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A few days at the beach and some family time cures everything. Life is good again. Conquering the inbox and the laundry today. Zoo field trip tomorrow am. Client meeting in the pm. Thanks for your patience while I get back into the swing.

A few days at the beach and some family time cures everything. Life is good again.

Conquering the inbox and the laundry today. Zoo field trip tomorrow am. Client meeting in the pm. Thanks for your patience while I get back into the swing.

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Musings

We’re Home

A few days at the beach and some family time cures everything. Life is good again.

Conquering the inbox and the laundry today. Zoo field trip tomorrow am. Client meeting in the pm. Thanks for your patience while I get back into the swing.

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Musings

Out of the Office

My parents, siblings and their spouses and children are all here in Delaware for the week. My parents rented a beautiful beach house and we are busy soaking up the sun, eating crab and building sand castles with the kiddies. It’s seriously heaven. my very favorite print available now on 20×200 from photographer Christian Chaize….

my very favorite print available now on 20×200 from photographer Christian Chaize. So tempted by this one.

I’m taking some time off to enjoy my family, but please come back next week for some fun room reveals and exciting new projects!

xx
jenny

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Product Picks

New Sponsor: Plexi-Craft

A big welcome to LGN’s newest sponsor: Plexi-Craft! I blogged about Plexi-Craft last week, and they’ve actually launched a new website (with new pricing!) since then. Check it out! Here are some of my favorites: King George Bench – a splurge, but oh, so fabulous! I LOVE this coat rack! A perfect little shelf for…

A big welcome to LGN’s newest sponsor: Plexi-Craft!

I blogged about Plexi-Craft last week, and they’ve actually launched a new website (with new pricing!) since then. Check it out!

Here are some of my favorites:

King George Bench – a splurge, but oh, so fabulous!

I LOVE this coat rack!

A perfect little shelf for those unused corners. I would stack at least two or three.

And a bigger shelf that would be amazing in a bathroom.

Check out this cool tic-tac-toe board. I think this would look so cool on a bigger coffee table!

Still tempted by the trunk

And here’s what I’m getting for our new place. This tea table is the perfect size for a little reading nook near a bookshelf that I’ve got planned.

Special thanks to Plexi-Craft for sponsoring LGN and for offering you readers 10% off orders more than $500 through June 30, using the coded ‘LGN0610’

Maybe you could put the discount toward a gorgeous set of Z chairs like Nicole from Sketch 42?

Love her dining room!

Or how about a custom or semi-custom order? Designer Robyn Karp used a custom version of this AMAZING vanity…

and used a pair in this gorgeous bedroom:

Lucite is awesome and a little bit works in every room. Thanks, again, Plexi-Craft!

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Musings

Found My Office Chair

Check out one of the pieces I got at my Wednesday furniture auction: A vintage office chair that’s actually really comfortable. I love the way it looks from behind with all that gorgeous wood! I’m going to keep the pretty tufting when I reupholster the piece next month. I’m thinking a charcoal linen would be…

Check out one of the pieces I got at my Wednesday furniture auction:

A vintage office chair that’s actually really comfortable.

I love the way it looks from behind with all that gorgeous wood!

I’m going to keep the pretty tufting when I reupholster the piece next month. I’m thinking a charcoal linen would be pretty.

Other than that, a little Bar Keeper’s Friend for the rusted steel and some Restor-A-Finish for the scratch up veneer, and this chair will look great in my new office (which is technically just one half of our new living room! :)

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Black

The Night Life of Trees

Here is another set of frame-worthy prints on black paper. These silk-screened images in the book, The Night Life of Trees from Tara Publishing, are absolutely stunning. And might I add, are a little more masculine than floral botanical prints… From Amazon: “In the belief of the Gond tribe, the lives of humans and trees…

From Amazon:

“In the belief of the Gond tribe, the lives of humans and trees are closely entwined. Trees contain the cosmos; when night falls, the spirits they nurture glimmer into life.
A visual ode to trees rendered by tribal artists from India, this handcrafted edition showcases three of the finest living Gond masters. This collection of their distinctive styles is enchanting—an excellent gift for those fascinated by trees, art or folk traditions.”

Also, if you get a kick out of the silk screening or book binding process, check out this video on how the books are individually hand made (but do yourself a favor and skip the first two or three minutes).

discovered via Julia Rothman’s amazing blog, Book by It’s Cover, and GOOP

Photos (other than the multi-page shot above from Book by its Cover) courtesy of another amazing blog, Biliodyssey. And a special thanks to Tara Books.

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Musings

Favorite Glasses

I’m beat. I had some errands and drop-offs to do in NYC at the last minute, so the girls and I had a whirlwind trip there and back yesterday. Productive, but not exactly fun. My poor kids have been in the car this year more than I’d like to admit. They are good sports. One…

One highlight of the trip was getting to stop into CB2 to replenish my collection of Marta glasses.

These 18 oz glasses are wide enough to hold lots of ice, but don’t seem ridiculous. And the delicate, thin glass is so pretty! I like my flatware hefty and my glassware light as a feather.

