subscription vs. shelf

I am apparently bad luck when it comes to a decorating magazine's well being. I usually buy magazines at book stores & drug stores because it is more fun to flip through them all as opposed to having a subscription. I guess over the past few years I have spent too much $, & maybe had a little bit of a magazine addiction. For Christmas a few years ago, Charles' parents gave me a subscription to Southern Living. I LOVE getting them in the mailbox! So I decided last year after waiting so long, to order my own. I started with Cottage Living...Soon after, I received notice that it was discontinuing the mag. Major depression, luckily I have been saving & stockpiling Cottage Living mags over the past 3-4 years. My dream was to have my house featured in the mag, but couldn't get it finished before they went under. The next subscription I tried was Domino. Again, have been collecting Domino mags over few years. I loved how different Domino was. Soon after ordering, I received the sad notice again!! Did I mention that Cottage Living substituted my subscription with Southern Accents. Sadly, I read on a blog last night that Southern Accents is the next one to take the hit. I think I have subscribed to Coastal Living, so I am praying they do not go under too. If so, it is back to buying off the shelf for me!

cool ranch...

I love this house, saw it in a magazine:: I think Southern Living. Anyway, makes me want to find an old ranch home so I can recreate this great look!

painting projects

{Paint Project 1} I have painted our screen door 8 times since our renovation. I finally found this Benjamin Moore color in a magazine. It is a light blue/green. Our original color was a light, cool blue. I didn't like it with the new copper roof. We have been through some bad ones, and I am finally happy! So happy, that I went ahead and painted the actual front door so I will be less likely to change my mind again. Next project:: replace dead boxwoods on front stoop. Also keeping my eyes peeled for 2 Whippet statues.

{Paint Project 2} I love a can of spray paint! I finally painted the firescreen in our living room. It is an old screen that Charles probably got when he bought the house. It was originally gold, then I painted black a few years ago. Since I am slowly phasing out black, I decided to paint it gray. I was sad, because a few months ago there was a spray paint that was a gray/brown/olive color. Would have been a perfect black replacment, but all I could find was a basic gray. I am happy with the results, my plan is to make it fade into the background. I will continue to look for that great gray/brown/olive color......

Beach Style in Griffin!

Lamps:: The Savvy Snoot, off of Howell Mill Rd. in Atlanta

Kitchen Rug:: Ballard's Back Room, Defoors Rd. Atlanta

Coral Prints:: $10 Art.com
White Frames:: Ikea $12

Satin Stripe Pillow:: West Elm, Atlantic Station
Green Club Chair:: Holberg's Furniture, Senioa
Whippet:: Professional Model

Sofa:: Abode 7, Perimeter Mall Area
Stripe Lumbar Pillow:: West Elm
Sofa Pillows: Custom Covers, Fabric Lewis & Sheron, Huff Rd. Atlanta
Whippet:: Professional Model

Just a few more pictures of our decoration progress on 612 Bieze Street. We are slowly transforming our middle Georgia cottage into a coastal styled home! More to come...

Sophie's 10th Birthday!

We celebrated Sophie's 10th birthday last night. I thought I would share some pictures of the birthday girl! (And of the house~was clean)

Bathroom is finally finished!!

We hung the new double towel bar from Home Depot, and the Pottery Barn Mercer Train Rack. The bathroom is completely finished!!! The mirror came from Cash Liquidators in Forsyth, we got it for a great deal!

Updated Bedroom & Bathroom pics

I finally made a pillow for the bed, bought new euro shams (from Linens n' Things, but similar to the ones I liked at ZGallerie), and bought a longer bedskirt. The room is coming together with my imposter, Imperial Trellis fabric!!