I jumped on that bangwagon

I kept reading so many great things about Pintrest that I just had to join. It is as great as they say it is. I'd love to know if you are on there.

Here are some new-to-me images I have found via Pintrest:













Click here to see my Pintrest. What is yours?

(I'm also starting a quick little photo "feature" on the blog called Take Notice. I'll be posting it later today.. you'll have to let me know if you're into it!)

Small changes for a small study

This room is a very small "study" aka pass through in one of my e-decorating client's home. It wasn't really being utilized and we felt it would be a great little spot to sit and read.

Here it is currently:







We kept the current wall color + the blue in the background of the shelving. Here is my plan:



It's hard to explain to someone how to style shelving over email, so often I show them. Here is the inspiration I used for this particular space:

[ photo via here ]

ps - did I tell you I ordered this lotus shell chandelier for my own entry? I will never get sick of it.

Blogfest 2011 - Day 3 Part 2... 1st Dibs !!

I ran out of time yesterday to post all the ah-mazing wonderful-ness that is the 1st Dibs showroom. It was one of my favorite parts, especially because it reminded me a little of Slate but on steroids.

True antiques are the most beautiful things in the world. I am obsessed with beautiful old furniture and things. That's the beauty of 1st Dibs. These pieces are the real deal. You can find many "knock offs" on Craigslist, but these pieces were/are the game changers in design.. and real design truly is timeless. I would gladly take home any one of these pieces and keep them forever and ever and give them to my grandkids. I cannot afford these antiques, but I can definitely admire them (and buy the cheap knock offs on Craigslist).

Enough chit chat, I know you want to see the pics! (my camera died halfway through the showroom, so half are iphone pics).

The real deal. Pottery Barn knocked off these lanterns.

The face of pure glee.

Did you guys see Jenny's new pendant?!?! This is an original, but hers is so creative and amazing. She's one of my idols. Really.

When I studied Art History in college, I never looked at statues and thought "wow that's sexy". But this photographer did! I love these prints.

The event was great too - Thom Filicia was there and I got to meet him for the second time. Do you remember this post about how my dress poofed out and I looked pregnant?



I told him about it...







And in this picture I could pass as 3 months pregnant. Ah, oh well (I'm not preg).

Love these girls!! me, Beth, Abbe and Traci

I ended Blogfest 2011 with a two hour delay at the airport, a tall beer and a plate of nachos (which may or may not be contributing to my phantom pregnancy photo problems):



All in all it was an AMAZING TRIP!!!