i just can't help myself

i read so many wonderful design and family blogs and all you ladies really inspire me. time & time again, you post an image that just stays with me. an image that i refer to again & again. soaking in every detail.

here's my latest obsession.... personalized bunk spaces. i obviously don't need 4 bunks (only 2), but how fantastic. right? now, i just need the perfect room to accommodate built in bunk beds!

hey hubby.... you know how you've discussed building the boys bunk beds? Do you think you're capable of this????? (please say yes.... i love you)

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to die for dining room

honestly, i love this room. i'm not sure why. the dark blue paired with the dark woods and white? the amazing? the arm chairs with the fun pillows? the artwork over the buffet? i don't know... I LOVE IT ALL!

possibly an inspiration for my new dining room???

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wisteria favorites

now that we're kinda getting close to [fingers crossed] selling our home. i'm saying that because we've had a lot of activity and i feel we finally have our house priced correctly (thank you gina!). here's hoping someone will place an offer!!

so.  i've mentally [already] moved out of this house and into a few new homes i've seen in the mls. i know... bad idea erin.

we don't need to completely start over design-wise, but we will have more space and do need a few items. here are a few of my favorites from wisteria. i probably won't buy these exact items... i'll most likely thrift similar items or find more budget friendly alternatives. but if i had the big bucks and wasn't increase my mortgage payment... then i would be calling up wisteria asap!

new kitchen table

trestle table - $2,499 (yikes!)

i know i won't find this exact table in a thrift store, but maybe i'll find a alternative that has the same feel. elegant yet rustic. right now our kitchen table is to small for our family of 5... we're in need of something bigger. something that can seat 6.

dining chairs

 oak x-back chair - $129

i'm pretty certain i can find a set similar to these for far less. craig's list here i come! possibly some bentwood chairs that i could refinish?

a set of living room chairs

either a set similar to this...

european spindle chair - $599

or a set similar to this....

french colonial armchair - $799

i think the spindle chair would be a little difficult to find on craigs list or a thrift store, but i've seen a lot of substitutes for the french colonial armchair. which chair do you like?

side tables

i like both of these side tables. the prices aren't horrible, but we'll see. i'm thinking the round would look great in the living room (between a set of one of the chairs above) and i'd like the square table next to the sofa in the family room (right now i'm using a tv tray (yuck!).

venetian bamboo-leg table - $399

french industrial end table - $279

kitchen island stools

cooper's draftsman stool - $159

even the name is perfect! you know coop will love to sit on one of these while eating his cereal! i've seen a lot of options similar to these stools.... maybe even vintage.

coffee table

oh, how i love this table! perfect for the family room!!!! where could i possible thrift this????

french industrial coffee table - $579

entry mirror

scallop edge mirror - $249

now, really don't need a new mirror, but i really love this one. hey, maybe my existing mirror will break in the move? you never know:)

living room lamp

i have a beautiful pedestal table in my living room. it was my grandmother's and i adore it... i mean really love, love, love this table. anyway, it has a horrible target lamp on it with a pretty funky anthropologie lamp shade. it really needs to be changed out. and i love this lamp, almost equally to my table.... a perfect match!

 baluster outline lamp - $279

the lines and the rectangle shade... oh my! maybe it will go on sale? i can only hope, cuz hubby isn't going to enjoy a nearly $300 lamp, especially with 3 kids who like to throw balls and play with spongy swords!

has anyone seen anything similar at let's say homegoods or pier one? please say yes!!!!

well, there they are, my wisteria favorites. hope you have a happy thursday!

xoxo, erin

this and that

yep... this is another one of those posts! a few catch-ups with what's been going on. warning to non-friends and family.... this post contains far to many photos of rocks, eggs and one particularly cute giant.

coop's current obsessions
coop is currently obsessed with 2 things....

collecting uninteresting rocks

and band-aids.... LOTS of band-aids

chickens
reilly's first grade class just wrapped up their chicken hatching experiment. all the children waited patiently for 21 days until it was HATCH DAY.... which incidentally fell on a sunday. so we spent several hours of our sunday watching tiny holes in eggs.

it wasn't until later that i found out that the baby chicks poke a hole in their eggs, then fall asleep for 12 hours. unfortunately we were watching them sleep... bummer! but there was one new chick that we got to stare at for awhile... i guess he was the early bird (pun intended) :)

i'm pleased to introduce you to daisy (named by reilly & her buddies)

the rest of the two hours was spent doing this...

we are the giants, the mighty mighty giants
reilly's t-ball team switches to pitching and hitting half way through the season. now things are getting pretty interesting. and wowza my little giant can hit! i was a little nervous at first, seeing as i've never practiced with her. she did very well....

up to bat, number three from the giants team..... reilly!!!

 
 good game

 the mighty giants

that's my girl... the only girl on the team

i keep thinking about this....

i keep going back to this photo. i think it's the combination of the green, white and the natural wood elements. oh and all of that paired with the amazing green ceiling. i'm thinking this could be inspiration for a new guest room.

all of this coming from a girl who pretty much hates accent walls painted a different color. is this the same or different?