Happy Day Mama!
I have the best mom in the whole world, no doubt about it.
happy mothers day
Happy Day Mama!
I have the best mom in the whole world, no doubt about it.
c'mon!
Speaking about lamps, I was on Design*Sponge the other day and found out that designer Terence Conran has teamed up with JC Penney and put out a line of affordable (ish) pieces exclusive to JCP stores.
I spotted this lamp and I am in love...
I spotted this lamp and I am in love...
But of course this doesn't actually exist.
wah wah
It does exist in a table lamp which is also very beautiful...
But I have no table surfaces on which a lamp can sit.
Don't you just hate that? When a store takes pictures of their products surrounded by object they don't sell? I understand the need to accessorize for a photo, but c'mon!! They have plenty of real products they can use for staging, there is no need to make fake lamps and give my hopes up.
p.s. I watch Cougar Town, yes, Cougar Town. Give me a sitcom staring any actor from Friends and I am there.
But now whenever I think the word c'mon, I hear Andy:
the hutch {sketches}
I have a pyrex obsession.
Or more like a fancy-dishware-that-I-don't-allow-anyone-to-use obsession.
I've been collecting pieces here and there ever since high school, and although I try to be selective, it's hard not to scoop up a piece when it's at a great price. So here I am in our wonderful, but lacking in storage, apartment, with a bunch a beautiful dishes and nowhere to display them. This is where having a furniture making Morning Man comes in real handy.
A few weeks ago The Man and I started discussing what we would want our hutch to look like. Almost all of the furniture in our apartment is The Man made and it's very modern (and gorgeous!). I wanted the hutch to fit with our other furniture but I also wanted that classic hutch look with lot's of molding. So we did some sketches, and then he took off with it.
It's not complete yet, but I'm getting so excited for the final result. We decided to paint it black (glossy black by my request) and used knotty pine for accents, so that it would go with the uber-modern totally amazing dining room table he made.
I can't wait to show it to you when it's all complete and stuffed with dishware! Hopefully it will be soon!
I've been collecting pieces here and there ever since high school, and although I try to be selective, it's hard not to scoop up a piece when it's at a great price. So here I am in our wonderful, but lacking in storage, apartment, with a bunch a beautiful dishes and nowhere to display them. This is where having a furniture making Morning Man comes in real handy.
A few weeks ago The Man and I started discussing what we would want our hutch to look like. Almost all of the furniture in our apartment is The Man made and it's very modern (and gorgeous!). I wanted the hutch to fit with our other furniture but I also wanted that classic hutch look with lot's of molding. So we did some sketches, and then he took off with it.
(the final drawing is always the messiest)
I can't wait to show it to you when it's all complete and stuffed with dishware! Hopefully it will be soon!
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It's finally getting nice outside, so this past Saturday we fired up the grill for The Man's birthday. We had a great time with great friends, and ate lots of burgers and hotdogs. I also made The Man a birthday cake that I wanted to show you but we made it and ate it too fast to document.
What he requested was strange but delicious. It was a banana bread cake with mini peanut butter cups in it and cream cheese frosting on the top. YUM!
For this week's nails I used mint candy apple (by essie) with diamond shapes in chick flick cherry (by opi).
Happy Monday Everybody!!
How was your weekend?
What he requested was strange but delicious. It was a banana bread cake with mini peanut butter cups in it and cream cheese frosting on the top. YUM!
How was your weekend?
wishful wednesdays {floor lamps}
One
thing this Lazy Lady does best is fantasize about the future. I'm not
very good at living "in the now," I'm always thinking about the next
recipe we should make, or couch we should buy, or city we'll live in, or job I
could have, and where we'll be in 1, 3, 5, or 15 years. It's not really the healthy way to live, buuuut sometimes I
come up with some really great futures, and every once and a while those
futures come true. . .
When my parents came to visit back in September, The Man and I got to talking about how bare our apartment is. We've always been a more "slow and steady wins the race" couple when it comes to home decor, but mom and dad wanted us to step it up! My dads first thought "Get a Lamp!!!" My parents are all about alternative lighting in every room, but The Man and I had honestly never thought about it. It's true that some lower lighting makes a room much cozier, but when I began the hunt for a floor lamp I soon came to realize why nothing had ever grabbed my attention enough to want to take it home.
Floor lamps can be soooooo boooring!
Since then I've looked high and low. And after stringing some white Christmas lights around the living room, back in December, I really can see how nice it is to have some accent lighting. It's warm, and romantic, and makes it so much easier to see! So, let's take a look at what's available out there, and maybe you can help me pick something out.
Most floor lamps I see everywhere are just a stick with a shade on top
(I actually completely love the chandelier on a stick look, it's fancy, weird and silly all at once)
Speaking of curvy sticks, there are also the beautiful and super trendy arco floor lamps, with either drum shades (which are all over Crate and Barrel) or the space-agey up-side-down silver bowl shades.
