Am I First?

I'm pretty sure we all read alot of the same blogs. So you probably don't want to here about some of the recent collections that have come out at Target, etc.

BUT to my knowledge I haven't read/heard anything about the ELLE DECOR line at Kohl's. Yes, Kohl's. I was shocked too. I was there today wandering. And I stopped dead in my tracks, peed my pants a little and started taking I-Phone photos like a weirdo.

You MUST check it out. It's a little Jonathan Adler, a little Nate, a little Z Gallerie, a littlle...well... ELLE DECOR-y.

Everything is acutally pretty nice quality. Nice and heavy with great details and a luxe look.

Gold Leaf Tray Original $34.99 on sale for $26.24

Antique Pillar Candleholders, Original $24.99-34.99, On Sale for $18.74-26.24

Horse Figure, Original $59.99, On Sale for $44.99

Can you imagine the horse painted a glossy white??? It would be SO Jonathan Adler!

Beaded Decorative Pillow, Original $49.99, On Sale for $37.49

STUNNING sequins in person.

Faux Fur Pillow Original $49.99, On Sale for $37.49.

Add a little faux fur to our bed, maybe???

Metal Accent Table, Original $149.99, On Sale for $114.99

You know you've seen this tabe in plenty of editorial yumminess!!!

Check it out at Kohl's. You will be shocked!

P.S. Stephan got about 95% of our fence built over the weekend (happy dance)!!! And I've had some very lucky HomeGoods finds the last two weeks I want to share with you this later!

Curtain Dilemma

I was always sure I wanted a nice silk (faux silk) lined curtain in a off-white in all the windows in the main living space to kind of unify everything since it is an open floor plan.

Then, I started looking at my zebra ottoman inspiration pic a little closer and LOVED the Pewter/Charcoal curtains. They are so glam, dramatic, and formal! So now I have been on the hunt, and buying samples (totally annoying my husband) to figure out what way to go.

Decor Pad

This is my call for help. What do YOU think?

First pick. JC Penny Faux Silk Thermal Panels:

Makes it light and airy.

Next up, Walmart Faux Silk Charcoal Panels

I think they are way too dark. They almost come off as brown in person. I stared at them for 5 minutes in the store convincing myself they were even gray.


This is Stephan getting annoyed.

Last sample are the super cheap Target Faux Silk Panels in Pewter. I think the fabric is too thin and kind of tacky. But the color is most like the inspiration photo. Not too dark or light.


Stephan is officially pissed at me about here.



I ideally would like to have the Z Gallerie Gala Panels in Charcoal. But they are way out of budget at $139 EACH.

I'm thinking these might be the right fabric weight AND color.



Faux Silk Dupioni Panels

This may help so you can actually see them with our stuff that isn't out in the living room yet:

Dining Room with Charcoal Curtains by Em Pink on Polyvore.com

Updated Living Room by Em Pink on Polyvore.com

PS Think I'm leaning toward making the mirror GOLD...

A Zebra Can't Change It's Stripes, But a Zebra Ottoman Can Change It's Legs!

I like animal prints. It's one of my "signatures", if you will. Tasteful and luxe animal prints, of course. I got a fab deal on a zebra ottoman from a very unexpected place. Here's the story:

Inspired by this...

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Decor pad

...I found this...

Z Gallerie Huntington Ottoman, $599 aka Too Much

...But then found this for $79...

Walmart Alisha Ottoman (no longer available, kids)

Then it went on sale for $49.99. Word.

Ordered it Site to Store (free shipping)...

...Spray painted the legs black (why were they even brown in the first place???)...

Introduced it to the Pier 1 sunburst mirror. They really hit it off!

Sorry for the crappy Iphone pic. Stephan is out of town with the camera and I can't find the backup camera...

Now I just have to frame our old master bath mirror to lean behind it. The question is, go GOLD framing like the inspiration photo, or BLACK, or WHITE?????

What's your vote?

Coming Soon

Zebra.

Curtains.

Sunburst.

Chandlier.

Floor Mirror

Tufted Bed.

Guest Bathroom.

Faux Bamboo.

Stencil.

Metallic Paint.

Just a few of the things going on around here. I've sick and busy and watching Bravo! . And maybe being a wee bit lazy. More to come on all the fun we're working on!

Winning Doesn't Suck

So I have recently won two blog giveaways and thought I would give a shout out to the lovely bloggers who are responsible!

First off, I won a cute vintage inspired bracelet from Especially Brides from Gator Bride. Gator Bride is my real life bestie and blogger extraordinaire:

Today I got an email from Casa Brasi that I had won a $50 gift card to CSN. Yeah! There is a rug or bench in my future!

Check out their awesome blogs!

P.S. There will be some happenings around the house soon since my manslave is coming home from training on Saturday! Unfortunately for him he is going to come home to a long to do list. But Gator Bride and her hubby are coming this weekend so twice the manslave labor!

The Day You Thought Would Never Come

So I totes forgot to show you my finished bamboo dresser. It was a long haul. We, unfortunately don't have the spray paint skills as Get It Girl (who I mimiced for how she re-did her bamboo dresser). In total it got painted about 3 times. It just wasn't drying/covering right. I give my hubby major props for working so hard to make it perfect for me. I am not easy to please (curse of the perfectionist) but he re-did it as many times as I asked!

The last time we had Sherwin Williams color match the spray paint and we rolled it. I hate the guy who works here. He is for sure a sexist and every time I ask a question he gives me attitude. But is super nice to my husband. And he has tons of gray chest hair overflowing his shirt collar. But I put up with him because I love their paint and he always gives good advice.

Here it is before. In case you forgot since it was a millenium ago.

Before

After, much more polished!

Original handles spray painted by me!!!

The dresser and chair are already besties!!! The mirror next to it is our old master bathroom mirror that we are going to frame and make a floor mirror. Super psyched about it!

My Present

I told Stephan I wanted a present from his trip to Texas for training. He went to Six Flags in Dallas today. This is what he texted me was his present to me. He was so excited he even wanted to FedEx it to me instead of just bringing it with him when he comes back. Yeah. Not quite what I had in mind...

What a catch. I think this furthers the fact that I will NEVER get a cartoon drawing of myself!!!