, well, I think they should live with me too.

Anne and I put the same fabric on that lovely bench and I've

always wanted an old bottle tree!

That insanely beautiful secretary has a nickname...Harry Potter.

It's beautiful. The green bullseye glass in the doors is so unique.

When I finish the family room details, I think I'll be sneaking the

Staffordshire Poodles onto the mantel and adding to my

clock face collection.

The porcelain tureen is part of a pretty big collection.

I want it all, but I'm willing to share it with PrettyStuff!

Need vs. Want 

Always an issue around here!

Zebra figurines: WANT, Garden Stool: NEED,

Oyster Plates: WANT, Ladder Shelf: NEED,

Green Confit Pot: WANT

We have a pair of these Imari fish and they are KILLER!

As hot as orange is these days, I honestly can't believe they lasted

more than a day in the shop...think Aqua beach house with orange

Hermes blanket on the sofa and those fish on your coffee table!

I adore this roof tile lamp and the book lamp is a great guy gift!

Anne and I fight over that bamboo table and our newest treasure

is this incredible late 18th century needlepoint barley twist chair!

Come by Rooney Robison Antiques and make your INSTA-LIST!

The Best Laundry . . .

Wash your jeans like real people  video
by John Moessner

The video above is adorable! 
Especially once you've watched it and then go
to read the CARE page on Imogene + Willie's website. It's ADORABLE!

I posted about Imogene + Willie way back when, but you might not remember. It was in August of 2010...a blog-life ago. I'd give you the link, but the images are long gone from their site hence disappeared on mine. It's all new now, so I'll just start over. I'm posting this next video cuz it's awesome... and yes, it's longer than your average blog show at just over 15 minutes, so if you don't have time to watch now, please come back.

I f'in LOVE these people. 

I'm sorry, but there's just no other way to say it! 

After you watch the video, go read their STORY on their website.

Their Story by Ian Leach VIDEO

Go on now, go read their STORY. 

It's not just a repeat of the video!

You'll quickly realize why I LOVE this couple!

I spent a good part of this past Saturday all but putting nails in my old jeans. You know the ones... I've posted about them. I just can't stand the fact that they are just plum rotten, so I keep patchin'm so I can keep wearin'm. They're old Chip & Pepper "Sorority Girl" style and I can't seem to replace them. I even got an extra pair when they started to wear out, but they DO NOT fit the same. Something tells me that Imogene + Willie might just give my C&Ps a run for their patches, but they are the BEST LAUNDRY IN MY BASKET! Keep them in your prayers as they are terminally ill and only hanging on by a thread!

Dear Eddie . . .

Gimme This!

{Eddie Ross}

Thank You Cote de Texas . . .

For the peek inside the Beautiful World of Amy Howard

posted on Cote de Texas today!

I could have re-posted every single image, but

I've chosen only teasing photos.

An Amy Howard Seminar has just been 

moved to the top of my bucket list, but until then,

I'm a little nervous about how much money I will spend

@ Amy Howard at Home

I think first on my list are

two antiqued mirrored bedside tables for PrettyStuff!

and surely HandyHusband can move my 

trumeau mirror up on

his to-do list.

Please go visit Cote de Texas to see the rest of Joni's post!

The photos are amazing and if you have even a thread of do-it-yourselfer

in your personality, I have no doubt you'll be filling your own

cart on Amy Howard @ Home as quickly as you can click

ADD TO CART!

WANT MORE?

Amy Howard Collection, Blog and Amy Howard Collection Facebook

Feeling A Little Lost ?

{Miami Photographer: Craig Denis via Houzz}

Well, my search is over.

I still haven't found the source for my wallpaper in the upstairs hallway, but I now know what I want over the fireplace in the family room or in the two empty spaces on the wall over the painted HandyHusband bookcase. We got in a few maps in our last shipment from England @ Rooney Robison Antiques, but they went flying out the front door with designers about two seconds after we got them tagged and on the floor, but it sent me hunting.

I've found a fabulous source!

~ Majesty Maps & Prints ~

Go poke around on their site. They have tons of inspiration!

{interior design: Katie Ridder}

{Interior Design: Timothy Whealon Interiors via Veranda}

I love the really big ones in tiny moldings.

Majesty Maps & Prints has a wonderful ~ inspiration vault ~

Image found Little Augury via Katie Did

I LOVE the paneled screen with the maps!

I've got a simple antique screen that has never been utilized other

than to hide junk in my junk room studio. We found it in New England

and I removed the yucky old fabric covered panels and always intended to

paint the wood I replaced them with, but I love the map idea better!

I also LOVE how they've framed these old pages and hung

them with no space between.

...It's beautiful here too...

{Bronxville Townhouse: Cheryl Tague}

I followed all the links and emailed for 

the maps I'd be over the moon for if they had them for me.

So whether they had small or large, I've got plenty of ideas now.

{Metropolitan Home via ElleDecor}

{interior image House Beautiful via Trouvais}

The collage of Italy is CRAZY FABULOUS!

{Ralph Lauren Home via Habitually Chic}

And so is this chair, not to mention the chart with the 

measuring thingy drawn on it. 

(I know, it's a mechanical drawing compass, but I like thingy better.)

We've also got some wonderful leather trunks @ RRA

So, if you love to travel and have special places that have meant THE WORLD to you, is there a better way to remind you daily of your trip? This is also a wonderful idea for an anniversary gift. HandyHusband doesn't read my blog very often (only when I remind him to), so I can tell you I'm hoping my hunt is over by our anniversary in June. I'm off to The Map Shop on East Morehead in Charlotte to see what they have. Martha's Vineyard (where we got engaged), Massachusetts/Rhode Island Coastline (every summer of our life together), Kenya (our honeymoon), Madrid (visited  PrettyStuff while she was abroad... I know I run the risk of her snatching that one right off the wall, but it would also be a pretty special heirloom, right?).

Don't forget about helping me find my wallpaper too!

Anybody? 

many crush hugs to Chic Coles for posting the link to Majesty Maps & Prints!

Be Still My Heart . . .

Dear HandyHusband,

How do I love thee,

Let me count my bookcases!

I haven't shown y'all the bookcase HH "built for ME" in the family room,

I haven't finished my little intense paint job on it yet...

What was I thinking?!

He just asked for his next project assignment and this email

came from Cote de Texas... Upstairs hallway??

INSANE CRUSH! 

...the little pull-out shelves...

...the sconces...

THE QUANTITY!

LOVE!

Wonder if he can incorporate these from the shop?

They're from a French Hotel and I think I need 'em...

I think I need a few more jobs too...