house tour

I have been meaning to do this for so long. Here is a look at my house!

Living room.

My grandmother's glasses.

Dining room.

Den.

My favorite piece of furniture. Found at the flea market. Made in Germany 100+ years ago.

Concrete floors...

...and concrete counters!

Office. My grandmother's rug.

These knobs are original to the house, which was built in 1949. They are in almost every room. I love how the paint is chipping.

Original bathroom tile.

Hallway. My grandfather's hangers.

Bedroom. The picture is my mom. The larger frame is a paper my uncle wrote when he was little about his family. He said my mom (his little sister) is annoying. 

Lights on the back porch.

spring cluttering

It's You Capture Day, and the theme is Spring...again! Even though it's felt more like summer around these parts lately. So this post is all about the spring shopping that's been going on. Forget spring cleaning...I'm junking this joint up!

Starting with the patio. I went to Garden Ridge last weekend in search of chaises, but isntead found these chairs for $19 each. Sold.

But I still wanted some chaises. I scoured dozens of websites trying to find what I wanted. But everything either looked cheap or would cost me a kidney. I finally found these with these cushions (the floral) from World Market. They had me with the pull-out tray. Thank you, tax refund check!

I had thought about moving this rug from the living room to the patio (it's an indoor/outdoor), but major clash with the cushions.

So I'm on the hunt for a rug. Possibly this. Thoughts? And I definitely want to add some of these string lights. I have an old marble-top sewing machine table from my grandmother I'll probably use to hold some planters. Then I'll just need to round up a little dining table and a grill. See what I mean about the cluttering? I'm on the fast track to this.

In other junk shopping news, I found these collars on etsy from Coleys Collars. I love that you can get them in a big size with a narrow width. The furballs like em thin. I think Honey's getting the stripes and Sal Pal's getting purple. That pink buckle is my favorite part.

The next two I can get away with on the budget front because I used a gift card I'd been holding onto since Christmas. My overcrowded jewelry holders are not pleased, though. Both from Charlotte Russe:

These came with yellow, too, but they were in my ears. Who you calling lazy?

I swear I'm not a hoarder.

duped

Maddi was being unusually well behaved the other night in an impromptu photoshoot.

Usually when I shove the camera in her face, it's barking, whining and avoidance. Not that night. I couldn't believe my luck.

Then I discovered why. This is the scene that greeted me in the other room. Complete destruction of the trash bag I had sitting by the back door.

At first, I looked around for a raccoon or some other invader. Maddi hasn't torn anything up since she was about 3. She's 10 now. Anything for the casted off remnants of a burger, I guess.

And I had just vacuumed. Of course, right?

Oh well. Guilty pictures are better than no pictures at all.

target treasures and temptations

Liberty of London has landed, and it's even better than I hoped. They have items in just about every department, and each was cuter than the next.

They had lots of frames.

Kitchen ware. It was a tough call between their prep bowls and this cannister, but my garlic needed a new home.

I have a slight obsession with mini notebooks.

This was Dwell, not L.o.L. All their throw pillows and bedding are so tempting too.

  

Things I will probably not be able resist and go back for this weekend:

• Rain boots that I will wear maybe twice a year. But April showers are on their way.
•  A long satin-y sundress. Perfect for the beach.
• watering can. For my two houseplants that are on death's door. This would encourage me to water them! (can't find this on the target site)
• those prep bowls.
• drum shade in a bright floral (though everything L.o.L. is bright florals).

I need!!!