Mom’s Bathroom Thursday, May 17 2012 

So sometimes it can be really difficult to work with family members, but it the opposite for my mom and me.  We work very well together.  Our style is not exactly the same, but that’s okay.  I know what she likes, and I try to help make her home “look like her.”  Her style is classic but a little ornate.  She appreciates all different design styles and likes to incorporate them all into a room.  I think her new bathroom is a refection of that.

 

 

I love the floor in this bathroom.  The little dot is so classic.  The shower and floors are marble.  The dots are black granite.  I think this helps tie in the black granite she wanted on the countertops.  We had the mirrors custom made for the space.  The fill the wall between the window and the wall perfectly.  We had a very difficult time trying to decide what to do with the tub.  It was a huge whirlpool tub before (ugh).  This bathroom is HUGE so we decided just to use the space we had and bring the tub out into the middle of the room.  They are very happy with the room, and that makes me happy!

 

 

 

Master Bath Before & After Tuesday, May 15 2012 

I love a good before and after, don’t you?  Here’s our master bath that we finished last fall.  We love it.  So relaxing and peaceful.

 

Hideous, right?  I do not miss this bathroom.  It was so gross.  Not because it was dated.  The previous owner left it in bad shape. So here it is now.  It is so serene, light and bright.  We love the carrera marble and claw foot tub.

 

Formal Living Room Monday, May 7 2012 

Yes, I’m still one of those girls who likes a formal living room.  I like my own “adult space”.  I like a pretty, feminine room.  The living room is finally somewhat complete.  If anything can ever really be finished around my house!  I think it still needs a rug, but I just haven’t found the right one yet.  This room is big and square.  It’s not big enough, however, to break it into different sitting areas.  I wanted the whole room to be one big conversational area.

The art is another one of mine.  It took me a long time to decide what I wanted over this sofa, but I love the colors in the piece.  This room is completely neutral except for a view pops of color in art and pillows.  Hope you enjoyed!

Would You Stay Here in London? Sunday, Apr 29 2012 

There was a great article in my Veranda magazine this month about London in lieu of the upcoming summer Olympics.  One of the hotels mentioned really caught my attention.  Fox and Anchor is a gastro pub and boutique hotel.  It is quintessentially English.  When we go to London, I definitely want to stay here.  The bathtubs are the best!  Would you stay here?  What are some of your favorite hotels?

 

 

Fox & Anchor, Smithfield

 

 

 

Love This Design Wednesday, Apr 25 2012 

I was watching Martha at four o’clock this morning off the DVR.  Chef Amy Bloomfield was on, making some scrumptious looking food (that I can’t eat because I’m on post-baby diet).  They showed at picture of one of her restaurants in NYC– John Dory Oyster Bar. The design really caught my attention.  I found some pics on the internet.  I don’t know about the food, but I love the ambiance!

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Restaurant designed by Roman and Williams.  Don’t you just love the shiny black tile and pops of blue and green?

Boys’ Bathroom Tuesday, Apr 24 2012 

The Jack and Jill bathroom between the b0ys’ rooms was in bad shape.  I wish I had taken before pics.  The previous home owners had painted stripes on the walls… haphazardly.  We had to smooth the walls out and repaint.  I went with Martha Stewart’s Sandpiper from Home Depot on the walls.  I also got the white framed mirrors at Home Depot.  The granite is Absolute Black.  I was so proud of myself for leaving the lights, floor tile, and hardware (you have to know when to stop)!  The faucets are Delta.

The custom prints were done by Paper Ramma on Etsy.  Towels and bath matsare from Pottery Barn Kids.

A Nursery for Baby Hart Tuesday, Apr 17 2012 

I’m excited to announce that we had our second little boy five weeks ago!  He is the sweetest, and we are crazy about him.  I’m sorry I haven’t had a post in a while.  It has been so busy!  And, honestly, I needed a little break.  BUT I’m back and ready to go!

