got some nightstands

i have been looking for something like this for my bedroom since..gosh...2 years?

they are solid.  

made by henredon but i still think there is a layer of veneer over all the solid, good times wood.

someone lacquered the fuck out of them.

they are full of splotches and nics.

and they aren't campaign, which is good bc i didn't really want the trendiest bedside table in the world.

only his trailer park cousin.

i thought about stripping them down but if it's covered in veneer then i can't.

so painting is going to be best.

here's the mood board i put together for my bedroom..

the walls- deep pool by RL.  custom made by ben moore in an aura paint..satin finish.

it's so good.  that little computerized version doesn't even come close to capturing how beautiful it is in person.

the headboard- yellow tufted velvet.  more mustard than sunshine...but this gives you an idea.

and no mirrored edge. 

bedding- pottery barn grand bedding in tuscan blue. 

affordable and really good. 

desk- not this desk.  but very similar.

lamp- robbert abbey brass task lamp.

chair- this chair exactly. chrome and lavender velvet.

campaigns- do i go black or white?

i am thinking white but am open to discussion.

i will NOT paint them a color other than black or white bc the room is small and the walls and the headboard are all the color i need.

they are strong like ox. 

rug- flokati for softness and cozy texture.

this room is going to be awesome you guys.

just you wait.

thanks but no, i am not drunk. just weird. and very excited. and when i am excited i act a little weird and make blog post titles really long.

usually when i set out to do any video for you i do at least 3 versions.

and then i pick my favorite

i try to fit this criteria:

1. look as cute as possible.

2. don't say anything stupid or that you might regret later.

3. keep it short.

and

4. be yourself.

i decided to show you all 3 because...well....you deserve only the best.

also...2 out of 4 isn't terrible.

 (turn it up loud bc i am soft voiced like an angel)

if i had any sense i would have put some make up on. 

bc i am fully aware that i look like i may have been up all night freebasing wine.

i like to call this look the PMS dead fish bloat.

so..

having this dvd of the first episode of downton means i can start the recaps early.

and then when the rest of you watch it in january you will have a recap the very next day.

i plan on incorporating more impersonations this time around which means...goodbye life.

 and finally on this glorious saturday...

thank you.

thank you for all of your comments yesterday.

i read them all and i appreciate your love and support.

it goes without saying (i hope) that i didn't write the post with the intention of receiving a lot of ass kissy comments.

the truth is i don't believe any of you are ass kissers.

i believe you just happen to like me.

i mean...what do you have to gain from kissing my ass anyway?

nothing is what.

that said...i think any blogger out there reading these comments regardless of the hi-5's for me in them could gain a lot here.

anyway...

i have taken all of your support and love as a sign that i am doing the right thing here.

just being myself.

and that is what i will continue to do.

i hope to continue to bring you the ultimate in stupidity.

with a healthy dose of awesome and a side order of pretty.

thanks friends.

good talk.

****UPDATES- if you have already seen this season episode 1 and want to talk to me about it please email me personally, don't leave a comment in the comments section.

i agree there is much to discuss so far and i am happy to talk about all the awesomeness but i will not spoil it for my readers who have not seen it.

 

save the blogs

via eye spy

blog readers i gather ye here to save all blogs everywhere from this sickness.

raise your hand if you have to wipe up the puke after reading yet another blog post on an 'outfit to room'?

raise your hand if you no longer have eyeballs because you poked them out after seeing another 'room of the day' that you saw on pinterest 300 times already...that same day.  

(ok i realize if you read that last sentence then you actually have your eyeballs and those eyeball-less people are obviously not reading anything.)

raise your leg if you no longer have an arm to raise because you stuck it in a meat grinder due to obsessive 'love lists' and 'color palette circles' on your favorite blogs. 

folks i love my blogger friends.

i mean no judgement or harsh criticism..

i love the blogs.

BUT...i am so fucking over blogs i can't stand it.

i want to love the blogs again.

 when did everyone start blogging the same shit?

like with the same words and stuff?

and the same...outlook?

i know first hand how hard it is to come up with shit to blog about..

 i know for some of you seeing my art is like stabbing your face with pencils.

and others could give 2 shits about my garden and/or my digestive issues.

(which thanks to this are no more.)

i fully admit that this blog started as a design blog and spiraled into a blog about poop and farts.

with some dead on impersonations thrown in for fun along with recaps.

then it was back to blogging about pretty rooms and shit.

and at that point it was clear that my blog was a blog about me.

not about any one thing in particular.

and i am fine with that bc i think it gives me a certain amount of authenticity.

but it also means that people like nate berkus think i am a dick.

so what's it about?

what is it about blogs that keep you coming back?

are you just a robot clicking your fave blogs and reading through them like a zombie as part of your routine? (guilty)

totally nonplussed?

or has a post on any particular blog given you pause and been like a jizz ejector for you?

or are you content to just look at the pretty pictures and move on with your day?

how many blogs do you read?

am i your favorite? (just kidding) (not kidding)

what about the comments?

i know lots of people read this blog..

but only a few of you comment.

why is that?

comments are usually what keeps us bloggers going strong.

without you and your comments we have no idea how we are doing.

when i first started out i commented on everyone's blog bc it was reciprocal.

if you wanted them to come you needed to let them know you were here.

and now i comment less bc, well...shit is just so...ummm....WHO GIVES A SHIT??

what could i possibly tell you about your outfit to room that the commenter above me didn't already say..?

"good job. that outfit looks JUST like that room!!"

so....

i want to hear from all of you.

you can be anonymous or you can just be yourself and tell me/us what it is you want, what it is you hate and what it is you love.

this is your chance to spill it.

bc other bloggers will probably read this and it will help them too.

you can say as much or as little as you'd like.

you can be as truthful as you'd like too.

we can take it.

we have to take it.

and if you are happy with it all, say that too!

you are doing a great service to humanity.

don't ever forget your power.

thank you.

now be like a fart, and let rip!

tones of the jewels

rich and beautiful.

i am drawn to these colors as the weather turns cooler.

they are the sparkle of life when everything else around me is dying.

hey guys...

i am almost done with the walls of my bedroom but i cannot show you and WILL not show you until the headboard is in place..

speaking of jewel tones..

it's going to blow your face off your face holder.

come back tomorrow bc i wanna talk about some important shit with you.

really.

so important...if you like reading this blog. (total threat)

 

images via elle decor, house beautiful, 3 & 11 my paintings, and probably your pinterest

just color

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email me if you're interested.

ok then.

see ya later.

oh hey...

just some chairs back from the upholsterer..

one is missing bc it is waiting on more fabric to arrive.

also today was not the best day to take pictures bc it's raining.

also also...this room is a work in progress.  

as in very little of both ever.

i have no direction for this room. 

other than the direction of "BE MORE AWESOME!".

also also also?

fiona makes dresses...

for cats...

he needs a bigger size.

"you'll pay for that one!"