I took a stroll through the new Vintage, Antiques, and Collectibles shop on Candia Road yesterday.  Can I just say I loved that place?  The prices weren't my kind of prices (i.e. dirt cheap) but if you're looking for "real" antique pieces, original home décor, or even party or kid space centerpieces, this place is a fantastic place to start.  And in addition there are smaller less expensive items (like old milk bottles and Coke bottles for instance) that every vintage lover can enjoy. 

Is anyone else a design schizo? Or am I alone? I have SUCH a hard time decorating because my tastes seem to conflict. I love contemporary. But I love vintage. I love bright colors, but I love the soothing feel of neutrals. I want a house that is current without feeling trendy, clean without feeling sterile, eclectic, but not random, has that "collected over time" look, yet comes across as intentional.

I finally finished Genevieve's gallery wall! I don't think I could be more excited.  It's amazing the difference having something on the walls makes in the room.  It went from looking "in progress" to looking nearly complete. 

A little background on the wall:  I've been gathering items for it since before Nadia was born--just a frame here and there.  I also used several frames from Genevieve's nursery.  As is the case for most of my projects I wanted to keep it low budget.  All of the frames were really inexpensive.  And even better--all of the prints in the room were FREE.  Clearly, I'm pretty excited about that. 

As I've stated in previous Minnie Mouse Party posts, my goal was to keep this party simple and inexpensive (but still cute of course!) so I made Genevieve's invitation myself.  Only a few short months later and I already feel like I could do better, but for my first homemade (digital) invitation, I thought it came out pretty well.

Maybe you can choose thank you notes for gifts you'll get for that sweet little...I mean, BIG girl you had!  Congratulations Ashley.  I'll contact you shortly with details! {updated 4/20/13. Giveaway closed}

I'm so excited to host our very first giveaway!  About a month ago we reached 100 likes on Taste{Full}'s Facebook page.

So in an effort to share more of "me," inspired by this series, this post, and this blog in general, I am sharing something non-pretty today.  I want to know, do you find this photo helpful?  Does it motivate you?  Does it make you say "If she can do it, so can I!" or "That's it! Right after I finish this Ben and Jerry's I'm joining the gym!" or does it depress you?  Does it make you sad?  Do you hate me?  If it's the former, you can stop reading.  You're welcome for the motivation.  If it's the latter, let me let you in on a little secret

If you know me in real life you know how much I heart tulle.  Love it.  Can't get enough. Well today I'm over on Tall Snob with my interpretation of this awesome pin:

Because I'm drooling...I'm talking heart palpitating for Jonathan Adler for JCPenney.  Happy Chic?  YES PLEASE.

Inspiration Board.

So I've been working on a few projects lately...and as a result haven't had time to tell you about them!  Of course accomplishing things is a little more important than writing about them (I have no idea how people do both successfully!) so I figured I should focus on the former.  But I finally wrapped them up (read about one of them here) so I figured I should at least begin the documenting process!

I'm sorry I've been MIA lately! I have a handful of posts started but life has been so busy lately.  Today is no different; I needed to finish up a post for Tall Snob which I did.  I've never publicly discussed my modeling career experience so if you're at all interested in hearing about it, head over to Tall Snob.  And I promise I'll be back soon with Genevieve Room posts, Model Home Decor, A before and after chair re-do, and more!