Spy Building Exterior Design
Monday, November 30, 2009
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Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Security Doors are in...
10:47 PM
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Our stacker security doors went in today for the downstairs kitchen area. We have 5 sets of these doors throughout the house and will be getting the rest after Christmas. What a joy they are...we can just keep the doors open throughout the day keeping flies out as well as offering security. At first I was concerned they would ruin the look of the home both from inside and out but they just blend so easily you don't even notice them. The photos below show how they look both from the interior and exterior.
This picture is from the outside with the stacker wire doors open....
Same view but with them shut. As you can see they just neatly slide out of the way if not needed. I love these wire doors...it has made living in and outdoors a breeze now as I hate the flies!Mrs B
Modern Pendants from Lights Up
9:05 AM
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If you are a regular reader of this blog, you'll know that we have a soft spot for pretty, colorful things. We love decor that is fun, happy, and bright.
Our sales rep emailed us yesterday about Lights Up, a lighting company based out of New York. We love the line and thought we should share it with you. They make pretty, colorful pendants, which are really inexpensive and really fun. Lightsup's lead time is 10 days. The fabric can be customized.
Here are some of our favorites:
The fabric selection is adorable. Here are a few (you can see the rest on the site).
These pendants, as we mentioned previously, are totally inexpensive. They run between $200-$400.
To see the complete line, check out Lights Up web site. We'll be putting them up on our lighting section soon, so check our site in a few days...
Our sales rep emailed us yesterday about Lights Up, a lighting company based out of New York. We love the line and thought we should share it with you. They make pretty, colorful pendants, which are really inexpensive and really fun. Lightsup's lead time is 10 days. The fabric can be customized.
Here are some of our favorites:
The fabric selection is adorable. Here are a few (you can see the rest on the site).
These pendants, as we mentioned previously, are totally inexpensive. They run between $200-$400.
To see the complete line, check out Lights Up web site. We'll be putting them up on our lighting section soon, so check our site in a few days...
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
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12:56 PM
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Its Christmas time! or at least in my household. Some of the decorations and tree have gone up but I still have to find the rest in storage at my Dad's house. My little white tree (that one that will do for now) looks so pretty in this spot but it still needs more decorations and lights according to my children. My 'dream tree' lives in this beautiful candle shop and I am hoping that it will be for sale boxing day so at least next Christmas I will have this 8ft tree to fill the space.
I bought the magazine when it came out and I just loved this Christmas edition, so much that it inspired me to set up my tree in November. I am busy preparing for a few Christmas parties...one for my son's cricket team and parents and another for all my friends from work.Anyway, more pictures to come once I set up all the Chrisie decorations.
Mrs B
Friday, November 20, 2009
Three Very Glamorous Chandeliers
8:38 PM
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You probably think that we are being lazy when there are only "three" items on our list instead of ten. What is it about lists that always have to have ten items in it anyway?
So we are going to buck the trend by only have three items in our list. Mainly because right now there are only three chandeliers that we think are worth mentioning, and the other reason is, well, we really are lazy today. It's been a long week.
We promise to bring it to ten eventually.
Here are our three favorite chandeliers this week. We like them because they make such a statement without being too expensive (they run about $1500-$1800).
This one is from Oly Studio. It's called Flower Fall Chandelier.
This one is from a small designer in Los Angeles called Marjorie Skouras. We saw this in High Point and it is lovely indeed.
This one is from Made Goods, one of our new favorite vendors.
So we are going to buck the trend by only have three items in our list. Mainly because right now there are only three chandeliers that we think are worth mentioning, and the other reason is, well, we really are lazy today. It's been a long week.
We promise to bring it to ten eventually.
Here are our three favorite chandeliers this week. We like them because they make such a statement without being too expensive (they run about $1500-$1800).
This one is from Oly Studio. It's called Flower Fall Chandelier.
This one is from a small designer in Los Angeles called Marjorie Skouras. We saw this in High Point and it is lovely indeed.
This one is from Made Goods, one of our new favorite vendors.
Colorful Upholstery Furniture from CR Laine
8:28 PM
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One of our biggest complaints about American furniture manufacturers is how BORING their furniture can be. Year after year you see this same old stuff--they call it classic but we think they are just unimaginative. We're talking about brown, dark wood furniture, heavy upholstery in taupe and cream, plain styling. The sad thing is, 80% of households have this stuff. Why? Because we don't have lots of choices.
So we were really happy to see some colors this seasons from some of the old-school uphoslterers. They are finally getting it! Who wants to be surrounded by drab all the time! Give us some vibrancy and happiness! Give us colors!
Here are some from CR Laine that we kinda like. This company makes great upholstery furniture. Most of their stuff is fairly standard (as you will see from the web site), but here are some jewels:
To see the complete product line, visit to CR Laine web site.
So we were really happy to see some colors this seasons from some of the old-school uphoslterers. They are finally getting it! Who wants to be surrounded by drab all the time! Give us some vibrancy and happiness! Give us colors!
Here are some from CR Laine that we kinda like. This company makes great upholstery furniture. Most of their stuff is fairly standard (as you will see from the web site), but here are some jewels:
To see the complete product line, visit to CR Laine web site.
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Six Great Decorating Web Sites
9:31 PM
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We love decorating web sites as much as some people love chocolate, perhaps even more so. It's an addiction, actually. A harmless one, but an addiction nonetheless.
Here are some fantastic decorating web sites we'd like to share with you. They serve as inspiration boards, ideas and sometimes, just decorating porn...
1) Light Locations
The web site itself is a photography agency for home & garden magazines, but you can get ideas from their beautiful images.
2) Remodelista
This is great blog for resources, product ideas and the like. Easy reading, pretty pictures.
3) Design Sponge
Founded by Grace Bonney, this blog has several postings per week with topics ranging from decorating, DYI project, before & after, book reviews. Very thoughfully written.
4) Point Click Home
This is the official web site for Metropolitan Home and Elle Decor. It is well-categorized and have all the back issues covered. A great site to browse through past & current issues without having to store tons of old magazines.
5) My Home Ideas
This is the official web site for Sunset Magazine, Southern Accents, Southern Living, Cottage Living and Real Simple. It has tons of pictures (and tons of ads as well), but it is a wonderful site to browse through for tips and inspirations.
6) Redcover
We love this web site for its wide range of home decorating pictures, mostly international. Beautiful photography.
