OH WOW...

Look at this site....I think I want everything....starting with this

For a kids room...so cute!

Look at the wallpaper (lining a closet), or the "ribbon tape" - tres' chic, no?

Dreaming of Trader Joe's

One day I will live in a place that has a Trader Joe's. Becca - I am jealous that this store is such a prominent part of your life. I recently ran across these images of tissue boxes from TJs posted on shelterrific. I mean - really - come on, could these be any cuter? I think they are truly trying to kill me. Awesome!

Condo Entry

Here is my entry. There are no left or right shots - it all fits in one. As you can see, the front door opens right into our living area. Essentially, the kitchen counter is just out of frame on the left side. The coat closet is the slatted door to the right of the front door. The dresser I got free off of a friend's porch. She was going to toss it since it had a "wonky" drawer. I fixed the drawer, painted it & put on new knobs from Home Depot. Easy peasy. One of these days we will get rid of the obnoxious speakers that have traveled with us from Tucson, to Savannah, to Telluride. They drive me crazy.

Nothing too notable on the wall beyond that everything hanging is of significance to Justin & I; there is a map of Colorado & Utah, a beautiful shot of Madison (who also would not get out of the shot - she really needed to go outside) taken by Justin's best friend & professional photographer Ryan Hirschberg, a ticket from the Red Sox's recent first world series win (I was in attendance), a copy of the "Tellurider" comic book, a photo of Justin as a kid, Madison's paw prints (mentioned in this post), and a rubbing of the sewer cover from the square we lived on in Savannah. I know I will have more storage when we get rid of the speakers, but beyond that - any tips/thoughts/suggestions on how to make this space work better? I wish I had more of an "entry" space!

Post It

Have you all seen this set of prints from Orange Beautiful? I bought these ages ago & then I began seeing them all over the blogs. They come in a set of four, but this one is my favorite. I picked up a basic frame from Target & it hangs in the back hall between the guest room & the downstairs bathroom.

Anyway, as I recently strolled past the print on my way to the loo - here is what I saw.

This is one of Drew's favorite saying. Yes - Drew of doogie drawing fame from my previous post. I think he may have serious issues. Maybe it is me with the serious issues since I have yet to remove this post-it.

Another Quote...

I have this at my desk...I tend to read it when I am about to make an on-line shopping purchase...

"Knowing when to splurge is an art. There are just two rules. Splurge on the most classic item in the world. You will have it forever. Splurge on the most insane thing in the world. You will have it and cherish it forever"

- Isaac Mizrahi

Tomorrow is Friday!!! woo hooo!!!!!

Advice? Pots & Pans Replacement Ideas Needed!

We are in desperate need of new pots & pans - particularly since we sorta scorched the bottom of our dutch oven the other night. We were steaming artichokes and accidently steamed all of the water off and burnt the bottom. Guess we were just having too much fun with friends to notice. Yikes & Yuck. Our existing pots & pans are from Justin's bachelor days (9+ years ago now), so needless to say, I am not really that upset to see these things go.

Though in a dream world I would get a set of these, they are just too darn heavy for me to handle easily. I have tried, I promise. A friend inherited a set from her arthritic grandmother who couldn't clean them anymore. Every time we have dinner with these friends & I offer to help with dishes I about kill myself under the weight of these puppies.

So, my question for you is what sort of pots & pans should we get? We really want to get away from anything with teflon. Call me crazy, but I am not into cooking cancer into my food. Have you all had any experience with stainless? Does food stick? Seriously, I need help.

Kitchen tour - Take 3

Hi ladies - since you have both seen my kitchen - nothing new, except Scott's insane need to have the counter tops sparse and the reorganization of all drawers and cabinets. What would we do without IKEA? On the green wall we added the shelves. The bottom shelf is Bjarnum and the other shelves are Grundtal. In the top photo I just got a holder for recipe books. Love it!
When we moved in the counter tops and appliances were already installed (we did not pick them out). HATE the counter tops - Corian - it scratches so easily. Sonchia - I love the sink area in your kitchen. We are looking to add a backsplash (see pics below - either a small tile one or something more stainless steel looking) and getting a new counter top and sink (thinking concrete counter top, definitely an under-mount sink). In my dream kitchen I have a gas stove.

Possible back splashes for kitchen.

New dishes from registry - wow organized!