the great white out
ok m'loves. i need your help. i finally got the nod to paint my brown walls.
they're actually benjamin moore decorator's white, but in my opinion, they have always looked brown, dirty dishwater brown to be specific.
can you brilliant minds suggest equally brilliant, bright, find-your-sunglasses, put your spf-30 on, whites?
here are some photos of whites i like:
although our home is nowhere near jonathan alder's funky-fresh vibe, his pop white is right up my alley.
i definitely want a cool, parisian tone. i can smell creamy and warm a mile away. pretty, but i've done it, smoked it, free-based on it, it's no longer welcome in my waterpipe.
this last picture here closest resembles my current brown white walls: dingy, sooty, drab, tan.
i need to pop a prozac just looking at them.
any suggestions would be much appreciated.
thank you darlings.
sign, sign, everywhere a sign
i wouldn't consider myself a chatty lass.
maybe tis why i tack posts throughout the house.....
this way i don't have to talk so much.
the things i'll do....
dear me how i love that hh o'mine. let me count the ways.
for months he's been wanting to behold all things blue-faced, 10 feet tall, and sapiently humanoid.
in 3-d no less.
i have thrown out every excuse possible:
swine flu
christmas
new year's
i'm too sad for haiti
olympics (brandi?)
i'm too full from a cupcake binge
i hate james cameron and it kills me to give him money
blue faces don't go with my outfit
i've stalled this outing forever. i was still hoping hh would come to his senses, and remember we don't like movies like this. wasn't that part of the whole courting process? netflix nights where we'd watch documentary after documentary. he seducing me with his cerebral cortex and matinee idol good looks. me gushing over his mismatched, bare bachelor apartment, shaking my head at ridiculous other girls whom might care about decor and design (this still makes me giggle).
where did avatar fit? did he not know me?
bribing me with an extra hot latte (he knows me) we set off for the 3:30pm saturday showing. we sat, for what seemed all of lent, and watched a silly story with amazing special effects.
hh was happy. happier was i who still gets giddy from holding my husband's hand in a dark movie theater.
whistle while you work
i could so embrace my inner stepford with this new, hip houseware line.
alice supply co. was started right here in my town by the lovliest two ladies. inspired by kate spade and trina turk this fab duo has turned out great fun in toilet plungery and pans o'dust.
even more exciting! come springtime there's talk of ping-pong paddles, hammers, screwdrivers, and gardening tools. they're thinking nautical, navy-white stripe. i'm thinking crap! now i might actually have to help out around the house.
don't you agree, though? chores will be so much yummier with lime-green and rainbow stripes!!
Simple Things
christina is hosting the simple things today.
a call out to bloggers to "show what we appreciate, and what we are grateful for - no matter how big or small, these things may seem."
if christina asked me to dig ditches with her all day long in the hot sun, i'd be the first to sign up.
in an effort to help the haiti rescue and rebuilding, she is giving one dollar to doctors without borders for every participant.
thank you christina for inspiring me daily. here is my laddleful of love to you:
katie's simple things 1/27/2010
freshly scented, french milled soap
clean, empty notepads. ready for my days' plans, ideas, and aspirations.
homemade morning coffee. french pressed with ground cinnamon. a mug reminding me what matters most.
waking up in the middle of the night holding hands with hh.
fresh, inexpensive, trader joe's flowers on my desk
our sweet tree standing tall again. post storm destruction. so glad we were able to keep you in the family.
peanut m& m's, and don't you dare try to substitute plain!!!!!!
profanity. terrible, i know. i'm a good girl otherwise. i just like to swear.
perfume before bed, after my bath.
afternoon naps.
mornings. the promise. the second chance.
this song.......it renders me tear faced every time i hear it. but happy, oh my god, i'm so damn lucky kind of tears.
it's hard to have animosity in your heart with this music in your soul.
i'd love to twirl on fence posts with you, na-na-na'ing to this song.
happy wednesday. love, katie
black crow
my friend, of all things bad ass and cool, cassie, recently introduced me to the raddest designer.
black crow customizes avant-garde wallpaper, typically mural size, and abstract in pattern and design. the images you see are NOT computer generated. it IS the actual wallpaper.
they have styles running urban, blissful, and whimsical. it's impossible for me to pick a favorite.
do you crush on one in particular?
kitchen love
love me my kitchen. wish i played with her more often.
p.s. for any fitness fiends i'm having a giveaway at my real job today...
love,
katie
and POOF!!! they're everywhere!!!
first time i saw them (ali wentworth's home in elle decor) i swooned. i mean how perfect?! pretty much a tailored beanbag right? i coveted my own ginormous lilac pouf. i fantasized crossing my ladylike ankles (fantasy here people) atop said leathered fancyball, relishing my luck in scoring the birkin bag of the decor world.
at first it was nice to see (every once in a while) what people were doing with their razzle-dazzle hued spheres.
yet, to my dismay it seems as if there is a new epidemic on the rise. swine flu is no longer the virus to fear my loves. pouf flu is now taking over the households across america, and we need to stop it!
so it's up to us my friends. we must stand strong and fine feathered against this leathered nudge. let us be independent in our interior design endeavors.
tally-ho!!
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cloud nine weekend
oh my! don't you just love open weekends that just melt seamlessly from no plans set, let's see where the hour takes us to ....well isn't this delightful and unexpected? this morning i found myself making snow angels lying in bed; giddy still from our joyful non-events.
i think the weather played a major role in my dreamy weekend. seventy degrees, skies pale blue, just enough clouds to make it girly and scenic.
let me summarize (smile).
the beasts got an outing to the park.
football silliness at the local high school.
a presidential 40 yd field goal kick costing hh to fess up the big dough in a lost bet.
i found my new favorite nail shade.
the MOST beautiful flowers (big, fat peonies!!!!!) delivered to my doorstep
a fish taco so delicious, only expletives and moans suffice.
a bubblebath or two. or four or five.
where i finally finished a nice, didn't suck, book of short stories.
all the while green fiddlehead fragranced the house with tea, clean cut grass, and spearmint.
and as you can tell, i'm back to taking photos again. sadly, alice, at only 3 months old, was on the fritz. a lemon. i had to return her. tamra is her replacement. i'm already attached. tamra the camera is a sassy shot and hasn't given me any grief since we've started courting. i think i've found my new dance partner.
happy monday friends!
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Happy New Year
resolution time.
i detest these silly things. i detest uncomfortable shoes. yet i still wear them.
i am resolute to make the following things happen this year:
you dears? what are you resolute to change? i hope nothing because i adore you all exactly the way you are. yes, brandi even you with that giant herp on you face.
happy new year loves.
-katie
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Monday Meditation
Ever since seeing fashion photographer, Roberto Dutesco's horse photograph in a Christine Lane Bedroom I haven't been able to get these gentle faces out of my head. This month's House Beautiful features one these prints in a dining room Thom Filicia did for their Designer Visions showhouse. Just gazing at them for a couple of seconds calms me down, hitting sweet spots which inspire me to be kinder and more humane. Instant meditation for this sometimes crazy, scary world we're living in. I've included a link to give you more information on these exquisite equines, but first I encourage you just to enjoy these peaceful, elegant, wise creatures. love, Katie (yes, that's my real name)*images courtesy of DutescoArt.com
