tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10038887103295081202024-03-15T02:35:36.941-05:00Flights of WhimsyBrandi@ Flights of Whimsyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04949135596695787724noreply@blogger.comBlogger367125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1003888710329508120.post-68533658346935367282013-07-11T13:25:00.000-05:002013-07-11T13:25:13.299-05:00Bohemian Farmhouse Inspiration<div style="text-align: center;">
Seems like two words that don't go together right? But it can be done!</div>
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My parents are finally building their dream home at Ridgetop Farm and have asked me to help design it. I am very excited! My mom wants it to feel like a farmhouse but, like me or maybe I'm like her, she's a bit eclectic/bohemian. I wanted to stay true to her style yet find a way for the decor to match the design of the house and the "farm" it sits on. I have farm in quotes because their only animals are cats!</div>
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I'm thinking the color scheme should be blue and white with touches of gold. Bold mixes of pattern and a lot of texture.</div>
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Blue and white is a very traditional color combo but by doing it in bohemian prints it feels fresh and eclectic. Adding in natural elements like wood, seagrass, birch and rough linen brings in the farmhouse element perfectly.</div>
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Preppy stripe and eclectic paisley with a bead board wall. Love the use of vintage art in this mix. My mom LOVED this image.</div>
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Another great mix of pattern. The open lantern pendants have great style. Finding some in a weathered zinc finish would be awesome too. I will be on the lookout.</div>
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They have a big open room like this after you come through the front door. It has to be a combined entryway, formal dining, library and family room. Theirs isn't near this big even! It will be a similar set up however with the couch dividing the space and a dining table behind it. They also have some exposed beams in the ceiling as well.<br />
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My mom has always dreamed of having a vintage buffet. There isn't really room for one since the front door opens right into the big combined space and the formal dining is closest to the door. There is however a large wall where I thought a buffet piece like the one above could double as an entry way table. Best of both worlds!<br />
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For the library we'll be using <a href="http://littlegreennotebook.blogspot.com/2013/01/making-billy-bookshelves-look-like_7.html">this tutorial</a> from Little Green Notebook to turn inexpensive Ikea bookshelves to built ins. We'll have a parsons desk nearby and two wing chairs with a fun pattern in front of the shelves.<br />
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I think a pedestal table like this one from <a href="http://www.wisteria.com/Column-Pedestal-Dining-Table/productinfo/W9025/">wisteria</a> is perfect for the space. With the sofa, shelves and tables there's a lot of squares in here so a round table is just the ticket. It's also big enough to seat 6.<br />
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And just last weekend mom and I scored this gorgeous gold and milk glass vintage chandelier for only $100!<br />
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I've also put together a tentative grouping of fabrics and rugs.<br />
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A busier <a href="http://lsfabrics.com/fabric/malaga-39">geometric</a><br />
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A fun <a href="http://lsfabrics.com/fabric/jewel-tower">floral</a><br />
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A simple <a href="http://lsfabrics.com/fabric/okeefe">geometric</a></div>
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This rug below the table in the dining room with the simple geo on the chairs.</div>
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And this for <a href="http://www.spoonflower.com/fabric/1617618">curtains</a>, although I may need this fabric for myself!</div>
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And of course seagrass under the living room sofa. Still need to find the right sectional for that room then I will figure out the coffee table situation.</div>
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And I can't forget the gorgeous view off the back of the house!</div>
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Brandi@ Flights of Whimsyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04949135596695787724noreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1003888710329508120.post-3866043916793802332013-07-08T08:07:00.001-05:002013-07-08T08:07:55.215-05:00Bathroom is Done!<div style="text-align: center;">
Aside from some small tweaks but you know how that is. A person who is obsessed with interiors is never truly "done"</div>
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We started this demo in January of 2012. You read that right. There were hurdles, money, demanding schedules, lack of motivation, pole dancing to be done. But it is finished!</div>
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This is a bad before picture but this was it when we bought the place. </div>
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We removed the wallpaper, repainted everything and lived with it like this for a few years.</div>
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Our master bath was in bad shape so we focused on that first.</div>
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But now...</div>
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I still want to add some open shelves with baskets and pretty towels above the toilet but everything else is done-zo! Fur-downs gone, pony wall gone, new tile and paint, new lighting.</div>