Here are pics of Hart’s nursery.  Part of the reason I do this blog is to give you all good resources, so I will try to link to any sources I can for items shown in the photos.  I’m really happy with how it turned out, and I hope it can transition well into a big boy bedroom one day without too much change.

The  faux vintage maps were found at a paper store on one of our trips to New Mexico.  I stitched HART onto a piece of fabric above the crib.  All of the framing was done at Hobby Lobby.  The lamb mobile is from Pottery Barn Kids.  The lamb critter chair is also from PBK.  The brand of the glider/rocker is Best Chair.  It is from the first nursery.  It has had lots of use, and it’s still in great condition.

I’m sorry, but I can’t remember the brand of the crib, but I got it at Room to Dream here in OKC.  The crib sheet is the Pimento French Ring from Serena and Lily.  The crib is skirt is the European Diamond Matelasse Skirt from Restoration Hardware Baby & Child.  For this nursery, I didn’t buy a bumper pad.  I didn’t use it at all for my first child, so I thought it was a waste of money.  I think this goes to show that you can mix and match bedding.  You don’t have to buy a set from one store.  I had a nice piece of blue and cream wool carpet cut for the rug at Oklahoma Rug and Carpet in OKC.

The owl table lamp is from Target.  The table was on clearance at Hobby Lobby.

The pillows from RH Baby & Child.  The little animals are sock monkey brand.

I repurposed many things in this room.  This dresser was my dad’s when he was a kid.  I had it sprayed white and replaced the knobs with owl pulls from Anthropologie.  The mirror was in a bathroom that I had replaced.  My husband spray painted it black for me.  I ordered the changing table off Amazon.  It’s a Jenny Lind changing table.

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This is Oklahoma pillow is my cheap version of the really expensive Catstudio one.  I didn’t want to spend $160 on the real version so I had the Catstudio dishcloth made into a pillow.  The dishcloth costs about $20.

My mom always sang You Are My Sunshine to me, and I sing it to both my boys.  It is such a precious song.  I love these prints I found on etsy from StudioLo2011.

The curtains are grey and white stripes.  I found the fabric at Fabrics Unlimited in OKC.

I hope you liked my sweet Hart’s nursery.  I’m so happy with the lightness and brightness of the room.  I’m sorry that the quality of the pictures isn’t great.

xo stacy

Vote for my Brother-In-Law! Monday, Mar 5 2012 

Exciting news! My brother-in-law, Jonathon Stranger, and his business partner, Russ Johnson, have been nominated for Food & Wine magazine’s Best New Chef! This is a national competition and a huge honor. No one from Oklahoma has ever been nominated. Jonathon has a restaurant here in Oklahoma City called Ludivine that serves locally grown organic food. Please support Jonathon, Ludivine, and Oklahoma by voting! Thanks!

Click HERE to vote.  Make sure you click on the SW region.  It will take you to the voting.

People’s Best New Chef

 

Supper Club Saturday, Feb 25 2012 

My husband I are a part of a group of couples that have a Supper Club.  Once a month each couple hosts the group for dinner.  We hosted in January.  It was so fun.  We ate dinner and played games.

 

The theme was blue, white, and yellow with a Provincial twist.  I collect blue Spode ware.  So I used that and added some of white dishes.

 

 

Love this blue and white tablecloth from Wisteria.  This was the appetizer table.

 

 

It was a party!!!  I even made jello shots.  Classy, right?

These are the condiments for the white hot chocolate.  Bowls from Williams Sonoma.

Yummy cookies from McLaren’s Pantry in Edmond.

 

Can’t wait for the next Supper Club get together!!!

Bold Wallpaper Wednesday, Feb 22 2012 

I’ve been looking at a lot of wallpaper lately for clients.  The geometric and trellis papers are so beautiful.  Here are some great inspiration pics for my projects.

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Philip Jefferies

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What do you think about this bold wallpaper?

 

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