curveballs

what do you do when your 6 year old decides purple isn't her favorite color anymore 2 days before you start painting her walls a smokey lavender?

instead choosing green as her favorite color?

 

 

 

well if you're me you fashion a mood board real quick like the wing-ed owls of ga'hoole..

the right green is key.

i am scared i will fuck this part up royally.

it needs to be grassy with a side of mint, but not too pale.

i want it to pack some punch.  but a muddy, subtle punch.

 

 

those pagoda-ish side tables are getting gotten on sunday for the earth-shattering low price of $45.

the headboard for $75.

painting will commence thursday....

 

 as for your design turd recap-

well that is NOT coming on the wing-ed owls of ga'hoole.

more like the slow trot of a lame cathy horse.

school starts tomorrow and i have a lot of last minute stuff to do.

most of it will involve hugging my soon to be 1st grader.

 

look for your recap on wednesday.

 

word to your turd bird nerd curd,

i won the lottery, got published in a magazine, got cast in an episode of glee (i kill gwyneth's character) and i lost 5 lbs!

just kidding! fuck you it's monday!

 

 

actually if i'm being honest (and i always am) i did get sort of published in a magazine.

it's this magazine:

you can read it all here. 

 

it's a cute magazine. 

very bloggercentric..

lot's of people you know and read...

in fact you are probably in it too.

it's full of cute rooms, cute tips, cute recipes and even cute money tips for money idiots like me.

overall there is a lot of good shit in this magazine...really.  

i am seriously going to read at least 3 articles in it and i cannot say that about ANY OTHER ONLINE MAGAZINE!

in fact this will be the first time i take my laptop on the pooper.

 

anyway..

my little desk area is on page 56 and it's part of  the example on how to combine contrasting elements..

like a chrome and leathuh chair with a frenchy desk.

tips!

 go read it and improve your monday.

see you on the pooper!

 

 

holy shit it's friday

as stated earlier i am painting my french doors black this weekend. 

preparations have already begun.

good news is i can basically paint away without worrying about the glass bits.

a razor blade is going to be my friend in this later on.

surely the only other person who utters those words is charlie sheen. 

anyway..

happy friday fuckers.

 

may your weekend bring you a bit of this:

or this:

 

 

for sure this:

and these:

 

i love you.

and will update with pictures of doors as soon as they are done.

 

 

i miss paint fumes

 i haven't painted anything since early fall. 

i'm ready.

this weekend is 'posed to be warm.

see these french doors..

i'm gonna do it to my french doors.

i think it will be dumb.

 

i also need to see a man about some upholstery..

these chairs:

(shut it about the flash newell..it's just for science)


are going to be outfitted in lavender velvet..

 

there are going to be new pillows afoot as well..

a few in rust velvet like these:

 

and these:

 

 

and these:

only imagine them now against the lavender velvet..

maybe with a little of this somewhere..

heartbreakingly good.

 

that door painting is going to be a motherfarting pain in my butthole.

but it will be so major awesome.

i don't know why i didn't think of it before.

 

anyway..

watch this at least 10 times:

found via meares.

 

put your coffee down..

 

in the mail this morning...

 

Newell a.k.a. Newt (Unregistered) commented on exhausted but excited:

 Hey Jenny, Yes, it's me. Good luck with the audition. I think you've got a great chance/opportunity. The picture you shot for your portfolio looks really good. You've picked up on some photography tricks—like turn off the flash! It makes all the difference in how room photos look. I think your mood boards are also great to include...and of course samplings of MFAMB. Serious, I want to see you on this show! You'll add much needed spice.

 

 

pants=pooped.

 

thanks newell.

you are sparkley. 

 

 

 

and another sneak peek:

t-minus 24 hours...