happy love love day

lip locking and loads of love letters = happy valentine's day!

i'm starting a new tradition this year. instead of sending out a xmas card each year i will be sending out a valentine's day card instead. below is the first of many more to come.

i whipped this banner together from stuff i had laying around the house. last year i made this one. i guess this will be a new tradition too. i enjoy making them for jose....he loves them (at least i think he does, he better or else).

the black n' white photos below are snow drawings/love notes that jose sent me when he was in snowshoe last week. thought i would add those in because they were so cute. 

it is a little hard to see the all the details in the banner but the little letters on the pink yarn spell out "becky ♥ jose and ♥ hyatt". 

have a beautiful love day.

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rockin' it

we are fast approaching my favorite holiday.....valentine's day! it's really hard to go wrong when love and super cuteness is involved.

 my gears are always spinning with new creative ideas...this one was fun times for sure! don't dare think i would limit wearing these heart tights to just v-day :)

rockin' my heart tights and favorite boots!

have a wonderful weekend. i hope you get crafty for v-day, handmade is always more thoughtful then store bought. i've been working on some cute stuff for jose, can't wait to share with you on monday.

ps. as i am writing this post one of my favorite songs came on by florence + the machine, rabbit heart..ooolala.....perfect song for this pic.

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peeky peek

well, i'm happy to report that the vanity is coming along nicely and i am digging it! here is a peek of the finished piece of furniture that will soon be turned into a vanity for my bathroom. this weekend i hope to install the faucet and sink. i guess, i better be super sweet to jose because he will be doing most of the work:)

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bathroom beauties

since i’m in the middle of a bathroom renovation it only seems fitting to post some of my favorite bathroom images. some vintage, a few modern and always a touch of Oolala. i’ve never been ultra modern or overly vintage/antique, i love a good mix and heart each of these images for different reasons. mixing modern and vintage can be a challenge, one that i love and can’t imagination life without :). clean modern lines combined with soft romantic one of a kind anything is right where i want to be.

images from left to right.

image 1 – classic architectural features always make a room. the chandelier is awesome and that yellow dress makes the picture for sure. image 2 – do i really need to tell you why this is one of my favorites? i could lick that wallcovering it looks so good and i heart the frameless antique mirrors. image 3 – digging this modern bathroom. image 4 – my fav. fun and colorful. ahhh, that clawfoot shower i would die for. image 5 – a little rustic is always fitting. image 6 – perfectly put together. liking that vanity. image 7 – can’t go wrong with a clawfoot tub plus all the fun girly prints are perfect. image 8 – mmmm, white on white! i like that mirror, very unique.

i'm counting down the hours until my weekend starts. i hope you all have a beautiful one. xo.

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many thanks

brittni at papernstitch has rocked my world by posting my before and after furniture redo’s of the wardrobe and dining chairs i recently posted! i’m super excited and can’t wait to share my future projects with her. 

brittni is the founder of papernstitch. she has the papernstitch blog “where you will find daily inspirations in diy + tutorials, art + handmade, home decor, and more” and also a papernstitch handmade exhibition site where you can find lots of goodies for sale. i would highly recommend checking it out.  thanks again papernstitch! xoxo.

p.s. i just discovered that i have windows live writer and i used it to write this post....it will take some time to get use to it but definitely seems user friendly. does anyone else use windows live writer for their blog?

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sneak peek into my bathroom renovation

i've been talking about my bathroom renovation here and there for the past month so and wanted to give you a little or maybe big sneak peek into my design. i had a major leak and had to replace the entire floor and some walls in my bathroom. i didn't mind at all because my bathroom was never finished when i moved in and i didn't really dig the finishes. so i got my chance to change things up sooner then i thought. the main construction is finished and now with the help of jose we've been painting and installing base....all the fun finishing work.

here is an image board of my thoughts thus far. i can't wait to show you before & after pics soon.

i've taking a few days off of work to focus on the bathroom renovation and just chill....heading back to work tomorrow is a little sad but i got a lot accomplished in two days! i hope you all are having a great week.

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re-post: the dining chairs

good day! i have recently acquired some new followers (muah) so i wanted to re-post this furniture redo i posted in march of last year. i still love these chairs, they are my fav. i also refinished the pink dining table in the pic below....i must say that is one bad ass pink table:)

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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a new year

welp, it's a new year and i feel that the stars are going to align just perfectly in 2011, at least that's what i'm hoping for:) i hope everyone is enjoying their first week of 2011! mine is so so....i don't know what it is but the beginning of a new year is always so hard for me. i need a vacation already!

i wanted to share our fun photo booth pictures from new year's eve. we got all fancy (i can't take credit for that word, i stole it from my friend E) in our 1920's attire for an event at moca.....it was so much fun! we even entered the building through a side entrance instead of the front door....like we were really going to a speakeasy!

my bf looked extremely handsome...i heart the nerdy look.

and as the night goes on the pictures get more entertaining.

wishing you a beautiful weekend - xoxo.

