A Room Fit For A Tween

Howdy strangers! I have been busy lately, but haven't we all? One of my projects has been to put the finishing touches on Sweet Pea's room. Those of you with a middle school tween/almost teen girl will know how difficult a task it is to navigate minute by minute fluctuating hormones, daily middle school drama, the fact that as a mom of said tween/almost teen, I have absolutely zero taste or knowledge of what it is like to be a tween/almost teen girl and I don't understand anything (really?), and well, quite frankly, navigating through a mine field is easier than dealing with a girl this age, but I did it! Even more exciting, she is happy with the results and so am I. A miracle. Those of you without the pleasure and blessing of having a tween/almost teen girl in your home... count your blessings!

Sweet Pea and I made some compromises along the way. She really wanted some chevrons on her wall. So, momma painted her some chevrons. I thought they might be too much, but they work and I then got my way with the drapery fabric. I chose something more neutral than she wanted but I feel it will go with any changes made to her room in the future. The selection? A lovely beige linen with a pink and beige linen greek key trim, highlighted by a little green and white. So, drum roll please, Sweet Pea's room...

Before chevrons and curtains 

And after...

Happy Monday!

Krissy

Funky Weekend Wishes

Hello lovelies! This has been one crazy fall at the Pearl house! I have good intentions of staying in touch, but life just seems to happen. Thanks for sticking with me. I am off with Sweet Pea and her friends to a volleyball tournament this weekend and my boys will be home to hold down the fort. I hope you all are enjoying some fall fun! Here is a fun and funky space to brighten your weekend.

Au Revoir!

Krissy

photo via Pinterest

Cozy, Autumn Interiors

I love these wonderful, cozy spaces from my Pinterest posts. Each of them say "Autumn" to me in their own way. Hope you are enjoying cooler weather where you are!

xoxo,

Krissy

photos via Pinterest

Warm, Autumn Interiors

The temperature is still in the nineties with a million percent humidity here in Texas, but autumn is in the air. It has to be! Every year, I get the feeling that fall will never arrive and just when I think that I cannot take the heat any longer and start to question why I live in this inferno of a state, fall does arrive. Autumn in Texas...to my northern friends, it feels like their summer but I will take temps in the seventies any day! I put together a few pictures of warm and cozy interiors. These rooms make me think of fall. So, grab a pumpkin spice latte and enjoy!

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Happy Fall Y'all!

Krissy

Summer On My Mind

The school year ends a week from Friday. I am ready. I need Summer vacation. I need to not have a schedule (although that may not be possible). I need warm sunshine, trips to the pool, the smell of Hawaiian Tropic, snow cones and late nights under the stars. I took up the cow hide rugs in my family room this weekend. I already feel more summery. Sweet Pea even commented on the difference in the way the room feels. I put out some of my collection of shells around the house and the front porch. A little bit of the beach always feels like summer. Bring it on!

Are you ready for Summer?

Krissy

all photos via Pinterest

Blue Love

I have to be fair to my favorite color - blue. After my green post, I couldn't let these pictures just float around on my Pinterest boards without giving them their due. So, if the green didn't float your boat, perhaps these blue pics will make you swoon!

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House Beautiful

xoxo,

Krissy

Green Love

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Spring has been slow to spring around here. Just when we think it is here to stay, we are back in heavy coats and covering the plants for cold weather. That is NOT normal here in Texas, but I kind of like it. Bring it on!

I put together some green love to inspire you. Enjoy!

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xoxo,

Krissy

Children and Design

I pinned these rooms over a year ago when I was seeking bedroom inspiration for Sweet Pea's room in the new (we have been in for a year already!) house. If you read this here blog from time to time, you can easily tell which of these rooms is my style and which is my darling daughter's style. Any guesses? 

