when i started working for a designer (10 yrs ago) in college, i remember making faces when she would mention words like balloon shade, swag and jabot, or cafe curtains when we were brainstorming for window treatments for clients...i can now laugh at myself as i ponder where i could incorporate cafe curtains into my own home...i love the simplicity of them and how great they show off a fabric...i actually just put a pair in a client's home!
so basically this is how i picture my day going...have a great weekend (hopefully, i'll see y'all on monday).... 
so i have been doing this thing called procrastination...i'm a major sucker for this activity...i somehow find myself participating in it often...daily events like waiting until 5:00 to clean the house before my husband comes home...so picture me running, shoving random pieces of mail and clothing in drawers so it looks like i have been slaving away all day...
i am officially obsessed with this house and the family....sixx design is what i would define as "bad ass"(excuse my french but it's really the best way to describe them)....six children (hence the name of their company) and two masterfully talented/hot parents...i don't know how they do it but what they can pull off in design is unbelievable....if you haven't seen their portfolio or book, you should totally check it out. 
so sometimes this blog serves as a random collections of thoughts, an outlet for design inspiration, or just as a source of energy to communicate with the outside world. while i love having my own company, i miss the interaction of having people to talk to over your morning coffee...at my old firm, i had four other girls that i still consider great friends...we knew every aspect of each others lives (literally b/c we had been together for five yrs), we would vent when things were going wrong, we would laugh until our bellies hurt, we would drink wine together when the clock hit 5:00...i miss that part...
there is something about the hermann czech chair, part of the bentwood fam, that has caught my interest lately....it's the legs that have me drooling..they are like a dip cone...i'm fascinated w/ how the white paint stops mid leg to expose the natural beechwood....very chic!
i am so excited that it's going to be warm here this weekend....like 80 warm. hard to believe that on sunday it snowed and now i am looking for a bathing suit for taylor so we can go to the beach. there is nothing like warm weather in charleston....it's just the best! have a wonderful weekend :)
i inherited my love for antiques and vintage finds...my parents have taken me to antique stores my entire life. i spent many saturdays wondering around the huge warehouses at lakewood and scotts...unfortunately, i could have cared less at the time...it pains me to think about it. i would kill to be able to go to lakewood now (may it rest in peace)!
if you are craving change in your house but don't feel like you can spend a ton of money, pick up a paint brush. it's one of the easiest and cheapest ways to get a huge impact. if you are moving into a new home but the floors or stairs are showing age or look dull- white paint can be your best friend. add impact by picking a color to spice up the risers of the stairs or the trim and doors. or think outside of the box with the walls, explore with new colors that you wouldn't typically pick out....
i've been running around nonstop for a week...being on the go makes me want to take a second for myself...i need a little serenity in my life- to sit and drink my coffee and listen to music and daydream....
i found the best antique store in atl last week...the kind where you go in just to browse and you walk out wishing you could buy everything. they had the best collection of vintage finds...i was dying over this old industrial cart that would be perfect for a kitchen island and an awesome lucite dining room table...i would have loved to have bought them but i walked out empty handed with my head full of images of how i would have reinvented those awesome vintage finds....
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