tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60100134133500154482024-03-04T01:42:22.035-08:00Bywater BooBoo Hazardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15837323045527334887noreply@blogger.comBlogger255125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6010013413350015448.post-54600294577623438912014-08-08T19:12:00.003-07:002014-08-08T19:13:10.174-07:00Newest furniture addition to the house! <br />
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My husband likes to joke with me that when I like to go for "exercise" walks they usually mean "shopping" walks. I remember when we lived in NYC we would walk to work out but I always insisted on walking down Madison Avenue over Central Park! I mean come on! There's way more great people watching and clothes watching happening there than in the park ;)</div>
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So, fast forward to my new "shopping" walks which include walking through the French Quarter and up to the river - well, on a walk with my mom we just HAD to pop into one of our favorite down low furniture shops - Greg's Antiques on Decatur. Greg's has been good to me through the years and it yet again came through! I spotted this Louis Phillipe commode just after I spotted the "Everything 50% OFF!" sign... yeah you know where this is going... </div>
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Now you may be thinking, Boo, what the F are you gonna do with that big antique piece of furniture!? Well, this particular piece has been on my MUST BUY list for my house for years. We use Louis Phillipe commodes often in clients homes and they really are a classic, beautiful piece. I don't think they would make much sense in a low ceiling ranch style home but in a traditional New Orleans home with high ceilings and over 150 years of history these beauties fit right in! We mix it up by putting an amazing lamp on one with maybe a contemporary piece of art just to update it a little more. </div>
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Well, I have never seen one for under $1,400. (and let me tell ya, I shop A LOT for clients!) This bad boy was on sale for $600!! I couldn't believe it. Now it may still seem expensive but I'm past the point in my life of buying Ikea and big box furniture (unless it's a knowingly quick fix to hold me over til the right thing comes). I don't mean that to sound snooty - I just loooove furniture and know I have limited wall space so I must love everything that comes in!</div>
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OK, back to Louis Phillipe - I had been kinda wanting to buy a dresser for Gibson's room that could double as a changing table because I was using this hideous contraption:</div>
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I mean who designs this shit!? After having a baby (because I had no clue about this world before) there are the most hideous baby gear things out there!!! Do people think that once you produce all your taste for nice things leaves your brain!? blegh. Oh, unless you're a millionaire and can afford the insanely $$$$ chic baby gear! Anyhoot, I got rid of the pack n' play to make room for Louis Phillipe. Why, yes, I am insane and got rid of a perfectly good changing table, baby cage thing in order to fit my gorgeous Louis. And proud of it!! Now it is such a please wiping a dirty booty I tell ya.<br />
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Here's my newest baby!!<br />
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How YOU doorin'?! This beauty has brought me much joy this week... and how cute is this - I needed a key tassel and we had this old tie from my father in law (whom Gibson is named after) so I just tied it on. I love it though!! Preppy boys changing table! SO cute. </div>
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Ohhhh and when we were cleaning it out I discovered a secret drawer! I had no clue these had a secret drawer - on the very bottom where it looks like a solid piece of wood is another drawer - so cool! </div>
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Here's a glimpse of what his room looked like before Louis joined in... Yeah, to the right is a Pinterest/Ikea hack gone wonky ;) We took that down, moved that tall dresser there and Louis is now to the left. SO much better!<br />
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I'll try and get some better nursery shots soon to show. There's a sofa on the opposite wall which is why the crib kinda floats like that. His room is not his forever room so I have never put much time into it. We will all be living upstairs in about 6 months once the attic gets finished so this room doesn't have much personality or love put into it. </div>
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Mr. Louis Phillipe will stay put in here though and look fabulous doing so! He makes a wonderful changing table for us tall people and I'm so excited he has joined our home. </div>
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Hope you liked the rambling post about a piece of furniture I'm obsessed with! What about you?? Any MUST BUYS that you've been waiting to pounce on!? I'd love to hear.<br />
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PS here's this weeks favorite picture of Gibson! He cracks me up. (yes, he's with The Hubs and why yes, this is what we do on weekends - SLEEP because this dude is not letting us!)<br />
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Boo Hazardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15837323045527334887noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6010013413350015448.post-3751405889829800432014-06-12T09:34:00.006-07:002014-06-12T09:34:53.901-07:00My art collection is growing! <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="text-align: left;">Let's see my new art!! Wait, I have to tell you where it came from first! The estate sale of famed New Orleans socialite </span><a href="http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/theneworleansadvocate/obituary.aspx?pid=170699417" style="text-align: left;" target="_blank">Mickey Easterling</a><span style="text-align: left;">. </span></div>
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This woman was amazing! I became totally intrigued by her after she passed away a few months ago and caused quite a stir. See, Mickey was a partier. She was very wealthy and supported the arts but was very over the top. So over the top that at her funeral (held at the Saenger Theatre) she requested to be embalmed and positioned on a bench with a cocktail in one hand and a cigarette in the other! Only in New Orleans folks... only in New Orleans. </div>
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I really went to the estate sale in search of awesome vintage clothes (which I got but that's a whole other post!) and happened upon a few awesome pieces of art. Oops! </div>
