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i like benjamin moore's sleigh bells for the walls. it's kinda green, kinda blue, kinda gray and perfect with deep brown. i'd add some breezy white sheers on both windows hung way up high. and i'd reconfigure the furniture—flank one of the windows with a barrister bookcase on either side. then pull out the white sofa from the wall a bit. lose the gray sofa and rug (sell on craigslist and use the money to buy two chairs instead). ps—love the ship!

double-sided sliding barn doors?

remember when televisions first came out and their box was actually a beautiful piece of wood furniture? i realize we don't keep tvs as long as they did in the good old days, but you'd think some furniture designer would have teamed up with an electronics company to make something beautiful by now. or maybe we just deal with ugly tvs for a few more years until google glass or something like it becomes the norm.

are these black and white photos? the images and light are amazing!

krylon looking glass paint rubbed to look like an antiqued mirror could be cool. here's a peek at a project i did with a little step-by-step: http://shootingallens.posterous.com/mirror-mirror

it'll give you privacy, still let in light, and keep you on trend.

keep us posted on what you end up doing!

here's a link for a quick and dirty photoshop mock of the navy door, overhang idea.
http://assets4.pinimg.com/upload/25121710392332544_0erWM9z4.jpg

let us know what you decide!

ikea malm in glossy white. looks way more expensive than it is. http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/S79893568/

i loved this post and wanted to share one of the greatest art experiences i've had to date.

six years ago i had a corporate function in new york city. my husband and i traveled up from atlanta for the long weekend. on saturday, the planned activity got rained out. with nothing to do, we had this crazy idea that it would be fun to call up a georgia-born, brooklyn-based artist we had heard about to see if we could stop by his studio to see some of his art in person.

we looked up his number and called. he answered his phone and invited us over to take a look. we took a long train ride out to brooklyn in the pouring down rain. the artist, rodney white, met us at the station and we all ran through the wet to his studio. it was amazing. we were standing in the middle of his apartment (!!) surrounded by his beautiful art. we picked a piece right off his wall. it was so exciting.

we weren't expecting to buy anything, so we didn't have near enough money nor our checkbook on us. he agreed to meet us later that night at a bar in the city. we showed up at the bar, check in hand, for the largest art purchase of our lives up to that point. we handed over our check and our address and he promised to ship our new painting to atlanta that monday. after the transaction, we all hung out drinking beers and watching argentina play during the world cup. it was thrilling! who knew such talented artists could be so cool and fun to hang out with? i mean, he totally didn't have to waste his whole saturday night with us, but i'm glad he did.

our original painting arrived at our house shortly after we returned home. honestly, i couldn't care less if it ever improves in value—we just love it—but for rodney's sake i hope it does.

if you're curious, here's a link to our painting: http://rodney-white.com/galleries/#/galleries/south-wall/bewhole . you can also read about rodney at that site.

we have our 3.5-year-old twins sleeping in toddler beds. they've been in them a little over a year now and have just started complaining that their beds are too small. the boys are on the tiny side (3rd and 14th percentile) and they are starting to look a little bit large in their beds. i was hoping to have them in toddler beds long enough to bridge the gap until we can do bunkbeds, but am now rethinking that plan. they aren't sleeping well these days—they end up in our bed in the middle of the night more times than not, but who can blame them? i'd rather be on a proper mattress than a plastic-coated crib one, too! so now we are talking with santa about bringing twin beds for christmas.

is there an atlanta scavenger in the works? oh how i hope!