Category Archives: Interior Design

05.14.12

The Problem With Interpretation.

You say purple, I say blue.

I am so happy with the way E’s walls have turned out.  I ended up paying my go-to painter Corinne, to do the walls because I honestly had no idea when I was going to get to it.  At first I felt like a failure because I love doing things myself and feel like I should be like all of the other bloggers who do EVERYTHING themselves.  Then I realize that I have a full-time job and two kids and I would rather spend the weekend playing with my kids that painting a room.  Thus, the decision was made.  Here is a teaser picture (taken with an iPad) while in progress.

Obviously, these pillows were a huge part of my inspiration.  I saw them and just had to have them.
Next up.. I was looking for a bench that would be the perfect size for her bed.  At first, I insisted on a storage bench, so I scoured HomeGoods to find one.  I came home with this leather one, thinking I would reupholster in it a beautiful purple velvet.
However, the gorgeous purple velvet that I wanted was far more than what I wanted to spend on a bench for a six-year old so I continued my search and found this. 
Perfect, right?  And who can beat the price!  SOLD.  So I bought it and it showed up at my doorstep the next day.  Only problem is that it wasn’t purple as advertised… it was clearly Navy Blue.   

Looking a little more like this 
BUMMER.  Can you say false advertising?  When I called BJ’s they said that the color is actually Navy, not purple.  As you can see they have now edited the posting to more accurately represent the actual product.  That doesn’t help my situation.   They now have a p-i-s-s-e-d six year old to deal with.

05.10.12

It’s a Beautiful Day….

I rarely watch TV, but I do have a few guilty pleasures and one of them (and has been since the premiere) is Flipping Out.  Nothing better than spending a few hours in my bed when a FO Bravo marathon comes on… It’s like a gift from heaven.  Speaking of gifts from heaven… Can we talk about Jeff Lewis for a minute?  Clearly there is not a straight bone in his body… but just look at that face… What a gyp.  If he only played for the other team, we could combine our OCD tendencies to conquer all.
I digress.  The reason that I am writing about Jeff Lewis is because it seems like every place that I call into lately says “It’s a beautiful day at _____.”  or “It’s a great day at ______.”  Has anyone else experienced this?  Just another example of how my gay boyfriend is taking over the world.

04.17.12

Happy to Inspire.

While perusing on Pinterest I came across this picture.
Reminded me a lot of this
As it turns out, Shannon of GoogieMomma saw this picture of Lou’s room and used it as her inspiration to redesign her daughters’ room.
I am so happy that my work was able to inspire someone.  Shannon did a great job on her daughters’ room.  Check it out for yourself here.

04.12.12

Painting Party.

As my little E Burger is quickly becoming a tweener (at the ripe old age of 6 1/2) she wants to redecorate her room.  I think someone’s nose got bent out of shape with all of the attention that Lou’s Room has gotten.  She has picked the color purple and we decided to have a paint party to test out a few techniques.  
(That’s her BFF, Anika)