In the Studio

 It's been awhile since I updated you on what I have been working on in the studio.  This is a custom painting I did for my cousin to go above her mantle in her living room.  It measures 24"x48" and I have to say I love painting large...it's been a while!!!

up close detail of the painting

Below is a wooden panel painting I have been working on for what seems like forever...it's still a work in progress.....

I have had some fabric fun with these girls over the last two weeks.  Trying to hone in on the right fabrics for our living room chairs + pillows.  I'm loving the huge blue and white block print for our chairs.  I'm usually not so bold with pattern but I feel like these would be statement pieces in the room since it's what you are looking at straight away upon entering the house.  

Have you been following our Novel. blog???  You should be to keep up with the latest and greatest!!!!  Here's a peek at the ladies of Novel. out for drinks + dinner last week.  If you are local or plan to visit Charleston anytime soon, put Xiao Bao Biscuit on your list of restaurants!!!  The best "Asian Soul Food" in town!!!

Hannah, Lauren, Liza, Lucy, (Way Way snapping pics and missing sweet Jane)

Bookshelf Styling + Ottoman Dance

How fabulous is this nursery?!?!  I mean really!  I helped my friend/partner at Novel. (Lauren) do a little bookshelf styling in her little girl's nursery.  I 'm not sure why she called on me because the girl has ridiculous style herself!!!  This nursery is to die for!!!!!  It is a huge room with super tall ceilings and a lot of gorgeous sunlight pouring in.  Lauren has also been a huge supporter of my business and just happened to have a few of my paintings hanging in the nursery!!  Love, love, love seeing them hung in a home!

Gorgeous baby girl!!!

Below is the wildflower tapestry I did last year to hang in Novel.  I think it looks so cute hanging above the fireplace in her room!!!

Love this little arrangement of pictures above her chest.  The picture on the far right is a framed 1st birthday invitation from her little girl's party.  How cute right?!  The other two paintings were two I painted that just happened to work perfectly with the colors in the invitation.

Ummm dying over this daybed and headboard!!  She just got the nailhead headboard back from the upholsterer and how great does it look!!!  Loving her Urban Outfitters (can't find online now???) spread and all those plush velvet pillows...one lucky baby girl lives here!!!!

Switching gears now, I had a wonderful surprise this week.  Take a look at what my friend Harriet did with my fabric (middle blue and white chevron)....

Ta Da!!!!!!!

Excuse the absolute mess /dog in the background but just keeping things real around here.  How amazing did it turn out?!!!  I told her I didn't want a slipcover because it shifts around too much and I didn't want it upholstered because I wanted to take it off and wash it. 

 Hmmm.... whats a girl to do???

VELCRO

She put velcro on the underside so the fabric overlaps itself to stay in place.  How ingenious in my book because I am totally not handy/inventive when it comes to sewing!!!

And sorry, had to do it, Mr. Big (who is HUGE now and looks silly in diapers but he is still under 2 1/2) needed to make an appearance.  

This child is my crazy one.

Happy weekend folks!!!

Perfect Pattern

This is the strangest thing.  Last night I was perusing Pinterest (again) and came across the most fabulous pillow.  I was immediately drawn to the pattern and then realized why....

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It is the same fabric I have been coveting at my mom and dad's house all these years.  Mom told me she had this chair covered in this fabric over 40 years ago!!!  Seriously??!!!  I am obsessed and when I went to the Etsy site, the pillow had been sold.  Boo.

Any thoughts on what brand this fabric is or where to find more????  Or even a pattern similar??  

Don't you just love and can you believe how well it has held up all these years!!!!

Fabric Envy

Ok, so I know I am way late in the game on commenting on how great these Trina Turk fabrics by F. Schumacher are, but every time I see them, it makes me realize "oh, how I love them so and I don't think I would ever get sick of them in my house...ehhhummm, as accents in my all white playroom."   Caitlin over at Caitlin Wilson Design introduced me to 

 Inside Fabrics. Apparently it is the place to go if you are looking for designer fabrics on sale.   

( Even at a sale price they may only be good as one sided pillows for moi:)

santorini print- marine 

$64.40

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arches print-orange

$68.60

plum cushion via etsy

high voltage-smoke

$86.80

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trellis knot-java

$91.00

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Stay tuned because I have some hand painted burlap pillows similar to the brown and white square pattern above and the chevron pillows in the image before that.  They will be available soon through

Sidney over at Eclectic the shop.  Definitely check out her shop soon if you haven't already done so because she has some great finds!!!!