You can't go wrong with AF Collector's ItemEvery morning I wake to Benjamin Moore's AF 45 Collector's Item. I like it so much and it is so versatile that I plan to paint my guest room the same colour! Of course, I will have different accents and the room will look different because of those choices. It is a beautiful colour to hang art work…
Anxiety: What if they pack the bananas??? (and a little RHONJ)Michael S. SmithThat's my time-out chair.I had a momentary freak-out on my Facebook page. Then I realized I would look super cray cray to my new friends when I commented 25 more times on my own status. So rather than stop the insanity, I decided to bring it over here for the rest of y'all. I'm panic…
Happy 2nd Birthday My Sweet Edward! May you always be sweet and silly, adventurous and a mama's boy ;) I love you more than you can ever imagine. I'm so proud to be your mama. P.S. This year we're going to brush up on your knock knock jokes …
Have a Lovely Weekend! via Southern StyleI never made it to Charleston. Wamp wump. Instead I've been in a state of perpetual snuggle with my fevered child. He's very unhappy about it, too. Poor little guy. So the above picture is the best I can do. One of my favorite styles most associated with Charleston- the Charl…
You're missing out The Battery in Charleston... and I'm missing out. I was supposed to be in Charleston yesterday, but Edward came down with an ugly virus and I couldn't leave his sad little fevered face. I'm hoping to still make it out there for the weekend, but it all depends on how many snuggles the little man ne…
Suzeday Tuesday: Book Hoarding is Good"I don't want to buy this."The Suze is whispering to herself as I turn down the aisle of Tuesday Morning. She's flipping through a decor book, eyes glazed over, both clutching the book and slightly turning away from it. "I don't need another book," she says to herself unconvincingly. She doesn't s…
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Have a Lovely Weekend! Edward's Big Milestone: Discovering the Joy of the Cardboard BoxMorning Lovelies! I can't believe the weekend is already here. That box is about the extent of my packing. It's crunch-time now. But first, long before we ever planned to move, Kip and I planned a trip to Charleston, well, actually Ki…
Lulu's Listing: Katharine Hepburn's Former Estate in Saybrook, CT I know that many of y'all were concerned when you found out my littlest sissy, Laura (whom I affectionately call Lulu), just up and left us for college. Did that mean no more Lulu's listings? Would her studies get in the way of her bringing us fabulous real estate listings with pretty interiors? …
On Magazine Subscriptions Morning y'all! (this is a long post, skip to the bottom for a summary if you have ADHD)I need you to talk to me for a second about magazines. I love them, but I have let my subscriptions lapse since we are moving. Oprah was not too happy about this. Her "people" are sending me collection agency n…
Heyy Fall! Like Edward Cullen saving Bella from the out of control van, Fall came in and rescued us from the hot, oppressive summer. Okay, that analogy was kind of really dumb, but I feel about Fall the way I feel about Edward Cullen.* Pure love. This room by Stan Topol from the 2012 Atlanta Symphony Associa…
Lessons learnedVivid greens are subtly moving into golds and oranges and there's a bite in the air even on sunny days. My mind is moving on to what I want to do to herald the fall season. I never go all out in these things because my design aesthetic is very understated. The only vibrant things in my home are…
Have a Lovely Weekend! via {this is glamourous}I figured I should just go a head and end the inadvertent week o' bedrooms with the prettiest bedroom of them all. Posting only bedrooms usually says something about my mental state. I'd rather be in bed snuggling my family than packing up boxes and disrupting my perfect ro…
Oh Hi! Oh Hi! Hi!That's what Edward says when I catch him getting into something he shouldn't be getting into. It's actually fairly genius because it throws me off for a second, which is just long enough for him to move away from whatever it is he's not supposed to be playing with i.e. Daddy's telescope, …
OpinionsHow do you feel about this colourful vignette ?Are there things you like?Are there things you would change if you had an opportunity to do so?We all have our own take on a space, our likes and dislikes. That's what makes decorating an imperfect science. Amber InteriorsWhen I glance at this room I …
Paint Color I Need: Narragansett Green* Design by Barbara Westbrook for 2012 Atlanta Symphony Associates’ Decorators’ Show House & GardensThis is kind of the opposite of the glowy pink bedroom of yesterday, but I love it equally. It's just soo rich. I have bedrooms on the brain since that's the room we'll focus on first when we move i…
Pale Pink Bedroom Love * image via Wall Street Journal; Marella Agnelli's bedroom; design by Alberto Pinto; photograph by Eric Boman; see here for the original article.It's no secret I desperately want to paint something pink in the new house. I love the way it's used in the bedroom above. It's so warm and when combined…
Happy Labor Day! Slim Aarons' Poolside PartyHope you're having a lovely, relaxing holiday! I'm bracing myself for a super crazy month of travel, packing, moving, and Edward turning 2! Basically all of that is happening within a period of seven days, but it's going to take all month to make sure it goes smoothly. E…