Stealing from Jamie Meares

Yesterday, I posted about a very cool wall treatment painted by Jamie Meares for her shop, Furbish.  I loved it so much that I immediately stole her idea and painted my entry way.  Eeek!  I love it.  Here is the result:

Jamie, I don't know you, but I love your work and I hope you don't mind that I'm a bold faced design thief.  Imitation, they say, is the biggest compliment you can receive.  I also just found another cool example of the same wall treatment technique at Marcus Design. 

So here is how I did it:  I rummaged through my almost empty paint cans and mixed them up until I made a suitable gray.  Then I free-form painted the circles, not thinking too much about placement.  I wanted the circles to be like fat zen circles and less oblong.  I made sure, however not to make my circles too small.

Then, I added my entry table - an "As Is" item from Ikea.  I added some books, magazines, a little rattan folding stool and a doll chest I've had since I was nine years old.

Then I hung one of my own paintings above.

And ta da...  A totally transformed entry way!

Color Cleanse

Sometimes I get a little bogged down with my favorite colors and I can't see past them.  This is when a color cleanse is in order.  Just say no to myopic color hoarding and live a little! 

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Oh, and P.S.  For those of you who are on the weight loss path with me over at Smaller Sarah, I'm so excited because I lost 4 pounds this week!  I'm finally back on track after a crazy month of ice cream and pediatric surgery!

That Mirror!

I love the two mirrors below and am constantly on the hunt for something similar for my foyer.  There is nothing better than a big inviting mirror as a first impression when you walk into a home.  It reflect the beauty of the home and the beauty of the people who reside there.

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New Foyer

Remember this post from the beginning of the summer where I was boo-hooing the fact that my disgusting green and pink marble entryway would not be covered before my baby arrived? Well, my amazing mama made magic happen. She came for a visit and single-handedly dry walled, painted and laid down some new flooring. We used Allure Taskmaster snap down flooring from Home Depot. It rocks. Here are some hazy before and after shots to give you an idea.

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AFTER:

Frist weekend in March

I'm 20 weeks pregnant and that means that on Monday, my husband and I are going to find out the gender of the sugar bear baby I've been toting around. Stay tuned for a little baby reveal. Until then, I'll leave you with this:

Blue White Love

Blue and White were like, totally meant to be together. I remember when they first met, everyone was like, "They won't last, they're both too needy". But I knew that they would always be together forever. I mean Blue is so easy to be with and White is so supportive and cooperative. They are like, the coolest couple I've ever met.

Twigs and Trees and Such

Now that bare branches are starting to make their late autumn appearance, I'm inspired to bring them indoors and out of the cold.

And P.S. - Is that an art print of chocolate covered donuts above? That is awesomeness! My kind of art.