say it isn't so....

2 years of sweet loving with this man and many more to come.

xoxo.

we just got back from a camping road trip to south and north carolina. can't wait to share our special moments with you. pictures to be posted soon.

♥.

homegrown

my garden is doing great! i've been munching on tomatoes and peppers all summer. plant a few seeds and voila we have food....i just find that amazing!

homegrown organic goodness.

 i can't believe this watermelon! it was hiding from me...i never knew it was growing until i was pulling weeds and found it.

wild flowers i had growing in the yard. i love decorating the home with fresh cut flowers.

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warming up the house

i've known this girl since she was born. we were neighbors that grew up together. we have amazing childhood memories and continue to create more memories everyday. ashley recently bought her first home and asked me to help her get a few things ready before the big house warming party. 

 

the one room in the house that she wanted finished before the party was the foyer. being a lover of the ocean she wanted to reflect that relaxing feeling through ocean imagery. we found two old cabinet doors that we hung horizontally and painted a pool blue. i took pictures at big talbot, a local state park and spray mounted the pictures to foam core. i hung the pictures from burlap and used drapery clips from ikea to attach them to the burlap.

hurricane vase with shells and table found at an antique mall painted cream = beachy chic.

and oh how i love the wall color.

for her house warming gift i got her this capiz pendant from west elm. she loved it and it brought the whole space together!

it's awesome how color and a little decoration can make a person feel at home and so happy to walk through the front door.

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happy color

i just wanted to say hi and share these pretty flowers with you. i do believe this peachy color is so hott right now. it's a happy color! i'm going to add a touch of this color as a little surprise on a piece of furniture i've been working on....can't wait to share. have a great weekend.

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imagination squared

i was lucky enough to participate in an art experiment called Imagination Squared. two artist named christina foard & dolf james had an idea to build hundreds of wood boxes and allow artists to create whatever their heart desired. their mission - "we aim to showcase the importance of arts in education (and life) by giving a stage to the collective creative momentum happening in jacksonville". once the squares were turned in they began to create a huge grid to hang in a public location. they just announced that the squares will be placed at the museum of contemporary art (moca) here in jacksonville. click here to see all of the amazing squares.

below is my square. titled - there is no place like home.

 inspiration began with my red shoes and from there it just all came together. i took photographs of the images and layered them at different heights with foam core. i had so much fun doing this and can't wait for the opening night. more pictures to come.

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oh baby

it seems like everyone around me is having babies! i guess it goes with the age ;) it gives me an excuse to buy cute baby stuff and help decorate. my dearest friend is having her second child. the little no named (yet) baby girl is expected to enter our world any day now. her sister went all out for her baby shower and i got to help!

mama peck

kelly's favorite color is green so we did lots of limes, a few lemons and simple single stem flowers as the center pieces. crisp, clean with the right amount of color. i am pretty sure kelly loved everything!

the mojito and mamajito table was a hit and perfect for that hot summer day.

we made these tissue-paper balls and hung them over the tables in a staggered pattern to mimic chandlers.

and last but not least miss avery, so excited to be a big sister.

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1yr.

wow, it has been a year since my first post on b-real...happy. not knowing what i was going to post on a regular basis and it just seemed to all come together. my creative eye has matured and to look at my first post to where i'm at now is neat. i have been inspired by so many blogs i follow and i feel i have grown as a person through my blogging experience. doing these little photoshoots and redoing furniture is what keeps me alive inside. thank you for following :).

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shed competition

jose (my #1 love) entered an emerging design professionals competition. the goal was to design a sustainable shed that could be used as an office on a typical residental lot.

JOSE WON!!! and was presented his award last friday at the 2010 AIA Jacksonville Design Awards Gala. below is his winning project. i'm so proud of him :)

jose and his long time friend john just started a design firm called hota design studio . i know they will do great things.

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pajama monsters

today is all about giving some love to my friends and loved ones that are doing great things. i posted a blog a few months ago called "just living". i had lil monsters hiding in one of the pictures. these lil guys are called pajama monsters. they are handmade in the usa, very cute, loveable and each have their own little story.

 vincent is one of my favorite monsters.

check out the pajama monsters website and read the neat story on how they were created. you can also follow them on facebook. oh and they just got their custom designed t-shirts in and i can't wait to get my hands on one, they will be the hottest tees around town.

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patio designs

i've been starring at these images for months now....just waiting to start working on my own back patio. i have finally started and love spending as much time as possible outside under the shade of the umbrella. these images have given me inspiration and dreams for the future.

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via desire to inspire

 via  desire to inspire

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 via purple area

 via your destiny is stone golden

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p.s. i hope to post pictures soon of the back patio.

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fun stuff

i have a really bad case of spring fever. i would rather be outside enjoying the beautiful weather - working in the yard, taking hyatt on long walks or sunbathing instead of working. i'm pretty sure i have this feeling every year around the same time, oh oh oh what do i do....i need a very long vaka!

i guess i have to work to do all the things i enjoy, like starting a garden. jose and i designed and built these raised garden boxes. i love watching all the veggies and herb transform and grow. i can't wait to see how they turn out.

these last two photos were taking on one of our walks <3.

so, if you were wondering where i have been, now you know :)

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road tripping

dreaming of wandering,

 no worries, the wind blowing through my hair, relaxing,

 discovering, simple living and just enjoying life.

via apartment therapy

via decor maison

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via design within reach

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the hutch

i finally finished and i'm slowly moving furniture out of my garage and into my house. this piece was fun and easier then the rest....i think i let lose a bit and didn't try to make it so perfect.

after

before - i almost forgot to take this pic.

little details.

 and yes, i promise the wallcovering is centered :)

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just living

i get excited to find and create furniture and artwork for my home. i've been here for almost 2 years now and still have tons to do. my garage is packed with furniture i've found....it's just waiting for my tender love and care. i would like to share a few pictures of my living room. most everything in this room has special meaning and lots memories.



i'm a little modern, a little vintage and my house is no different. i like mixing clean modern lines with soft curves, interesting patterns and color color color.

this sofa was such a score! it came from the ladies restroom lounge in a building here in downtown jax. i believe it's from the 70's, it had this awesome bold orange and yellow flower print on it, but was moldy so i decided to get it recovered. i have another one just like it in my garage.   

the artwork behind the sofa was inspired by the white frame i got from an old home downtown that was being cleaned out. i think it's an old fluorescent light box, the long rectilinear shape was what made me think it would be prefect above the sofa. i added some yellow paint and these nifty flowers from chiasso, btw urban outfitters sales these flowers now and they are like $10 more, boo!

those little monster hanging out around the sofa are my friends creation called pajama monsters. stay tuned for more info.

humm, in this little corner we have a great chair i found at a garage sale for $5. i painted the frame a glossy brown and paid to have it upholstered with a funky pink mohair. picked up this table at a local antique store and painted it white. white is so hott right now,  i love the crispness. the artwork i got for a steal of deal at our monthly artwalk.

 well for the most part this is my living room, i hope to show you more of my home as i finish.

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the dining chairs

i love dumpster diving!

 these two chairs were one of my greatest finds last year. i found these beauties sitting outside a dumpster and immediately thought they would work great in my dining room.

before.

after.

a little stain, white paint, pink trim and a 1950's table cloth i found at a local antique store made these chairs very girly and very sweet.

i love their french flair......ow la la.

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