She's got legs

Usually I am drawn to bright and bold colors, but when I saw this first image I fell in love with this house. 

Its the table that got me- oh my those LEGS, I am drooling!

Now that I look at this space I could totally live here.  But, I'd add some bright window treatments, bold pillows, some fun artwork with colored matts and other pops of color with accessories.  Sounds fun, right?

(photos from El Mueble)

old as dirt rug

all my shopping and searching online finally paid off- I am the proud new owner of my very own antique Persian rug!!

You can see why I wanted one so bad HERE

Anywho, here is a little teaser of all the pretty colors

I know, I know there isn't much red in it like my inspiration photos. But, I realized that I don't have that much red in my house and I am more drawn to the blues and other colors in the rug.  Plus the size was PERFECT for my kitchen and it looks like it was made for the space.

Don't you love when things happen like that?

I'll be sure to show you more of the kitchen as I finish a few other projects.  (another hint, these babies are for the kitchen)

Happy Hump Day!

Big, fat fail

Last week I went to Home Depot and bought 6 of these

I had big plans for them.  They were scheduled to get a gold makeover.  See, I was too lazy to order the proper ones online and thought I could just give them a little coat of spray paint and all would be right in my world.

After I let them dry, I saw chips.  Then more and more chips.  Those stupid effers would not hold the spray paint.  This is what I spend 45 minutes doing

chipping off all the spray paint

big FAT fail!

So now I'm left with the original silver finish wondering if I can ever get my beloved gold finish on them.  This is what I will spend my Labor Day doing.


Hope your Labor Day is filled with happy gold dreams, Ciao!

Color Trends

The Pantone Fall 2011 Fashion Color Report came out awhile ago, but its finally Fall 2011!  While I love these colors for fashion, they also play a big role in interiors as well.

I'm thinking I need to paint something Bamboo or buy an accessory in that color- I just love it.

Anywho, here are some beautiful rooms following the Fall 2011 Color trends

(Photos from:  Alice Lane Home, Amanda Nisbet, Apartment Therapy, Jill Seidner Interior Design, Kishani Perera, Rue Magazine, Full House, Design Sponge, and Pinterest)

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 :)