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The first one is a classic nude line drawing. Signed but can't make out who the artist is but reminds me of Matisse. i love drawings like this. It's in our bedroom over the mantle and I love looking at it. I'd never get sick of this gal! It's about 36" x 24" so it's a good size. Framed and matted too. </div>
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<span style="text-align: left;">The above one was a no brainer to me but then I noticed this interesting black and white painting shoved in a corner turned around so people wouldn't notice it. I was on the fence on whether I liked it or not... then I googled the artist and was sold! It's by the Japanese artist </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toko_Shinoda" style="text-align: left;" target="_blank">Toko Shinoda. </a><span style="text-align: left;"> She's 101 years old and her art merges traditional calligraphy with modern abstract expression. Her art has been shown at museums throughout the world. </span></div>
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Here it is in our living room. I love it!! I had tried it in our dining room first but didn't like it at all - I thought oh no, why did I buy this!? I don't think I like it! BUT I moved it here to the living room and it looks so good in there. Funny how the placement of certain pieces can change whether you like them or not.</div>
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<span style="text-align: left;">Speaking of living room - here's another shot of the art but also check out my new curtains I made!! (sorry for dark crap picture but you get the idea) FINALLY!!! Simple white linen drapes that were super easy to make and not sure why it took me over 3 years to finally get this done!?</span></div>
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<span style="text-align: left;">And last but certainly not least, I bought this massive totally 80's ink and watercolor portrait of Mickey Easterling! This thing is huge. Now, I know this is not for everyone but it spoke to me. I saw it at the estate sale on the first day and thought it was cool then that night I started reading more about Miss Easterling and thought it would be neat to have a portrait of this true bon vivant! A great conversation piece and a part of New Orleans history as well. </span></div>
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<i>By the way, this is the temporary dining room when looking over the sink -before real renovations begin on the new kitchen/dining area - that will take place in 2025 ;)</i></div>
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Boo Hazardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15837323045527334887noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6010013413350015448.post-22172315668920436302014-05-26T20:50:00.001-07:002014-05-26T20:50:08.351-07:00Ummmm... I have a problem... oh and landscaping is FINALLY happening!OK, I have a problem here. Every since Mr. Gibson arrived I CAN'T STOP TAKING PICTURES OF HIM!! I've become one of <i>those</i> moms!? I'm finally in a writing mood so I just searched through my phone pictures to see what I could blog about. 99% of my pictures are of this baby! He's super cute and fun but lordy I need to get out more! ;) <div>
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Anyway, about a month ago we kinda started getting our shit together and sorta started some landscaping. We got some boxwoods along the side of the house! I wanted a bunch more so that when we planted them they would be all perfect and touch - cheapo hubby wasn't having it :( They're slooowwwly almost touching and we've gotta trim them but I love the way boxwoods look! </div>
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I even planted a random assortment of plants across from the boxwoods. A mix of herbs and flowers that are growing like crazy. It's my first attempt at gardening and I'm learning as I go. I'm taking note of what grows like crazy and what I'll avoid next season. </div>
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Oh and we planted some Japanese Yew along the fence that will slowly yet surely become a wonderful privacy hedge. We'll probably be 62 by the time they fill out enough to even give us privacy from our neighbors 14' high windows... but hey, one day we will get that privacy! </div>
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Oh and it took me about 2 days to plant everything because this little guy kept crying after I'd plant just one thing! </div>
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Ughhhh... another reason I haven't been bloggin much is that my new stupid phone is an Android and it automatically makes my pictures all tiny and pixilated when I email them to myself. I'm still trying to figure out how to stop this. I need to really show off my awful backyard here and it's preventing me from doing so! Dammit! </div>
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We will return to disgusting yard at a later date. I still need to fill y'all in on our complete kitchen reno (that I already want to rearrange. yes - I have a sickness! ) and some new art I bought... and all kinda good blog worthy stuff! Now let me google how to get better quality images... </div>
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Boo Hazardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15837323045527334887noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6010013413350015448.post-7634076789091313692014-03-24T18:49:00.001-07:002014-03-25T08:20:06.520-07:00Introducing John Gibson Hazard III... (yes I'm still alive and blogging!) Hi!!! I just came to my blog and noticed I haven't blogged since DECEMBER!!! wow. Time flies when you're having a baby huh!? Without further ado...<br />
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Here's Mr. John Gibson Hazard III!! We are calling him Gibson.<br />
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He was born February 17th. Let's make a long story short (and too bad if this is too much detail for you!) in my hippy state I had planned a natural birth - midwife, doula, prenatal yoga, raspberry fucking tea for my uterus to be all ready for the big day... blah blah you get the idea. WELL. I found out a week before he was born that this guy was breech! Yep!! So scheduled C-Section was planned. Whaaa whaaa whaaaaa.... planned for February 19th. Yea - he was born the 17th. Mr. Man decided he wanted to be an Aquarius like his momma so I went into labor on the 16th and an emergency c-section was had after 15 hours of labor. No fun! Oh and I lost lotsa blood so I then had a blood transfusion 3 days later. blegh.<br />
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I need to fix my camera - these are all really pixelated but below is how we think he was positioned inside me. He lays on me like a tree frog!!! His legs fold up like that. When he was born for some reason the name that came to me was Old Man River Frog. Maybe it was the drugs!? </div>
