This and That.....

Grunge and Glamour....I love that these two pics were of the same era yet so drastically different. I shot the top pic at Alcatraz prison on our San Fran trip and this is a lovely lady from the late 50's.

PS. I love the gold, creme, and the mint green at Alcatraz, kind of a chic color combo for a prison don't you think??

Cheap Monday!!

Sorry I have been MIA for the past two weeks. I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and New Year. I spent the last two weeks on a great North American tour. First Ben and I went to Oklahoma to spend time with my family and then we skipped off to San Francisco for a little celebration vacation. We were celebrating our five year wedding anniversary and the fact that we are both graduated from school!

This has been a wonderful way to start off the New Year! 

 

 This is the stunning Christmas Eve table that my Grandmother set. She is absolutely fabulous if you couldn't tell. I think I get all of my fancy from her. 

 This is the Zam Zam room a wonderful little speak easy from the 1920's. 

 This was the BEST Chipino in the CASTRO!! 

 The Redwood Forrest!!

I hope you are having the Cheapest of Mondays! I'll have more pics from the trip later this week. I went to some pretty awesome little shops and an amazing tea room. 

Glad to be back! Happy New Year!

Cheap Monday!!

I was looking around the house a few weeks ago and noticed that I don't have a whole lot of Christmas decorations in other rooms in my house besides the living room. I don't have a ton of money to spend sprucing up the bedroom or the guest bath, but I came across these two super cute ideas that would look so chic and pulled together. The garland is made using coffee filters.  The little tree is made from a piece of wood, a few pipe cleaners, and a few old necklaces. So if you need a few little tricks to make the house feel a little more Christmas like before the guests come in a few days,  try these!

Merry Christmas Week!

Party Planning for the Weekend.....

I found this beautiful color board over at Coco & Kelley and I had to share it with you. We are going to a Holiday party this Saturday and I think this would be a would be a beautiful ensamble!

*dress by halston, earrings at banana republic, ring by ippolita, clutch at asos, heels betsy johnson



Oh and PS Ben's graduation from Chiropractic School is this Friday! Woot Woot I think I mght wear something like this.

*Image out outfit info over at What I Wore

Happy Winter White Weekend!!

Design Dilemma - How to camouflage an unwanted soffit.....

This room has an awkward bump out in the wall above the bed. The stripes are a wonderful way to camouflage unwanted architectural details that you may have in your space. You can also try wall paper!! (I love the detail in these stripes. )

Cheap Monday!!

Floating shelves are a great idea to create an entryway that looks pulled together. It also looks like custom built in cabinetry and looks expensive! You can get some great floating shelves at ikea, west elem, and potterybarn.

Happy Friday!!

I'm going to try to get some Christmas decorations out this weekend. I feel like a slacker since both of our neighbors have the Christmas lights up and our house looks like Scrooge lives there.  Hopefully I can get some shopping done too. I think Christmas music and some gingerbread cookies will do the trick. Are you guys as behind as I am??

Mix don't Match

The trick to mixing and matching patterns is to mix an organic print with a more linear print so it won't seam so busy. Another good tip is to make one print a larger scale and another print smaller in scale so they don't compete too much. Be bold with your choices.

Cheap Monday!!

Happy Cyber Monday! I know there are tons of great deals out there today and since you are on the web anyway stop over an check out The Vamoose they sell handmade jewelry and accessories. Today they are offering world wide free shipping.

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