At high point, loved so many things today -- found an awesome source for perfect midcentury pieces like the bubble chair and the eames kids' rocker; drooled over all the stuff at madegoods and blissstudio; loved some new stuff at Jamie young, and adored the folklore and velvet bois pillows at Kevin o'brien studios - pics to follow. So much creativity, thank goodness for that !!

for a little boy

for a little boy
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this is teddy's room, a tiny under-the-eaves, cottage-y space. like all kids' rooms should be, it's thrifty (hand me down furniture, osborne & little space linens and shades from his big brother's little boy room, tag sale red rolling cart and thrift store blanket), "green" (see hand me down, above, and the vintage star signage, and handmade things), it's bright and fun to be in (no explanation needed!), and it's reflective of the child's life (teddy's art is on the wall, his books are in his red cart, and he chose the color - orange is his favorite!) . . . let me know what you think :) and thanks!

hello

hello
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~At The Basement Door~ . . . . this weekend's project was to be potting. in the end, no potting took place as we were busy with one play and six soccer games. next weekend brings state science olympiad, two soccer tournaments, and prom. ~potting may never occur ~

here comes the sun, little darling

wythe blue room
Originally uploaded by lakbdesign/fergusandme

here comes the sun, so frumpy family room, begone . . .

it's so easy to add zest with fab thrifted finds -- like here, with just

. . .a couple of tablecloths (one vintage, one newer) swagged over hooks at the top of the window,
. . .a lemony pillow from a mass market retailer,
. . . and a brightly granny chic knitted throw (2.99!! - why DO people get rid of these???) tucked around a plain mitchell gold square chair cushion,
you can bring some sunny sparkle to a so-so space . . . :) smile. it's spring. here comes the sun, little darling.

so spring-y

1. Dosie Imagery, 2. as the sun sets the friends come out to play, 3. tweet, 4. tumble tuesday, 5. The black sheep of the family, 6. Mother Goose, tea and tarts, 7. Jadite Alice teacups & Easter chick, 8. Spring has Sprung, 9. GO OUTSIDE


just some bright, inspiring stuff to brighten up a monday morning . . .

vintage stitches

vintage stitches
Originally uploaded by lakbdesign/fergusandme

and another use for an embroidery hoop. . . . . i do love these crazy sixties/seventies creatures! at least i know this one's an owl -- right?! quite cool as art, though, i think!

the art of the display

the art of the display
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. . . mantles seem to stump a lot of people . . . they are such a focal point, a 'shelf' that everyone looks at, that i think people are a little worried that what they do won't be right, but it's really not that hard -- so i thought i'd offer a couple of suggestions for mantles, the art of the display~
first, find something you love - an anchor for the grouping, a mirror, or a piece of art
second, look around for some things that echo shapes, or motifs, or colors, or textures in your focal point
third, work a little with your things -- develop some symmetry, then shake it up a little .. . . you can do it ~ good luck!

for a sweet tomboy

for a sweet tomboy
Originally uploaded by lakbdesign/fergusandme

don't you just love bighugelabs?

from the farmers' market

from the farmers' market
Originally uploaded by lakbdesign/fergusandme

teddy and i went to the farmers' market this morning for the first time this year, and we got some lovely things; apple pie bread, two small watermelons, new potatoes, and these gorgeous flowers from a mom and daughter shop. it was wonderful.

evening light in a wythe blue room

evening light in a wythe blue room
Originally uploaded by lakbdesign/fergusandme

i posted this picture to my flickr acccount tonight, and i thought i'd share it here, too. the light was sort of interesting, and teddy was zooming around chasing the dogs and generally being rowdy -- i was busy redoing this room and tidying away toys. all this creativity was sparked by my discovery in a small town target store of the out-of-stock chinoise yellow toile silk pillows i blogged about last week . . . . fun.

in just spring

in Just-
spring    when the world is mud-
luscious the little
lame balloonman

whistles    far   and wee

and eddieandbill come
running from marbles and 
piracies and it's 
spring

when the world is puddle-wonderful

the queer
old balloonman whistles
far    and     wee
and bettyandisbel come dancing

from hop-scotch and jump-rope and 

it's
spring
and 
    the

       goat-foated

balloonMan      whistles
far
and 
wee



ee. cummings

kid heaven: a swinging chair

so, over the weekend i posted a bunch of pictures of caroline's room, including this one, to my flickr photostream, and i have been surprised and amazed by how much people seem to like it.  the 'star' (besides the quilt, of course) seems to be that swinging chair.

henry likes to sleep underneath it. anyway, this swinging chair is from habitat in the u.k., and is sadly no longer available.  but there is an alternative -- ikea's very affordable svinga chair, which swings like mad.  just look at teddy swinging this morning on one of the two we have hanging in our back porch . . . 

don't you wish you had one?  i had a hammock (from habitat) in my room when i was little, and i remember it quite fondly.