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Bone inlay mirror is from <a href="http://www.wisteria.com/">Wisteria</a>, no longer available :(</div>
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New cultured marble countertops, under mount sink (these are the only way to go, in my humble opinion)</div>
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my painting moved in here</div>
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Vintage glass towel bar, hung some art, with one lonesome decor piece on the counter :)</div>
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Vintage persian purchased on craigslist. Marble tile in herringbone pattern.</div>
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Subway tile with dark grout. My mom and I sewed the curtains. It's an ivory linen with tassel trim. The fur-downs extended over the shower and that is now gone as well. The whole room just feels bigger without those silly and completely unnecessary things. I don't understand why they were ever popular!</div>
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In other news, scott surprised me with this table from Target last week! Have you seen their new Threshold line? Of course you have, don't be silly. You know how I love rocks and agates. This was only $60!</div>
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All styled up!</div>
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Brandi@ Flights of Whimsyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04949135596695787724noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1003888710329508120.post-65370397558836887662013-05-31T12:42:00.000-05:002013-05-31T12:42:34.106-05:00My New Craigslist Purchase + Updated Living Room<div style="text-align: center;">
I'm not even going to mention how long it's been since I've posted, so let's just forgive and forget ok?</div>
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I really wanted to buy a chaise for our <a href="http://myflightsofwhimsy.blogspot.com/2013/03/craigslist-potential.html">living room</a> to solve our lack of seating dilemma. </div>
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I emailed and emailed again and no answer. Something in the air lately has been making all the people I contact via craigslist completely ignore me. So rude!</div>
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So I had to move on.</div>
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Luckily I found this guy...</div>
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Ignore the weights on the mantle. If you follow me on instagram you know I'm getting swole with p90x, #bringit.</div>
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Anyways, it was perfect and a great price, and we took it home hanging out of the trunk of my husband's civic. I'd like to reupholster it in some type of velvet at some point but it's really not bad as is.</div>
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You can also see our new mirror above the mantle there. It's so sparkly! I'm thinking about painting the brick soon too. You know, with all my spare time.</div>
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I'm happy to say our living room is finally in a place I'm completely and utterly happy with. I just have this feeling of "ahh" when I walk in the room.</div>
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Our spare bathroom is also now 90% complete, just a few tweaks and installing the pretty things is left. Can't wait to show you, I'm in love!</div>
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So as you can see I think the pink stripe rug would just be too much with this curtain fabric. Besides I want to go for more of an eclectic boho vibe, less preppy stripe. But now what to choose? There are so many wonderful and affordable rug resources these days!</div>
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I originally picked out this vintage persian for the space. It looks a bit pink in the pictures but it's more red. I would love the mix of red, pink and dark gray. Plus there's nothing like the vibe a persian gives to a room.</div>
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Tuesday at 6:21 am I became an Aunt! Little Allison is so precious I just want to gobble her up! Thankfully I get to enjoy these first few weeks with her close by in Dallas because after that she will reside with her mommy and daddy in Warsaw, Poland! Sigh...guess I'll just have to go out there if I want to snuggle her. Tough life right?!</div>
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OMG look! That's the word stylist...followed by my name...I'm legit you guys!</div>
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Today you can find me over on the <a href="http://vine.wisteria.com/2013/04/how-to-build-an-entryway-behind-the-scenes/">Wisteria blog Vine</a> talking you through how to style an entryway step by step. I had fun putting this together and hopefully you'll enjoy reading it!</div>
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I actually styled all three shots that are currently on the <a href="http://www.wisteria.com/">Wisteria homepage</a>. It's crazy! </div>
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Welcome to April lovers! We are having some gorgeous weather in Dallas today. Too bad it looks like cold and rain for the next week starting tomorrow. What is up with mother nature lately? Cold in Texas in April?! Crazytown</div>
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The dark walls with solid curtains and bright edge details are just my style. That chandelier isn't so bad either.</div>
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I still think that would look fabulous but the fact is, we have people over quite a bit and we need more seating. We often end up with all our dining and breakfast chairs in here. Now one extra piece is not going to totally solve that but it will help. Plus there's plenty of space in here for more furniture.</div>
