Best Parts: Rue Issue 4

I decided that I needed to start posting about the things that I want to remember from my favourite reads.  It’s just too time consuming to re-read and re-read and re-read.  Then sometimes I (annoyingly) forget the parts that I wanted to remember… if that makes any sense at all.  So I’m going to start a re-cap series.  It’s primarily for my own benefit.  I realize that most of you have already poured over that pages of Rue this month… what are your faves???  Here are mine:

1.  Entire walls of chalk board.  (This idea also made my 100 Things list this week!) 

Image above is from the home of fabric designer Bonnee Sharp.  I LOVE the way she added the gold frames.
This image is part of the studio shared by ‘bash, please’ and Annie McElwain. 

2.  Midcentury dining sets with large white ball pendants and lots of windows with patterned drapes.  Is it just me, or was it kind of weird that Rue featured two such similar rooms this issue???  Whatever.  I like them.

Image on left is the home of Bonnee Sharp and image on right is the home of Andy Beers.

3.  The block of soft grey chevron to define the entry area and to act as a backdrop for the rustic re-claimed wood shelves.  Super cool.

Office space of ‘bash, please’ and Annie McElwain.

4.  Huge artwork made up of a bunch of smaller photos.

Another image from the office of ‘bash, please’ and Annie McElwain.

All photos via Rue Issue Four.

Artwork Obsession

Is anyone else obsessing over this painting?  I’ve seen it floating around the blogs and I LOVE it!  Where can I get it?

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I think I feel a painting project coming on…

100 Things: Part 6

This is a list of 100 Things that make me happy... more details here.

26. gap flats

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27. diy projects

28. chalkboard walls

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29. orange

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30. ABBA

For Japan With Love

On Friday, March 18th I will be participating in the “Bloggers Day of Silence” organized by Utterly Engaged and Ever Ours. 

If you would like to donate, visit For Japan With Love, where you will find a direct link to the fundraising page for ShelterBox.

ShelterBox was one of THE first organizations asked by Japan to help and were on hand on the Saturday after the quake.  Each large, green ShelterBox is tailored to a disaster but typically contains a disaster relief tent for an extended family, blankets, water storage and purification equipment, cooking utensils, a stove, a basic tool kit, a children’s activity pack and other vital items.

Guest Post at Modern Jane

Today I’m over at Modern Jane, taking part in her Trois Amours series. 

I had no idea it would be so difficult to narrow it down to the three things I love the most at my home!  Head on over to Modern Jane today to see what I chose!

White Sofas

I have been obsessing over white sofas.  I really want a pair of them for my family room.  Kind of like this…

Currently I have one oatmeal-y colored sofa and one beige-y colored sofa.  They are comfy, but ugly.  Some might even say fugly.  I’ve been planning to slipcover both of them in white, but this week’s shenanigans have me wondering if my family can handle that. 
So… a question for the moms out there (of boys especially)… do any of you have white furniture?  Is this a possibility, or a potential nightmare?
image via Ivy & Piper

My House Tour on MADE BY GIRL!

I almost died yesterday when I started seeing comments from people who had found my blog via Made By Girl!!!  EEEK!!!  I'm so excited that Jen featured my home tour!  Crazy, right?

I have pretty much idolized Jen since I started reading blogs.  Here are some random reasons...
- daily fabulousness on the Made By Girl blog
- Jen's insanely stylish home... here are some photos of Jen's home from her blog...

- The Made By Girl Shop's collection of prints... I want them all!

- Something new in the works that I am excited to see...

Thanks for featuring my home tour, Jen!  It totally made my day!

all photos via Made By Girl