Second Saturday July...

The second Saturday of the month is the St. Claude Arts Districts promotion of all the new exhibits at the galleries along St. Claude Ave. (the main Avenue to enter our hood).

Here's a summary for ya - "The St. Claude Arts District is in the forefront of contemporary art in New Orleans. This area really shined during Prospect 1 and challenged anyone who thought New Orleans might lack a contemporary art scene. This area is off the beaten path and will guarantee an intellectual evening of gallery perusing. Every Second Saturday come visit the St. Claude Arts District for innovative and cutting edge art works" - artsneworleans.org

This past weekend we only had time to pop over to three galleries and they did not disappoint! (forgive me but I did not get any of the artists names!) The first gallery had an artist that cast cement molds of random objects.

I really loved everything he made. I can't even imagine how heavy they all must be!

The TV below must of been a 48" flat screen. How did they mount that sucker?!



Of course my absolute favorite piece - and the designer in me loved this series of hand guns!! I would LOVE to use these in a clients home. A young, hip, modern bachelor type... or heck anyone that would let me get away with mounting 35 cement guns on their wall!

At the next gallery we saw this 7 foot tall crazy I don't know what monster thing...

There was so much detail - it was fun to look at so much going on with it. In the photo below you can make out the eye - it was a video of a blinking eye!

This little bird was just fun.

The last gallery we went to I unfortunately did not get any pictures of but it was SO COOL!! The artists made a black maze and there were little openings randomly throughout with gourmet finger foods! The idea was that the food was art and they were all beautifully made and even more delicious to eat! There were also specialty cocktails which might explain why I didn't get any photos... ;)

I definitely recommend a night out along the St. Claude Arts District on the next Second Saturday!! It runs from 6pm - 10 pm.

- BOO

Awning Is Up!...

We finally installed our black and white striped awning over the weekend! (You know I needed it to be black and white!)

We desperately needed it with these summer rain storms soaking us as we entered the house!

I even love that as you walk through the living room you get a nice shot of the black and white stripes! And do you notice out in the yard the little rose budding from the rose bush I feared to be dead?

Guess it might be thriving afterall?!

- BOO



White Knights...

Do I need a knight of armor?? NOPE. But I've been looking at this stud on Craigslist for over a week now trying to get my mom to buy it! (I currently have no place for a life size knight - but she does!)

I know it might be a sin but I would spray paint him all white and put him in a foyer.... I think it would look fabulous!! I don't have an extra $350 laying around to buy a knight... darn I wish I did!!


Here - I dug up two pictures of different foyers that a white knight would look smashing in...

Get rid of this dumb little table and put a big ole white knight there instead!

This big tall vase is OK... just a little safe and boring... white knight = POW!

Do you think I'm delusional or do you see my vision??? To my mother in particular - buy this knight and I'll buy it from you in a couple years!!

- BOO

Pillow Talk...

The Hubs and I have a total of 6 pillows on our bed... he needs more. Since I already have 2 down pillow inserts I figure I should just make them myself! They measure in pretty big - 27 x 27 so hopefully this will accommodate Mr. I Need 45 Pillows on my bed... 

I got inspired by the beautiful HUGE pillows we have at the Shop - they measure in at 30 x 30! BUT I could not stomach Hubs leaning on these gorgeous silks!

Silk & Velvet pillows from Shaun Smith Home 



Another shot of some of the pillows we carry...

Here's what I'd like the bed to eventually have a resemblance to...

Interior Design by Timothy Whealon

So I chose a cotton blend with a subtle pattern in a creamy white to keep with the neutral look. It's so so SOFT! It should be coming in next week and I'm excited because I'll be sewing in zippers (you know I'll have to wash white pillows!) and I have not done zippers in a while so it'll be a good refresher!

Welby in Natural available HERE

Just a reminder - here's what the bedroom looked like a couple months ago... (sorry for dark photos!)

And here it is after some minor updates...

I think adding the extra pillows will at least make the bed look "finished" - the rest is still a work in progress!

I am debating on cording for the new pillows?? I feel like the pattern is enough... any thoughts? To cord or not to cord... tis the question!

- BOO