Simply Grove

Hey locals!!  We are having a huge labor day sale tomorrow at Brass Razoo!  Furniture, clothes, jewlery, all of it.  Come find one of a kind pieces for your home!  (I must say that we have some fabulous pieces right now.)  BR hours are 10:30am to 5:00pm on Saturdays.

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What an elegantly cool piece.  Don’t you think??  See the before and after here on Parlour.

Favorite feature in the room?  Least favorite?

via vtwonen

I love this Take A Look!  Brooke, a stay at home mom who also dabbles in sewing and styling has created such a fun space for her family.  This 1950’s traditional home is full of vintage goodness.  Brooke and her husband Adam, a photographer, have slightly different design tastes.  Brooke is all about vintage bohemian and her hubby is more modern.  They have done a great job mixing their aesthetics!!

Brooke mostly shop estate sales and thrift shops as well as garage sales but has a deep deep love for Anthropologie.  She also loves Etsy because she prefers one of a kind over mass production any day.  Her favorite design sites include Apartment Therapy, the marion house book, decor8, sfgirlbybay, Bloesom, Design* Sponge and your truly.  (Brooke, did you just say that to make me feel better??  Haha.  JK.)  Her favorite magazines are Dwell, Country Living and Living Etc.

I must say that my favorite room in Brooke’s home is this bedroom.  (Above.)  It feels very modern french.

Great job Brooke!!!

Check out her blog, Pure and Noble here.

The newest issue of La Petite is out!!!  The whole issue is full of cuteness and greatness!  Editors Rachelle Francey and Jennifer Lee continue to amaze me.

Look for my DIY on page 22 and quick tips on page 57.

So, I told all of you that I was planning a total redo on my kid’s bedrooms and though that has not happened quite yet, I did organize and clean out their rooms yesterday.  That alone feels amazing!   A few things will need our attention SOON.  I noticed that my son’s walls are trashed, badly trashed.  We used a flat paint (what were we thinking??) and there are a multitude of scuffs and marks all over.  Eden’s walls are also in need of help.  She took it upon herself to decorate the walls with My Little Pony stickers.  When I removed them yesterday, half the paint came off too.  Ug.

Our plan is paint both rooms, purchase or make bunk beds for Ethan, new chandelier for Eden, paint Eden’s headboard a bright color, new bedding for both and so on and so forth.  Do any of you know of stylish and affordable bunk beds?  My husband is tempted to make them but if we can buy them already made, so much better!

Image via Living Etc.

I was browsing Holly’s Interior Styling group on Flickr and came across so many inspiring spaces.  It seems like people are stepping out of the design box more and more.  I love finding spaces that don’t look like 100 other spaces.  Below are a few images that make me want to stop everything that I am doing and go style something.

emily cm

Emily05MLE

Compai Style

Nestled In

Johnny Vintage

Mina 1801

Nautical meets old world meets vintage meets classic.

via Flickr.

This is why I have been a little side tracked this last week.  Two of the cutest human beings were birthed into the world.  My heart is bursting for my new nephews!

(The outfits are courtesy of their favorite auntie…wink wink.)

1.  A light and airy entryway.

2.  Statement lighting.

3.  Can I have this in my house?

Favorite feature in the room?  Least favorite?

via Living Etc.

What happy walls!

via Varpunen.

Have I ever introduced you to my lovely sponsor, Hijirik??  She is so talented and her products are fantastic!  This is my latest purchase.  I need to frame it soon.

In the cases of these bedrooms, simple is better.  I love the clean lines and minimal decor.  The colors are soothing, especially against all of the wood.  Pure beauty!

via The Brick House, Remodelista and dwell.