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And you know, looking at this floor plan - it doesn't seem that weird!? Anyway, there's a point to the weird floor plan rant - it took us about 5 months to decide where the damn nursery would go! I'm secretly jealous of people with actual bedrooms. with closets. I read these design blogs and go to my friends houses with hallways that lead to individual private bedrooms (did I mention with closets!?) and I get a twinge of jealousy. </div>
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ahhhh to decorate an actual bedroom for my unborn baby boy! what a dream! Then I come back to reality that i'm in a 150 year old drafty ass house with no proper heat, no private bedrooms, old electrical where fuses get blown on a too regular basis oh and with a rental unit taking up a quarter of the house! (i think my pregnancy hormones are in full gear today! ha!) </div>
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Anyway - I do truly love my house and our intent all along was to slowwwwly bring her back to all her glory. Some days are better than others. Some days I wonder how the house is still standing!? One of my biggest fears is that the house will literally crumble to the ground and we'll be left with nothing but the nonfunctional fireplaces. (that I swear a funky smell seeps through depending on the weather. I think someone died in them and their scent slowly trickles out now and again... )</div>
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Whew... sometimes a girls gotta hate on her house! ANYWAY we decided to put the nursery in the "dining room" room. You can see it on the floor plan. That back door is now sealed and a huge ugly AC unit is there in its place. Oh and the wall between the dining room and laundry room will have a continuous wall. This was the black room I posted about <a href="http://bywaterboo.blogspot.com/2012/06/more-bedroom-talk-look-at-our-black.html" target="_blank">HERE</a> and below is a picture of what it looked like about a year ago. (it has since then become and office... a dining room... and storage room...)</div>
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AND I made a big step into the "accepting the fact a baby is indeed coming into this house in less than 12 weeks - yikes!" and bought a rug for the nursery. We have bought NOTHING for this poor little guy yet! Don't judge us though - I have about 4 friends I am inheriting a ton of baby booty from so I thankfully do not have to buy tons of clothes, etc. for him. It's all in storage until I get this room going...<br />
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So, what oh what kind of rug did Boo buy for this black nursery!? A trippy forrest green geometric chunky rug! Best part is that it was only $100 at Tuesday Morning! YES!<br />
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<br />Boo Hazardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15837323045527334887noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6010013413350015448.post-33718746867951035582013-11-18T10:19:00.001-08:002013-11-18T10:19:42.155-08:00New Obsession: Faye ToogoodI just read a wonderful article on British designer Faye Toogood in the weeks NY Times Style Magazine. I just fell in love with her style! She has such a great eye and I found myself staring and analyzing every photograph of her home.<br />
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She manages to achieve the perfect balance between minimalism and "things" (some may say clutter?!) I love that it's not trendy and the color palette is perfection in my opinion! It's definitely more of an artists home and not for everyone but I simply LOVE it!! What do you think? Check out the link and a video tour <a href="http://tmagazine.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/11/15/the-well-composed-life-of-faye-toogood/?_r=0" target="_blank">HERE</a>.<br />
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Every year this house puts crows, moss and branches on the front of their house. It's so simple yet so spoooooky!!<br />
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<span style="text-align: left;">We bought a parachute off ebay (don't even ask...) and decided to string it in the tree at the park, Clouet Gardens across from our house. We attached a skeleton to it like the skeleton parachuted down and died in the tree! AAAhhhhhh trust me, it is funny! </span></div>
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Here's Hubs and I with my 2 aunts & my uncle. My uncle loves to dress in drag any chance he gets! He walks better in 4" heels than I ever could.<br />
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We also tried something new this year at our park, Clouet Gardens. We had a movie night Halloween with a crafts hour as well. We thought mayb 20 - 30 people would show up and boy were we shocked! We had over 100 people come out!! It was great. There are so many kids in the neighborhood that were playing in the park. I'm glad it was such a hit and now we can really get planning on something great for next Halloween.<br />
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Here's a snap of the movie, Beetlejuice. The screen is about 14' x 12' so it's pretty big! Unfortunately it rained halfway through the movie so we had to call it a night :(<br />
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Boo Hazardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15837323045527334887noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6010013413350015448.post-89009676102570264832013-10-31T06:54:00.002-07:002013-10-31T06:55:02.579-07:00Cool ArtI saw this art piece at <a href="http://press-street.com/antenna/" target="_blank">Antenna Gallery</a> last month during the monthly<a href="http://scadnola.com/index.php/home" target="_blank"> Second Saturday</a> and thought it was really cool. Simple but I loved it.<br />
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Now for a tiny rant about Second Saturday - for all you NOLA locals who enjoy art - I urge you all to check out the Second Saturday art walk!! It's every second Saturday of the month and about 10 - 15 galleries mostly on St. Claude Avenue (Marigny/Bywater area) exhibit new shows.</div>
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It's a lot of fun and a very cool scene! Think free wine, food trucks, hipsters everywhere... It reminds me of my NYC days in a way... when moving back to NOLA I was worried I would miss the art and culture that NYC had to offer and it's nice to have this monthly event to inspire me. A lot of the original art is very affordable so perfect for people just starting to collect art. We have bought a few pieces. </div>
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Boo Hazardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15837323045527334887noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6010013413350015448.post-33089199641005265352013-10-15T07:28:00.000-07:002013-10-15T07:30:26.886-07:00We're Expecting a Baby Boo!!Yep! I'm thrilled to share with y'all that there's a little Baby Boo set to arrive February 25th! Only fitting we would have a due date hovering around Mardi Gras ;) We are super excited and I'm adjusting mentally and physically to this crazy guy growing and kicking me all day! Yeah, IT'S A BOY too!!<br />
