Tutu's, Peep Toe Shoe's & An Urban Garden Project

A few things in the spirit of handmade...

Below are a few of my favorite finds on Etsy this week:

Find pixelthis, PomLove, Lana Kole,  Beads in the Blefry,  Nana’s tutus’, and Milk and Honey Handbags here.

AND

a few Easter/Spring time delights from JCrew:

 

1. Flowerette Sash

2. Girls' cotton Maisie cardigan w/splatter flower tee and tulle plié skirt

3. Boys' seersucker sportcoat and pant, lightweight solid oxford shirt, w/ plaque belt

4. Martina satin peep toes

...for a finishing touch…how about checking out the Urban Garden Projects, Dying Easter eggs the natural way here.

Home Inspiration.

I've been trying to come up with a design concept for my sons room - something modern yet traditional, a little boyish but not.  Makes no sense huh? I know the politics of decorating...one could go on for days!

I did an online search of kids bedroom design ideas or something of the sort and during my very short search (short attention span), I came across the two rooms pictured below (HI FIVE!).

A bunk room that sleeps four boys w/a vintage bathroom 

door that reads "gentlemen" separates the boys' 
bedroom from the bathroom area.
Photo: Laurey W. Glenn, from Southern Living

 

A coastal vacation home.  The children's bunkroom is decorated 

with a tropical color palette of sunshine yellow, cobalt, lime and tangerine.
Designer: Phillip Sides

Seeing these two pictures brought back childhood memories of me and my cousins when we were kids. I have no siblings...well I  call my cousins my siblings because we grew up together.  At one point or another we all lived together.  However, I don't think our bedrooms were this great!  Oh how I wish they were (oh the 70's).  I then thought about my cousin and her kids. She has four (4) kids and we always talk about redecorating the kids rooms. More so, I always try to talk her into buying a larger home so that her kids could have a shared bedroom. She hasn't moved (after years of conversations)...so as you can imagine my persuasion isn't going well!
 

Anyway, my search didn't go very far because I remembered another project I was supposed to be working! However, I really liked both of these design ideas and maybe sharing these images with you will inspire me to work harder on coming up with some design concepts for my son? Maybe I should give myself a deadline? Well just maybe...but not before I finish that last project.

Happy day!

(*Note: both images are from the children's room galleries on myhomeideas.com. Clicking on the photo and designer link under the pictures will take you to the bedrooms shown.)

Farewell Winter!!!

Tomorrow's the big day! The first day of Spring! Oh how I've waited for so long (after such a harsh winter).
Do I sound excited? Well I am. My only hope is that Aprils showers (what we do get) aren't too depressing!

1. Cherry Blossom Festival, Washington, D.C. (Festival Website Info)
2. Sorrento Melamine Dinner Plates, Crate & Barrel
3. Monogrammed DuraClear® Tumbler Set, William-Sonoma
4. Trovata White Mesh Chaise Lounge Group, Crate & Barrel

(click text to visit photo/product website)