tomorrow we host 4 little girls for a slumber party.
i am very excited and not at all scared.
we are also having some grown-ups over to make it a party for everyone!
i'm making a country ham and biscuits.
and
the other grown ups are bringing other foods so it will be a feast!
in other news..
there are some new paintings in the shop!
22 x 30 paper
22 x 30 paper
22 x 30 paper
22 x 30 paper
thanks for looking.
available here.
not today, not tomorrow, but the next day.
this is usually how i explain to my 9 year old when exciting things are going to happen.
what that means to you is nothing other than DOWNTON IS ON IN 2 DAYS!
and if you've cheated and watched well, i feel sorry for you because you can't breathe in the collective excitement and be part of the fun with us.
unless you live in england, bc that's just the luck of being the coolest nationality ever.
you get downton first and you also get to hop on a train and visit a castle whenever you want.
but we have disneyworld.
and bravo tv.
all that to say:
here are my favorite downton impersonations of the last few seasons..
many of you have asked about the hat.
unfortunately i have no idea where it is.
#props
mary and granny.
more cora this year.
i think i did this one 400 times.
hard to capture the differences between 4 people when you are 1 person.
or something.
bangs.
we still quote this in my house today.
mike's favorite.
who's excited?!
my favorites.
that's it.
the end.
you are free to go back to pinning and instagramming inspirational quotes.
i'm not really sure if i am all the way alive right now so pardon me if i spell shit wrong or pass out at the computer.
hangovers are not my favorite.
wine and champagne is not a good combo and my head is surely not really attached to my body tight now and my ingers aren't weally typing this.
but here we go with my favorite dining rooms and kitchens of 2013 anyway...
first up the dining rooms:
i clearly have a thing for old buildings and modern furnishings.
and patterned tile floors.
and now for the kitchens..
honestly i could have picked 30 kitchens.
but i narrowed it down to my absolute favorites...
happy new year!!
i'm going back to bed.
but first i want to thank you all for reading my blog and supporting what i do.
it's pretty cool.
i thought about this a lot.
what trends i was tired of looking at.
now there is a distinct difference in what i just don't care for in interior design and what i am just plain tired of looking at...
this post falls into the latter category.
and i was surprised by how few there were really.
beni ourain?
nope. still love.
antlers?
still love!
sheepskins on things?
still ok with.
boho?
yep! but i prefer it in small doses.
ok..
here we go!
#1. antelope carpet:
it's a beautiful thing this antelope carpet...i agree.
but damned if i am not SUPER sick of looking at it.
#2. malachite:
i would be way cool with a malachite box or something sitting in my living room, because who doesn't like vibrant, emerald green?!
but i'll be damned if i don't want to take a scissor to malachite walls and ceilings.
and don't get me started DON'T EVEN GET ME STARTED on diy malachite.
3. chevron:
this truly should have been over and done with 3 years ago, but man, you bitches love you some chevron.
there is nothing wrong with it per se but to me it has become synonymous with a certain type of decorating and a certain type of person.
i just think there are way better alternatives and it's just not original anymore.
though i did come across this and i didn't hate it but i think it's because it's not the ubiquitous black and white and it's in a sneaky location:
#4. peter dunham's fig leaf
I KNOW!!
at one time this fabric was all i ever wanted all i ever needed.
but it's EVERYWHERE!
it's in every blogger's home.
it's in every magazine in some form and i don't want my eyeballs to see it for a while.
although i am afraid i will lose this battle.
honestly just an indication that i am over exposed in every way possible.
bc it does go with a lot and it is pretty.
but i'd like to think that a really great vintage chintz could give you the same thing.
sorry peter not sorry.
#5. the fiddle leaf fig:
dear god how can a person be sick of a plant?!
but i honestly feel like this is the miley cyrus of trends.
side note: this image is working another trend i'm ready to see go:
black and white striped rugs.
juju hats?
on the fence.
i'd love to hear what you are sick of.
i will say this..
for myself this year i have taken an 'embrace almost everything' stance on interiors..
but it's more of a rule breaking stance..
as in there are no rules in decorating anymore.
if you want to hang your dining room light from your collection of raccoon tails, fuck everyone else.
if you want to paint your walls deep blue and have every piece of furniture match the walls then YOU SHOULD!
if you want to pair mid century antiques with a giant shabby chic sofa circa 2001 then DO IT! (actually that sounds kind of awesome)
if you want to make your log cabin in vermont look like a beach house GO FOR IT!
if you want a surfboard in your living room and you live in springfield, illinois AMEN!
just don't sit in a room you don't like and wish for something you don't have.
go get it.
just be YOU!
and be original.
happy new year's eve!
my kid doesn't go back to school until the 6th.
thank god for lego friends and the entire harry potter movie collection.
#6 was really really good.
like it was just an overall good movie.
no need to really know what was going on.
just that shit starts to get real for harry.
anyway..
here are my favorite kid rooms of 2013:
kind of a mixed bag.
just the way i like it.
this feature is happening all week,
hope you like it.
p.s.
6 more days til downton.