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Knock on wood, I only really had about 2 weeks of nausea but have been eating carbs like a BOSS!! I'm trying to work out a lot to counter to massive carb intake ;) Luckily my energy level is higher now than before the pregnancy! Before I get too excited about that - let's see how I feel in the third trimester though ;)<br />
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And of course we must discuss his nursery! I dug up a floor plan - it was drawn before the rental was in place but you get a good idea of the wacky layout.<br />
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<span style="text-align: -webkit-auto;"> Since this house is over 150 years old and had 3 total additions, it's kind of like a puzzle with room after room after room that can all function as either bedrooms, living rooms, dining rooms... even kitchens ;) Yeah, Baby Boo is getting our rental kitchen as his bedroom! </span></div>
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If you look at the floor plan, the rental is at the upper right, the living room, bedroom, bath, and kitchen. We are putting in a 36" wall where that hall is that leads to the kitchen. So the rental will now just be those 2 rooms with a bathroom. Since it's a vacation rental and most people don't even use the kitchen. We are putting in a mini fridge and basic kitchen needs - so it's more like a hotel room.<br />
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Don't worry, the "kitchen" was originally a bedroom so it doesn't feel like a kitchen. This was our cheap DIY $800 kitchen we outfitted in the rental! All the appliances and counters will be sold. </div>
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The room is pretty small, 10' x 8' so I'll have to keep it pretty simple. I've already found my two inspiration pics for the future state of this room:</div>
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I love this vintage looking crib painted a soft gold. I'll probably be too lazy to do that and just buy a simple Ikea crib. But I like the simplicity of this room. Love the wall color too! I already have a great little armoire that my aunt gave me that is adorable. She used it when my cousin was a baby. </div>
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Above is my other inspiration pic. I'm considering a large sisal rug with a zebra hide down for a more eclectic look. </div>
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I'm going to get samples of each and test them out. The Black Blue is the color of the above nursery. I love the richness to it and it's a little riskier than Hague Blue. The room is TINY so I would paint out everything in the color. The window frame, baseboards, molding, etc. Not sure what I'll do with ceiling yet though... </div>
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This room is so not even ready for any design yet though! It's still a kitchen!! I think we're going to convert it in late November/early December. We keep booking it so it keeps pushing the reno date but I need that MONEY baby!! </div>
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OK, there ya have it! The beginning of the nursery design and the wonderful news of another baby set to hit the Bywater ;) (we're having a little baby boom here in the hood)</div>
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Yeahhhhh..... WHAT?! I was thrilled to see that an article featuring my lovely little neighborhood included yours truly! Be sure to pick up the October issue of Southern Living - there's a great article on the Bywater neighborhood and a cute little snippet on "The Mover and Shaker" - Boo Hazard! Ha! </div>
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This year has been filled with wonderful surprises and goals I wanted to fulfill... many random things going on that I'm thrilled to check off my "bucket list". Granted, my bucket list never included being included in a magazine article but honey I'll take it! Can't wait to share with y'all all the rest going on!! :)</div>
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I wanted to share the current state of our living room - as some of you who regularly read this blog know, I move my furniture around ALL the time!! BUT - get ready now... I am very happy to announce that I finally LOVE the layout of the furniture in my house! I must admit it's in large part due to my mom redoing her entire house (Shaun Smith Home is doing the complete design of course! Fun job!) and me getting my pick of any furniture she was going to sell -thanks mom!<br />
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So, I'll start with our living room. I first need to show y'all my current Craigslist score - a new (used) sofa!!! yippeeeee!! I couldn't believe it when I saw it online. It wasn't super cheap - bought it for $500 BUT it's exactly what I've wanted my current sofa to be - a single bench seat, and 2 simple pillows on the back so I can switch small accent pillows as I wish. My current awful sofa has 3 seat cushions and FIVE pillows on the back. TOO MANY PILLOWS!!! That sofa is now in our new TV room. Anyway, here's the down sofa:</div>
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Now, use your imagination people! The sofa had an awful micro suede diamond patterned slip cover that is SO not me - I plan on getting it slip covered in a great linen but until then my crazy ass has draped linen over that micro suede! I love the lines of it though. Here's the type of slip cover look I'll do:</div>
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One of my two new antique chairs everyone hates but me! I'll show them once I recover this seat and give these guys some love!</div>
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Above are my two new chairs from momma! These chairs are from the 50's and I have a little attachment to them - they were in my bedroom in high school but covered in a cow print fabric! You can see from this picture I still need a rug to ground the room. I'm planning on getting a chunky sisal... maybe with a hint of grey in it over tan. And everything in the room is square or rectangle. Eventually a new coffee table or round side table will be nice. </div>
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Another view of the room. That black dining table is going to be sold.</div>
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Current state of my chrome & brass etarge. It's a hot mess... baby steps people!</div>
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Here's the "foyer" to the left when you enter the house. That lamp is another new member to our house. It's solid marble. I need a new shade but I got a steal of a deal on it so a new shade isn't a biggie...</div>
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SO there ya have it! Our new "formal" living room :) There's a lot that still needs to be done but the big pieces are in which makes me happy! </div>
