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January 26, 2012

Cathedral Antiques Inspiration House

Thanks, everyone, for all the nice comments on the Family Room Sneak Peek yesterday. I swear, you’re all way too nice!

On Wednesday I went to a press preview of the Inspiration House which is part of the annual Cathedral Antiques Show and Tour of Homes here in Atlanta. It was a great night meeting the designers and viewing the house they designed so beautifully. Here are some highlights I was able to snap before the light faded.

Magenta and blue library! So hot. I’ve been eyeing that Tony Duquette fixture for a while now and loved seeing it in this space:

(by Lindsey Coral Harper)

Gorgeous feminine bedroom in lavender and coral:

(by Elisabeth Jordan)

It was so refreshing to see a living room that isn’t traditional:

(by Rick Anthony Bonner)

Dark blue walls, brass etagere and Platner chair? Yes please:

(by Tom Williams & Jason Bailey)

I believe this wallpaper is hand painted and along with the velvet fabrics, completely luxe:

(by Brooke Merrill)

These are just the highlights so if you’re in the area, I highly recommend seeing the house for yourself. Starting this weekend, there are also parties, receptions, lectures and other events as well as a tour of some exquisite private homes designed by renowned architects and designers. You can get all the details and purchase tickets here. The entire event benefits All About Developmental Disabilities (AADD) which has been providing support to individuals with developmental disabilities and their families since 1956. So a win-win!

If you visit, let me know what you think!

(Photos: FROM THE RIGHT BANK)

March 11, 2011

My First Trip to Scott’s

So after having been in Atlanta for an entire year, I finally made it to the famous Scott’s Antique Market yesterday. Now I know what everyone’s been talking about all this time! I met my partner-in-crime Sherry down there and I also got to meet Emily who was visiting from NC. She is as cute as can be!

There was gorgeousness everywhere. Antique French chairs? Um, yes please.

Gilded frames? Yes, those too, please.

This guy reminded me of my Frenchie:

I saw this piece when I first got there and it was love at first sight:

The photograph does not do it justice. It’s an old map cabinet with the perfect patina and chunky wooden top. It’s massive (8′ wide) and would be great for my studio. I’m still thinking about it …..

We also popped into Love Train next door and we all kind of died over this piece:

Wouldn’t it be great for shoes or art supplies?

They also had great little vignettes like this throughout the store:

The one thing I came home with was this (Kravet?) fabric:

Remember I was saying just yesterday that I really wanted to reupholster the Baughman chair in pink? Well, I saw this fabric and that was it.

So that’s one thing I can cross off of my scary to do list. It won’t work in the guest room anymore but hey, at least it’ll look good while having no place to go!

Have a great weekend, everyone!

(Photos: FTRB)

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September 7, 2010

Three Bloggers, One Designer Showhouse, Lots of Pictures

Last week, Angela from the Painted House, Claire from High Gloss Blue and I took a road trip up to Cashiers which is a cute little town about 3 hours from Atlanta in the mountains of North Carolina. On our agenda was a tour of the 2010 Cashiers Designer Showhouse, a little antiquing and a lot of blog talk. It was as fun as it sounds!

First things first, we had to stop and eat. (We have our priorities straight.) We stopped in at the Orchard in Cashiers. How cute is this place?

Loved this porch! To me, there’s nothing more Southern or charming. Oh, and do you see what a perfectly beautiful day it was, too? It’s cooler in the mountains. I may have to move up there.

After lunch, off to the showhouse we went:

where we were greeted by these cuties:

then as soon as we walked in the front door, we were met with the greatest view. We couldn’t stop oohing and aahing.

Here’s a better look:

I went mad for all the copper piping:

This bedroom was one of my favorite spaces because of the color palette and all the lovely details:

This was a seating area on the upstairs landing and those “upholstered” walls were just nailheads tacked directly into the wall! Is that clever or what?

My favorite room in the whole house was probably the little girl’s room which really says something because having no kids, I’m usually not that into kids’ rooms. But this one was so fun, I loved every inch of it.

Remember Mr. Bubble?

Here are some of my favorite details from the rest of the house:

I want these:

and this was my favorite vignette:

I hope you enjoyed the virtual tour. For more photos and information about the designers featured, check out Angela’s post.

I’m already looking forward to next year’s showhouse!

(Photos: From the Right Bank)

July 16, 2010

Friday Randomness: Jonathan Adler, Pieces, Africa and Soccer . . .

