(mIlK) bOTtLeS...

any ideas on where i can find the bottles pictured here or some that are similar?

bIlLY Reid {part two}...some christmas inspiration...

i have blogged of my love of the billy reid stores before. i was flipping through an old december issue of country living last night and came across this article that featured his alabama home. i love the outside of this old house and all the natural elements used for decorating for christmas. if you have never been to one of his stores, try to stop in sometime.

dEciSIoN time...a little help deciding please...

I mentioned in my previous post that I wanted to do a faux deer mount in my baby's nursery. I still like that idea and if I go through with it, I will do it in book pages. But, I am stuck now because I think this gazelle from Anthropologie is so cute too! I don't live near Anthro, so I have not seen in person. Have any of you? So, decide for me, which do you think I should do?

Oh {faux} Deer!!!

Look how cute this faux deer head is in this nursery. I think it is a fun idea that can be adapted for a girl or boy nursery. Isn't the one covered in a map perfect for a boy? Click here for an easy tutorial on how to make one! I'd love to hear your thoughts on this. I am wanting to do this in my baby's room. What do you think?

under {bEd,cRiB} storage...

I am loving this fun idea of using old, wooden milk crates or soda crates for storage in a nursery or child's room. Just add some casters on the bottom to make it easy to move around the room as needed and then roll under the bed to put it away. Perfect for toys, diapers or for whatever you need to store! I also like the idea of vintage suitcases and old baskets tucked under too. Images via HGTV, ohdeedoh, babyspace

another table...

While flipping through Southern Living today, I saw another fun (kids) table for holiday time. Notice the garland name tags on the chair. Maria Cooke has some great tips for setting a simple but elegant Thanksgiving table. Be sure to check out the article in the November issue.

tAbLEs (outdoor and kids)...

By now, I am sure most of you have seen Lauren's (of Pure Style Home) outdoor table. I fell in love with the mix of rustic boards and industrial sawhorses. I have plans for my husband to make one for our backyard. Isn't her's gorgeous with the pumpkins? Love that. In the warmer months can't you just see tons of candles all down the middle of it for an evening dinner party? Thanks for such great inspiration, Lauren! While I am on the subject of tables, I love how easy and fun these tables from Country Living and Simply Seleta are for kids. Just cover in butcher/craft paper, draw on the place mats and add some crayons or markers! Great for parties and at holiday time for the little ones to sit at! *country living picture via viva full house

{cHaLK} boards, walls, doors...

There is a blank space above the chest of drawers in my baby's nursery. I have had a hard time deciding what to put there and every time I decide to do one thing, something else catches my eye. But, I think a chalkboard is the thing I have finally decided on....for good! I hope anyway ;). I love the chalkboard wall in my last post about moomah. That little lamb drawn on it is just too precious. I plan to use the chalkboard for drawing something on..maybe an animal or writing the letter Gg and then drawing a girl like on the vintage alphabet card in the picture above..who knows. I like how Tracery Interiors have these little chalkboards hung with some sort of string or twine. Seleta recently posted these images of them in use! Also check out this page on their blog of a chalkboard wall. Isn't that a precious room? At first I wanted to frame the chalkboard and now think I will just have a thin board cut at Lowe's or home depot and hang with twine like they did. My friend Holly did a post recently on chalkboards. Be sure to check out her ideas! *photos via my sweet Savannah, tracery interiors, simply seleta, houzz, style-files, cakies, (I don't remember where I found the photo with the gorgeous green drapes, if you know let me know for proper credit!), and project nursery

moOmAh...

I can't believe I've been to NYC and didn't know about this place! I just happened to find out about it by reading Erika's (Urban Grace Interiors) great post about her recent NYC trip. I think I could move my baby's jenny lind crib right in and live there, ha! I love the huge chalkboard, the cow picture, the framed prints, the lights, the school chairs...all of it. It is definitely on my list for next time I visit NYC! *pictures via moomah, decor8 and design sponge!

{bathroom} inspiration...

