a touch of houndstooth

it was loud at my house last night.

my husband is a huge alabama crimson tide fan, and they were playing lsu in the

 bcs championship game last night. there was a lot of cheering and clapping, and yelling at the referees, and....

celebrating! yep-in the first shut-out in a bcs championship game since ever, alabama beat lsu  21-0. 

which is s BIG deal if you're into football. (which i am not, but i AM into my husband!)

one of the past coaches, bear bryant, used to wear a houndstooth hat, and it has become a 

signature print for the team.

SO, in honor of the win (and for my very excited husband), here are a few pretty rooms with a touch of houndstooth.

 a gorgeous room with just the right amount of print from the very talented caitlin creer.

i adore this room, designed by jonathan adler via house + home. kinda wishing the image was bigger so i could bask in it's loveliness without my eyes going buggy...

this is a preppy chic room by marshall watson, featured in  house beautiful.

that striped rug and two acrylic tables are perfect!

houndstooth double-duty.

love the trim on the drapes too.

via bhg.

i really like how this green geometric pillow perks up the brown houndstooth on this chair.

thèse matching chairs are a nice pop of pattern in this pretty neutral room.

i really like these black built-ins, and the touches of houndstooth on the back of the chairs and in the  throw.