Hudson Shopping

Boston friends- major sale going on at Hudson right now!  They are moving and from now till next week sometime they are trying to move everything from their old location. 

I stopped by yesterday and basically wanted to buy everything I saw!

Those large wood things were AWESOME- I wish I had a place for them in my tiny apartment

there was tons of lighting, mostly Visual Comfort stuff too- on major sale I might add

It took everything in me not to take these chairs home.  Marked down from something like $1500 to $750 I WANTED THEM!

This lamp shade was MASSIVE.  It would be perfect for someones huge room- it was $350 marked down to $50

This tortoiseshell console almost made it in my bag- but then I remembered I'm still paying for a wedding, boooo

loved the live terrariums- super cute

Oh this couch, it was lovely and on major sale- like 50% off sale.  Run now to get this and make me super jealous.

Hudson Boston

312 Shawmut Avenue, in the South End

*this post is in no way sponsored by Hudson and I didnt get anything for free- I just love what the have and wanted to share :)

Over It!

Irene an I are NOT on speaking terms!

I totally thought when I woke up yesterday and still had power I was in the clear. I had a list full of things to get done, starting with a few sewing projects.  Just as I got everything set up and ready to go... the power flickered twice and went out for good!  Apparently Irene and her wind gusts had different plans for me.  BOOOO to you Irene!

Thank goodness I got my spray paint project done on Friday afternoon.  Here is a little hint

side note- here is where I have to get my spray painting done

in the back alley- my neighbors hate me

Anyways, that's right I have myself some awesome fretwork panels from Danika and Cheryle and their new company O'verlays!

These two ladies are GENIUS and the possibilities of projects that can be done with their panels are endless.  Just look at some of the things that have been made so far

And the super funny Bri over at Me, you and a wiener came up with this creation which I am slightly obsessed with

My panels are currently drying and as soon as it's spray paint weather again (aka Irene the wench is gone) I will get to painting the chest these babies are going on.

Be sure to head on over and check out O'verlays- I guarantee you have a project you can use those babies on!!

All the small things

It is said that good design is in the details, and I could not agree more. 

Often times I find myself hating things about a room in my house and its usually something large: the TV stand, the couch, the curtains, the rug, etc.  To be honest I don't have unlimited funds to go out and change those, but what I can change is the smaller details. Recently I have been trying to appreciate what I can not change (totally easier said than done when you are a design freak, as I could literally rip out my hair sometimes most times) and turn my focus to the smaller details.

Here are a few spaces where the details are really done well and what I am noticing in each room

 The border around the room, the colored mat in the framed art, the monogrammed pillows, the double molding around the bottom of the room, and the trim on the toss pillows

 I LOVE how the desk is made to look like a piece of furniture- the bottom of the file drawer is perfection.  I also love the trim on the shades, and the gold on the inside of the lamp shade.

This is the perfect little space.  Things I am noticing are:  the sideways chevron chest- LOVE, the ruffles on the drapes (which are on the bottoms as well) and the little chevron pencil cup- so cute!

love that headboard shape and the nailhead trim, how there is a recessed circle around the drawer pulls, the small art that is hung under each mirror, the lace trimmed pillows, and how the side tables are covered in glass (great for those of you who like to keep drinks next to the bed, this way you wont get those nasty water rings) 

Tobi Fairley, the queen of color and details does it again!  Just about everything in this room is amazing but my most favorite things in this room are those yellow stools at the end of the bed.  They aren't your typical circle or square shape- its like a really fat quatrefoil shape.

So tell me my lovely readers, what details are you loving lately?

(Photo 1: Gwen Driscoll Designs, Photo 2: Hillary Thomas as seen in Lonny, Photo 3: Nick Olson design as seen in House Beautiful, Photo 4: Rue Magazine, and Photo 5: Tobi Fairley design from the Hampton Designer Showhouse) 

A whole new level

Is chevron still all the rage?  Or do you think its on the way out?

Either way, this kitchen really takes the whole chevron love to a new level.  I'm actually kinda digging it.  What do you think?

