DESIGN TRIP TO NYC

EVERY SPRING AND FALL I VISIT NYC TO SEE THE LATEST AND GREATEST TO HIT THE MARKET IN INTERIOR DESIGN. I LOVE LOVE LOVE THIS TRIP!!
I LITERALLY FLIP THRU THOUSANDS OF FABRICS, WALLPAPERS, RUGS, ETC TO FIND THE BEST STUFF FOR MY CLIENTS. I CANT SEE STRAIGHT BY THE END OF THE TRIP.....BUT AT LEAST I GO HOME WITH A MILLION SAMPLES THAT I CAN STARE AT ALL DAY....FABRIC SAMPLES ARE MY FAVORITE TOY!



































I WAS ESPECIALLY EXCITED TO VIEW THE NEW CELERY KEMBLE PAPERS. I WASN'T LET DOWN-THEY ARE AWESOME!!
AND WHEN I GET HOME........ITS TORNADO ALLEY....SAMPLES EVERYWHERE!! TIME TO SORT FOR EACH CLIENT!.....(PS-I CLEANED IT UP FOR THE PHOTO-YOU SHOULD HAVE SEEN THE BEFORE!)

NOW ITS TIME TO DESIGN-THIS IS THE FUN PART.....HERE ARE SOME IDEAS IN THE WORKS.....






IN THE ART STUDIO

INTERIOR DESIGN IS MY CAREER, BUT PAINTING IS MY PASTIME....ON SUNDAY WHILE HUBBY AND THE BOYS WENT TO GO SEE THE BLUE ANGELS, I STAYED BACK TO GO TO THE ART STORE....AND COUNDN'T WAIT TO GET SOME MORE SUPPLIES. HAD BEEN SURFING MY ART INSPIRATION ON PINTEREST
http://pinterest.com/langandlucy/art-that-i-love/
 
AND ALSO WATCHED CBS'S "SUNDAY MORNING" FEATURING ARTIST YAYOI KUSAMA-WOW, WHAT AN INSPIRATION! LOVED HER FAMOUS POLKA DOT ART....AND WOULD LOVE TO SEE HER EXIBIT AT THE WHITNEY MUSEUM!!
http://whitney.org/Exhibitions/YayoiKusama
 
TIME FOR JERRY'S ARTARAMA!!
ON THE LIST: 2 LARGE CANVASES, 2 MORE GIANT WHITE OIL TUBES, A COUPLE MORE OIL STICKS (SUPER FUN TO SCRIBBLE WITH!), A COUPLE OF MORE CHARCOAL PENCILS (EVEN MORE FUN TO SCRIBBLE WITH!!!), AND SOME OIL BASED GOLD LEAF PAINT.
I HATE THE WAY MY ART LOOKS IN THE BEGINNING.....AND I HATE (EVEN MORE) THAT I HAVE TO LIVE WITH IT UNTIL THE OILS DRY BEFORE I CAN START THE NEXT LAYER OF PAINT.....BUT ITS A START AN I KINDA LIKE THE PROGRESS SO FAR...I THINK??








I'M ALMOST DONE WITH THIS ONE....TRIED THE GOLD LEAF PAINT AND NOW I  LOVE LOVE LOVE GOLD LEAF PAINT!!

 OKAY, I HAVE A CONFESSION TO MAKE.....THIS ISN'T A REAL ART STUDIO.....ITS MY UPSTAIRS HALLWAY (DONT HOLD IT AGAINST ME-I HAVEN'T DECORATED IT YET!!) THE SKYLIGHT IS AWESOME TO PAINT UNDER....... I CAN TEAR MYSELF AWAY FROM PAINTING IN THIS SPACE!!! I KNOW, IT LOOKS UGLY UGLY UGLY (ESPECIALLY THE OFFICE MAX "CONSOLE")...BUT IT WORKS GREAT!



IF I WERE BUILDING A BEACH HOUSE....


i LOVE going to the beach.....grew up doing it and feel so lucky to live 15 miles west of the atlantic! no, it's not necessary....but a beach house some day sure would be nice......or at least i can dream about it! and thanks to pinterest
 http://pinterest.com/langandlucy/
 and phoebe howard
 http://www.phoebehoward.net/home.aspx
i was able to plan my pretend beach house....cant wait to move in (ha!)
 

 





















 






 



 

 











BEAUTIFUL HOMES OF NORFOLK, VIRGINIA

NORFOLK, VA IS A GREAT PLACE TO LIVE AND I LOVE DRIVING AROUND AND LOOKING AT ALL THE PRETTY HOUSES!!! I COULDN'T RESIST TAKING SOME PICTURES OF THESE HOMES TODAY-TOO GOOD NOT TO SHARE!
 I'M LUCKY ENOUGH TO PULL UP IN THE DRIVEWAY OF THIS GORGEOUS HOUSE EVERYDAY TO PICK UP 3 ADORABLE KIDS THAT WE CARPOOL WITH. THE HOUSE FACES BEAUTIFUL WATERFRONT VIEWS WITH A KILLER DOCK AND FLOATING DOCK THAT THE HOMEOWNERS SHARE WITH THE NEIGHBORS. I LOVE LOVE LOVE BLACK AND WHITE AWNINGS! THIS IS THE PERFECT HOME FOR THIS FAMILY OF 5 AND THEIR GOLDEN PUP.

















NORFOLK HAS SOME OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL LIVE OAK TREES
ONE OF MY FAVS!

AMAZING YARD!!!! THIS PLACE IS STUNNING.
BIG CURB APPEAL!





LOVE LOVE LOVE THIS DRIVEWAY GATE!!

IF THE KENNEDY'S LIVED IN NORFOLK, THIS WOULD BE THEIR COMPOUND!!THE FRONT FACES THE WATER....BUT NOT A SHABBY BACK VIEW!
 

 

DYING TO SEE WHAT BLACK AND WHITE STRIPED AWNINGS WOULD LOOK LIKE ON THIS AWESOME PLACE-LOVE IT!!


THIS PICTURE DOES NOT DO THIS HOUSE JUSTICE!! BUT THE HOMEOWNER
WAS CUTTING HIS GRASS AND I DIDN'T WANT HIM TO SEE ME! IT'S
TOTALLY A FATHER OF THE BRIDE HOUSE-I LOVE IT!

WISH I HAD PICTURES OF THIS HOUSE FROM THE WATER-AMAZING!!!



HAVE ALWAYS LOVED THIS HOUSE!