Design in a Bag - GIVEAWAY!!!!!

Welcome back from the weekend!
How about a Fabulous Giveaway to start out our week?
I did a post a couple of months ago on this product and I�m so excited to have my first giveaway be from the folks at Design in a Bag.

If you�re thinking about doing a renovation on your kitchen or bathroom and a professional designer is not in your budget, this product is just the thing for you. Designing a bathroom or a kitchen is scary business; if you have ever been in a tile or cabinet store sweating about how expensive of a mistake you could make by choosing the wrong materials then Design in a Bag is a perfect solution.

Design in a Bag takes away all the guest work and offers a unique product that will yield beautiful results every time.

Here�s a look of some of bags offered by Design in a Bag.








Entry Details
One lucky person will win a bag and you have up to 3 chances to win.

Simply go the Design in a Bag site and pick which bag you would love to have.

To Enter:

  1. Become a follower of this blog! Click the button to the right to follow and comment on this post, telling me which bag you would love to have.
  2. If you're already a follower, please indicate that in the comments and let me know what bag floats your boat.
  3. Tweet about this giveaway for an additional chance to win (let me know you�ve tweeted about it in the comments).
  4. Mention this giveaway in a blog post for another chance to win and leave a comment and link to post.

Giveaway closes Monday August 9, at 10pm EST.

For my faraway friends sorry the prize only ships to the United States and Canada.

Bedroom Mood Board

I know it's been a while since I posted but I'm still here.   :)  I've been busy getting the kids ready for school which starts next week. I don't know why school starts so early in the south, can school start after labor day?  I have to agree with my kids, "It's sucks".

 Below is a mood board that is to be used in conjunction with this mood board  that was created for my sister's living room.  I'm a firm believer that you should always take in consideration how one room reveals into the next and plan your design accordingly. For this mood board I went with the same soothing colors but I also used numerous graphic patterns in the bedding and pillows that can be easily updated from year to year.

 

Do you think that it's important in design how each room reveals unto the next room or it shouldn't really matter?

Living Room - Mood Board III

Here's the final mood board that I created for my sister's living room.

I'm adding the product information just in case you're curious about any of the pieces.



1.       This Fioretto fabric with its fabulous graphic pattern will be used to make pillows to spread around the room and for $25 a yard, they're definitely doable.  Use the link in the comments section to see them as curtains, they�re divine.  Erika from BluLabel Bungalow provided the link, thanks Erika.
2.       I thought long and hard about the lighting for the room and finally chose this chandelier from one of my favorite online stores.  With the crystal and barrel shade its perfect combination of traditional and contemporary design.
3.       These curtains are inexpensive with the subtle colors this curtain can be used in many different rooms.
4.       Isn�t this cowhide ottoman to die for?  Love it and the price isn�t outrageous.
5.       Don�t use just love a wing back chair, with the white leather and modern styling this would be a good place to curl up and read a book but it could easily cleaned.
6.       Okay, I�m a little obsessed with sunburst mirrors and this one delivers� isn�t it delicious.
7.       Art is always an integral part of designing a room.  These two pieces of art will compliment the room nicely.
8.       This Emmett sofa is a beautiful piece of furniture that is down filled and comfy.  I could definitely see hanging out watching TV or taking a nap during rainy days.



I love the mix of textures, what do you think?

My New Crush

So I'm a handbag and shoe lover.  I had my eye on this bootie for months and I finally got it and for less than 50% of the original price... Yeah!!!

Hotel Inspiration - Palazzo Tornabuoni

I haven't done a hotel inspiration post in a long time but when I saw this hotel I couldn't pass it up.  Palazzo Tornabuoni is a private residence club located in Italy and is part of the Four Seasons family.


I love these two-tone club chairs above, they're classic but the black and white gives them a contemporary vibe.  They can work in any space.


I love the way the colors in the fireplace are used throughout the room.


The mix of the old and new is delicious, combining the crystal chandelier with the red barrel shade chandelier is genius.  Are you drooling yet?  I sure am.


This open concept space is a great example of how to design an open space right.  Every room works in harmony, even the all stainless steel kitchen in the back of the room works well. 


The bathroom is also a star, do you see how the floor reflects in the bathtub.. fabulous!!!



And of course the bedroom doesn't disappoint.  I would love to stay a couple of days in this place.
Did you see anything you liked?

Mural Love -- Saying Goodbye

When I moved in my house, my kids were 5 and 7 and shared a room. Since they were different sexes we picked the wall mural below for the room.   Now that they're teenagers and no longer in the same room, we're finally getting rid of the mural.  Removing it from the wall is bitter sweet, but kids grow up and design changes all the time.. So bye, bye mural it was great.


This is the actual wall mural on the wall.


How many times have you changed the decor in your children's room and was it hard to face the fact that they were growing up? 

Design Inspiration - Marble Love

I love the classic look of a marble bathroom.  Here are a couple of my favorites from The Tile Shop.





Which one is your favorite?

The Perils of Mowing

I really dislike yard work not so much for the work but for the freaking bugs, ants, worms and mosquitoes, etc.... Eck...
However even the insects won't stop me from mowing the lawn, because I refuse to pay someone to mow the lawn when I can easily do it.  (yup I'm cheap)

Two days ago I was mowing the lawn and I saw a visitor slithering in my lawn.
Image Credit - http://www.ucop.edu/ucopa-golf/snake.jpg

Yup, a SNAKE... WTH????

After doing my fair share of screaming and running away from the scene of horror, I came back to finish mowing the grass with a bat in my hand.... trust me I know I looked like a fool and my neighbor probably thought I was CRAZY, but heck, I needed a weapon just in case my visitor came back.

Now, I'm not really feeling my backyard, which sucks.

Have you ever came face to face with a snake in your yard?
Is there something I can spray to keep them out of my yard? :(
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