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Yikes! Seems like more now that I've typed it out! A design tip I recommend to all of you slowly acquiring your "grown up" furniture - it helps to make a list and know what you're looking for. SAVE your money for what you really want and don't cheap out. It's better to wait a month or two and save more money and buy the something fabulous you've been eyeing over something that "will do". </div>
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I had been searching for a new sofa off and on for years and knew exactly what I wanted. I wasn't planning on buying a used one from Criagslist but hey, even after getting a slipcover made it'll still be a fraction of the cost of a new one. SO, my point is if you have a clear idea of what you need - once you find it, there's no second guessing if it'll work. Hopefully you've analyzed it enough beforehand you can pounce on it! </div>
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What do y'all think of that advice? Are you looking for *perfect* pieces to add to your home? Do tell!! </div>
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Boo Hazardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15837323045527334887noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6010013413350015448.post-44377067489607946222013-08-12T08:45:00.000-07:002013-08-12T08:45:36.833-07:00Why have I been so MIA?! .... WORK! work. work. I was looking at my blog today and was reminded at how much I used to blog - 2011 was the record at 130 posts!! Very impressive Boo! That's like 1 every 3 days through the whole year! (yes, yes, I can do math)<br />
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I must confess.... a lot of those posts were during working hours at my wonderful job at Shaun Smith Home. I was hired on as a designer/shop girl to this brand new design shop on Magazine Street in 2011 and since it was new, it took some time for the store and name to build. Which meant I had some down time while at the shop. Now we are busier than ever and even hired my good friend and fellow designer Lori, from NYC to come on board! It's been very exciting to watch the company grow and be able to be so hands on and creative through the design process of so many different jobs.<br />
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If you were to tell me this would be my job when I was in design school I would not of believed it! It's really my dream job. Not to mention I love my coworkers - doesn't that help the day go faster more than anything!?<br />
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Anyways, the point of this sappy ass post is to share some "work shots" from different jobs and to give you a sneak peak at our design world. So without further ado and in no particular order....<br />
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What Boo does all day at work!<br />
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We are helping the below client with the "finishing touches" of her gorgeous home. Shaun selected this huge white and gold leafed painting for her dining room. It's so fun! I love how whimsical it is & it has a lot more texture in person.<br />
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High gloss grey library for another client. The color is coachman's cape from Sherwin Williams - gorgeous grey! I can't wait to finish this room. I may paint some of my own nightstands this color. </div>
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Super fun chain link seagrass wallpaper went up in another clients master bedroom. </div>
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The room below is one of my personal favs at the moment. It's a TV room, office and playroom. So multi functional but so stylish! We put matching chaises, side tables and brass pharmacy swing arm floor lamps on either side of the room facing the tv. We did this fun Quadrille wallpaper and we just installed the matching drapes! It's so fun and classic. I would want this room in my own home. We're getting it professionally photographed so I'll share those because I feel like this picture doesn't do it justice! </div>
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(yes that's our fun client celebrating the almost completion of the room with some Vueve! ha!)</div>
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These amazing horn pulls went in the custom built in in the above clients home. How cool are these?!</div>
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We were installing the below chair and table in a home and just happened to rest them right outside their front door...and we couldn't resist a photo! Doesn't it look like an ad!?</div>
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This craftsman home has been a fun project. It's actually my old boss's new home (he's my current boss's real estate agent as well) It was a complete gut and I've been working on it since day one. I love seeing the drawings that we come up with come to life. I'll definitely share more of this one once it's complete.</div>
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Here's we are at an art opening! I joke he only hires tall brunettes ;)<br />
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Here's a shot from a home we're working on in the French Quarter. It's a Victorian style single family home in the heart of the Quarter - even with parking for 4! A single family home, particularly Victorian AND parking is almost unheard of in the French Quarter.<br />
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This is the tile we selected for the guest bedroom. I LOVE this tile. It's hand made in Europe and it appears to be a basic subway tile but I love that it's not smooth since it's handmade and the edges of each tile have little ridges of imperfection. Look to the left the glare form the light - can you see what I'm talking about? I love that it appears to be really old, it reminded me of the tile in the NY subways - and that's OLD tile!<br />
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I would love to use it in my own home :) That's the problem - I work with such beautiful things all day and want them in my own home! whhhaaaaaa!<br />
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A fun pool house we're working on... we call this one "Project: Hollywood Glam". We discovered a Hollywood actress (who has a star on the walk of fame!) lived here in the 60's, which in turn inspired the design...</div>
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The French Quarter house in the middle of construction...<br />
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Greek Key trim detail on drapes in Project: Hollywood Glam! </div>
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And look at this freakin' cutie pie! My bossman looks like a movie star! hmmm... maybe that's why he keeps me around!? I just tell him how cute he is all day! ;)<br />
