Oh how I have missed blogging! New York was an insane and rather soggy whirlwind. Met up with so many fabulous people - I literally felt like I should have set up a hospitality suite at my hotel. Hmmm Eventi Hotel - you should SO sponsor that my next trip back there!

So much inspiration in NYC - I can't wait to share it all with you. My brain is buzzing. Sadly, (not really the appropriate word here, but let's face it - I got home at 2am thanks to Air Canada gracious clusterfarkery with their planes the fact that I'm able to string words together that resemble a sentence is really a huge kudos to the Starbucks I had administered via IV earlier) I have a million and one critical client project details that need tending too including a budget which may be hazardous seeing as it's akin to operating huge machinery while under the influence of some sort of sleep inducing medication... ya get my drift?

Here's what's coming down the pipe though...

Artwork. Oh my sweet baby jesus. Did I find the motherload of inspiration in NYC. I'm actually tempted to keep it all to myself so that when my projects are published by my favourite shelter magazines - you will all clamour to hire me just so that you can get the same sort of brilliance in your own homes. 

Pillows. You know I'm a pillow hoarder right? The Gift Show was like falling off the wagon. Talk about a pillow bender. Lawdy Lou. Just you wait My Precious. Just you wait.

Can we just agree to let this whole Distressed Belgian Farmhouse thing go? Also, fake industrial Steam Punk - I Quit you. Divorce Divorce Divorce. You are dead to me. Done. You've all been properly put on notice. Consider this your Giant Memo. I literally turned my nose up in disgust as I passed by booth after booth that featured this crappola. I mean the odd piece fine sure. That's not a problem but a whole room. It's like espresso to 2003.

Dunes & Duchess. Google. Just you wait and see what I have planned for them. Stacy and I are in kahoots. You will die. DIE! That's all you will get from me about that. For now.

Also - female security guards at Javitz & Piers buildings - lose the tude. Your male counterparts were significantly more helpful and supportive of a swollen momma and her darling 2yr old boy asleep in his stroller. Women, we've gotta stick together. To those who assisted me in getting my stroller past Fort Knox thank you so very much. It was very much appreciated that you made the exception and helped me out. I will repay in kind and support your fabulous vendors both here on the blog and with my American Express card.

xoxo

Blogging may be done on the fly a lot over the next few days... I'z a busy busy busy designer.

Had an inspirational moment this morning - I was moving things around my desk (heaven forbid I tidy, order or clean it) and I grabbed sight of one of my favourite fabrics that I've been dying to use in my house but haven't for some reason...

I am thinking it's a contender for the sofa in my den.

Seriously.

What do you think?

Am I off my rocker?

I'm about to love you!

Of course, whenever I'm about to go away from the office, my work load triples, quadruples and whatever comes after that..

I'd love to blog about it all but I'm literally up to my eyeballs in budgets, ordering, finalizing this, that & the farm. No, there is no farm. Maybe a Grove but definitely not a farm.

Thank you so much for all of your comments regarding my Den. WOW - so many coral & mint fans out there. Chinoiserie seems to be the consensus. Gotta say, I'm leaning towards a hybrid of all the palettes you saw. I know, I know. I'm horrible. I also want some Philip Jeffries grasscloth in there I think. Maybe. I don't know. 

What I WOULD love some direction on though is where to go/shop/hang out in New York City. I will have a 2yr old with me please keep in mind. He travels well I should add. Where do I need to go to see Design Shops/Vintage/Otherwise - favourite haunts. I've done ABC Home it's fab but I want little hang outs and haunts.  I have also seen that there are some flea markets over the weekend so any info on these would be great. My promise in return of course, is to blog about my trip, my finds and the people I run into/stalk/visit with etc.

Oh and if you are very good - maybe I'll sneak you a peak of Christine's Countertop installation tomorrow - you know before I show her. #ProjectKitchenGorgeous is getting even more gorgeous today!!!

I'm really not in a place to be thinking about my own projects - which are mounting up by the hour. I swear, having a two year old sucks weeks out of you before you even realize what day of the week it is - WHAM they are gone. 

I've endeavoured to write this blog several times post baby going to bed - but currently he is trying to distract me with a sort of fake cry from his crib. As if the three Curious George stories weren't enough.... god they put me to sleep that's for sure. (Sidenote: Can we talk about how SEXIST they are - the woman neighbour had to clean up George's mess because why? The Man in the Yellow Hat couldn't clean his own house?)

Where was I, a Milk Emergency interrupted me...? Right my house.

I have to make a decision on a Tuxedo sofa that I own. Need to get it out of my beyond patient upholsterer's who has been holding on to it for two years. The last piece I left at my upholsterer's (old one)  a chair - went missing. Damn it was a comfy chair. So I'm under the gun to make a choice. I'm sooo undecided. Help me.

I'm beyond jazzed about this project. It's so great to have clients who trust you and let you be creative & imaginative in their house. It's like Christmas every day!

Now you may recall that we are doing floors just off of the kitchen that look like this.. I know. Ridiculously insane, I'm still getting comments about that post.

There is a powder room just off the kitchen... we're using this paper in there.