I love the bathroom in the top picture. It was in the home of Haskell Harris, one of the former editors of the much loved Cottage Living magazine. Would somebody please bring that magazine back? This Birmingham cottage was featured in Southern Living magazine. Click here to see more of this darling house. Notice the subway tiles, glossy black door and the brass faucet...love it all! Any ideas on where I could find a mirror like that? I also love the brass shower fixture in the second picture..perfect patina!

fLoKati part two...

I really love the look of a flokati in a nursery and I really want to use it in my baby girl's nursery, but the shedding....oh the shedding. Now that she is crawling, it gets on her. Do any of you have any tips to minimize the shedding? No, this is not my nursery. This one is darling though. I love that lamp and light fixture in the picture too.

Sweet & Simple {nursery} art...

I am really liking the simple design of these adorable alphabet and numbers flash cards. They are designed by Patricia Zapata of A Little Hut and can be purchased through her website or Etsy. I first saw these via the blog Pancakes and French Fries.

Love this {sweet} room...

Love, love, love...found via vivafullhouse blog.

lighting inspiration...

I have always adored the polka dotted lampshade in my friend, Holly's first nursery. I am planning to copy it for my own :). A few years back I got a tall, thrift store lamp for 4.00 that had a big shade on it. I am going to redo to give a similar look to the lamp in her nursery pictured here. I am in the process of painting the lamp base in an ultra flat brown spray paint. I think this brand/kind was used in Cottage Living a few years back to redo a chandelier and it gives a nice smooth looking finish without the little sparkles that spray paint can have. First, I'll use some lightweight cotton duck for a slipcover over the shade. Next, add some brown polka dots with a round, foam stamper and craft paint. Last I'll trim around the bottom with some knife pleat trim found at Hobby Lobby to complete the look!

(fLoKaTi) rugs...

I had a chance to go to ikea this past weekend to do a little shopping for the nursery. I picked up this flokati rug. I want something soft and neutral for the rug in the nursery. Now that I have it home, I am not sure. What are your thoughts on these rugs? I already have frieze carpet in the room, so I couldn't do just a thick shag. It would be like putting shag on top of shag. I would love to do that if I had wood floors. The pictures posted here are a mix of shag and flokati and are from oh dee oh, cottage living, holly mathis interiors (who I got to shop with on Saturday as well!!) and ikea.

more from *that* nursery....

Yes, I am writing about this nursery again. I got these knobs in the mail yesterday from Anthropologie to go on a dresser that is going to be used as the changing table. The dresser is very similar to the one pictured here. Mine is a family heirloom that belonged to my grandmother and members of her family before that. I have had it in my living room the past several years. It will be nice to use it in the nursery and think about how many generations before have used that same dresser. I am going to get this changing pad cover to go on the top.

{elephant} hamper...

Again I apologize for the lack of posts. I have s.l.o.w.l.y. been putting my thoughts together for baby GIRL's nursery. One thing I plan to get is this darling elephant hamper. A splurge for a laundry hamper, but so cute and a fun touch. I first saw it in the fabulous nursery that Laurie Rhoney of Rhoney Design put together for her daughter. I'm sure you all have seen this darling space already and I have been wanting to blog about it since I first fell in love with it. Be sure to check out Erika's post about it. But, back to the hamper. It is just one of the design elements I'm stealing, I mean "borrowing" from that nursery. I have since spotted it again at me and wee. Be sure to check out this precious space, too. The elephant hamper can be found here at home decorators. On a side note, I am planning to go with the topsy turvy toile below and scored it in Dallas this past weekend for only 6.00 a yard! If you are in need of fabric and live in the Dallas area, you need to go to Perth street and check out all the fabric outlets. They have great deals on all kinds of fabric and are right together in walking distance.

toPsY TuRvY...

Sweet Kara asked recently where I've been. I am so behind in my blog reading/commenting and I hope you all will forgive me. I have a good excuse, promise. I've been doing some entertaining the last few months. Someone has moved in with me, literally. This someone, although not very big, has demanded my energy and I will even have to redo a room in my house just for this little person. I am not complaining. I've waited years for this person to arrive. I thought the post title was fitting. Not only is it the name of the fabric I'm considering for somewhere in little one's room, it's how life is going to be in a few months, but that is a good thing and I am so excited for it to happen!