Monday Musings

Mondays can be a real bummer; especially after a really wonderful weekend like the past one.  Two of my nearest & dearest friends from school came to visit Birmingham, and then we went to the farm with my family. It was so wonderful- the weather, the place, the people, the food.. it was top notch. More on that (& some pictures) later on this week! But for today, lets revisit this beautiful project by one of my favorites - Erika Powell.  Learn more about her business (& read her adorable blog!) at urbangrace.com.  I love all the neutrals plus the pops of colors - green & yellow.  The finished project is organic and loose but at the same time so simple & polished.  A+

CB2 for the win!

One of my favorite parts of my job is that I'm always discovering new product from all sorts of sources- both low and high end.  My favorite is when I find items in a source that I might have previously ignored. For example, CB2. CB2 is great.  CB2 is one of those things that I use to throw away along with the whole stack of catalogs... but look what I have been missing!! CB2 is full of great items -- all with clean lines, good colors (neutral to the perfect chartreuse), interesting designs.  Literally, CB2 for the win. I think many of these items would easily be mistaken for being worth a lot more $$$ then they really are.  I highly suggest y'all browsing through their easy to use website. Below is a collection of my favorite couple of items from CB2. 

Art Show Tomorrow

busy bee Wednesday trying to get ready for an art show tomorrow at Stella Blu in Mountain Brook Village.  Birmingham friends, stop by if you can! Jane Pope Jewelry will be there. Her stuff is beautiful. See more here: http://janepopejewelry.com   Below is a random mix of some things from the past few months. Ill be bringing some new things to the show tomorrow which I'm really excited 

about. Hope to see some of y'all there  

blog redo: lulu & lala

I was thinking about renaming this little blog of mine, when it hit me or rather it jumped on me... my dog that is! Meet "lulu & lala": a smart but silly german shepard & a spunky but sweet lab. I decided "lulu & lala" is the perfect name for a blog about home because for me, my dogs are home or rather they represent home for me. Lulu & lala are the keepers of my home. when i open the door everyday, they are my "welcome home" committee. they represent the things that I love about home the most: being comfortable, cozy, casual, & happy. This will be a blog about all things home: design and all its components [lighting, furniture, art, accessories], art, cooking, family, holidays, celebrations, and more. and of course, there will be more than enough stories about these two precious pups along the way....   I hope you follow along!