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Product Picks

Pretty Rugs at Burke Decor

Burke Decor is a new-to-me resource. I’m loving their rug selection. Here are a few that I’m considering for our home: blue and ivory gray stripe black floral white and beige geometric PS – saw this ad on Lonny for an extra 7% off at Burke using the code “HEARTS”. Every little bit helps!

Burke Decor is a new-to-me resource. I’m loving their rug selection.

Here are a few that I’m considering for our home:

blue and ivory

gray stripe

black floral

white and beige geometric

PS – saw this ad on Lonny for an extra 7% off at Burke using the code “HEARTS”. Every little bit helps!

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Home Tours

Mom and Dad’s Updated Family Room

My last day in Arizona after the whirlwind bedroom redo, we found this upholstery fabric and my mom decided that she wanted to reupholster her family room sofa. Her sofa is a nice piece with down fill cushions, but the old upholstery was showing it’s age. As with most decorating projects, one thing leads to…

My last day in Arizona after the whirlwind bedroom redo, we found this upholstery fabric and my mom decided that she wanted to reupholster her family room sofa.

Her sofa is a nice piece with down fill cushions, but the old upholstery was showing it’s age.

As with most decorating projects, one thing leads to another and within a week or so, mom was emailing me about thoughts and suggestions for “quick update” to the room:

I’ve been using this great fabric in the style of this Brunschwig & Fils ‘Dzhambul‘ fabric in a number of projects. It’s hard not to use it everywhere – great price, great weight, beautiful bright colors. It really goes in every room. Mom loved it instantly and we decided on some other colors for the room and also a graphic stripe for pillows:

The day bed needed an update (and the ottoman as well):

So I mailed my mom a couple of yards of this great velvet from my stash.

After my mom had painted the walls and finished all the reupholstery projects, she took a little trip to Home Goods and texted me photos of her favorite finds. Here are some of the pieces that made the cut.

A cute green and white pillow:

A totally glam white floor lamp (we added some navy trim to the shade):

This adorable garden stool:

Mom got a pair of these lamps, painted them red and added trim to new white drum shades.

I love the way everything came together. It was a quick and fun room to do (well, for me it was! My mom did a lot of upholstery!) The sofa has a brand new lease on life. I love the pattern, color and the white piping. Mom also bought new sofa legs at Lowes.

My very favorite thing in the room is the suzani ottoman slipcover with the navy piping. It’s so nice that she can pull the fabric off periodically for a gentle wash.

My other favorite part of the room is the velvet daybed. So dreamy.

I love a good eDecorating project! Thanks, Mom!!

A few more resources:
Sunburst mirror is from Ballard
Orchids from Home Depot
Drapes from JC Penney
Striped pillows from IKEA
Yellow flower pillow from Target
Yellow frames from IKEA (mom painted these)
Antique mantle clock from Brussels Flea Market (bought it for 5 euros and it still chimes beautifully)
Seagrass Rug from Home Decorators

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Living Room

Mom and Dad's Updated Family Room

My last day in Arizona after the whirlwind bedroom redo, we found this upholstery fabric and my mom decided that she wanted to reupholster her family room sofa.

Her sofa is a nice piece with down fill cushions, but the old upholstery was showing it’s age.

As with most decorating projects, one thing leads to another and within a week or so, mom was emailing me about thoughts and suggestions for “quick update” to the room:

The day bed needed an update (and the ottoman as well):

So I mailed my mom a couple of yards of this great velvet from my stash.

A cute green and white pillow:

A totally glam white floor lamp (we added some navy trim to the shade):

This adorable garden stool:

Mom got a pair of these lamps, painted them red and added trim to new white drum shades.

My very favorite thing in the room is the suzani ottoman slipcover with the navy piping. It’s so nice that she can pull the fabric off periodically for a gentle wash.

My other favorite part of the room is the velvet daybed. So dreamy.

I love a good eDecorating project! Thanks, Mom!!

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Office

New Office Chair

I’m in the market for a new desk chair. I’m considering upholstering a vintage craigslist find in a fun fabric, a la Ames Ingham. She reupholstered an Eames Management chair (which would be a dream come true for me to find on CL)… Domino

Domino

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Living Room

See-Through Tables

I’ve been getting lots of emails and questions about lucite since this post. I’m a big fan too, though I know it’s not for everyone or every room. I’m considering getting a small acrylic side table for our living room for an awkward space that needs a flat surface, but not a lot of visual…

House Beautiful

Here are a few favorite pieces on the market and in the running.

Parsons meets Kartell for $166

Three nesting tables for $139.

Riddle me this, Batman. How can those tables above be so reasonably priced, but this slightly more intricate piece below can be six times as expensive? It’s $699 at Wisteria and $849 at Horchow. I love it so.

We already talked about CB2 as a great source for acrylic tables.

Plexi-Craft is the king of acrylic furniture in my book. If you want something in lucite, chances are they sell it (except for my favorite side table above. boo.). Though, some of the pieces are weirdly expensive and then others are totally reasonable.

My favorite piece is probably the trunk ($328). I think it would be cool for throws and extra pillows in a living room.

Reminds me of this piece featured in the most recent Lonny.

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