lucite table queries..and other shit.

hey sluts.

sorry fot the L.O.P yesterday but i was painting and antique shopping.

FUN TIMES.

this is what i considered:

extremely cute table.

no place for him.

he was perfectly black and white with a little pink nose . extraordinarily shiny.

he would have been perfect in christine's house.

i intend to go back for this guy.

thick and resiny and yummy next to my leather oly bench.

i really wanted owl for fiona's room. 

and i may get him. 

or...

these cats!!

fiona is obsessed with cats.

can she have an owl and the cats?

or is that too menagerie-ish?

but my hands down favorite were these weirdos:

it's TWO green falcor's!!!

sort of.

i'm sure they weren't meant to look like falcor.

and they were 500 bucks so it's not like it matters.

but man, they were huge and i loved their color and their falcor-ki-ness.

(if you have to ask who falcor is go and punch your spleen)

anyway..

i escaped with a small, wooden slightly chinese-y table for fiona's room for which to place books at bedtime.

can also be used as a stool.

sorry no pic.

 i am going to paint it yves klein blue.

ok..

lots of you asked about my little lucite table.

and rather than email all of you individually...

here's the deal on that..

the shipping on the table will be about 200-250.  

now, that's a guess but based on several recent minty ships that's about right.

so you're looking at about $375 total.

and...it's not in great condition.

not bad by any means, but not perfect.

it's vintage! 

there are no deep scratches or anything..

it's just lost a bit of it's luster.

nothing that a little lucite/plastic polish can't fix, i'm sure.

and it has a slight sag in the middle.

dimensions: 43 x 15..16H

 i think those little marks are inside the acryllic...just naturally occuring ripple things.

 

so if you emailed me yesterday and are STILL interested please email me again and say STILL interested.

and if you have better shipping ideas please let me know.

but know this..

i am not going to lug this m-fucker around until i find the best shipping quote.

alright then..

happy friday and all that.

 

over there..

today i am posting on amber's blog.

i reveal a little known fact about myself.

go read all about it.

HERE.

just some things..

green paint sample looks like exorcist vom.

i need darker. deeper and moodier.

back to the drawing board.

and..

from minty..

framed vintage guatemalan textiles.

the big one was snatched up by nelya.

the other 2 rectangular ones are all yours for the taking.

mirrored frames y'all.

for the specifics go HERE.

and finally..

get ready to explode into a million baby fat sparkle particles..

tuesday is for buying things.

so go buy some vintage guatemalan textiles.

and then hug a baby.

this post brought to you by cat vomit and the color green

so green could mean many beautiful things and in this case it partly does..

but if you live in the southeast it more than likely, for you, means the color of your boogers.

but maybe more like yellow with a tinge of green.

too much?

sorry-

it's monday and i woke up to a huge pile of cat vomit on my suzani upholstered chairs...

which means you have to undure it to some degree too.

good news though,

fiona's room is so so close to completion and it's gonna be good.

the desk is here and it looks like it was born to be in the room.

but it needs to be painted.

the color is a little different than most people would choose for a little girl's desk or any desk for that matter.

but my thinking is the room is so girly already with the purple walls and the designers guild orangerie floral explosion headboard that it needs a little muted moodiness. 

here's the idea:

that's the desk that the paint cards are sitting on and that's the hardware that is already on the desk.

there is a little bench that is going to be upholstered in this:

faux ostrich vinyl.

in hot pink.

i'm dying over it.

here is a close up of the upholstery fabric:

lot's of that olive green roaming around.

i am going to pick up a sample of the green today.

then all i need is the bedskirt (which should be here this week)

then i need to take pictures.

(jesus take the wheel)

p.s.

nature's miracle is the best for cleaning cat vomit.

and the neti pot is the best for cleaning pollen vomit. 

 

this might be the worst post you'll ever read. at the very least feast your eyes on the shittiest pictures you've ever seen.

 i never intended to paint my closet.

i just wanted it clean.

it was a disaster and more than likely so bc i share it with mike.

and it's 4 x 6.

that's less than 3.5 feet per person.

and this is so not a fancy closet reveal like bailey's or jenna lyons's.

this is a closet full of elfa.

and plastic shoe storage.

but i did paint it and throw down a good looking sisal rug.

i had paint left over that i had intended for fiona's room, benjamin moore ocean spray.

which is darker and blue-er than when nick olsen used it.

my ocean spray:

 with all the shit that an iphone can do (like a person named siri inside your phone answering questions) you would think that taking decent pictures would be at the top of the list of awesome qualities.

nick olsen's ocean spray:

see?

it's wasn't the right color for fiona's room but it's a perfect fit for my our closet.

let's go back to the beginning.

shit be everywhere...

yes mike had his clothes on metro shelving.

lame.

now that metro shelving holds all paints and painting accoutrements..

you have no idea how much this delights me.

unloved decor should not be in your closet.

nor should bins of baby clothes intended for goodwill.

first rule of closet club:

 shit that doesn't involve getting dressed should not be in the closet.

 

second rule of closet club:

shit you haven't worn for an entire year should be sent to goodwill.

 

a highboy was brought in for mike's clothes.

it will be painted at some point.

probably glossy black.

narrowing down to just the basics and frequently worn brings us to 

third rule of closet club:

cleaning out your closet means buying new basics and favorites.

 

and finally and most importantly..

fourth rule of closet club..

cleaning out your closet means you have more..

for lots of new basics and favorites!!

 there are still things to be done from a decorative standpoint..

like a light fixture.

(mike just rolled his eyes and checked his blood pressure)

i found a little pendant shade on craigslist for 20 bucks that i am inquiring about:

and baskets..

i am obsessed with these and i cannot find them anywhere:

the round honeycomb basket..

i have looked in lots of basket-centric places..

nothing.

if u have any idea where i might find them please let me know.

in any case the closet needs more zshushing.

once it is properly zsushed i will take better pictures and present them to you.

like a blog boss should.

also- 

today..FINALLY...i am going to pick up fiona's desk.

which means i am about 1 or 2 steps away from wrapping her room up completely.

happy days.

 have a glorious weekend and try not to choke to death on the pollen.

i'm decorating a mansion ya'll..ok just a room.

a big ass tara-esque mansion.

lookit:

the entry.

that dining room be changing too.

the living room is just behind the stairs there..

my client is a very talented lady with plenty of designer skills.

and she is doing the rest of her house herself,

which is a MASSIVE undertaking.

she just asked me to help her with this room bc her designer eyeballs are going blind with all the other decorating she is doing.

bar area.

windows much?

a lot of wall space is scary.

this is the plan:

think english conservatory meets hollywood regency.

this mansion is on acres of southern soil and the surroundings are breathtaking.

so the outside must come in but it needs to be luxurious too.

we will bring in plenty of this:

big ass plants!!

the design:

i could have done 3 of these things with all the stuff i want to incorporate.

like art.

and fabrics.

but this gives the feel we are after.

my client suggested farrow and ball's brinjal

for the walls and i think it will be awesome!

but she is scared a little.

there are so many windows and architectural elements and light that the walls can handle such a dark color.

in fact i think it will seem less dark and make a room that could feel like a museum more cozy.

and don't even get me started on the pale mint green ceiling.

what about you?

do dark walls scare you in such a massive space?

or are you on my team? 

tomorrow i am going to show you my clean closet!

aren't you excited?