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After a lot of searching I found this pretty chaise for a good price on craig. I'm hoping they respond and I can grab it this weekend. </div>
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It would go in front of the fireplace. The sofa would go along the gallery wall with a console behind for lamps (we really need non overhead lighting in here) and the suzani chairs would go in front of the opening to the dining room.</div>
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I'm thinking this needs to be covered in some kind of velvet, maybe with a geo print, maybe a solid who knows. I also will probably paint the frame, it looks a bit light wood colored which is yucky. A shot of black might be nice in this room, hmm considerations. I like this piece because of it's curviness in contrast to my square lined sofa and wing chairs. I think a bit if frenchy might be nice in the mix.</div>
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I have a special treat for you today! My good friend recently had her house featured on Houzz.com and today I have some juicy before an afters for you.</div>
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The house in Dallas, TX and was built in 1955. The bones and character are what drew them in. They saw huge potential. And in just 18 short months they have already transformed the space!</div>
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The living room after!</div>
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Dining before</div>
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The kitchen has had the biggest change so far.</div>
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Painted cabinets, new hardware and lighting. A DIY island redo. New granite counter tops and subway tile in a herringbone pattern on the back splash.</div>
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Bold in the bedroom!</div>
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And my favorite photo of the tour. Bright blue wall with family heirloom roll top desk.</div>
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See the full house tour <a href="http://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/7192552/list/My-Houzz--Window-Love-in-a-Midcentury-Texas-Home">here</a>!</div>
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Freshening things up for Spring with a few little things here and there.</div>
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New pillows from Ecuador are out.</div>
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The detail on them is fabulous. All embroidered on velvet. Can't believe I scored both of these for $35.</div>
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Added some new art to the gallery wall. (the one on the left) My husband said most of the art in our home was made by me and he wanted to make something. So naturally, Mr. Computer Guy wrote a program to generate these sweet abstract images from a photo. Of course his art is still made by a computer, love that!</div>
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Been thinking about rearranging my living room, but that's a whole other post!</div>
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Changed things up on the mantle.</div>
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I'm in love with this agate clock my parents got me for Christmas. You know rocks are my thang!</div>
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Wow, life is busy! I'll spare you all my excuses about my absence so let's just get straight to the pretty.</div>
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New Headboards!</div>
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And tons of pattern!</div>
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You may recall the headboard I built forever ago. I covered it with a kantha cloth, which I loved, but I knew it wasn't forever. I had admired this crewel work fabric for a long time and finally decided to order it.</div>
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Then I waited...and waited...and waited more. It took over 6 months to come! And for that reason I won't link you to the website. They are full of lies and I wouldn't wish that on anyone. Good thing this was for me and not a client. Could you imagine?!</div>
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Pillows are sewn by me. The blue fabric is hand blocked brought by my father in law back from Indonesia.</div>
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Atari approves of his napping digs.</div>
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Gray Linen Bedding: CB2</div>
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Sheets: Ikea</div>
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Pink Lamps: Target</div>
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Rug, Kantha Cloth, Tufted Bench: Wisteria</div>
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Curtains: JcPenney with trim I sewed on</div>
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Nightstand, Vanity, Accessories, Art: All vintage</div>
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So what do you guys think? I'm just loving the way all the color and pattern mixes together. It's not something I planned or even think can be planned. It has to be layered and collected over time. Not good for those of us who like instant gratification but so satisfying in the end!</div>
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Next I would like to replace the lamps, I think emerald green needs to go in here like I need dark chocolate (which is really bad!)</div>
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Happy Monday lovers!</div>
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I had the wonderful opportunity to travel to South America and tour Ecuador over New Years. It was the trip of a lifetime and I'm so excited to share it with you!</div>