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And that's a pretty good summary of work life these days! I'll show you progress on my own home next... the fence has been built and painted and we're <i>almost</i> done with the 2nd phase of bricking the path... whew... exhausting!</div>
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After a few months of not doing many DIY projects around the house we are back to tackling some outdoor projects that have been annoying me for the past 6 months! Why has it taken me 6 months to get sh*t done!??? Here's some "in progress" shots for ya! </div>
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My dream gate is below. I drew where I wanted it with sidewalk chalk and my brother just put this bad boy up yesterday! It looks SO good! BUT I don't want to show you it up until we paint it this weekend. </div>
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The herringbone brick path is getting extended and is tedious but kinda fun. We plan on doing some little brick walls along the sides where the plants will be.... <br />
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Aaahhhhh..... the never ending work of this old fixer upper!! Can't wait to share some finished pics!<br />
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<br />Boo Hazardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15837323045527334887noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6010013413350015448.post-63659207763996936442013-07-20T10:31:00.002-07:002013-07-20T10:31:45.949-07:00Newest chairs for the house! WHY oh WHY do I keep buying chairs!?OK, so I was out shopping for a client yesterday and couldn't help but notice two Klismos meets Colonial meets Moorish style chairs! -Yes, are you impressed with my chair knowledge!? That was a wise $50,000 spent on design school eh!? ;)<br />
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Anyhoot, I do have a chair buying problem but I loved the lines of these chairs and have been looking for something like this for a while now. And at $50 for TWO how could I resist!? The seats need to be redone and recovered but that's an easy fix.<br />
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They are old, not sure how old but OLD. The wood grain is really pretty too. I'm debating on sanding them down and re staining but not sure. You have to see my vision in case you think they look too old lady - imagine them with the classic Scalamandre silk/velvet cheetah print!? ehhhh?! You feel me!?<br />
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Or the tiger on the right!? I'm torn and have loved both these fabrics for years and can only use one or the other and only in one small shot for the house. Animal print in my book is a classic but can only be used in small doses. Not to mention the fabric is a FORTUNE.<br />
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The Hubs and I took a quick trip to NYC/Connecticut to visit family about 2 weeks ago - it was wonderful! I absolutely love NYC in the summer! and we got to spend the weekend in Connecticut at my wonderful in-laws house. I love, love, love their house! It looks like it's straight from a magazine:</div>
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They even have a barn!! Love it! The landscape there is just so different than NOLA it's such a nice change. Summers are cool, there are rolling hills, deer in the yard - even the grass is better!<br />
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The lake near the house. The area reminds me of a Normal Rockwell painting - 4th of July here is straight up Norman Rockwell! </div>
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Oh yeah, I even found my future summer house:<br />
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The antique stores are great in the area too - my absolute favorite is this awesome shop in Millerton called<a href="http://hunterbee.com/news/gallery/" target="_blank"> Hunter Bee</a>. They have a great eye and have some really amazing and fun pieces. A lot of personality in their things!! Below is a HUGE bust I was obsessed with (are you surprised?!) and they wrapped a massive yellow tassel rope around him - trust me - it looked AMAZING in person! This bust was at least 3' tall. It had already sold :( </div>
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We will be enjoying cocktails by the pool at Caliza in <a href="http://alysbeach.com/" target="_blank">Alys Beach</a> tonight! Yippeeeee! </div>
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Boo Hazardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15837323045527334887noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6010013413350015448.post-40274337148526603322013-05-18T10:15:00.000-07:002013-05-18T21:41:39.868-07:005 Year Anniversary!! The Gift that keeps on gifting... or cleaning... I meant to post this yesterday when it was our actual 5 year anniversary but time slipped away! Yes, yes, 5 glorious years of marriage with my sweetie! Now, I don't get too personal or sappy ever on this blog so I'll spare you the gooey "oh so in love" crap!<br />
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We are not a gift giving couple, never Christmas gifts, birthday gifts, anniversary gifts... just not our thing, if we want something we just buy it ourselves! BUT I'm super excited about a gift we're giving each other (let's face it, mainly a gift for me!)<br />
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A NEW WASHER AND DRYER!!</div>
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Woot! Woot! Our NASTY washer & dryer came with the purchase of our house and yes, they're funky but they also don't clean great, rip holes in clothes and the dryer takes 2 hours to dry a load! And with my vacation rental business I wash A LOT of linens, towels, and clothes. </div>
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I actually captured a photo of the Grande Dame of NOLA design - Gerrie Bremermann (and our awesome work neighbor) introducing Shaun (my boss) to Miles! They were eerily similar, in a very charming way. I know someday soon Shaun will have his own book out! </div>
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<i>Massive new white king headboard!</i></div>
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Aaaand I'll finish this long and random post off with the neighborhood rooster! How gorgeous are the colors on this guy!? I could design a whole room out of him! ;) </div>
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I've missed all 2 of you who read my little blog but (hopefully) I'm back and writing more often!! Hope you're all well :) </div>
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Boo Hazardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15837323045527334887noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6010013413350015448.post-72482845204309362952013-03-21T10:20:00.000-07:002013-03-21T10:20:48.991-07:00A new gate & fence is in the works...We have definitely put on hold any large projects for our house until the bath reno gets paid off but there's one more project I would like to tackle while we're still in debt over the bathroom <i>(yes my hubby wants to kill me!) </i><br />
