Storybook Cottage Home for Sale: Dallas, Texas

My sister Meredith's darling home is on the market! I've wanted to share her sweet home on my blog for a long time...but she has a busy family with two young boys...so finally here it is and it could be yours!  Its located in the coziest area called Lower Greenville complete with great neighbors, sidewalk cafes,  boutiques, and great schools. See the listing here for more photos and information. I know they are sad to leave this home and their beloved friends and neighbors...but look out Austin, here come the Gentners! xo

The sweetest home in Dallas, Texas
(If I do say so myself!)

Her living room looks like its torn from a magazine spread.
She is a vintage restorer extraordinaire!

Dining Room

Breakfast Nook

Family Room

Master Bedroom

One of two upstairs bedrooms.

Side Porch. 

I love all the nooks and crannies of this home.

Click here for the listing information

domestic-construction: grounded

It would take the swell stylings of my favorite design duo- domestic-construction- to get me blogging again! I'm saving my pennies for one of their new floor mats called grounded. The next best thing for those of us unable to have the girls create one of their exquisite custom installations in our own homes! The mats are digitally printed reproductions of Trish and Maureen's incredible paper-cuts on skid-proof rubber backings. Just peachy! xo  Find them here!

The d-c girls and their new product: grounded.

 sandsweeper

 wise mountain

wise mountain, detail

grounded

fine and dandy home

I ran across these sweet home views of shopkeeper, Shevie Moyle on Flickr awhile back.  Her home/workshop and brick-and-mortar vintage store, Fine and Dandy are located in Cornwall, UK. No online shop, yet... (keeping fingers crossed!) But check out more of her yummy collections and views of her home and shop on her blog, Paperdolly. xo

Cosy Corner

I love her pea green chair and Cath Kidston fabrics.

Little vignette with found treasures and a miniature clothesline handmade by Shevie!

On the side

rescued sideboard with growing collection of Royal memorabilia.

Mantelpiece (in her workshop)

Utility Room

Makes washday look positively cheery!

Dressing Table with the prettiest pink and blue plastic accessories

George's Room- 5 years and a budding collector!

The shop- Fine and Dandy- located in Cornwall, UK.

Sweet! xo

flickr home lust

Still searching for a home here in Indianapolis...dreaming of chalky greens and rediscovering my beloved tchotchkes.  xo

1. Garden style living room, 2. palladian, 3. Plants, 4. recovering..., 5. stripes, 6. Frame clusters!, 7. Untitled, 8. Via Frank Roop, 9. cinema, 10. Nieuwe woonkamer | New living room, 11. cluttered dresser and a glimpse of Gertie, 12. dresser, 13. My Art Closet, 14. Orange Glow, 15. IMG_1494, 16. Compai Style, 17. Untitled, 18. Time for Autumn, 19. kitty daisies etc, 20. Welcome to the Mid-Century Modest Homes Group!, 21. before, 22. desk, 23. pretty master, 24. Untitled, 25. our living room

Dunes and Duchess

Happy September! I've been thoroughly romanced, ready for fall and all things cozy following the new venture and adventures of  Dunes and Duchess --the creation (part home accessory line/part love story) of  my favorite magazine stylist and editor, Stacy Kunstel and photographer, Michael Partenio.  Follow along on their blog for more... xo

photos via Dunes and Duchess

Finding a home sweet home...

Well...now that our home is clean and polished and on the market, our attention turns to finding a home in Indianapolis. We'll fly there this Wednesday for a ten day home search marathon.  My dream (and luckily, he's obliging...xo) is to find a mid-century modern gem like the ones I find at my new favorite haunt, AtomicIndy- a blog dedicated to all things Mid-Century Midwest Modern. I have my heart set on a finding a one-story ranch (a basement would be great!), tall windows, an airy open floor plan, and  a killer limestone fireplace. Granite counter tops need not apply! If anyone has ANY information about ANY interesting properties in the NE Indianapolis area- Please do let me know!  xo

Photos via Atomic Indy and their fabulous Atomic Crash Parties

...the info is here!

Artist at Home: Nathan Abels

I'm very happy to share a few peeks inside the home of my good friend and fellow SCAD grad-artist, Nathan Abels and his wife, Lorna Cochrane.  The couples combined love of art and vintage treasures along with their effortless style is apparent in the thoughtfully curated historic apartment they share in Denver, Colorado. Luckily, some of these photos were taken before a few works of Nathan's were shipped off to galleries-so you'll see a glimpse or two of his fine art work. (Nathan's work is currently on exhibit at Rule Gallery in Denver through March 20.) {website} {flickr} {blog}

The building's charming exterior.

Nathan and Lorna have an ever-growing collection of artwork that they have either
purchased, found, or traded over the years. The painting over the sofa is an original
by Denver artist,  Kay Tuttle. The sofa is from Room & Board and the coffee

table is vintage Lane. 

A view of the other side of the living room reveals a large original painting, Overpass
by Nathan. The bench was a vintage find and the credenza against the wall is from BluDot.

Lorna arranged this artful still life that features more of the couple's art collections- a piece by Kay Tuttle (behind the candlestick) and a resin antler sculpture by Lauri Lynnxe Murphy. 

The dining room wall entertains a salon style grouping of interesting images from a David Bowie album cover and a vintage book cover to original artwork and prints- see the detail here. The table is another great piece from Blu-Dot and the chairs are from Room & Board.

Vintage no-maintenance guard dog was a flea market find.

An old hand-made ship from a Silverton, Colorado antique shop.

The bedroom is serene in a wash of white. The painting is an original acrylic on panel by Nathan called, Dénouement. Nathan was honored with the title, Emerging Artist of The Year for 2009 by the Denver Post and his work is soon to appear in the juried Western edition of New American Paintings!

Nathan's work desk.

Meet Lorna and Nathan! Thank you for sharing your home with us!

View even more details of their home on Flickr. xo

Unhappy Hipsters

Apologies if you've seen this already...but my morning was vastly improved upon finding, Unhappy Hipsters and I felt I had to share some favorites! Found thanks to a new favorite: Carolina Eclectic. xo