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Get ready for picture overload!</div>
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We started out the trip in the capital city of Quito. This was the view from our <a href="http://www.auberge-inn-hostal.com/">hostel</a>! The city is sprawling through a mountain valley and is just beautiful.</div>
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The first day we took a tour at the Equator. They tell you all about the history of the Amazon and the natives who live there. Then you get to do all these fun tests like balancing an egg, walking on the equator and watching water flows.</div>
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I could not walk on the equator! You walk on a straight line to the side of the equator (sort of like the drunk test!) and you walk perfectly. Then you try it on the exact equator and it's impossible! Watching water drain through is equally amazing. One side flows clockwise, the other side is counter clockwise. Then set it right on the line and the water sucks straight down like a vacuum, crazy!</div>
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Next we rode the cable cars known as <a href="http://www.getquitoecuador.com/quito-natural-attractions/quito_teleferico.html">Telefericos</a> up to the top of a mountain over looking the city. The sun was setting while the clouds rolled in between the mountains. It was beautiful!</div>
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I was swooning over all these embroidered tapestries. The biggest one you could buy was $190 and you could bargain down from there. Totally reasonable. I settled for two gorgeous pillow cases instead. Nik wouldn't let me buy one of the big tapestries and I totally regret it! I might have to get my brother to pick one up when he goes back.</div>
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After we hiked to a nearby waterfall. There was a little cave you could crawl through and then actually get in the water and walk around. The unique thing about Ecuador is that you can explore anywhere. Swim in the waterfalls, climb up a rickety ladder in a church steeple, they don't care at all!</div>
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This is our cabin at the cloud forest lodge called <a href="http://www.copalinga.com/">Copalinga</a>. The lodge is built out of local materials and completely off the grid. You eat all your meals with other guests of the lodge, all handmade and locally sourced food. It was some of the best food I've ever had!</div>
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The lodge is also known for it's bird watching. You can sit and observe several kinds of hummingbirds and other exotic birds only 5 feet away!</div>
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We spent the night in the beautiful city of Cuenca before heading to our next destination. Cuenca is known for its churches and touring it at night was amazing.</div>
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Then we were off to the coast to stay at the wonderful <a href="http://www.hosteriamandala.info/">Mandala</a> lodge.</div>
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There was this weird painting in our room. We decided it was how mermaids are created.</div>
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We took a day tour to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isla_de_la_Plata">Isla De La Plata</a>, also known as the poor man's Galapagos! The coastline was breathtaking.</div>
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We drove to a cove to snorkel with some very colorful fish and a gorgeous coral reef near the island. It was one of my favorite parts of the coast.</div>
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We toured the part of the city known as old town. This church was unfortunately closed but the outside was really impressive.</div>
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We came across a parade while we were there. Apparently it was some kind of holiday about baby jesus and everyone was carrying around dolls in little cradles.</div>
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Then after an amazing 12 days it was back to real life!</div>
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Oh hello lovers!</div>
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I've been a bad bad blogger.</div>
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I suck!</div>
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But I've been busy stretching my back out and stuff so I can do things like this...</div>
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And finally getting stuff like this...</div>
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A trick I've been wanting to do FOREVER!</div>
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And I also went to Ecuador for two weeks and saw stuff like this...</div>
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So much to say about that trip, but that's a post all it's own.</div>
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So I'll just get back to decor for now.</div>
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We bought a ridiculously awesome rug from <a href="http://esalerugs.com/">E Sale Rugs </a>for the kitchen. The previous rug is moving into our soon-to-be-finished-please-god-finally second bathroom.</div>
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I am so happy with it. The company is great, cheap, ships fast, and the prices can't be beat.</div>
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(oh and look we got a new dishwasher a few months back!)</div>
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We got this one for $300 and its a 4x6. The only thing is I would say their pictures aren't 100% accurate for color. I had a feeling this one would be more pink than red, which is what I wanted and I was right. I think you can get a general sense of the color in their pictures and the return policy is generous as well.</div>
