House numbers

Hand-painted, baby.  Mint background with dark olive numbers.  Cute eh?

It's here!

No it didn't take a month to get here; I've just been somewhat inattentive to the blog I suppose.

Anyways I LOVE it.

And Niko does too - how did that happen?

Aaaaand rug...

Guess what's on its way to my house....

Yep.  For the living room.  I'm pumped.

I saw it on Design Crisis:

Nice right?  I like her taste a lot.

Photos to come.

Stickers and more stickers

You probably thought I had given up on this one, huh?  Yeah, it's been a year, so what??

It looks so ridiculously amazing in person, but the room is so small that it's really hard to photograph.  So if you don't think these pictures look all that great, let's blame it on that.

Thoughts?

More deck activity

Remember a few weeks ago?  Well, here she is!

Nice huh?  Also the deck has been stained/sealed - "Wrangler Brown" by Behr, haHA.  (It looks sort of mottled in some of these pictures, but I think that's just the Instagram thing.  Trust me, Niko spent 3 days to make sure it was perfect!)

I'm keeping my eye out for some deals on outdoor chairs - I can't find the ones I like on the IKEA site anymore.

Sooo just in time for fall....

Dinner in DC

 We spent last weekend in DC, and had dinner one night at The Federalist.  It was delicious, but I was actually even more bowled over by the decor.  In the interest of not looking like a tool, I didn't take any pictures while we were there, but here's what I could find on the world wide web (which totally do NOT do it justice!):



I love the cement tile, the carpet, and the super-soft grey leather seats.  AND the entire waitstaff wore those ubiquitous Carhartt pants with oxford shirts - so great!

Aaaaand coffee table...

Glass purchased, wood finish freshened up:

I'm experimenting with rug sizes, hence the blue tape.

Not bad.  Especially for the grand total of $45.

"Curtains"

Ever since I painted the window sash in the powder room, that window's been stark naked.  Not that big of a deal in my daily life, but it does look directly onto our deck, and we're going to have a house full of people in a couple weeks, so...

Mom I know you will cringe, but I made these quick curtains last weekend using iron-on hem tape - no sewing involved.

I'm thinking about swapping out the black "hardware" for another finish, just so it doesn't get lost against the window sash.  I like it though!

Navy love

Evidently someone shares my enthusiasm for navy cabinets - yay!  Those kitchen pics are dreamy...

Living room activity

New development...

We bit the bullet and got the IKEA Kivik loveseat/chaise, in the light gray color - so far, so good.  I still need to finish the painting for the wall behind the couch, find a rug, and replace the coffee table (that tiny yellow one is merely temporary).

I found this one for only $5 - just needs glass:

Yippee!

Pretty morning fog

Tiny Arteeest

Did you see this post on MFAMB?  I'm utterly stunned - I can't stop watching this video.

My favorites:

Evidently this kid had a show in New York recently that sold out in a couple of weeks.  And P.S. I'm soooo jealous of her studio!