I think spotlight lamps are pretty cool, I think it would be fun lighting for the studio. They are so dramatic.
I am a big fan of tripod lamps
The only lamp The Man and I have agreed on so far is the Hektar from KEA.
How about you? Have you ever even thought about your accent lighting? Do you already have floor lamps in every corner, or are you like The Man and I and rely solely on overheads? Do you think stick lamps are boring? Or do you revel in their simplistic beauty?
Tell me I want to know!!
p.s. There are many other styles but for the most part the ones I omitted I did so because they are terrible!!
lately
It looks as though our house will be a tissue free zone in the very near future, but for now we're still taking it easy, and going to bed early...and not blogging. I promise I'll be back soon, and maybe I'll even share a new wishful wednesdays post!
Drink Plenty of Fluids Everyone!!
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Simple can be fun, this week I just went with a fun pink (peach daiquiri by essie) and a wacky color (lickety-split by sally hansen) for a "french-tip" look.
Just a bit of tape and you're good-to-go!
It actually reminds me of the watermelon nails I did back when it was the middle of winter. Now it's spring...and still snowing!
It actually reminds me of the watermelon nails I did back when it was the middle of winter. Now it's spring...and still snowing!
the squared circle
On Saturday The Man took our friend Rod and I to a new burger place. We were all set to go to DMK burger (which is oh so delicious) and half way there The Man changed his mind and turned the car around to head to The Squared Circle.
And I'm so glad he did...
The Squared Circle, which just opened it's doors last month, is a wresting themed pizza/burger joint created by TNA Champion Lisa Marie Varon. All the burgers are stuffed and covered with amazing combos. This is what we decided to order:
I got the Screamin Demon - Cheddar and Fresh Jalapeno Stuffed, with pork rinds, pickled jalapenos, cheddar, and cholula aioli - with a side of Sweet Potato Fries
The Man got the Windy City - Gouda Stuffed, with sauteed mushrooms, onion rings, avocado, gouda, and aioli - with a side of Duck Fat Fries
and Rod got the Hillbilly Paradise - Merkts Cheddar Stuffed, with cheddar, pulled pork, Kentucky bourbon bbq sauce, Merkts Cheddar and mayo - with a side of Onion Rings
They were amazing. The burgers are a house blend of Angus ground beef and brisket, they are so juicy, and the cheese stuffed inside them gives them an extra punch in flavor. The pickled jalapenos on mine really made it, and by the end I was so full, but it felt wrong to leave any part of the burger on the plate.
Next time we go we might have to try the Duck Fat Deep Dish Pizza.
Whoa!
And I'm so glad he did...
They were amazing. The burgers are a house blend of Angus ground beef and brisket, they are so juicy, and the cheese stuffed inside them gives them an extra punch in flavor. The pickled jalapenos on mine really made it, and by the end I was so full, but it felt wrong to leave any part of the burger on the plate.
Next time we go we might have to try the Duck Fat Deep Dish Pizza.
Whoa!
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Happy Monday!
Did everyone have a wonderful weekend?
Did everyone have a wonderful weekend?
We stayed pretty busy and mostly focused on what food we were going to
eat when (not that that's different from any other weekend). The Man took me out to a new burger place that was so delicious, I'll definitely be telling you all about it later.
dream house {shell house}
This house has been in our computer's toolbar for over a year now, and I finally thought it was time to share it with you. I know it's been popping up all over the over the interwebs over the past few years but it's just so beautiful you're going to have look at it again.
This is called the Shell House . . .
Designed by Kotaro Ide of ARTechnic Architects and fabricated out of reinforced concrete, this home is located in the woods of Karuizawa. Karuizawa is a town in the Kitasaku District of Nagano, Japan, and a common summer get away for residents of Tokyo.
Built in 2008 the Shell House is used as a vacation home, and as such
was designed with minimal maintenance in mind. Most vacation homes in
the area are wood villas that easily decay, this is why Ide chose
reinforced concrete. From reading about the mechanical system,
ventilation system, and the ideas behind the shape of the structure you
can tell that a ton of thought and research went into building the
home. Everything was taken into consideration, including what happens
to the house while you're away. Like the automatic antifreeze system
that will kick in when the temperature outside drops below freezing, and
the dehumidifying and ventilation systems that run year round. All of
which are energy efficient, and make it so there is less to fix or worry
about when you come for your vacation, so you can just sit and relax in
your beautiful secluded space.
I cannot get over how gorgeous and unusual this house is. How
incredible would it be to drive up the rocky path and know you get to
stay here for the weekend?!
Floating fireplace? Yes please!
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