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I was also able to catch one of my favorite bands last week, <a href="http://purityringsongs.com/">Purity Ring</a>. Amazing show and I highly recommend you give them a listen.</div>
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And if you've gotten January's Wisteria catalog you might be pleased to know that is MY STYLING work on the cover!!!! And I styled the majority of the images INSIDE the book too. I'm so excited to see it in print. You can scroll through the catalog <a href="http://www.wisteria.com/webcatalog.asp">here</a>.</div>
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That's all I got for now. If you're ever having withdrawals you can follow me on instagram for the latest, <a href="http://instagram.com/brandi_fow/">brandi_fow</a>.</div>
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I'm on a bit of a staycation this week and loving every minute of it. Naturally this means I'm looking at everything about my home I want to change.</div>
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I've had the inkling to re-paint our entry way for a while now but as you can see I'm not sure what about the color I want to change.</div>
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It's right off the living room so that's something to consider. What would you do here? I'm all ears!</div>
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This awesome vintage number from Esale Rugs. I'm not sure if this would be too much with the curtains or not. But it might just be the perfect mix, something to consider.</div>
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Bought this trim to go on the shower curtain I'm making for our hall bath remodel. I got 8 yards for $17! I love the warehouse fabric places on harry hines, they are stupid cheap.</div>
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I'm going with a textured white linen mix for the fabric. I like that the trim doesn't match the wall color perfectly.</div>
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Picked up this roll of shimmery vintage wallpaper for only $5. I'm not sure what I'll do with it but it was too good to pass up.</div>
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I have two of these little Moroccan style tables in our home.</div>
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I got them years ago at a sample sale when I worked at JcPenney corporate. They're great little tables but the other day I decided it was time for an update.</div>
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I used a gold leaf pen to outline the legs and a little metallic paint on the top.</div>
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I think the outline on the legs especially shows off the awesome shape of the legs and the top now looks like stamped tin. Overall I'm quite pleased at what an hour of work got me!</div>
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Email me your name, address, and website or blog to myflightsofwhimsy@gmail.com by November 21st, thats a week from today.<br />
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On the 23rd I will email you the person who you will be sending your gift to. This is a circular exchange of sorts. The person who is sending a gift to you will be a surprise!<br />
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We've had these same pillows I made from a vintage scarf for a while now. I thought it would be great to bring in some more texture and change it up for Winter.</div>
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All of these fabrics are purchases I made even though I had no idea what I would do with it. Turned out to be a good decision! A few bucks in hidden zippers made for a quick switcheroo!</div>
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The black and gold is velvet that I purchased last summer.</div>
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Just realizing that title sounds all election day-y. But this has nothing to do with politics. </div>
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I found, made a decision and actually purchased something for my home! Maybe decision 2012 did have a hand in it! Sorry, that was cheesy.</div>
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I really liked the stencil I had previously picked out for our <a href="http://myflightsofwhimsy.blogspot.com/2012/10/in-case-you-were-wondering.html">hall bath remodel</a> but something just wasn't quite right about it.</div>
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Its less art deco, more moroccan and bohemian. I am slowly coming into my style more and feel like this is a step in the right direction.</div>
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I did backpedal on my paint decision though.</div>
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I chose the middle but now I think i want something more blue, less green. Back to the paint store I guess. My goal is to make a decision by this weekend. We have scheduled a holiday party about 5 weeks away and even if the tile isn't done I want the walls to be. Nothing like having people over to motivate you!</div>
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It's time for another curtains call! Thanks to The Glam Lamb for the clever title. I knew it should have a catchy name!</div>
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So I'm going to start doing a curtain of the week. Behold the first installment...</div>
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And her lonny office. She really loves this fabric and so do I!</div>
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My husband said it "looked pro". It's a small piece but I love it.</div>
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I've mentioned before on this blog how I have been a dancer my whole life. It's something I hope will always be a part of my life.</div>
