Lunch On The Prairie

This weekend I had the pleasure of visiting Rachel Ashwell's new B & B... 

The Prairie

The whole day was just amazing...the lunch hosted by Bud Royer of Royer's Cafe, The tour of Rachel's lovely B & B, and her gorgeous new store....Shabby Chic Couture.

 Bud Royer and Rachel Ashwell...both were so humble and down to earth...LOVE them both!

My favorite part of the trip, besides meeting Rachel & Bud, was shopping at Rachel's new store at

The Prairie ...Shabby Chic Couture

All of Rachel's upholstered furniture is SO comfy & luxurious...my next sofa will definitely be one of hers! I would love this light blue chaise for my bedroom...I adore it!

Purple velvet...what better place to snuggle with that special someone! This was my Mom's favorite piece...and she doesn't even like purple!

 We are in the process of adopting a little girl hopefully sometime this year and this vintage Italian paint by number would be such a sweet addition to her room...stunning!

 How cute are these pillows! Love both the Union Jack & Texas flag reinvented in a softer palette...

also adore the cute little pin attached!

 Who wouldn't want to dive right into this bed?

My favorite thing in the store? This gorgeous french bench upholstered in a luscious yummy blue velvet...perfection!

Stay tuned for more posts about our trip to Round Top and our incredible visit to The Prairie!

A BIG thanks to Rachel & Bud!

Dwell With Dignity...

a beautiful cause that I hope to be a part of!

and The Hidden List....Thanks Kelley!!!



Shabby Chic

I am so excited to meet Rachel Ashwell at Round Top!

Thanks Kelley!

Inspiration Board

One of my resolutions this year is to start an inspiration board, something I can visually set my eyes on every single day. I am thinking about placing it in my bedroom so I can see it at the beginning and end of my day.

I plan on going large like Kevin Sharkey’s…

I love that it is in the inside of his shoe closet!

What do you look to for inspiration every day?

images via Martha Stewart and unknown

Winter Whites

The cold weather has me imagining the possibility of snow and dreaming of the winter landscape that we had last year.

How beautiful would it be to take that inside?

Style at Home editor Ann Marie Favot must have been thinking the same thing…look at her winter white housescape…

images via Style at Home

Baughman Love!

Milo Baughman is one of my favorite 20^th century modern furniture designers.

His designs are clean, modern, and still classic to this day! He designed for several furniture companies, but is most well-known for his partnership with Thayer Coggin from 1953 until 2003. I especially love his furniture pieces in burled wood and chrome…to die for!

 LOVE the chrome & burled wood!



Yummy lacquered orange!



My future dining room table...



Velvet beauties!



This would look so good in our game room!



Need these for the kitchen!

Perfect...



Love the Baughman swivel chairs...can't wait to reupholster mine!



Lara Spencer Fab Modern Home

I fell in love with Lara Spencer when she was on Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List redecorating Kathy’s Hollywood Hills home. I instantly had to see more of Lara’s home in Beverly Hills. I love the fact that she kept the original gray terrazzo floors and the rotunda entryway.  My favorite room in the house is the living room with its turquoise and yellow-green color scheme…my absolute favorite two colors! 

I also adore the fact that she kept the see through fireplace!

Check out more of Lara…