i love the look of a skirted desk. so classic.
i really like the patterned fabric on the palmer weiss design below.
skirted desk in a cute nook in michelle adams’ apartment.
{michelle adams via eos}
not quite a desk but equally as beautiful.
one of my favorites is this one from stan dixon’s office featured in atlanta homes & lifestyles magazine.
if you want to make one of these babies yourself then head on over to the newlywed diaries blog to check out jennifer’s tutorial (here).
while looking for photos for a completely different post i found these pretty pics.
happy monday!
found them here.
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in other news…today is my beautiful mom’s birthday!
here’s a picture of us from last summer’s vacation to destin.
happy birthday mom, i love you!
if you live in or around atlanta and free on monday, june 21st, please come join me at 1010 midtown along with claire from high gloss blue and tami from running with tweezers for a night of fun with CRAVEatlanta. i’m so excited to be sitting on a panel of celebrity blogettes and leading a discussion about something i love so much - blogging. we’ll be dishing about the a-to-z’s of blogging at the CRAVEbusiness chat. click here to register for this event. i hope you can make it because i’d love to meet some of my amazing readers.
i want to give a huge thanks to laura scholz of scholz communications for inviting me to be a part of the panel at this event!
here are all the details for the CRAVE business Chat.
hope to see you there!
when the brooklyn home co. was featured on design*sponge a while back i totally fell in love. i somehow missed it on the day that it came out, but soon after a fellow designer sent me the link and said it was a must read. it was pretty much love at first sight as i’m sure it was for most everyone else who saw this amazing home with its eclectic mix of decor.
one of the many decor elements that stood out to me was the unique collection of light fixtures that fitzhugh and lyndsay used throughout their home. most of the fixtures were nautical in nature. the large cage fixtures that hang above the island were lamps from a freighter ship in india.
there are many different styles of picture lighting. you can get a fixture similar to the style above from house of troy.
here’s another similar fixture from robert abbey with a slightly sleeker look.
i think my personal favorite is this one from martha stewart.
so what do you think? like it? hate it? on the fence? it’s a big like for me.
today i am taking a break from my design related posts and writing about a much more serious subject, silencing cancer.
for the last month or so there has been a buzz among the atlanta social media scene about a guy who is calling himself “SilentClark” (aka @SilentClark on twitter). the name alone is pretty interesting, but what he is doing is completely intriguing and honorable. 36 days ago clark harris vowed to be silent, COMPLETELY SILENT, for the entire month of may. he’s not even talking to his wife!! I can’t even fathom going a day without talking much less thirty.
my first thought was W-H-Y??? would anyone do something so drastic. the answer - - to “silence cancer.” SilentClark’s mother lost her battle with cancer, specifically chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), in february of ‘09. he’s taken a vow of silence in honor of his mother, and a few days ago he revealed that he has extended his silence past the month of may. now his goal is to raise $100,000 for LLS. for a total of 100 days, or until he reaches his goal of $100,000, SilentClark’s only method of communication will be through social media (i.e. Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, Flikr, Google Chat). verbal talking and even talking through email or mobile text is not allowed.
billy and i wanted to somehow help him in his quest to raise $100,000. i thought the best way for me to help would be to get the story out there through my blog. you can follow SilentClark on this amazing journey by reading his blog where he chronicles his journey daily. If you feel inspired to help him reach his goal, donations can be made through a link on the blog’s homepage. Please help spread the word!
“Together, we can Silence Cancer once and for all by raising funds to help find a cure and by creating awareness for both the disease and the needs of those whose lives it affects.” –SilentClark
nothing’s better than a hanging basket…
especially one you can lounge in all day long.
anthropologie’s knotted melati hanging chair $498
pier 1’s outdoor swingasan chair $249.95
{love this one because of the cup holders}
outback chair company’s urban balance curve chair $899
and last but not least…my favorite for many reasons, but mostly because of the amazing price tag.
from fran’s single hanging swing $195
over the weekend i pulled out my stash of domino magazines. i love looking through them every now and then just to see what i can find that i haven’t noticed before. i find that as time goes by i notice different details in the articles and pictures. sometimes it’s a light fixture; other times it’s a particular color.
this time i noticed a great way to make an easy change to a headboard. domino did a article in their june/july ‘08 issue about stephen elrod, vice president of design for lee jofa, and his seaside cottage. the “new to me” element in the home was the layering of throws on top of headboards in two of the bedrooms.
although i’m not crazy about the fabrics he used i do love the idea.
i thought i’d throw out some ideas of how i would pair the two.
for an upholstered look i would pair this thomas paul print slipcovered headboard with a gray chunky tassel throw from west elm.
for a seagrass look similar to the headboard in the second photo i would pair this pier 1 headboard and a suzani overlay from wisteria.
and for a darker option i like the pier one chocolate seagrass headboard with the ws home zebra stripe throw.
another great and inexpensive way to achieve this look would be to purchase a fabric remnant at your local fabric store. once you hem the edges or use stich witchery then you could just drape it over your headboard.
hope you all had a great long weekend. i sure did!
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