Goodbye 3, Hello 4!

My babies are turning 4 on Sunday. It is hard to believe that just 4 years ago (after a lot of patience and a lot of quarter pounders) I met these precious bundles of joy. I am so aware of how fast time is flying by and I want to savor every minute with them. Tomorrow we will overload them with sugar and presents at their costume birthday party. Happy Birthday boys!

One will be Luke Skywalker (X-wing fighter) and the other will be the Train Conductor from the Polar Express. Yes, I think we might watch too many movies.

Wicker or Hate her?

I recently stumbled on these two wicker chairs for $75 each at a consignment shop. While I have no where to put them it was hard to resist such a good deal. I got mixed reviews from my friends on whether wicker was a Yay or a Nay. What do you think?

I found this chair below at Scotts in Atlanta for $65. It was already painted white and sits in my bedroom.

Image of Trina Turk Store in NYC courtesy of decor8blog.com

Image from Wisteria

Image from Domino Magazine

Image from Domino Magazine

From InStyle magazine courtesy of Stylemaniac

Wicker Chandelier $1295 From Pieces

Image from House and Home

Furniture Freakout: b3d

We love sharing with you some of the small businesses our friends have started. We are mesmerized by our good friend John and Emily Bourgeois new line of furniture called Bourgeoisie3d. It is a collaboration of mother and son. Emily Bourgeois is a well known designer in Charlotte, NC and her son John is a skilled craftsman. All the pieces are made in the US and are impeccable. They are showing their line this week at the New York International Gift Fair - Pier 94.

The Ponzella Table

The Pope Stool - Glazed Zinc with white vinyl

Barefoot More Often Table

Mabel Chair- Black cherry with white vinyl

Here are some images from their showroom at the High Point Furniture Show. One of our favorite stores in Atlanta - Bungalow - just picked up their line. You can also find them at Circa in Charlotte.

Here are a few rooms designed by Emily Bourgeois.

If you happen to be in New York, check out their showroom at NYIGF Pier 94. Ask for Emily or John.

All images courtesy of b3d

90 Years

Happy Birthday to my Fabulous Grandmother! She is turning 90 and still plays golf, aerobics, bridge and manages to make it to every cocktail party. Here is a photo of her and my grandfather back in the day. Very Mad Men huh?- So Sassy and So in love. Happy Birthday Char-Char!

Kathryn Morris Trotter

Our good friend Kathryn Trotter in Atlanta has nailed her latest collection of paintings. We are soooo loving her birds and have commissioned her to do some panels for us. I am sure you can guess which ones are ours (hint: think turquoise). We are so inspired that we have dusted off our sketch book, pulled out our paints and ... well, thats about as far as we have gotten.

I love her landscapes just as much as the birds. I could get lost on this river below.

You know why we like this one. The greens and blues are so incredible and fresh. I've seen this one in person and it is pretty fab.

I am trying to narrow down frame choices for the two panels below - they will go in my dining room. I am not good with frames and really have no idea what to do. I was thinking thin gold with an off-white linen liner (is that terminology correct?). But when I went to the frame store i lost my focus. Any advice? Do i even need to frame them?

Kathryn is having a show in Atlanta next Friday. Here is the info if you are in the area:

2010- Emerging Artist Show

Anne Irwin Fine Art

Friday, August 20, 2010 6-9pm through Labor Day Weekend

25 Bennett St NW Ste D - Atlanta, GA

www.anneirwinfineart.com

Extra! Extra!

The Turq Catalogs are hot off the press. We are so excited to share them with you. All the new jewelry will be up on the site this week. We love all the new collections and hope you will too. Here are some sneak peaks. Email us at kat@turqjewelry if you want a catalog mailed to you.

Here are some pages from the new fall 16 page catalog:

Stripes

After a long weekend of staying out too late, it seemed appropriate to honor Lindsay Lohan's release from jail with a post on Stripes. Their boldness, their simplicity, their easy impact. Here are some of our faves of the moment.

Image from Phoebe Howard

Image from Traditional Home.

Image from Domino

Image of room by Elizabeth Dinkel Design Associates courtesy of stylebeat

Image from Carolina Irving's apartment taken from Stylebeat

Image from Ruthie Sommers

Image from Pink Wallpaper

Image from Southern Accents

Kate Spade's New York Store. Image courtesy of global-arch.com

Jay Jeffers Bathroom from House Beautiful, Image courtesy of www.atticmag.com