that's a wrap!

...and with just days to spare before the christmas craziness begins! i have graduated from college! hallelujah! are those angels i hear on the horizon? or is my mom laughing angelically about the fact that her bank account may now resume to its normal balance...

SO it's 7 days until Santa fits his big behind down the chimney and it's time to get to wrapping up some gifts! panic mode has not yet hit me, but i know it's lingering somewhere outside. maybe sitting on my lilpad chair on the front porch.

as 2010 comes to a close, i just want to give a big thanks to my sweet readers & everyone who follows me via facebook. 2011 will surely hold more blogging, more projects, more ideas, more educational posts & defintely lots more kerrent advice & musings from yours truly! happy holidays to you and yours. please stick around to see what's in store for the new year!

hello? is anyone still there...? HELP!

hi, friends! this will be a quick post, but i hope you'll give me some feedback nonetheless! as many of you know, i can't stand for the apartment to be arranged the same way for too long. i pretty much change it every few months, sometimes more. just ask my roomie. unfortunately, living in the same apartment for close to 4 years with all the same furniture can take its toll on the old creativity part of my brain. any variation in the arrangement i can dream up, i try!

and so needless to say, i've finally reached the point where i'm just plain stumped. i can't think of any new, interesting way to rearrange! i'm so sick of the furniture, but i'm not really at a place where i want to make any investments or at least my bank account isn't. and then there's my couch-well don't EVEN get me started. it is essentially the bane of my existence. the ugliest couch that ever lived. a big floral monstrosity, but not really this bad. now that being said, it is also the most comfortable couch you will ever rest your little behind on. so, for now, it stays.

take a gander at my estate & tell me what you think. how should i rearrange? what pieces should i switch up? i'm totally open to suggestions!

a few warnings before you take a look:

1. we'll consider these 'before' pictures which means that i did not stage or jazz anything up before the picture was taken. trust me, this will make the 'after' pictures look particularly fantastic for you

2. none of the furniture pictured is a purchase i've made myself. all hand-me-downs & proud of it!

3. yes, i realize it is the girliest, flowery-est little apartment ever. once again, not entirely what i would have chosen, but all FREE to me!

4. so basically, be nice with your input and don't rip on the furniture too hard! i still have to live with it no matter what you say!

there's a little panaromic view of the living area & here are some other pictures i've shot at different times so you can see close-ups of the furniture we're workin with:

*notice there are no close-ups of the couch. it simply doesn't deserve that kind of recognition

the one space i am semi pleased with is my bedroom...but i'm open for a switch-a-roo in there as well!

so there you have it! leave a comment or two & give me some ideas! i would love to get a fresh take on this stale, little space.

OH and i almost forgot. this club chair is up for auction! i've had it for almost 10 years, but honestly don't know if i've ever sat in it once! it is in great condition! it's covered in a durable pierre deux fabric and would be oh so cute in a little girl's room or if you're crafty and know how to recover, then you could take on a fun project! i'll even throw in the pillow :)

message me for more deets: meg@spruceshop.com

mobile uploads

cleaned out my iphone & these are some pictures i found...isn't it funny how good some pictures turn out with your iphone camera & how crappy others are?

house beautiful highlight of paule marrot :)

outside at the dumpster at spruce...ha...ha..haa

hipstamatic makes pretty things prettier

my little dining room

my mom strolling through georgetown last novemeber

beautiful couch at spruce. drool.

tulips for my birthday

argh matey

carWASH

my little bebe

love this. it's from toad hall :)

do you live by this? if you need a reminder (like i did) go here.

a wayne thiebaud sketch

a nook.

a photo of downtown memphis, done by my friend.

the only thing i must have in a house is a yellow door. must have it.

snapped this from a site. i have always loved this dress on sienna miller. i have the original from a magazine somewhere. i'm going to recreate this for my wedding dress one day. one day FAR from now.

that is all for now. THE END.

last time i blogged it was 102 degrees outside...

sorry that the posts have been few & far between BUT i know that come january 2011 this little brainchild blog of mine will get the attention it deserves & i will be free at last from school! happy halloween!

clowns + cats = always a scary(/deadly?) combo

this guy's waiting to be filled with that cheap tootsie roll brand grab-bag o' candy (which i happen to like)

don't be jealous of those beautiful kitchen cabinets of mine

later, friends! : )

sugar skull

a little off topic, but i like this a lot. don't you?

bonjour, amoureux de textile!

hello, fabric lovers! it's been awhile, huh? lots of distractions lately, but here i am. in full force!

so to change things up a bit i'd like to make a post that shows off my art history skillz. ya know, just to show my mom that i have a little interest in my major that i've been studying for 5.5 years now. hey, mom! look at me! i'm an art historian!

no! that's not me, silly! that's paule marrot! i was introduced to paule marrot (1902-1987) this past year in nyc while selena and i were at market. how could i have missed out on this french textile designer for SO very long?! her textiles and paintings are absolutely beautiful. simplistic, but simply stunning & just enough whimsy to make you smile. you can tell that she just painted what made her happy-what every artist should do. lots of people think she's pretty neat. nike thinks so. natural curiosities thinks so too. & stupid anthropologie thinks so as well. (yea, i just called anthro stupid. what of it? that's a long post for another day.)

anyhoot, she began as a painter then started to veer towards textile design early in her career. let me just tell you that this lady and her family marketed her artwork WELL. from wallpaper and fabric, to perfume bottles and sneakers, marrot can be found just about everywhere. she's a really interesting lady too. & since i am graduating in december and never plan to ever write another paper on an artist again, i'll let you read about her here.

a marrot design doesn't work on everything though. i know clarence house rep'd some of her fabrics in the 90s, but i couldn't find any of them on their site. & this is probably why....

well, it was the 90s.

here are a few of my faves that i wanna share with y'all-just a few because the really great ones are copyrighted. enjoy. oh and the works shown are all reproductions on linen. (sorry for the lack of dates. big faux pas, i know)

Merr Clouds

Merr Abst

Les Toits de Montmarte

Plumes

Fete

this one in particular brings to mind a folk artist from Georgia named Nellie Mae Rowe. Nellie deserves a little post of her own at some point too, huh? (i'm not supposed to call an artist by their first name. art historian faux pas #2)

Picking Berries

just love those colors so much, don't you? what's that you say? you want some inexpensive paule marrot designs in your life? well just your luck, caspari put out some pretty paper products this summer with her designs. go pick some up at whole foods! or better yet, get the nikes if you're really cool. see you later...jobin.

pillow of the day

hey yall. now i think this is just adorable. what a great engagement/wedding/anniverary gift for a kitschy, fun couple! they take just 3 weeks to make & when completed you have a perfectly personalized present that is functional & also great as a keepsake! visit cozy blue on etsy for more details! great price too. later gators..

the sweenster's bedroom re-do

so y'all know how this works at this point so i won't go into huge details that will bore you to tears. re-vamped my best frand's room. here's the before...

added some new bedside tables, lamps, bedskirt, new hardware on her existing chest of drawers, an old pie chest to hide the television & a little fluffing on the bedding. then we hung some pictures and VOILA! all done! & all under our budg too!

peek-a-boo! i see you daewoo!

a striking resemblance to some of the changes i made in my momma's room! haha!! oh well, there's only so many changes you can make in a tiny apartment bedroom. most importantly, the customer was happy & i think it looks adorbs. thanks for letting me help, b!!