Friday's Organizing Item

Today's Agenda:  Seeing if this Friday's Organizing Item is a "win" in a client project -- hoping so!

This galvanized metal floor storage has always caught my eye.

Perfect for a small bathroom for extra storage, next to your office desk for organizing bills, or in the kitchen for spices and oils that you reach for often. 

I'm pairing it with classic white bath fixtures and a beautiful plum/wine color paint and a chic black and white curtain.  We'll see if functionally it works and adds the right amount of additional storage!

Soothing Hallway

Today's Agenda:  An Ikea adventure!  It's always an "adventure" when going to Ikea, right??!

I find this hallway/entryway picture very soothing and real.  The white wire hanger, the dresses hanging in the doorway (I think I have that peach colored dress), the one bulb light fixture...It all works and looks like you can actually live in it.

 

 {Inspiration image via here}

Cowhide Wall Decor?

Today's Agenda:  So I was supposed to start the day off with my awesome 6:45am yoga class but I just woke up with a pounding headache that I'm hoping will wear off by later in the day...water, advil, walk outside will hopefully make this go away...

I ran across this bedroom in Royce Pinkwater's Park Avenue home.  {From House Beautiful, October 2011}

Different.  Fun.  Young.  I think i like it.  

But, I'm still thinking about the cowhide on the wall...what do you think about this?

Could be really fun in a hotel room design...

One Awesome Bench

Today's Agenda:  Enjoying this chilly day inside with the sun beaming into our home.  Organizing, etc. today.  Feels good to play catch up.

I was trolling 1st Dibs this morning -- it really does goes well with a cup of coffee! -- and I found the most awesome bench.

It's the perfect amount of vintage, clean lines, cool storage, narrow, pretty wood.

Let's take a closer look.

 

 
Perfect for an entryway or amazing dressing room.   

Neither of which I have. {Sigh.}  But I have designed an awesome entryway or dressing room in my head with this as the centerpiece if anyone is in need of this :)! 

Happy Tuesday!  Hope everyone is enjoying the holiday season. 

Getting Inspired to Decorate for the Holidays

Today's Agenda:  Trying to ignore it's going to rain all day -- 100% chance of rain!  Which doesn't bode well for my install today but we'll manage...I hope. 

But I am looking forward to the weekend!  It looks like it's going to be nice and cold and December like out there.  There will be some office rearranging as I am picking up a few painted barrister bookcases to reorganize my design books and binders.  And, lots of holiday decorating to be done. 

Check out these fun ideas for holiday decorating from Houzz.  I was scrolling down ooh-ing and aah-ing at the images and then ran across our tree from a couple years ago and it was a nice surprise :).  It's still funny seeing my design work out there in the world. 

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Looking for a Fun Holiday Gift?

Today's Agenda:  Meeting new people and catching up with old friends! Appropriate for the holiday season :)

Speaking of the holiday season...what are you doing for holiday gifts this year?  I think we are going to focus on fun stocking stuffers and saving up for a great trip for next year.  I do love presents that fit in stockings and sometimes smaller ones are just as fun!  And, diamonds fit in stockings.  Probably not this year but I'm just saying, lots of treasures can fit in stockings so you just never know! :) 

Another fun gift idea (that likely won't fit in a stocking...) is buying art for your home.  The Corcoran College of Art + Design in Washington, DC has an "Off the Walls" sale each year that features fine art, jewelry and ceramics handcrafted by Corcoran students, alumni, faculty, and staff.  

It's a great way to get your holiday shopping done and benefit local artists.  And you don't have to go the mall and you get away from your computer and enjoy DC decorated for the holidays! 

And, it's happening this week! 

Head down to the Atrium at The Corcoran Gallery of Art, 510 17th Street Northwest

Thursday, December 8, 5–9 p.m.
Friday, December 9, 10 a.m.–3 p.m.
Saturday, December 10, 10 a.m.–3 p.m. 

For more information contact (202) 639-1801 or email studentaffairs@corcoran.org. 

Then walk around the monuments and grab a drink at The Willard and check out their holiday decorations -- I guarantee it will get you into the holiday spirit!