I want my children to love their rooms and take pride in their spaces. As much as I would like to dictate every aspect of the design and make their rooms "picture" ready, life just doesn't work that way. I love the look of more muted colors and paired-down design for their rooms, but that is not what makes them happy and inspires them. I tried to treat my children like little, pro-bono clients and let them show me what appeals to them and help come up with the design for their rooms. The result? They could not be happier and I am, too. Do I long for more muted colors and perhaps more sophistication in their rooms? Absolutely! But I do have the rest of the house to play with. I love that my kids are excited to entertain their friends in our home, OUR home, and they love their rooms, so in the end, isn't that what good design is all about?

Thoughts?

xoxo,

Krissy

photos via Pinterest

Weekend Wishes

Friday is finally here dear ones! The mini-pearls are home for the next week for Thanksgiving break. This means movie nights, football, cooking, eating and lots of fun! This lovely space from Country Living magazine would be the  perfect place to spend some quality family time. Do you agree?

Happy Weekend Wishes!

Krissy

photo via Country Living

Happy Stripes

Just wanted to share a little Pinterest love. These fun, stripey (is that a word?) entries make me happy, so I hope they do the same for you!

xoxo,

Krissy

Photos via: New England Home and Pinterest

My Fall Decor

We have lived in our new home for nine months. Whew! That is a while! I have had the best intentions of putting together "before and after" pics of the remodel, but I keep thinking that I will wait until I complete one more project. I know you all won't hold my lack of drapes in the family room against me, but it is that ugly type A part of my personality that prevents me from showing off my less-than-complete home. Blame her. She is a prideful little witch. All this to say, I am working on it. Lack of drapes and all. I can always add to it as I check-off my "to-do" list, right?

Here is a little taste, although belated, of my Halloween/Fall decor. This past weekend, I carefully put away the jack-o-lanterns and ghosts until next fall. I left out the pumpkins and such.  It has been dreadfully hot around here, so I feel as though I should breaking-out the summer paraphernalia. I went to the First Monday Flea Market in Canton (that's Texas) this weekend. Christmas was in the hot, humid air - it just isn't right, but it's Texas. I have pumpkins on my porch with my summer begonias! To all those affected by Sandy, you are in my thoughts and prayers. I have no problems compared to what you all are suffering through, so I will take my hot, November weather and be quiet now.

Don't forget to vote y'all!!

Krissy

Wallpaper Wow

As a little girl, one of my favorite things to do was go with my mom to look at wallpaper books. Hello? Anyone else? We didn't go that often, but it made an impression. I loved the colors, the endless choices and the smell of the books. I would design spaces in my head around the designs on the books. If I was really lucky, my mom would surprise me with some samples to play with. Good times. 

This isn't the best photo, but this is the dining room at our old home. I LOVED this room. Pierre Deaux green and hot pink toile. It was amazing. I still love this pattern and I am so sad that I cannot get it anymore, as the beloved Pierre Deaux is no more. The couple that bought the house from us, ripped out the paper, put in a chair rail and painted the room a lovely shade of burgundy. No comment.

 I still love to look at wallpaper books and I have never lost my passion for wallpaper, even when others in the design world did. I do not have any wallpaper in our new home. That nasty word called "budget" got in the way, well that and time. Both were in very short supply! I have had the itch to add some pizzaz to our space: the hallway to our bedroom, Sweet Pea's bath, my office/laundry area, the master ceiling, all of them. Here are my inspirations...

For Sweet Pea's Bath and dressing area...

Vivid Hue Home

Kate Spade

Wallpaper as framed art...

Hallway paper ideas...

Designer's Guild

Furbish

The next three entry halls in bold toile - 

Classic grasscloth - love the texture

Love the subtle tones of these four rooms: a little glimmer of foil and all glamorous and lovely.

Ceiling paper - can it get any better?

Pantry and bookshelf paper - this might be the place to start for me.

This is my childhood dream - combine all my favorites on one wall. Thoughts?

Happy Monday Lovelies!

Krissy

Photos via: Pinterest