It was cuteness overload here in Atlanta last night. It was the Jonathan Adler event at Pieces and he was here signing pieces (ha!) from his collections. (I got one of the bowls you see behind him.) He is as adorable and nice as you would think he would be. SO cute! I also met Pieces owner, Lee, who is also as cute as can be. There were some familiar cute faces and I also had the pleasure of finally meeting some other bloggers I’ve only known virtually so far, including Erika, Claire and Julie, all just as cute as can be. I told you, cuteness overload.

I leave you for the weekend with this video that I’m loving right now. I don’t have strong feelings one way or the other about either Shakira or sports in general but I do love Africa, and for some inexplicable reason I really love football/soccer and get totally swept up in World Cup madness every 4 years. This video is just fun and uplifting. Enjoy and I’ll see you all Monday!

July 15, 2010

A Roundabout Post About My Quest for Window Treatments and an Atlanta Field Trip

Confession time. I’m totally embarrassed to admit that we still have temporary paper shades up on the second floor of the house.

As usual, the reason for this is indecision. I have not been able to make up my mind about what type of window treatment(s) I want. About a month ago, I thought I finally knew. I was going to go with white plantation shutters. They’re very Southern and would be in keeping with the style of the house.

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But then a few weeks ago, I went on a very cool little outing to a gem of an Atlanta neighborhood called Glenwood Park, organized by our man-about-town, Terry of the Architectural Tourist.

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Terry posted about our tour here and Angela of the Painted House wrote one here. Weeks ago, I might add. (Better late than never, right, gang?) Emmie of Aspirations of a Southern Housewife was also there. Three of the loveliest people I’ve had the pleasure of meeting in Atlanta, by the way. But I digress. The windows.

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As part of the tour we visited several homes for sale with realtor Bruce Gaunt and one of the houses had . . . plantation shutters. While they looked good, they blocked out a lot of light even when open, making the house feel dark. So after that, I began rethinking the shutters. More time passed.

But I’ve reached a point now where I can’t stand it anymore. So I spent a good part of yesterday looking at all the options and I think I’ve decided on roman shades. Amanda Nisbet makes great use of roman shades in a lot of her spaces:

I’m leaning toward simple white ones and bringing in pattern/color through drapes but these examples are pretty attractive, too. Off the topic – I’m dying for the light fixture in the last picture, too.

Thoughts?

(Photos: 1.Unknown. 2-4.Glenwood Park 5-8.Amanda Nisbet Design)

May 27, 2010

FTRB in Atlanta Homes & Lifestyles

The June issue of Atlanta Homes & Lifestyles has hit the newsstands and in it, some local design and style bloggers were asked the question, “What Is Modern Now?” And I am so excited to tell you that yours truly is one of them!

I’m honored to be part of this group, which includes some bloggers I’ve had the pleasure of meeting in person, some whom I know through our blogs and some new discoveries too. It’s fresh off the presses so there’s no digital version yet but Blayne from This Photographer’s Life has posted the whole feature on her blog. I’ll also post a link when the digital version goes up.

A big thank you to editor Clint Smith for including me!

***Don’t miss out on this week’s Golden Bamboo Table giveaway.***

March 30, 2010

This Weekend: My Loot & A Blogger Event

I don’t think I’ve mentioned how much I’m liking Atlanta so far. I noticed right away how everyone seems to be into design and decor here. (My kind of people!) And this means unbelievably fabulous shopping. I’ve started making the rounds but really, I haven’t even made a dent in what the city has to offer.

Everywhere I turn, there also seems to be an antique market of some sort and I finally made my way to some this weekend – presumably to look for light fixtures – but here’s what I came home with instead:

A table base. I actually need some side tables (yes, need as opposed to want) and with a little polish and glass top, this one will be perfect in either the living room or our bedroom. It even has its “Made in Italy” tag intact:

I also found this lovely impressionist style oil painting:

The artist is unknown but the scene is unmistakeably a Paris street so naturally, I was drawn to it. It’s just hanging out in the kitchen now until I find the perfect place for it.

Also over the weekend, I had the chance to meet some of the loveliest local bloggers and designers at a dinner hosted by Sferra and Ronda Carman of All the Best. In attendance were: Holly of Things that Inspire, Millie of Brilliant Asylum, Helen and Jane of Whitehaven, Shameeka of The Broke Socialite, Niki of Yummy Scrumptious, Brian of Decor Demon, and Jill Sharp. It was a really wonderful evening full of great conversation, good food and I was thrilled to have been a part of it. Thank you, Ronda!

Sferra and All the Best are also hosting an event tonight in Atlanta at Mrs. Howard and it promises to be another great night so if you’re in Atlanta, here are the details:

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Unfortunately, I can’t make it so if you go, you’ll have to report back, okay?

(Photos: From the Right Bank)