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i love it when i spot a budget-friendly find in a beautiful, well designed room, don't you?

ikea storsele chairs, $119 each.

well yay for me!
we have been in this house for just over 8 months, and i finally have a few things hung on grady's wall:

exhibit a:
the "g" from print collection that i picked up from the framers last week.


exhibit b:
the rhino head from cardboard safari, hung on top of a picture of grady's 18 month old feet
in the sand. i think every mother has a secret favorite photo of each of their kids...and this is my favorite of my little man. even though it doesn't even show his face, looking at this picture always takes me back to the exact instant that i took this picture on the shores of lake tahoe in 2005. i LOVE that you can see just a peek of his diaper in the picture. yes...he was in a diaper at the beach. totally redneck, i know, but that's the way we roll sometimes.

exhibit c:
i decided to rehang the vintage license plates i had up in his last bedroom. they represent where my husband (alabama), me (i  was born in georgia, but grew up in ohio), and my son (tennessee) are from.
i love using vintage items in kids spaces. i think add a sense of history and charm. plus, vintage stuff is already all dinged up, so when the  kids ding it up even more, it just adds to it's "character".
it's a win win situation.

phew.
i think i am worn out from the hanging of all that STUFF.
i may need to take a 4 or 5 month break before i attempt any other project around my house....yah. that was a joke, but it will probably become a reality.
happy weekend friends!

to see the design board for grady's room, and a few pictures of his room-in-progress click here.

what makes the perfect accent chair?
well, in this case, it is  simple, small, affordable, armless and comes in 8 neutral fabrics
that can blend with any interior.
the deco solid accent chair is available in charcoal, grey, blue, green, brown, lavender, bark and ivory,
available here, here and here.

happy shopping!

i am really digging this ceramic wicker lamp base.
the woven texture reminds me of summer, and i especially love the acrylic base plate.
...just look at all the great colors it is available in:

my oldest daughter will be a teenager next week...AND she just got braces put on yesterday.
i think she looks even cuter with a little touch of metal in her mouth.

speaking of touches of metal...i always love to add a touch or two of metal into a room. i think it
adds a balance to wood and other "soft" materials in a way that nothing else can. there is something great about the reflective "sparkle" that a touch of metal adds to a room.

i have a similar side table to this...i adore the classic shape reinterpreted in metal...
and those legs on the chair are pretty incredible too!

isn't that window surround gorge-eous?
i used that window as an inspiration picture for a dining room design plan i recently completed.
the house is under construction, but when it is all finished, i will be sure and get some pictures
from my client.