Indecision

I have gone back and forth on the baby's room so many time, that I finally had to commit, and be done with it. It all started this weekend at Calico Corners. I brought in a picture of this window treatment I wanted that I knew would be perfect for the room, and give it a polished look, with a touch of chartreuse as punch. Well, when we were all through adding up the work that would need to be done, it came to $1,200! Yikes. As much as my dreams were shattered, I couldn't justify it. Plus, there is really no other place around where you can get window treatments, so you're at the mercy of this place who's obviously cornered the market in Baltimore County. Since all of their treatments take 8-10 weeks, I had to make a snap decision and just went with a balloon/roman blend on the spot. I am using the chartreuse material I was originally only going to use as trim on the other one, so who knows if this thing will end up overboard or not. Nothing I can do. Can't return the thing, so I'll have to live with it regardless of how it comes out.

I also chose bedding. I was going to re-use Lyla's lovely bedding from Dwell, but it is pink and dark brown with trees, and it didn't really fit with the new lavender gig. So, I went to my favorite place Etsy to have it all done. Of course the bedding won't be done until after the baby arrives, because I waited so long. Luckily this kid will be in a bassinet for a bit, cuz there ain't nothin' coming together in that room. Every night Lyla runs in there and yells, "Echo!" It's like a cave. Cold and cavernous. I have decided to do a darker gray for the floor in there, since I'm afraid of it either getting too matchy/matchy, which I hate, or too circussy with every color. Either could occur at this point, so I'm feeling very uneasy. I wish I had a better gift of focusing myself and knowing what will look good. Actually, I know that rip off $1,200 window would have been perfect, it's my new all-green window that scares me. It could come off looking awfully grinchy in there.

So, here is the bedding...

The small print is the bed skirt, and the larger floral print is the bumper.
Like I said, purple can easily take over, and this room is purely purple. I know I'm going to end up hating in two weeks, especially with this nutty green balloon shade. Who convinced me away from neutrals? Mom, Judy. We'll see what happens. I can wait until she's in a big girl bed, then re-work. Or, we move! Yay.

Skinny Wants

As the holidays are upon us, I ponder all the ritzie things in life. These underpinnings, black and whites, and of course a little treat for Lyla caught my eye tonight. Here they are:




















1. Ophelia Black Silk Playsuit


2. Olivka Silk Backless Bra


3. Nina Ricci Robe en dentelle


4. Reversible Grassy Plains Dress


5. Fendi Deco Bow Satin Pump


6. Black Walnut Dress


7. Alice + Olivia Striped Emmie Dress

Those were the days!

There are very few pictures of me that I like, but this may be one of them. In fact, this may be one of the best pictures ever taken of me. Of course I'm making a biker chick face, and I'm saying F-you to the camera with my hand gesture, but I don't look like a hugely fat boy like I do in most pictures. This was some type of after party at a Dave and Buster's near my LA office (these are my co-workers with me in the pic).

I forget sometimes how crazy my hair was back then. BTW, this picture was taken four years ago. My how things change. I do still have that t-shirt though, and I had the sweater tied around my waist until last week when the moths got to it. I loved that sweater so much too. I bought it the year I moved to LA. Hello!

Lavender is Busting out All Over

You know when you see something in a magazine, or online that you love for your home, and it's executed so perfectly that you want to do it yourself? I feel this way a lot, and more often than not my execution of these concepts fails, and I end up either having a half realized aesthetic, or it doesn't work at all, and I have to start over.

I'm hoping this isn't the case with the baby's room. I have included a pic of the first coat of the room. Keep in mind that the picture definitely portrays the room a lot more purple than it is. However, it is a lot of color.


To both avoid it looking too baby roomish, and too overwhelming, I want to contrast with floor tiles in the entire room. I was thinking of a gray first, and to be safe I may still do that. However, I saw some wild prints on Flor, and thought, maybe I just go Jonathan Adler on the place, and make the whole thing bold. I hesitate to do this because most people don't pull this off right unless they have all the components to do so in place, and I'm not sure I do. I can't just throw in some crazy rug, and then not go all the way. When I've gone all the way before, I've always regretted it too.



Here are the rug options I thought of in the room:

1. Just gray







2. Sophistikat: I like the chevron pattern (shown in navy) but either in the gray or yellowish green color to really contrast the walls.











3. Hot Pink: Hello world! It's me baby! Yes, this makes a bold statement, but I kinda dig it, and can use a lot of other colors with it. I do enjoy the mix and match.










4. Feelin' Groovy: This is Trent's fave. I do enjoy this color, but am afriad it might be too out there for the floor. If I do a gray rug, I am seriously considering doing a chartreuse window treatment. I saw an amazing color drape in Elle Decor this month that is driving that decision.




5. Rrrroar: Animal print? Who doesn't love one? With the reflux this baby causes me, she must be an animal!





6. Lattice: Every decor mag has a feature of someone's house with either a huge chevron print, or a huge lattice rug,
and I'm always drawn to it because it reminds me
of classic modern and old Hollywood.



Any advice or feedback is welcomed to help me get my ass in gear this month. I know windows will be the hardest for me, they always are. Plus, Lyla's treatments took eight weeks to make, so I better think hard now about what I want. Even though she won't be in the room right away, if I half-ass it, it will never be done.