Almost Back!!!

Hello again!!!! It's me, lauren, and I'm at my parents' house (with a computer!) and just wanted to leave a quick post. Things have been great at the new house- super-busy & exhausting in a good way.

The image above is from Calico Corners & represents a little more of what I'm looking for right now- color & pattern. (I'll explain in more detail below!)

We hit the kitchen the first weekend & tore out that funny stage/ petting zoon in the basement down to the studs. (Thanks goodness for my in-laws visiting!!!- my father-in-law is a workhorse and my mother-in-law really helped me get going.) Our (WONDERFUL) friends (a landscape designer & her husband) have been amazing & have helped us cut down dead trees & get started on the yard, which is a swamp (SERIOUS WATER ISSUES!! ) I put out our adirondack chairs under a dry spot in the yard and Christian & I and our dog Ashby have been enjoying them.

This is going to sound really crazy coming from me, but I have to be honest, having all white is DRIVING ME CRAZY.

No joke, it's killing me. Once I put up the drapes I started feeling better, but I'm really craving some bright color right now!! (I'm already way past the "base stage " and ready to get to the stage where I want to add my color!! hahaha) =The fabric below is 'Keira' which can be found at Calico Corners and we used on the guest bedroom drapes.

Ok, off to paint!! I'll have internet on Monday & will be back in full-swing. I've missed you all so much & feel very out of the loop!

xoxo,

lauren

ps- Thank you so much Camila for your posts while I way away!!!! (Hee hee I love all the ideas!!;)

xoxo

Branching out

In my continuing search for the perfect housewarming gift I was hit with an idea during my daily walks with the pups. I know that Lauren loves to bring the outdoors in and I’ve never seen someone get so excited to see Forsythia’s branches so I figured why not try to find a gift will keep on giving year in and out, she can use it to decorate, and add a touch of girly color.

Enter my latest idea:

A small quince tree that she can plant in her yard:

I love the way the branches look with the pops of pink throughout the brown branches. Maybe these little branches were inspiration for the whole pink plus brown trend!

Close up shot of flower:

Don’t you already see Lauren out there snipping away at the branches and making some amazing arrangements inside her Treehouse?

Apparently there is a special way for you to force your branches to bloom. Click here for a little how-to from Martha of course!

Hope you all enjoy your weekend! I’ll be back on Monday with some more ideas, which I’m sure will end up being PINK!

xoxo

Camila

The Perfect Houseguest

Hello Everyone,

It's Camila from High-Heeled Foot in the Door since Lauren is a very busy lady this week fixing up her lovely Treehouse and without internet access til Mid-May I thought it would fun to come on over and entertain you all!

While it may seem that me and Lauren are a bit opposite in our design styles we are really quite similar. We both love clean lines, the mixing of old and new and having a room reflex your true style. I just like to throw a little okay maybe a lot more color into the mix.

So while the cat's away the mice will play! Let me know what you would like to see more of here. I'm going to channel my inner Lauren and try to find you all some wonderful eye candy that would make Lauren proud.

Now off to the first matter at hand.

Since I currently have Lauren working away on her guest room. (Purely for selfish reasons, because I want to visit her as soon as possible!) Due to this I have been on the hunt for the perfect housewarming gift.

My current front-runner is this:

The book is a dinner game of sorts. During Proust's time he came up with two questionnaires that were meant to allow the reader to discover his/hers fears, fantasies, favorite poets, writers, embarrassing moments, etc. The books features answers from a number of celebrities along with having blank questionnaires that your guests can fill out.

I'm not totally sold on this idea, but I like it so it's on my list, but the search continues.

What are your go-to gifts for a new home owner?