adorable-NESS!

double click to see the painted armoire

from here: http://www.dragonsofwaltonstreet.com/single.htm?ipg=8160

A happy front door

While driving the backroads of Alabama recently...we've passed this wonderful old house several times. Yesterday, I had my husband pull over so I could take a quick picture. Quite charming, no?

How gorgeous is this?

photo: this lovely blogger

I keep staring at it...
perfection in my book.

Anyone know where one might acquire the artwork?

That is...if it is "acquirable?" :)

Eye Candy

(a rather large picture...click to view in full)

Love.

These guys are amazing...

Up for Sale

This color combination takes my breath away. See the whole house here.

Love this room.

Check out the rest of the house here.

Painted Outdoor Furniture

I recently bought 2 chairs like this and spotted a couple more a few weeks ago for a good price. 2 are black and 2 are white. But this look is SO. MUCH. FUN. I don't have a table...but figure I could work that out later. I never even thought about painting them fun colors like these. So many fun things to consider... :)

Picture from this fun blog!

Slipcover Perfection

I almost wrecked my car yesterday driving past this Slipcover Shop. These chairs were BE-uuuuuuuu-tiful! Oatmeal colored linen...a chocolate band...sweet perfection. They would make me so happy if they were in my house. I just don't have room. Boo-hoo.

I called the lady and got her prices. The lady I normally use charges $225 per wing. This lady charges $285 with the band. Of course all that doesn't include the cost of the fabric...and you need about 8 yards of solid and 1/2 yard of colored.

I wonder how they would look with the skirt just skimming the feet...like a 3/4 skirt? I must stop thinking about this...I have laundry to do.

I bet Ginger Barber would like these. :)

**edited to add...I just noticed those two chairs are just a smidge different...see how the backs curve a bit differently? Can you tell I keep coming back to these pics? sigh...

Thrifting...

Isn't this painting AWESOME??!!

To me it is and the price was even better...$10.

I totally love his hair...

The colors in this pillow...oh sigh.
$2.

And a shot of my new chairs...they need some work...but I'm not worried.

$150 for 4 chairs and a glass-topped table.

I hope to sell the table (that I don't need) and recoup most of my money.

These are not the exact chairs I wanted.

I want some just like the ones I donated 10 years ago after buying a new dining room set and having no where to store them.

My stomach still feels the dread when I think of how foolish I was.

Actually, I blame my husband.

He knew how excited I was about the new set...

and took that opportunity to unload what he saw as ugly.

No worries though...I like the thrill of the hunt.

And when I find the 6 chairs I want...all will be good in my world of faux bamboo.

I've had this in the back of my mind for awhile.

I just didn't expect to luck into one when I did the other day. I saw...I gasped...the people in the store laughed at me. I clutched my heart and declared true love. $85 later...she was mine.

My husband on the other hand...did not gasp. He stared in horror at what I brought home. I knew he wouldn't like it...however...it is growing on him. And he loves me...happy wife...happy life, right? :)

We hung it up in the kitchen over the pine farmhouse table. The shades didn't come with it, but from Pottery Barn several years ago and I love how they toned down the glare of the bare bulbs. I know what you are thinking...chinoiserie and pine? Huh? But yeah...I'm loving it.

We've still got a few kinks to work out...always do when dealing with old light fixtures. I think that is the part that really annoys my husband.

I think a paint job may be in it's future...to tie it in with the new chairs I bought...to go with the new light fixture yesterday. One thing ALWAYS leads to another in my household.

My husband rolled over in bed this morning and told me I was starting to act like the Federal Government with all my spending lately. He's a funny guy... :)

More pics to come when I get everything all polished up and purdy lookin'.

Phoebe Howard

credit: Phoebe Howard
...certainly knows how to put together a lovely room. Gorgeous.

Blues and Greens

source: Realty South

So loverly. :)

Shutters

I love the idea of using some old shutters inside like this. My friend Amber pointed me in the direction of this blog from a store in Arizona. Lots of great pictures to inspire!

Kitchen Love

Good gravy do I like this kitchen.

Honestly, it's more like I love this kitchen.

And most of the other rooms in the house too.

I have never seen cabinets like these beside the stove.

...please gimme.

And the built-ins next to those botanicals...lovely. Gimme some of those too.


And the marble. oh, oh, oh.
gimme, gimme, gimme!!!!
The oversize hardware...fantastico!


See the rest of it right here.

Poi-ple Twoooo-lips

I bought this blue vase at the thrift store this week for $6.88. I really wanted some white tulips but WalMart was fresh out. I think these purple ones are probably even lovlier than the white.

My husband just called from WalMart...I told him to look for white tulips...to match all the white snow we got today. Plus, I have another empty vase that needs to be filled. It has been a snowy and most beautiful day here in Birmingham.

My daughter pointed out the man on the tree next door with snow on his eyebrows...

Wreath Love

(click to see the whole thing...sorry 'bout that.)

I love this wreath. For instructions...go here and read more from her lovely blog.

Oh Southern Accents Magazine...

How I miss you.

Terribly.

I feel so empty without you and others in my life.

:( (cue the tear running down my cheek)

{click to view the whole beautiful picture}
Southern Accents Magazine

My kind of pretty

Credit Amy Morris via this lovely blog

I'm feeling crazy busy lately. So...if you don't mind (all 3 of you sweeties who stop by... :) I think I'll just post pics that I like for a bit of time. Just to keep things moving along.

Recently, I pulled out a white pitcher that I had stored in my china cabinet. It is very similar to the one in this picture. I bought 2 packages of $5 tulips from WalMart. They didn't look like much the first day...but after that...wowza! They were gorgeous and changing every hour it seemed. I love tulips but can't remember the last time I bought any. They lasted a good 10 days...and worth every dollar spent.

This week my husband brought a bouquet of flowers to our daughter from Fresh Market and she promptly arranged them in the white pitcher. They look so pretty sitting on our kitchen table. I now vow to keep flowers on our table all year long.

Black painted stripes...

ROCK this room... :)

(from fsbo site)

click on picture to see the whole thing

My kind of lovliness...

I found this picture on Katy Elliot's blog. Sooooooooo pretty...right up my alley. :)

A designer's house

I came across an awesome post tonight from one of my favorite blogs...Things That Inspire that was done back in May 2009. I oooooh'd and ahhhhh'd all over again. I love this style of decorating...it never grows old on me.

all pictures credit: Things That Inspire

Tons more pictures and all the scoop right here if you haven't already read it. Even if you have...me thinks you should go back for a second round. :)