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Earlier this year I made a goal. I get really determined when I set out to do something. That goal was to get into pole dancing and enter a competition. I didn't know if I would make it to the final round, if I could even do it, if I even had the strength.</div>
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Last weekend I realized that goal and competed in <a href="http://www.misstexaspolestar.com/">Miss Texas Pole Star</a>.</div>
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First I had to practice. I practiced 3 or 4 times a week since January. Before then I hadn't done pole in about three years. And even when I did do it before it was very casually.</div>
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Then I had to choreograph and perform my first ever routine, film it, and submit it for consideration. I entered in the Fitness category, which was for level 4 and up girls.<br />
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It was really hard to gain the strength and stamina, not to mention choreograph, a whole routine.<br />
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Since August 1st I have been training almost 6 days a week almost 2 hours a day on my routine. I've suffered multiple injuries, so many doubts in myself and my ability to do this. I had a lot of support from friends and family, without which I would not have made it. But ultimately, I was in the studio alone all those hours. Other competitors had comrades competing alongside them where I did not. I think that was one of the hardest things.<br />
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About my spare bath. I know you've been frantically checking my blog while screaming "What about the other bathroom Brandi?! You said there was two but I only saw one. Tell meeeeee!"</div>
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Well here it is.</div>
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I mentioned before that we are renovating it. We have been since January. We are doing all the work ourselves and that means progress is slow. Luckily we have a perfectly beautiful master bath to share and its just the two of us.</div>
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This is how it looked until January of this year. Except we did find a leak in the wall, AGAIN, and had to tear some tile out. Not as much this time but we couldn't put the tub faucet back in afterwards, so we just had a lovely pipe sticking out of the wall, awesome.</div>
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And the valance above edged with this blue trim.</div>
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I went back to my hometown of Houston last weekend for some fun, a little shopping, a bunch of eating, and some tooth drilling (stepmom is a dental hygienist and I got the hookup, could be worse!)</div>
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The first night BFF and I went for tapas at Andalucia's. There was a band and dancers performing.</div>
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The food was soooo good. I still can't stop thinking about it.</div>
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The entertainment was great. Everyone in the restaurant was clapping and getting into it. I love that!</div>
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I packed all these great dresses and shoes to wear out on the town and left them hanging on my closet door because I'm so awesome. Luckily BFF is my size. I just hate not being able to wear some of my awesome dresses! I have a confession to make: I have more dresses than I have tops. Is that weird? If I could never wear pants again I would be very happy.</div>
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On sunday we went to Wortham Theater to see the famous <a href="http://www.houstonballet.org/?gclid=CInj8cWywLICFYs7MgodWRQAWg">Houston Ballet</a> perform Madame Butterfly. It was so amazing and inspiring.</div>
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Of course I couldn't pass up the opportunity to get fancy!</div>
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This is my favorite statue in Houston. Its been up for years.</div>
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And no trip would be complete without a visit to the <a href="http://www.highfashionhome.com/">motherland</a>.</div>
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I've seen this fabric before and I'm still in love with it. Such beautiful green goodness. Would be great on a Mid Century chair.</div>
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Drooled over this great tassel trim for a project I have in mind.</div>
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This cut velvet on linen took my breath away when I turned the corner.</div>
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That is until I saw its sister on the next row. Such a perfect shade of coral-red. I die. Must find a home for this immediately. I think drapes for sure.</div>
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This desk in the clearance section begged to come home with me. But even at half off the price tag was still 1k. Sorry sweet desk, sweet sweet beautiful desk.</div>
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The accessories were a great price too. Some of the larger vases were only around $30. They were so sculptural too. Would love to see a pair flanking a mantle.</div>
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This shiny business really caught my eye. It didn't photograph well but looked great in person. Just a little shimmer on a drape would be amazing.</div>
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If you see something you liked here you should definitely <a href="http://www.highfashionhome.com/">call them</a> and email a pic. I have done so before and they are awesome to work with and will ship to you. Not all their fabrics are online, with four enormous floors how could it be.</div>
