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I'm off to Vermont this weekend for a family wedding (congratulations Lauren and Justin!)...how about you? The wedding is in the north country, so I'll have lots of time to catch up on reading on the way up and back. It's been a really long time since I've spent hours getting lost in my favorite blogs, so I'm really looking forward to it.
See you soon!
Want to get lost in The Mudroom? Start with my most popular DIY posts:
Image credit: Mary Sarah Holland
Does it annoy anyone else that "Bed Bath & Beyond" isn't "Bed, Bath and Beyond"? Just me?
Okey dokey.
Anyhoo...in case you haven't heard, Kate Spade has made her way to BB&B. Maybe this is old news, but since I had a temporary absence from the design blogosphere, I missed the announcement until about three weeks ago. She's got some VERY cute stuff including dinnerware, crystal, and linens. But my very favorite piece in the entire collection is this little number...
One hundred percent cotton bedskirt perfection.
Love.
{And yes, I promise my next post won't be about stripes. Perhaps I should add "stripe-obsessed" to my profile?}
Photo credit: Kate Spade Heirloom Roses Bed Skirt, Bed Bath &Beyond
I love this horizontal stripe shower curtain from West Elm...
...but I like it even better as easy-peasy drapes for my in-progress kid's room. $120 to add three graphically-awesome, light-killing window treatments to my early riser's room? Yes, please.
Want to do the same? Go here for directions (only this time I used fabric glue instead of fusible webbing...an even lazier, er, I mean, easier approach).
Photo credits: Stripe Shower Curtain, West Elm; Paige Lewin's mad photography skills
In another life, I was a pastry chef. Seriously.
I can barely cook an egg, but man, can I bake a good cake.
Ok, so it's usually from a box, but I make it really pretty when it's done, just like these...
{aren't they divine?}
{spring is just around the corner...}
{'scuse me while I wipe the drool from my chin}
{makes me want to get married all over again}
These sweet paintings are the work of Paul Ferney, husband of the lovely Jordan Ferney (whose panel on the fine art of Throwing a Great Party I attended at Alt, and boy-oh-boy does she throw a fabulous fete). While the original cake paintings have long sold, you can buy the 5x7 prints (printed on an 8x10 sheet with a border) for a mere $25 during The Great Cake Sale.
Don't miss it, or you'll have to settle for crumbs.
Image credits: all images are the work of superbly talented Paul Ferney
About six years ago, I developed an unhealthy obsession with hooked rugs. My husband and I had been invited to spend the weekend at a quintessential Nantucket home, complete with a garden full of hydrangeas, comfy slipcovered furniture and a serene wooden mermaid perched in the front hall welcoming visitors and friends. And on every floor were hand hooked rugs in the most gorgeous patterns and colors I had every seen.
Unfortunately, the rugs were way out of my price range (just like everything else in the house with the exception of the paint color, which I immediately copied and have used in every house I've owned), but it didn't squash my love for them. So when I arrived at my stepmother's house this weekend and saw this beauty from Jellybean Rugs, I was immediately smitten.
Although it's not hooked, the look is so spot-on that I was immediately, well, hooked. And that was before learning that it retailed for $30 and was indoor/outdoor...perfect for bathrooms, kitchens, and welcoming guests or pets. Here are some of my favorites...
Image credits: Paige Lewin's iPhone and Jellybean Rugs; online retailers can be found here.