Fantastically Neutral

Is fantastically a word? Not sure. But I do know all you neutral nellies out there will LOVE this home.

It's an oldie but a goodie... a Cottage Living Idea House (they used to be so so great. sigh).

The parlor room is the best!









When you go with an all neutral palette, a loud print on a couch works really well.




A small, but really cute & functional office.



LOVE that lucite chair!!









As great as this house is, if it were mine I'd like to see a little more color. Perhaps I'm more of a semi-neutral nelly. Hmm..

[ all images from here ]

Clear Bedside Lamps

In bedrooms, I really love using lighting you can see through. It adds "lightness" to the room and also brings in a bit of elegance. (Especially if you use crystal!) I decided to go this direction with our master bedroom.. a little more on that below.

First, here are some great rooms with glass or crystal bedside lamps:

[ zoldan interiors ]

[ lonny ]

[ lonny ]

[ Brittany Stiles ]

[ all images found via decorpad.com unless otherwise noted.]

There are a lot of great options out there for glass and crystal lighting.

If money were no object, I'd gladly take any pair of these from Circa Lighting:

$588

$483

$1,050

$525

Here are some great affordable options for those of us on a budget!

Robert Abbey - $160
[ to the trade, can be purchased through me ]

Overstock - $140

Crate & Barrel - $90

And last but not least, the extremely affordable option I chose for our master bedroom:


JCP - $64

I am so happy with my JCP lamp purchase. Here they are on our skirted nightstands:

In case you are wondering about the status of the master bedroom design, it's coming along slowly but surely. I got the glass tops back from my glass cutter (as you can see). I also got two accent pillows for the room. I still have a lot to accomplish, though:

- Paint wood on the settee and have reupholstered
- Find & paint dresser (hopefully this will be taken care of this coming weekend! I want an antique/vintage piece so timing is tbd on this one)
- Find mirror for above dresser
- Art for above the bed (I'm comissioning this piece!)
- Install hardware on the closet doors
- Accessories

I cannot wait for the room to be finished! As I bring in each piece it makes me excited for the end result. This will be the first "finished" room in our first house, so it's pretty sentimental for me.

Great Windsor Re-Design

Have you seen this chair? I've been eying it online and saw it in person yesterday. I love this modern take on a classic silhouette. Classic, yet sexy and cool.







I just sent it over to a client and am hoping she goes for it :)

And so she doesn't feel left out, here is her older, more traditional sister - she's still pretty great, too: