Bon Weekend

We're closing on the new house as this post goes live! It's going to be a crazy weekend ahead with tomorrow's Lowcountry Artist Market and then moving all day Sunday, Monday, and the movers coming on Tuesday.

I'll leave you with a photo of our summer table setting from last year to help soothe the very hot and humid weather we're having.


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Graham & Brown Wallpaper

Then again, if we had the budget...


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This so very much what I've been envisioning for several years for a dream idea.

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White walls

This is the best shot we have (courtesy the Charleston MLS) the room that we'll make as our bedroom. Notice the small window. I'd love to eventually take it out and expand the opening to something wider, but that is so low on the priority list.

Anyway, some of you guys know that we're not afraid to use a little color, but I am seriously thinking of going white with this space and painting something/stencil in a white gloss for subtle texture. We'll then use bedding and pillows in lush fabric, and artwork to bring color into the environment.

Present:



Last year:


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We're planning on installing hardwoods throughout the entire upstairs, starting in our room and the studios first. This will come after some immediate bathroom changes, and after we save some money.

Bright ideas

We had the house inspection on Tuesday and it went very, very well! We're scheduled to close the first week of June. In the meantime, we need to organize a yard sale and pack. I know we need to unload things and not really add more to the inventory, but sometimes it can't be helped. I'm a sucker for awesome light fixtures. Mom and I went to an estate sale a few weeks back and scored this beauty....



I've lost out on a few that have been on eBay in the last couple of years, and I think we took it for a damn good deal. It's very heavy. I really, really want to paint it red and then paint our bamboo sconces (those we did score on eBay) the same color.