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Love love love this store. If I ever open a business (please dear decor gods I want to) it will be like this. Tons of unique fabrics, home goods and accessories. How does Dallas have nothing like this?!</div>
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The room that started the worst, changed the most, cost the most money, took the longest, and was all worth it in the end.</div>
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It was baby diarrhea brown and given that texture treatment with the saran wrap scrunch or whatever heinous technique you use to do it. We sanded it down before we took this photo. Those giant mirrors had the towel racks glued to them. They were brass but had been painted poo colored to match the walls. And yes, those are saloon style doors leading to the toilet area.</div>
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When we first moved in the only thing that worked in this bathroom were the sinks. Thats right!</div>
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Turned out the shower was leaking into the walls so the tile had to be torn out to fix it.</div>
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The tub didn't work because as you can see the hot water knob had broken off. Not that I would bathe in that tub anyways. It was covered in a layer of grime that couldn't be removed. I think the former owners must have been smokers or just never cleaned or something because the majority of the house was FILTHY. We even had to sand the insides of the cabinet drawers because they were so gross.</div>
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I used the second bathroom instead. And so our bathroom stayed this way for a year and a half!</div>
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Finally my dad came up one weekend and the three of us took out the fur downs above each sink, raised the ceiling over the shower, and took out the shower walls and re-framed and wired the whole thing back together.</div>
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It took three solid days of work but it saved us over $3k and made a huge difference!</div>
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Then it stayed like an empty shell for ANOTHER SIX MONTHS!</div>
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Finally we hired a contractor to come in and tile and install seamless glass around the shower.</div>
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Our contractor ran off after he finished the shower. He sucked anyways. At least we had a usable shower at this point. So another few months went by.</div>
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Finally we got a contractor to finish the job...</div>
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After almost two years, complete satisfaction.</div>
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We replaced the cabinet doors and added mirror insets. There's only a skylight in here which gives great light but isn't quite enough so mirrors help.</div>
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The counter tops are cultured marble. The real stuff was just out of our budget.</div>
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The cabinet holds all our towels and my jewelry. It was purchased at Canton for $80. The back was falling apart so we had to replace it. This gave me the perfect opportunity to paper the back with paper from Paper Source.</div>
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I collected the gold frames from fleas, goodwill and garage sales. My mom even convinced a lady at a thrift store who had one in her cart to give it to us! The towels are from Target. The towel bars are vintage glass. I have two other small ones by our sinks to hold hand towels.<br />
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This concludes the tour! And can I just say getting comments from you readers (new and old!) has been amazing and I have loved every one. I hope I've answered all your questions and if you have anything you're wondering about please ask or email me! I love getting emails from you!<br />
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If you're wondering about the second bathroom I mentioned I will be posting about that next week! It's coming along and I have some fun plans for it!<br />
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I'm interrupting house tour 2012 to show you my latest finds from Canton Flea Market. AKA the place where most of our stuff is from.</div>
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I didn't get a whole lot this time. Partially because I wasn't looking for much, partially because it was over 100 degrees out. Seriously, walking around in that heat in the Texas sun will make you lose the will to live. That coupled with my four hours of sleep the night before made me feel a bit vomity.</div>
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I bought these gold wall hangings, $25 for the pair. I walked all around my house holding them up and they looked best here. The dark wall really shows them off.</div>
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They purty.</div>
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I also snagged these vintage knobs. $5 for all eight. When the lady told me $5, I said each? And she said no for all of them and I repeated, all eight? I was sure I wasn't hearing her correctly. They're kinda a muted green color in the center with a perfectly patina-ed brass detail. They will go in our guest bathroom which we are currently renovating. Currently as in, the past 8 months. It's slow when you DIY. I will post my plans for that soon. It's finally starting to look like a room again instead of a construction zone.</div>
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I also put a vintage ring on lay away. Are you shocked I love vintage jewelry too? I have a completely superfluous goal to collect a right hand vintage ring in every color. So far I have blue, pink and now soon I'll have green.</div>
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