Archive for May, 2009

This is for you Kel

Monday, May 25th, 2009

First of all….. Congratulations Kelly!!!!!!! Kel got married a week ago! She had the most perfect and gorgeous wedding I’m so happy for you Kel, and please post a photo asap, xoxo.

The second I saw this photo I thought about Kelly’s  upcoming (who knows when) backyard reno. Kelly has loved the color Turquoise since she was about 5 years old and she has been 100% loyal to Turquoise, it’s a true love.  Kel, you need to blog about your Turquoise house and your Turquoise bridal shower.  I know you don’t live in Miami, but you might want to consider this when you design your backyard deck;

Design guru Doug Meyer's deck

Design guru Doug Meyer's deck

 

meyer-pool

And check out his patio furniture;

main_mh0609

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Morrissey is 50

Friday, May 22nd, 2009

 moz1I know this blog is supposed to be about our houses, but since Kel and I spent our teenage years together listening to and loving The Smiths and Morrissey,  he gets a Happy Birthday blog posting  from us today!

From his best birthday song;

“I’ve come to wish you an unhappy birthday because you’re evil and you lie and if you should die, I may feel slightly sad but I won’t cry”

Gotta love him!

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Kitchen + White + Temporary Color

Thursday, May 14th, 2009

My kitchen is white with black counters which is perfect for me since I have no loyalty to design or decor. The lack of commitment to a style has also blocked any chance of me ever getting a tattoo.  I need a blank canvas at home so that I can change things up when the mood strikes, without having to renovate. Here are some examples from my inspiration folder;

kitchen-shelf

at-april-27

kitchen_1_rect540

white

eames-stools

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Could life ever be sane again?

Thursday, May 14th, 2009

When did we go from this;radio-3 to this?

blackberryI’m slipping back into Amish mode, I go through phases and I love being Amish (minus God).  I’m like the soup nazi of technology (minus blogging), NO TV!, NO Caller ID! NO Cordless Phones! My kids think sticks are toys…

Now seriously,  there’s  just something so warm and fuzzy about a simple old radio with real buttons and dials. Remember when volume, tuner and on/off were our only options?  What the hell happened? Yes, I’ll admit I do have a fancy Blackberry, and it’s ok, I guess. But I really LOVE old electronics. I think I’m going to start collecting them, well small ones.  I do need a radio for my kitchen, I’m getting tired of the shuffle songs mix on my ipod. It  loves to play Christmas music by BonyM and Bing Crosby…..apple needs to fix that, leave the Christmas songs off of the shuffle setting!!

I did find this “new” radio that I love a lot too but it’s silly expensive and I’m holding out for a clock radio with the clock that has the flip numbers like a mini Rolodex.

The Tivoli Audio Model Three clock radio

The Tivoli Audio Model Three clock radio

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