I wish I had a country house with a kitchen like this.  A country house on a lake, with a boat and a pretty dock to sunbathe on.  Yes, that is what I wish.

daydream over, back to work ya'll

(Photo from this really cool Spanish magazine El Mueble)

you can stand under my....

...you know the rest of the song.  You're welcome for getting it stuck in your head now.

Ok, so I need a new umbrella stand.  I came to this realization when I saw this photo on  Julie's Blog and fell in love

hello sunny lover

Then I remembered Jenny made her own monogrammed version as well.

Both genius.

I also love these ones, but I think I might stick with the painted square variety. 

I sketched up some plans on how I wanted mine to look and emailed them over to my Dad.  I'm hoping he has some scrap wood in his shop that can be made into one of those tall, square badboys.


Dad, if you are reading this hows that umbrella stand coming?  LOVE YOU!

a few things...

I am obsessed with this elephant hook.

How friggin cute is he? 

I even love the other animal hooks- they are all cuties

And in other news... I poke through craigslist every so often and I found these awesome things that I can't get due to lack of storage (sad face here) so I thought I would share the love

asking $190- this set would look really awesome reupholstered

I want to paint this thing white SO BAD- LOVE that hardware. They are asking $250 for this, I'd offer much less

$100- Again, painted white or a fun color this thing would rock.  

FREE- did you catch that, a set of 4 chairs like these AND a table (minus the glass, but that's ok) and they are FREE.  Run now to get this and if you do email me pics when you make them over so I can be jealous.

This one is going for $250, which is a little much IMO, BUT look at that hardware AND its free delivery which is a major SCORE.  I want it so bad for myself wahhhhh

Why oh why don't I have a king size bed?  LOVE this headboard.  Asking $155 and free delivery again.

The legs on this baby are hot.  Asking $75- I'd offer less because it needs a makeover.

 Happy hump day.

mind games

do you ever see something that you want so bad that you will not rest till you get it? 

Yea, that's been me for the last 48 hours.  I want a new rug for my kitchen, and I want it to look like these little gems

 I'm drooling over all of these amazing antique/kilim/Persian/ AMAZING rugs. 

and I will not rest till I get my hands on one. 

Any suggestions pullleaseeeee.  I'll take anything to keep myself from going over the edge.  kthanks, much appreciation.


photos from: High Gloss (2 from Jamie Meares amazing home),  Jenny from Little Green Notebook, and Lonny.

Ceylon: Part 2

Following up from yesterdays post here are more photos from my amazing trip to Sri Lanka...

this is how people along the coast fish!  It's not done as much today as it once was, but imagine sitting up there all day just catching fish? woah!

Buddha statues everywhere 

entrance to the Yala National Park where we went on a safari 

Yala National Park

If you look really close you can see that this tree is full of monkeys

Temple of the Tooth- Kandy, Sri Lanka

another three wheeler

policeman

schoolgirls near the Galle Fort

Galle, Sri Lanka.

This Buddha statue was given by the Japanese government following the 2004 tsunami that devastated the area.

Tsunami Memorial for the Queen of the Sea rail disaster

This memorial was built on what is believed to be a mass grave of tsunami victims.  It is also a memorial for the more than 1,700 people who lost their lives when a crowded passenger train was hit by a wave over 18 feet on December 26, 2004

While in Sri Lanka the hubby and I had the chance to visit a special girls orphanage.  The orphanage is home to over 70 girls ranging in age from 2 to 18.  Many of the girls living at this orphanage are there because they lost one or both parents in the 2004 tsunami.  The photo above are just some of the girls we met that day.

We stopped at this Hindu temple on the side of the road and it was filled with monkeys!  I had a lollipop in my pocket and decided that it would be a good idea to share it with my new monkey friend (no idea why I thought this would be a good idea as I'm pretty sure you're not suppose to feed wild animals, oops).

So stinkin' cute!

All in all we had an amazing time,  the two and a half weeks went by in a flash and I can't wait to return!   Although the flight was LONG and I'm still recovering from jet lag I'm excited that my husband has family there and it wont be the last time we get to travel to such an amazing country.