Bathroom Re-do by Jessica of Alice Lane

Jessica over at Alice Lane re-designed her sister's bathroom & I was so impressed with the after pictures that I saved them for my inspiration files.  I love how the white subway tiles look against the dark chocolate brown walls and the Venetian mirror- what a statement piece?!?! Don't you think? 


I was really considering something like this for my master bathroom, but with 2 mirrors....however, Venetian mirrors can be so costly!!
 

If anyone knows of a good source for Venetian mirrors under $400 a piece, let me know! 
 

Did you notice the cute HAND DRAWN design sketch that Jessica drew?!? 

Its hung on the wall !! What a cute & CREATIVE way to keep the memory of the bathroom re-do!  

You WON'T BELIEVE how Jessica did all this!! Read about it here.

 BEFORE:

If you're in Utah or heading there....Jessica also has a lovely showroom there by the same name as her blog, Alice Lane. 

ALICE LANE SHOWROOM

1350 South State Street 

Orem, Utah

801.802.6266

-images via alice lane

My Place Featured on Apartment Therapy...

Many of you have written to me regarding items in my home & so on. Today Apartment Therapy has featured my home & there I reveal almost ALL the sources. I also discuss 'the BIGGEST embarrassment in my home' as well as 'What my friends say'! 
 

You DON'T have to like my home or my art, but if you do, check it out here. 

I added a FEW MORE pictures you haven't seen before! 

Thank you once again for your support! Thanks to Apt. Therapy!

Personal Photos....(Via Made By Girl)

This post was supposed to be for May 12th & it WAS UP (for a few hours) until Blogger decided to do maintenance for an entire day in a half & DELETED it along with the 60 comments! Sorry if your comment got deleted, but please feel free to comment again.

Thanks to Christie from Chic Love blog who was nice enough to send the post (I thought I'd lost) to me via email (she had it in her reader)! Thank God! I'm sending Christie anything she wants from Made By Girl she wants as a thank you!!
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I love it when bloggers post PERSONAL photos of things they own or just pictures of inside of their home. Know what I mean? I find it intriguing to see what people own, what they buy & even what type of dog they have! Nonetheless, it's just a small & narrow window into their lives. 

How about you? Do you enjoy looking at these types of photographs on blogs? 

Even though we shouldn't always judge a book by it's cover.... you can kind of tell (by looking at my pictures) that I pretty much enjoy shoes, fashion, art, jewelry & doggies!  But, I'm far more than what you see in these photos & I'm sure other bloggers you follow are also much more than what you see & read.  


This is just a very small snippet of my life. Hopefully one day I'll add a baby to these pictures....

Ikat shoes by Enzo Anglioni

An 8x10 painting I did - soon to be available at Cocoa & Hearts

Python business card holder & leopard wallet- I'm in love with leopard print - as if you couldn't tell.

A few of my necklaces. My favorite is the cross with the purple stones.

Marc Jacobs handbag hanging in my dressing area.

A painting I originally did for Cocoa & Hearts, but I decided to keep it.  It's now hanging in my bathroom.

 

One of my boxers....she loves sleeping on her sheepskin

my handy dandy closet- super convenient.

new (earth friendly) business cards...

 

A white boxer I had a few years ago - she passed away in 2006 - I miss her so much.

One of my current favorite design books 'Undecorate', fresh carrot juice & a small Cocoa & Hearts piece I made. Will be adding some similar 8x10's soon to the gallery! 




-all images by jen ramos

Tess's Home Tour...(Via Made by Girl)

This week I am also bringing you a home in Pennsylvania that belongs to a couple named, Tess & Jesse. Besides being a blogger, Tess also runs an online shop called Cozy Little Cave, where you'll find original paintings she's created of some stylish cartoon-like women! This couple is also expecting their first baby in August & I'm curious to see how they'll be decorating the nursery! 


I noticed in her bio we have a couple things in common, we both blog, have online stores, are Christians, and love colorful ART. The one thing we didn't have in common that I noticed was.....  I can't stand Dr. Pepper! Ha!

How cool is this attic stairwell? They placed paint chips as decor to add some color and interest!  Neat!

above: blanket for the nursery!

-images via cozy little cave

Yvonne's Home Tour...(Via Made By Girl)

Welcome back - it's nice to say....but I still wish it was the weekend & that I was SUNBATHING on a beach somewhere....  That would be the best case scenario right now.  But till then, I'd like to share fellow blogger, Yvonne's home. 

She blogs over at a super cute blog called Simply Yvonne and recently had a gorgeous baby, whose nursery you can spot below!  She's also a graphic designer & talented photographer....with all that talent, it's no wonder her home is so cute! Hope it inspires you on this Monday....

 And what do you think of the nursery? Cute huh? I love the idea of hanging the baby clothing NEATLY along the wall and displayed openly in the room.

-images via simply yvonne

Apt. in Vogue...(Via Made By Girl)

Ironically enough with the death of Elizabeth Taylor yesterday, I was looking through Vogue & came across this home.  It belongs to a couple named Laura & Diego Garcia. I immediately noticed the HUGE pink painting/print on the wall of Elizabeth Taylor carefully placed in Laura's daughter's room! 

What an interesting piece for a nursery don't you think?? ......I LOVE it!

Anyway, Laura is a fashion designer, while Diego is a Musician. They met each other while in school & fell in love, BROKE UP then met again in Rome & hooked up again...this time for keeps! They now have a pretty baby daughter and a great place in New York City. Love that story....Lucky gal....enjoy!

The Taylor painting is by Russell Young

 Photography by Claiborne Swanson Frank

-images via vogue

Laurel's Home Tour...(Via Made By Girl)

Laurel McBurney has a super cute blog (I love visiting) called Abode Love: A man's home is his wife's castle. She also sent pics of her home back when I was requesting people to send them, & I thought it was pretty cute! I'm really happy she decided to share so much of her home on MadeByGirl ! In looking through her place I noticed LOTS of stripes... it's a pretty BOLD move don't you think?

It's actually inspiring me to want to paint some stripes in my DOG'S room! What about you? Do you like painted stripes in a home? Perhaps your own?? 

Anyhow, thank you Laurel for sharing all these pics with us! Let Lauren know what you think & feel free to jump on over to her blog here.

-images via abode love