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happy happy new year

i love drinking tea that comes with quotes....a little cheesy, yes but it brightens my mornings. yogi tea has the best and i felt like these bits of inspiration were perfect for the new year.

wow, did 2010 go by fast or what. it seems like the older i get the faster time flies. i'm looking forward to 2011 and especially tonight! we are going to a new years eve party at moca (our contemporary art museum) and it's a 1920's speakeasy theme......can't wait to get all fancy!

i wish all my blogger friends a wonderful new year and a fabulous new years eve. see you in 2011. xoxo.

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happy holidays

and merry miss miss (as my little niece would say).

a few pics from my home....i love decorating for the holidays. jose came over while i wasn't home and put my presents under the tree :) it's feeling more like chrismas everyday.

  tonight is my favorite part of the holiday season, my parents have everyone over for our own little intimate christmas eve. it's so much fun to watch my nieces and nephew opening up their presents.

hope everyone is having a wonderful holiday season.

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six and lovin life

my little hyatt turned six on sunday. this year he was a lucky dog! he got a customized birthday cake from a very cute dog boutique called bark. he was lovin life....yum yum!

and to top it off our crafty neighbor jaden made him his very own birthday card. thank you miss. jaden.

i hope everyone is having a beautiful week. i cant wait for the construction dust to clear and my bathroom be back to normal. ttus!

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holiday wreath

we had our annual industry holiday party last night, we were ask to bring in toiletries to donate to a charity called angelwood. a few interior design firms were also asked to decorate a wreath for each of the angelwood homes. i bribed my coworkers into helping me and i think it turned out super cute. i was inspired by this wreath.

 i started renovation to my bathroom today! i've had contractors in and out of my house all day. i can't wait to show you pics in a few weeks. welp, i hope you have a beautiful weekend. i will be attending holiday party no.2 tomorrow night. cheers!

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hooooorrray!

my wardrobe was featured on design*sponge yesterday in their before & after section. after a crazy and emotional week this could not have come at a better time. all smiles here. thank you d*s for post and thank you to everyone who left me a sweet comment. i hope to show up on their before and after again in the near future:)

check out my before and after pics on d*s here and my blog post here.

i hope everyone has a beautiful weekend. my weekend will be filled with family family and more family ♥.

artwork via ffffound.

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the wardrobe

i found this beauty in an old home downtown, she was sitting there waiting for someone to come along and give her a fresh, much needed new image:) she was in pretty bad shape and needed a lot of tlc, i was up for the challenge.

before

after

she has made herself at home in my bedroom. i have purple walls with little light in my bedroom so i wasnt able to get a good picture. i had to take the picture in a different room. the purple contrasts beautifully with the white, grey and the little surprise of peach.

i didnt repair everything on the wardrobe. i wanted a bit of her past to shine through. i left the top corner curled up and some of the existing teal that was not removed faintly shows through in a place or two. i added new door hardware and a damask grey wallcovering. the damask pattern is made with animal silhouettes....the main reason why i fell in love it. to get a better view of the wallcovering go here.

welp, on to the next project.
 hope you have a wonderful weekend!

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simple elegance

i'm in love with carolyn quartermaine's home and studio in south france. apparently i'm the last person on earth to learn about her amazing work. the articles below are from vogue living and elle decoration uk, published in 08', geezzz! i discovered carolyn quatermaine yesterday through a blog i read called sfgirlbybay.

"it's best to want less but more refined, more beautiful. you have to be serious about beauty."

"nothing in this house is chosen at random."

-carolyn quartermaine.

oooolala...i couldnt agree more! i've always believed that design has to have emotion. i struggle with the type of design i do because there is no emotion, yeah, yeah, yeah....i wont go into that right now. i stay happy by pouring my time and energy into my home. ok back to carolyn.

carolyn is a textile designer, painter and stylist among many other things. she knows the perfect formula for mixing antique pieces with her textiles that are full of modern colors. i adore the combination of white with "acid bright" colors, this contract makes her patterns come to life. her home/studio is very dreamy and elegant.

these 1920's louis xv-style chairs reminds me of  my dinning room chairs. ahh, got to love that knoll tulip table.

 french and italian pieces scattered about <3.

 the white cement floors had me at hello.

i could see myself dreaming in this room.

check out her website for the newest textile patterns she has designed.

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