I'm a recently married, mostly-Southern, 30-something "housewife" with my own career though I relish my time spent decorating, entertaining, gardening, and designing. Please join this Southern Housewife in my Aspiration of living a very full life! Feel free to contact me at emmie2008 at gmail dot com.
Lilia Celeste...
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We are delighted to introduce Lilia Celeste. She arrived at 3:50pm on
Tuesday, April 16th (her due date). She is a healthy 6lbs 7oz, 20". She is
beautifu...
Remember to Have Fun and PLAY!!
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So today, I chose this funny flower as reminder for myself as I'm
rediscovering how to PLAY again ^_^ Life should be fun. I'm starting to
do th...
THE HITCHING POST
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(photo by *Harwell Photography*)
I generally consider myself a pretty private person and don't want to ever
be "one of those" who over-expose and publish...
Slipcovered Upholstery :: Yes or No?
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I was visiting one of my favorite blogs, Centsational Girl, and she
recently did a post on her experience with slipcovers. I've honestly never
really consi...
I'VE MOVED!
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BluLabel Bungalow has a brand new site on www.blulabelbungalow.com.
I understand email subscribers have not been receiving post, but I've been
cranking them...
Love .... Christmas Mantelscapes
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Images 1&6 - Unknown Image 2 - House and Leisure Image 3 - Lucyina MoodieImage 4 - David
Cleveland Image 5 - The Daily Mail
Parade of Homes
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I just finished a house for the Utah County Parade of Homes so I figure now
was as good of time as any to dust off my old blog. Over the next couple of
wee...
Lately!
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Things have been super crazy for all of us Coles - between work and
working out - a pending move to a new apartment and restorations at the
Farm House at ...
A MARVEL IN MARBLE…
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I’m not sure that there’s a more heavenly material to me than marble. It’s
quite ridiculous how something even as simple as a bookend or dish made of
this ...
You're All Beautiful You Know?
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Everywhere, everywhere, everywhere I go Everywhere that I've been, the only
thing I see is Is beautiful people, beautiful people Beautiful people,
beautifu...
Daisy Pink Wish Giveaway
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I am so Excited.......The lovely Koralee from BlueBirds Notes is hosting a *
GIVEAWAY* for a $20- gift certificate to my new Etsy Shop : Daisy Pink
Wis...
A visit to Rhone Street Gardens
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[image: Rhone Street Gardens]
I have followed Scott Weber's blog *Rhone Street Gardens* for many years
and I was very excited to get to meet him and see th...
Gift Idea: Temporary Tats
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I must have missed it but when did temporary tattoos become so hip? And
well designed? And not marketed towards kids? I ran across this pretty temporary...
Saying Farewell to Twolia Blogs
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Unfortunately Twolia will no longer be keeping their blogs and so that
means no more dwellings and decor or Design Lovely on Twolia. However you
can still ...
Swimming pools...La piscine
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Romy Schneider and Alain Delon in the french movie La Piscine
I live for the warm days and nights of summer. I live by the pool. By the
pool, I sleep, dr...
Design Notes from California
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Hi, everyone, how have you been? (I’m still not used to not talking to you
everyday so I’ll probably start out asking you that in every post!) Anyway,
we w...
Let Them Eat Cake!
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Well...
Hello, I know I have been missing for a few months. It has been crazy
with my dog getting really sick and then I got that nasty cold. Which was
...
Summer Inspiration
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It finally feels like summer in New York. Here's a little inspiration to
put you further in the mood.
Design by Todd Romano
instagram by moi
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The Happy Housie
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Things seriously don't get more cheerful than this! Krista from The Happy
Housie not only adores color (especially turquoise!), s...
New Year, New Site
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Have you been missing me here? I haven't gone far, just a new website with
all things Jill: www.jillieofalltrades.com
And to tease you a little, come che...
Eleanor Tenenbaum
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E was with me a few days ago at the Chicago Kate Spade store, where they
have Scalamandre zebra wallpaper in the bathroom. She loved it, and said
that we s...
Gratitude….
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Wow…it’s Tuesday already! This last week or so while I have slowed down a
little, I have been appreciating more and more the little things around
me…the de...
Provincetown's Shor
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We were at Cape Cod the other week visiting my Dad and took a trip over to
Provincetown where I happened upon Shor. So, while others were
entertaining t...
The Long Goodbye.
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{Baby G., about 6 weeks ago}
I suppose in some ways this post was inevitably, but I wanted to delay it
until I was absolutely sure. I didn't want to lead ...
Hello, we're still here!
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It has been a busy start to the year. We've been lucky to work with some
wonderful clients. To see what we have been up to head over to our website- we've j...
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summer has officially begun and my kiddos are number *uno* these
days....with them being out of school, it's a lot harder for me to sit down
and have time...
Catching Up!
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For those of you that do not follow us on facebook or instagram, this is
what we have been up to! These are some snapshots of our stand at the HIA
home sh...
a wave of nostalgia ~
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Lemonade stands have always made me smile. The excitement of little
business people serving up fresh-squeezed lemons and sweets with an eager
heart to pl...
LUCKY AT LUCKETT'S
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A mirrored screen, stone lions, and orange sideboard at Luckett's.
I'd heard about the antique Old Luckett's Store in historic Leesburg, VA,
for years, bu...
i've moved!
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Thanks for dropping by! But don't miss out on the fun... I've moved to a whole new blog filled with daily inspiration to keep you happy! Come check it out......
Hollywoodland, 1923
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The Hollywood sign originally said “Hollywoodland” when it was installed
in 1923. The last four letters were deleted when the sign was refurbished
in 1949
Our Charlottesville Home Search, Part 2
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I teased you with just two house pictures in part 1 of this home search
series and I promise that this time, you're going to see more. First, I
feel like I...
Botanical Studies
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[Unless credited otherwise, all images are my own screengrabs from *Green
Card*.]
[Click to see full screen.]
In early 1990s *Green Card*, horticulturist ...
The Andrew Calhoun House
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One of the most beloved houses in Atlanta is the Andrew Calhoun house, more
commonly referred to as the "Pink Palace". Built in 1922-23 and designed by ...
Details from London
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I recently returned from 10 days in London and Paris – first London for my
cousin’s wedding (the wedding actually took place in Richmond, a charming
boro...
Honeymoon Part II
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Honeymoon continued… Leaving Four Seasons Golden Triangle and headed to
Chang Mai. Arriving at the hotel. Dinner at the Four Seasons Chang Mai.
Bathtub sur...
lately
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Clearly I’m having a hard time blogging. Lots going on around here. I
decided to renovate and add on to our house while very pregnant, which I
would not ...
Happy Easter Emmie!! :D
ReplyDeleteHappy Easter to you, too! Have a glorious day!
ReplyDeleteHow beautiful, thank you! Have a glorious day!
ReplyDeleteHappy Easter to you as well!
ReplyDeletethat's right!! happy easter :)
ReplyDeleteHope you had a great one!
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