If you need a break you take a napa, you don't move to napa!

I hope your weekend brings you rest and relaxation. And hopefully a lot of naps with your pets!

I'm off to my parents farm for my brother's wedding this weekend. It's at 1pm tomorrow, the forecast is humid and 100 degrees. Have a lovely weekend!

Dining Room Makeover

I've been movin and groovin around the house lately. Meaning I've finally been making decisions when it comes to the decor of our home. After 4 samples of purple paint on my wall I picked a dining room color and walla...drama in the dining room!

Before....

I added these little corner pieces the other day. They are actually shelf brackets from Anthropologie!

And After!

I believe I have also decided on curtain fabric. What do we think?

It's a black flocked fabric with a pewter background. Very luxurious. I would have preferred something with purple actually in it but I've been to every hot fabric warehouse in Dallas and found nothing of the sort. So I thought maybe black and white-ish would work instead. I am growing concerned that my dining room may look too dark with the dark purple and blacky sort of fabric so I could go a little lighter with these...

This is also a flocked fabric with a white background instead of pewter. Which do you think would be better? I also think I'll make my first Aidan Gray employee purchase and get these chairs...

The frame is actually more gray in person. I think the light fabric will make a nice contrast to the black. The back of the chairs are burlap which I plan to cover with something else, maybe something funky...

I also hope to order this chandelier from CSN lighting. It actually has a white shade, hopefully it will still be there when I get paid!

I like that it's a little bit modern and a little bit sparkly. Depending on the fabric I could also dress up the shade a bit somehow. We'll see...

So, is there anything you're loving, not loving, would do differently, please share and don't be shy!

You're next bland living room!

You will be painted the perfect shade of putty-gray. Anyone want to take bets on how many swatches of paint I will put on the wall before I actually choose? In the entry way I had 3 and the dining room I had 4 and we all know how hard choosing a perfect gray is!
 

P.S. YES, that is a hole in the cushion on my couch! Our dogs have chewed holes through every soft item in the home. So no new pillows, blankets, or chairs for me until the young one gets through his textile loving phase, ugh! The couch is pretty old and I can't wait to replace it!

A Nice Set of Doors

This time last year we were in Italy on our honeymoon. While we were there I took many pictures of beautiful doors which I hoped to turn in to artwork. These are some of my favorites...

The handle on this one was a coiled snake.

Yellow + Gray

While there's nothing new about this color combination, I still find new ways that this combo can inspire me. Is there anything that doesn't look good with gray!

I'll take that yellow phone please!

I know this has been circling the blogs for years but can someone just tell me where I can get that dress!

 

Diamond Jungle Dhurrie

Oh yes it will be mine...

From Anthro, $298

Oh dhurrie rug, just go on sale so that I can have you. Resistance is futile!

I Swoon

This art wall is so my style...

The sconce, the orange oval frame, love it.

See the rest of the home here.

The Best Things in Life are Free...

Like this super cute table I just got out of the trash! Check it!

It even has a little drawer on the front with this super cute handle.

It just needs a little lovin. I feel some sanding and staining coming your way my new friend...I would like to stain a little pattern in the top. Does anyone have experience with this? If I got a cool stencil and stained over it and sealed would that work or would the stain bleed under the stencil? Is there a better way to do this?

BTW this will mean both my nightstands will be trash rescues. I'm like a antique trash ninja, YAH!

Can you believe someone put this antique sewing machine out IN THE TRASH?! Oh well, one person's trash is apparently my treasure!

And thanks to my wonderful husband for stopping after I yelled something like "TABLE! TRASH! MUST GO BACK!" even though we had a car full of groceries and two dogs in the back seat.