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On Friday, March 09, 2012
The texture of cement is so fantastic when it is natural or with a smooth finish and a small amount of nuetural color. The color is truly an artistic endeavor. I am using a custom made cement counter and molded sink in an upcoming project and I am so excited to see how they turn out. The finishes had the smallest differences and I really loved them all.
These walls are so amazing with the natural light in this picture.
Wishing you a wonderful weekend! Maybe this weekend I will have a little time to take some photos of my treasures from the last few weeks of shopping.
Don't miss your chance to enter our
giveaway for a Voluspa candle!
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On Monday, February 27, 2012
Black knit dress: Nordstrom (2 years ago!)Striped sweater: Meadow BoutiqueCable knit leggings: Meadow BoutiqueBelt: TargetBoots: Steve MaddenHair: Spiral Waves Tutorial
Well, it certainly ain't fancy Oscar attire, but stripes and coral are two of my favorite things! When I found this sweater last week at Meadow {and there was one left in my size. Fate, I tell you. Fate.}, I knew it needed me. Or I needed it...whichever ;) I layered the striped sweater over a simple long sleeved, black, knit dress. A belt polished it off and added definition. My favorite part about the outfit is that it's super warm and cozy, while still colorful and stylish. The cold weather really gets me up here in Seattle, so I'm a happy gal when I can put together looks that are practical without sacrificing the cute factor. Let's face it, your day has a way higher chance of being terrific if you're feeling terrific. That's my life moto :)
Are you loving stripes just as much as me lately?I'm really excited about what's going on here at the blog this week. I have a fun announcement tomorrow, a DIY project coming Thursday, and a giveaway on Friday {hint: my favorite home store}. There should be something for everyone!Happy Monday...Love,
PS. All the beautiful photos were taken and edited by Victoria Carlson Photography. I can't say enough great things about her and her fab work:)
For the rest of you, don't forget Karen from SIMPLY PILLOW is extending a 10% code for all my readers at checkout! Code: FEB10 10% off sale ends February 29th. Happy Shopping :)
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On Wednesday, February 22, 2012
I was just remembering a wonderful garden that I visited in Portugal a few years back. Day dreaming about it really. It was the most amazing place that I think I have ever been to. These are just a few pictures of the many many structures that made up the space. It was something that we just happened upon after lunch one day. Our waiter at lunch recommended that we go by and see it and we spent much of the afternoon exploring the huge terraced grounds and taking photos.
It reminds me of the coming of Spring and inspires me to get outside and make some changes!
images by Christina for greige
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On Saturday, February 18, 2012
Her style is a little wild, but fun! I love these images and the way they capture the smallest of details and the beautiful light in her home.
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On Thursday, February 09, 2012
Sherwin Williams sent over this great new tool for me to try out and I am loving it!
Chipit! is an online tool that you can use to match up Sherwin Williams paint colors to any photo on the web. I have been playing around with it on some of my favorite images and it is super fun! You can check out my boards
here and
here!
You can take any image...
and find paint colors based on the palette in the image- I love it!
You can also post it to your facebook, twitter, pinterest, or print it out.
"Now with just the click of a button, any onlineimage can turn into a palette of paint colors, with ChipIt!, an interactive tool from Sherwin-Williams. The first-of-its-kindweb-based tool allows users to select any online image and instantly identify theSherwin-Williams paint colors that correspond to the colors contained withinthe picture. Designers and their clients can now use the colors that inspirethem while surfing the Internet and turn them into paint palettes for anyproject."
"To get started, users create a profile at www.letschipit.com and then add the “Chip It!” bookmarklet to their Internetbrowser toolbar. This bookmarklet allows users to identify up to tenSherwin-Williams paint colors represented in online photos simply by scrollingover the image. From there, users can add the photo and corresponding color paletteto their Chip It! profile, save it, share the creation socially orprint it out."
images via pinterest and chipit
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On Wednesday, February 01, 2012
I have been seeing a lot of photographs from this view lately and I think it really makes you see some wonderful details in these spaces that might get lost otherwise.. Love the stairs and the floors!
I am Las Vegas today at the furniture show.. hoping to come back with some great new pieces!
Happy February everyone!
images via pinterest
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On Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Lately I have been thinking about interiors (big surprise there) and interior photography. I was looking through
Ashlee Raubach's blog and saw this picture.. which I love. Ashlee took our family pictures last fall and she was amazing! I cannot wait to have her photograph some of my work and my home when I get ready. The light in this picture makes my heart race and that table makes me want to scream I love it so much. I love the way she uses the light in the space and the softness that comes across in the photos.
Anyway, I am curious have you had interior photographs taken? What do you think of different styles?
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On Monday, January 16, 2012
This home is so absolutely dreamy! I was so excited to find
Living Agency as they seem to be the source of some of my all time favorite images!
What an amazing talent and a wonderful life to lead!
all images via Living Agency
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On Monday, January 02, 2012
I am sorry for the late post today... I am feeling a little off today, as the hubby would say when he is not feeling quite right...
My life is like a circus that needs some serious control!
Happy 2012 to you all... I am hoping to get off to a better start tomorrow.
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On Thursday, December 22, 2011
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On Tuesday, November 29, 2011
I had a terrible time finding something I wanted to share more than this.
Some days are made for wishes.... Have a wonderful day!
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On Saturday, November 26, 2011
We added this prize winning Charolais calf to the photo gallery in our living room.
A professional photographer I am NOT, but I enjoy printing and framing photographs I have taken of our family and interests including the huge
barn photo in our living room and the
barn photos in our kitchen. It is not expensive original art, but I love the look and personality they give to our home. I had an 8" x 10" print made from the photo I took of my son's
4-H calf project at the Royal and added it to
this photo gallery in the living room that is STILL a work in progress. With Christmas, work, and family I realize that this gallery is not going to be finished before Christmas, but I can live with that. We don't go back to school and work after the holidays until January 9th so that will give me some time to devote to it then, and save me stress worrying about it now. That's how I roll.
These photos of the print aren't as good as the in-real-life print which shows the beautiful old barnboard of the Royal Winter Fair barn stalls. But then, the in-real-life print doesn't do justice to the real live calf either. She is a prize winning beauty and we are thankful to our friends, her owners, who allowed our son to show her this past year.
I hope you are having a great weekend! I'm sharing this with...
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On Monday, October 03, 2011
If you love photography as much as I do, you're in for a treat today (: My newest sponsor Laura, of the blog Twirl, is pretty much the cutest thing ever. So is her precious family and adorable little girl! And let's be honest, I love twirling, so that was an immediate hook!Today Laura is offering one lucky reader a beautiful photo from her shop! I don't know about you, but I'm always looking for fun photos of interesting subjects, people, places and nature to embellish my gallery walls with.
Laura has some great images to choose from. Take a look!
Don't you love her style? Me too (: Here's how to enter:
To Enter: Follow Twirl Blog (mandatory!)
Extras: Separate comment for each please-Visit Laura's Etsy Shop and come back telling me which print you would choose.-Follow Laura on Twitter and Tweet about the giveaway! {Example Tweet: Head over to @michaela_noelle 's blog and enter to win one of @laurabrowe 's beautiful photography prints! http://www.michaelanoelledesigns.com}
This giveaway will be open until Sunday October 9th and the winner will be announced October 10th. US and Canada Residents only, please.
Go for it!! Hope your Monday is as beautiful as these photos!Love,
