Quick post today.  Our house officially lists and I am headed to Dallas to *hopefully* finish house-hunting.  This time, Daddy is watching Maddie and I am enlisting the help of my mom and sister for the search.  So looking forward to some girl time, even if I am cramming 4 school tours and 17 houses into three days. 

Anyways, love this office from Sarah Richardson.

Sarah Richardson Design

And, while I don’t think this is the exact source of the pendant above, I think this number from Uttermost has got the look, no?  It also comes in an aged metal finish and in sconce versions…

Uttermost “Alita” Champagne, Metal Hanging Shade

I quite like the price points of the Uttermost line.  In fact, I have on of their chandeliers in my foyer…..and everyone is always amazed that I scored it for under $200.

P.S., don’t forget about my giveaway of six yards of the new Thom Filicia fabric!  The winner will be announced on Monday.

I promised some yellow and grey favorites this week.   How about this beauty from Barry Dixon’s “Sky and Water” collection for Vervain?

via Vervian

And, here it is again in a room that Barry Dixon designed for the 2009 CharityWorks Greenhouse in Virginia.

Photograph by Gordon Beall via SIPA Blogs.

Do you spot it on the bench?

In other news, don’t forget about my giveaway of six yards of the new Thom Filicia fabric!  The winner will be announced next Monday.

Each time I see this Schumacher advertisement I feel inspired.

I thought I would share some favorite yellow and grey inspiration images…

Eileen Kathryn Boyd Interiors

Amy Smilovic via Habitually Chic

image via The Estate of Things

Thom Filicia for Kravet 

Decorpad via Design your Walls

I’ll share some favorite yellow and grey products as a follow up next week.  In fact, I am currently contemplating using yellow and grey in the nursery…..more on that next week as well.

Have a great weekend!

How would you like to dip into one of these after a long day? 

Designer- Dana Lyon.  Photo- Reed Davis for House Beautiful

Designer- Penelope Bianchi.  Photo- Victoria Pearson for House Beautiful

Mabley Handler Interior Design

Designer- Paolo Moschino.  Photo- Simon Upton for House Beautiful

 Designers Fisher Weisman.  Photo- Grey Crawford for Elle Decor

via Decorpad

Photo by Ted Yarwood for Canadian House & Home

Sounds like perfection to me!

I loved the dressing room in this Miles Redd designed home which was featured in the August 2010 Town & Country magazine.

Town & Country via The Love List

And, while we are not all fortunate to have the space for a dressing room….let alone the budget for the carrara marble and Fortuny wallcovering…the framed fashion prints would be easy enough to recreate.

A search for “fashion illustrations” on eBay yielded these results (and 100s more).

image from here

image from here

Here are a couple from Art.com….

Etsy also has some nice options….

from this seller

from this seller

Of course, 1stDibs has several options as well, but they get up there in price.  However, as you can see from above, a quick search of the web will yield a plethora of affordable results. 

I am headed to the Big DC Flea Market (with Eddie and Jaithan as my tour guides!) in a few weeks and may keep my eyes open for some prints.  One of the homes we are looking at in Dallas has his and hers bathrooms in the master (joined by a large double headed shower that our realtor has coined the “party shower,”  kind of funny).  So, I may just be able to pull off something similarly girly in my new space!

You may recall that I blogged here about my quest to find a sunburst mirror I had seen in a past Veranda feature.

Design by Kathryn Ireland

Photographed by Miguel Flores-Vianna for Veranda

And, a close up of the above mirror…..

Photographed by Miguel Flores-Vianna for Veranda

I then found an image of a similar mirror used in Suzanne Kasler’s home…..

Suzanne Kasler via Matters of Style

And subsequently awaited the introduction of her new line for Ballard Designs…..hoping a reproduction of this mirror might surface…..but alas, no luck yet.  At one point, I located a reproduction through 1stDibs. But, the mirror was manufactured in China and the price tag over $2,000…..I was not keen on spending the money not knowing the vendor or the manufacturer…..

I’ll have to admit that once I learned we were moving, I slowed down on my search for this mirror. Who knows if it would work well in our new place. But, on a recent look at the Lonny site, I came across this image. The mirror looks similar, no?

So, I emailed Lonny and quickly received a reply back from Michelle Adams (how’s that for great service?). The source of the mirror above was John Rosselli & Associates. And, they carry a painted reproduction version meaning that there is more than one available.

Round Painted Starburst Mirror from John Rosselli & Associates

I like this version…..and while I do not know if my new home will have the perfect place for it I wanted to share it. I’ve gotten tons of emails from readers who have found me while searching for this same mirror…..so hopefully it will help someone out!

Feel free to contact me with questions on pricing / ordering.

I warned you my postings may be sporadic in the coming weeks.  Life is crazy…..and I caught a nasty cold somewhere along the way this week.  So, I am trying to stay on top of things and my blog writing and reading is suffering!

I woke up this AM in a bit of a panic…..I have less than 10 weeks until our baby boy is born….and I have done NOTHING (other than the gender neutral basics being handed down from our daughter) to prepare for him since we are moving shortly after he is born.

But, it hasn’t stopped me from collecting nursery inspiration images.  What do you think of these from Mary Anne Smiley in Dallas?

I think this nursery is fun….love the unexpected pops of orange with the traditional baby blue.  It may be a little over the top for my personal style…..but I am sure one little boy sure loves his space!

Our house-hunting in Dallas continues with over 30 houses to get through this weekend.  For those who follow, my beloved cottage is off the market, but probably for the best as it was probably way too small for us….a soon to be family of 4….and my two step sons (high school and college aged) who visit for extended periods of time from Australia a couple of times a year.

This image, posted by House of Turquoise, actually has me hoping for a master bath in need of fixing up.

Mabley Handler Interior Design via House of Turquoise

I am in love!  What about you?

PS–  Please do not forget to enter my little giveaway…..I’ll draw Wednesday evening and ship on Thursday!

I stumbled across this image via Ruthie Sommers. 

What little girl wouldn’t like a bathroom like this?

This Suzanne Kasler designed dining room has been in my inspiration files for a while now.  In fact, it sealed the deal on the round vs. rectangular debate when I was shopping for my dining room.  (The table below is by New Classics and was out of my price range….but I love mine by Henredon just the same).

Photography by Tria Giovan for Traditional Home

I also love the mirror which was from Mrs. Howard in Atlanta.  So, today while doing some research for a client, I was excited to come across this newish mirror from Theodore Alexander.   Not bad in the look alike category, in my opinion.  Do you agree?

And, for those of you wondering about the other products, the chairs are from Artistic Frame.  The fabulous grasscloth is from Phillip Jeffries and the fabric for the draperies is from Kelly Wearstler via Schumacher.  I love it all!

On an unrelated note, thanks for all of the comments and emails of encouragement after my last post.  I got a TON done off my to do list this week—which is making me feel much better.  Today, while sitting through my joyous 28 week glucose test (praying I pass) I even made progress on one of the potty training books recommended (thanks Mindy)….so maybe success in that arena will follow soon too!

Regardless, hope you have a great weekend!