well, kinda… but the birds are chirpin’ yes? Just a quick post to share a little bird happiness with you. I am fortunate enough to office with the very talented Brad Oldham and last week he took seven birds to Santa Fe to their new home at the Wiford Gallery on Canyon Road. They are hand polished stainless steel and stand about 4′ tall and weigh 165lbs. Sweet little things aren’t they? Their backsides make a nice seat to relax on after a long day. A few more photos from their road trip and a sneak peak at Brad’s Acorn Chair below.
Happy Wednesday!
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June 30th, 2010 at 4:09 pm
i started out with all the best intentions… I was hoping to have a little post up of some sort by ya know noonish, a fairly productive day of turning in some FD articles, a little graphic design, a little interior finessing at Annie’s (my current decor project) but whoa mama. Here it is. 4:16 and I have had a mostly productive day but not with a lack of wrinkles and crazy. It was at about 2:00 when I hit my threshold of too much. Our sweet housekeeper, Mary, called to say “the dogs are in the house and I’m not sure if I should go in?” Yes, all four of them - Stella, Sophie, Kuma and Logo had busted in the door and PS - it’s raining here in Dallas so that means muddy crazy dogs running all through the house. Anyway - I decided I would still try to post and quickly stumbled upon this photo from The Sartorialist. How appropriate. And with a smile on my face I chose to share it with you. (Update: the dogs had a great time today!) Happy rainy Tuesday! Look for a more meaningful post tomorrow.
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June 29th, 2010 at 4:23 pm
it’s a wonderful life… We have been hustling and bustling all week…well for several really — and I love it all but I’m so glad to welcome Friday afternoon! Now if I can just figure out a way to stay cool… Couple of things - Patina Green opens this weekend in McKinney so check that out and there’s a fun “art + craft supply sale” via Etsy at Southside on Lamar.
Have a great weekend friends!!
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June 25th, 2010 at 11:43 am
oh to feel young again… (meaning the chair) I can’t get enough of redoing furniture and lately I’m on a roll. But!! SHAME on me because I’ve been terrible about taking before and afters! I just graffitied this chair for Jane’s room the other day in NEON pink. I can’t seem to get the color here to do it justice but I really want a chair like this. It literally glows. Thank goodness Again and Again is better than me about taking before and afters… a couple of great ones below for ya!
Have a great day!
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June 24th, 2010 at 11:21 am
well, let’s be honest… any vintage silk scarf will do really but Hermes is my obsession of the moment. I think it started somewhere back when I saw these pillows at Leslie’s last year but the more I’m decorating the more I’m finding that good pillows are hard to come by and especially those with a reasonable price tag (and no, I’m not saying Hermes is reasonable). I did however find a few on ebay (there’s even a guide about how to avoid fakes!…serious) and I stumbled upon various other sites that weren’t toooooo bad. I also found this great post from Apartment Therapy in the midst of my wishful thinking. I just love how interesting all of their scarves are and the graphic nature of the way the elements in the designs are pulled together. Sigh, but for now with four sweet furry friends at home I will have to just enjoy them vicariously through clients that are sans puppies or online. I pulled a few samples below of several Hermes scarves that would make great pillows.
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June 23rd, 2010 at 12:11 am