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But this project is for security and privacy. We live in one of the safest neighborhoods in New Orleans but there have been some robberies in the area. This is just one of those things we deal with living in the city. I feel safe where we are but ever since we bought our house I have wanted to put up a privacy fence and gate for our driveway.<br />
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Here's our sad attempt at gaining some privacy over the last year by using bamboo. It's been great temporarily but there is NO lock on this fence. And we have to pile bricks in front the gate to prevent it from swinging open!! Not to mention our little dog can easily escape.<br />
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I was thinking about doing something more contemporary at first - like this:</div>
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And I thought the design of this one is so cool:</div>
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But in the end a classic traditional gate will probably win. I am in a 150 year old cottage, not a mid century modern beaut! Although yes, I love the contrast of old and new but I think for this project we will go with a fence similar to this:</div>
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It's simple yet has beautiful detail. And this fence will be what you see when walking to our side door which we use as our front door. So I want it to look a little dressier than a standard fence. And we have a courtyard to sit in on this side too. </div>
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Here's a little sketch of what I'm thinking:</div>
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I will need 2 more posts on either side of the gate but this is the general idea. Technically this is our driveway but I don't want it to feel like it is. We never pull the cars into it so we decided to center one opening that will be about 40" wide. (wider than the regular 36" in case we ever have something huge we need to carry through) </div>
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It will start about 3' or 4' back from the existing fence and we will put beautiful pots with topiary cones on either side to give it a more formal entrance - <i>kinda</i> like these:</div>
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Y'all know I'm all about looks but the main reason for doing this is for security. I have been researching outdoor keyless locks. This is the best option I think because all our friends will know the code and can enter by punching in the keypad. Otherwise it will automatically lock at all times. Here are the contenders:</div>
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And here are some hinges I'm eyeing:<br />
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I also would like to attached the mailbox to the fence. We have a funky little mailbox on the house now but it's yucky. Here's what I like:<br />
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The mailbox obviously can wait but I'm trying to get pricing and everything together soon so we can get the baby built! I'm excited and think it will add a ton of curb appeal and safety at the same time.<br />
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<br />Boo Hazardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15837323045527334887noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6010013413350015448.post-88277530754604070562013-03-08T10:40:00.002-08:002013-03-08T10:40:33.053-08:00We Painted Our Floors WHITE! Yeah... we are cray cray...When we had to renovate our living/dining room we of course ran out of money and decided to just paint the subfloor. Click <a href="http://bywaterboo.blogspot.com/2011/07/our-living-room-beforeafter.html" target="_blank">HERE</a> to see the before!<br />
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Here's a shot from 2011 to see the floor color - I was trying to go for a deep charcoal color but apparently I was color blind that day in selecting a color because I wound up with a deep navy!<br />
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The navy floor color never bothered me but The Hubs and I always wondered how it would be with white floors... and that day came after our annoying <a href="http://bywaterboo.blogspot.com/2013/01/bathroom-reveal.html" target="_blank">bath reno</a>. The contractors trampled through the living room for weeks with their nasty shoes, etc. and there was no saving the floor.<br />
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So what the heck.... let's paint the floor a HIGH GLOSS WHITE shall we?! We scrubbed the floors clean, vacuumed the floors about 40 times and then started the process. It took 3 coats and we used an oil based white. The key here is to use oil. It took about 5 days total but was worth the wait! Here's what it looked like drying:<br />
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And here's a sneak of it with the furniture in. I have to take some more pictures of the rest of the room but wanted to share this:</div>
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Don't these floors get insanely dirty you may ask?! Well, yes, they do get dirty. But since they are shiny, glossy oil based all I have to do is take a wet rag and wipe them down. And I kinda like to see just how dirty my floors are. Then I know I need to clean them! </div>
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So, for the time being we love these white floors! That's the fun thing with just having a subfloor - we can do anything we want to it and it doesn't matter because it's not permanent. When the back of the house undergoes its massive reno the whole back will have wide plank heart pine floors but that day will come.... never... ;) </div>
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<br />Boo Hazardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15837323045527334887noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6010013413350015448.post-71959241946307154732013-02-26T12:14:00.000-08:002013-02-26T12:14:15.864-08:00Latest Shaun Smith Home Work Project Reveal! I have been in such nonblogging (is that a word!?) mood lately! Sorry for my lack in posting.... we rented our whole house for Superbowl then there was 3 weeks of Mardi Gras madness, etc. etc. BUT I want to share with y'all the latest fun project from work!!<br />
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I'm not sure who out there reads this wee little blog but I work for the nicest & most talented designer <i>ever</i> - <a href="http://www.shaunsmithhome.com/" target="_blank">Mr. Shaun Smith</a>!! (and no i'm not just ass kissing here! ha!) I manage the design store, Shaun Smith Home, work on interior design projects with him and we also have a house flipping side to the biz. I hate to use the word "flip" because I think Shaun does such a tasteful and unique job on these homes. There is nothing contractor grade about anything we do!<br />
