Happy Stripes

Stripes make me happy! I like them...

On my candy...tis the season!

On the floor

On walls

On the ceiling

Even on my beer...Cheers!

*room images from Domino...I think*

Embellishments

If you are looking for that special something to top your presents with and wow everyone with your gift wrapping skills, you must hit up Nicholas Kniel Fine Ribbons and Embellishments. Nick has it all...beautiful ribbons, unique buttons, fru fru feathers, and the perfect embellishment for any gift.

Check out these lovely packages that Nick wrapped up for Liz Williams' dining table at the 2008 Atlanta Homes and Lifestyles Christmas House. The little bird on top just adds the perfect touch. The wrapping is a gift in itself!

Nick also wrapped these beautiful gifts for another one of Liz Williams' projects that was featured in Atlanta Homes and Lifestyles. No need to stick to the traditional red & green wrapping. He is always thinking outside of the box and mixes in a vibrant turquoise with brown and moss green. Love it!


Nick helped Gretchen and me with our room at last years Atlanta Homes and Lifestyles Christmas House. He designed and decorated this AWESOME twig tree and also made the fuzzy garland wreaths below. He is sooo talented!

For more fun and exciting things to do with ribbon, you must purchase Nicholas Kniel's book, Ribbon the Art of Adornment. In the mean time make sure you check out his website http://www.nicholaskniel.com/ or even better stop by his store!

Nicholas Kniel Fine Ribbons & Embellishments
290 Hilderbrand Drive, Suite B-16
Atlanta, GA 30328
404.252.8855

I promise you won't come out empty handed and you are sure to be wowed by all the beautiful goodies!

**images from Atlanta Homes and Lifestyles**

Happy Turkey Day!

I am thankful for these 3 turkeys...

1. My wonderful husband

2. My beautiful baby girl

3. Reg's first turkey....it was so yummy! We had no clue what we were doing, but it was a huge hit with the whole family!

I hope you had a fabulous Thanksgiving! I for one, have so much to be thankful for and I count my blessing everyday!

Hidden Offices

I have always LOVED this room from Cottage Living. It is perfect in every way! My favorite part about this living room is the his & her offices. The built-in desk and bookcases are tucked away and can be hidden by the sliding doors...perfect for hiding clutter from guest. I just love the fact that they integrated the work spaces into the living room! The star lanterns and blue wicker chairs really jazz up the space too. I give this room an A+!

Bald=Beautiful

While Annie and I were out running errands today, a man stopped me and asked if I had just cut my babies hair or if she was really that bald. I mean seriously, did he think I shaved my baby's head?!! The man was dead serious too. I swear...some people! I think bald is beautiful, and Annie is the most beautiful baby in the world (not that I'm biased or anything)!

On another note, I found a pair of super cool lamps at Scotts this past week. They are in a sense bald as well, because I have yet to find shades for them. What do you think?

Have a great week!

Kitchen Lust

These mouth watering kitchens are some of my all time favorites... Design Galleria - Atlanta Homes & Lifestyle 2008 Christmas Showhouse

Phoebe Howard

Suzanne Kasler- Southern Accents

Jill Sharp Brinson-Southern Accents

Elaine Griffen-Southern Accents

Escape

I'm sorry for the lack of posts lately, but life has been pretty crazy the past couple of weeks! Annie was baptized this past Sunday and we had a luncheon at our house afterwards with 50 people. Everything was absolutely perfect and Annie was an angel! It was so special to worship and celebrate with family and friends on this very important day in Annie's life.

She just melts my heart and makes me forget all my worries! Thank God for my baby girl!
On top of preparing for the luncheon last week, my computer crashed...again. This time it's for good :(. We took it to the Geek Squad and they said they couldn't even recover the images from my hard drive. We are getting a 2nd opinion, so keep your fingers crossed that all my photo files can be recovered....that is all I care about! Needless to say, this is the main reason for my lack of post. I'm now using my husbands old computer and trying to rebuild my "inspiration" file with beautiful photos for the the blog!


With all the craziness in my life right now, I just want to escape to this beautiful bathroom and soak in the tub and gaze out the window and day dream. This bathroom was designed by Keith Summerour for his personal Meriweather country retreat. Isn't it dreamy?!


**photo from Atlanta Homes and Lifestyles