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So, Shaun will fully renovate a gutted home even down to the furnishings, then sell it. I'm sharing with you the latest house he completed. It went under contract the day it went on the market! (YAY!)<br />
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So here ya go:<br />
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Don't let the cottage look fool you - this house is over 3,300 square feet! Notice the "X" on the door, he carried that pattern throughout with the custom millwork, fencing, etc. on the home. He even did the landscaping.<br />
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I'm obsessed with that cobra snake! How awesome is this house!? Boys got some taste!<br />
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Anyway - here's our new and improved bathroom!</div>
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My favorite thing about the bathroom - the custom sink from an antique dresser with marble top. I LOVE the way it came out but lemme tell ya - it's kinda expensive to get something like this made but I was happy we went with something original over the standard pedestal sink route and have no regrets spending a little more to get this show stopper! Not to mention the storage it provides! </div>
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I even finally got the sconces up!! Now I know what you're thinking - where the <i>F</i> did those random sconces come from!? Aaahhhh well... since I had to have sconces with a deep chamber for wires to hang out (don't ask, it's something like that bc our house is so old the wires couldn't go into the wall) so I ran to Lowes to find <i>anything</i> that would work and be cheap so when I found my dream sconces I could switch them out.<br />
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So my ass scooped up the hideous $5.99 antiqued brass with frosted glass sconces!! Woot! Woot! but of course did not use the frosted glass part and bought these awesome Edison bulbs which I think totally updates these funky guys. I actually don't mind them at all! and for $15 a sconce how could you go wrong!? Yes, the bulbs cost more than the sconce ;)</div>
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I'm loving the contrast of the gilded, ornate mirror with the super contemporary sink.<br />
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Oh, and here's the original medicine cabinet that everyone wanted me to rip out but I think it's adorable! Not to mention functional!! I get very attached to original pieces of the house and can't bare to rip them out. I would like to strip the hardware though.<br />
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And there ya have it!! The new bathroom! A wide angle lens would of helped a bit but I think you get the idea. Oh, and we have a toilet too... just didn't feel the need to take a picture of the toilet. Although I do love the handicap height! Perfect for us tall people! :)</div>
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Boo Hazardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15837323045527334887noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6010013413350015448.post-40160303916563076732013-01-14T07:46:00.000-08:002013-01-14T07:48:23.907-08:00Finally putting good use to our library ladders! (and don't judge me!)Hello! First - the <a href="http://bywaterboo.blogspot.com/2013/01/sconce-debate-wild-tacky-crazy-or-safe.html" target="_blank">sconce debate</a> continues... my dad poopooed my chrome choice because there isn't a "chamber" behind the light for the wires to go - something about the box in the wall isn't deep because of the plaster, lathe, etc. Whatevs.... I'm at the point of just getting something cheap cheap until I find something I love.<br />
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Aaaand now onto my plans for our closet - and don't judge me on how messy our dressing room is! I call it a dressing room because it's literally a room in our house. 12' x 12'. Which is ridiculous and drives me crazy that that much square footage is a closet! </div>
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Here's what it looks like this morning:</div>
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SO what we're going to do is get my brother to build in some floating shelves. Like 3" thick and then finally use our library ladders (<a href="http://bywaterboo.blogspot.com/2011/02/attic-find-library-ladder.html" target="_blank">we found in our attic</a>) so we can access everything easy. With 12' ceilings we can have a lot of possible storage on that wall but can't access any of it at the moment! And leave a big open space still so the hanging clothes still fit. But get some nice baskets to store the stuff that doesn't need to be hung. </div>
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The goal is to get almost everything condensed to that one wall - then we can actually <i>use</i> the room! </div>
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HELLLLOOOOOOO 2013!!!!</div>
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Can you believe our bathroom is STILL not finished!!???? AHHHHHH!!! It's almost there... just needs a little thing called electricity and we are DONE! My dad's doing the lighting so I'm not nagging him too much on when he'll do it - he is free after all!!</div>
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Boo Hazardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15837323045527334887noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6010013413350015448.post-12473949087661424582012-12-21T10:21:00.000-08:002012-12-21T10:21:51.211-08:00Au Revoir NOLA & STILL unfinished bathroom!! So, I've been too busy and pissed off to post this week... let's just say the tile guy laid our penny tile down WRONG!!! THE TILE GUY! Who only does tile & showers!!! How the <i>F </i>do you f*ck up penny tile!? Well my friends... he did.<br />
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And I almost had to go to divorce court because of it. ;) I kid. BUT it's been very stressful and no, the tile is not coming up. We're living with it. Too long of a story to get into but the tile is here to stay. How did he f*ck it up you might ask? He didn't lay the tiles down right! So randomly you can see lines because the circles aren't matched correctly.<br />
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Lesson learned. I am having detailed drawings of every single little thing we want done when it comes to the next phase of this reno. I should of gotten more quotes for the work. We were in such a time crunch though because it all happened so suddenly.<br />
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I do LOVE my contractor and my guy who's cutting my marble for the sink though!<br />
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Anyhoot, The Hubs & I are off to NEW YORK CITY! To spend Christmas with his family. I can't wait to get outta here! And to be able to shower properly!!<br />
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