IF I WERE BUILDING A HOUSE......

when i found this exterior shot this morning on pinterest, i was LOVING it! and it made me think.....if i had to start from scratch and build a house, what would it look like?
so here it is, a tour of my imaginary house......and thank god my husband doesn't read these blogs!

dontcallmebetty.tumblr.com

that front door? GOTTA have it!!!
elsoncompany.com


http://www.victoriahagan.com/









houzz.com





quadrillefabrics.com


iometro.blogspot.com

http://www.southernliving.com/home-garden/decorating/guest-bathrooms-00417000073810/page25.html

and last but not least, my husband and i leaving for dinner in our weekend car............oh i need to WAKE UP!!

NAVY BLUE...MY OBSESSION!

ONE OF MY FAVORITE COLORS TO USE IN A SPACE....ESPECIALLY IN FAMILY ROOMS.... IT MASKS DIRT, CONTRAST BEAUTIFULY WITH WHITES, FEELS CASUAL AND COMFORTABLE, LOOKS CRISP AND COOL IN THE SUMMER AND COZY IN THE WINTER. I LOVE LOVE LOVE NAVY! HERE ARE SOME REASONS WHY....

http://thezhush.blogspot.com/2011/09/style-stalking-phillips-deveer.html

http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/designer-libraries

http://colorchangeseverything.blogspot.com/2012/01/engagement.html

http://vivafullhouse.blogspot.com/

http://issuu.com/houseoffifty/docs/summer_2012_issue

http://pinkwallpaper.blogspot.com/

http://forevercottage.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2011-09-14T16:31:00-07:00&max
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oh the lazy days of summer....AND MY HOUSE IS A WRECK!!

the culprits?....see below!

the only reason why the shelf is neat is because R cant reach!

the floor in H and R's toy closet-can barely even see the hardwoods!.....and to think
 that i had this totally organized last week! other people's
kids are like this too, right?

out of control shoe basket, and some random...ugh!

my bookcase is no longer mine, but rather a remote control helicoptor landing area and lego display and junk center.

lego central!

 everyone's house is like this, right??

VIRGINIA'S OPSAIL 2012: DAY 2

 ONE OF THE MOST SPECTACULAR EVENTS I HAVE EVER SEEN..... INTERNATIONAL AND DOMESTIC SHIPS SAILING IN BOAT PARADE FROM THE CHESAPEAKE BAY INTO DOWNTOWN NORFOLK FOR OPSAIL 2012.

WE THOUGHT THE SAILORS WERE FAKE AT FIRST.....UNTIL THE SHIP GOT
CLOSER.....CRAZY!

SAILING DOWN THE ELIZABETH RIVER IN THE PARADE OF SAILS

JUST ANOTHER DAY ON THE BOAT FOR R? LOOK BEHIND YOU!!!

THE INDONESIAN SHIP WAS CRACKING ME UP-THEY WERE BLASTING MUSIC AND THE SAILORS WERE DANCING HIGH UP IN THE SAILS-GUESS THEY ARENT AFRAID OF HEIGHTS!

DOWNTOWN NORFOLK

THE MEXICAN SAILORS...GOOD TO SEE THEM WEARING A  HARNESS!

COULDN'T ASK FOR A NICER DAY.

SHIPS DOCKING DOWNTOWN

BEFORE AND AFTER: MY LIVING ROOM

OKAY, SO I AM KINDA EMBARRASSED TO POST HOW MY LIVING ROOM USED TO LOOK A FEW YEARS AGO......I KNOW THIS IS UGLY!!! WE HADN'T HAD THIS HOUSE LONG AND I KNEW IT WOULD TAKE A WHILE TO GET IT HOW I WANTED IT......WELL, 8.5 YEARS LATER, I FINALLY LIKE MY LIVING ROOM...YAY!

BEFORE

BEFORE

AFTER

STILL NEED SOME PILLOWS

BEFORE AND AFTER: BEACH HOUSE FAMILY ROOM

THIS WAS A FUN PROJECT....MY GOOD FRIEND'S PARENTS DECIDED TO RENOVATE THEIR BEACH HOUSE AND KINDLY ASKED FOR MY ASSISTANCE. WE CAME UP WITH A COLOR PALETTE OF COOL BEACHY FABRICS AND WENT TO WORK.

TODAY WAS MOVE IN DAY.....AND THE  MISSION?   FIGURING OUT THE BEST FURNITURE ARRANGEMENT FOR THE FAMILY ROOM.

THE RESULT? AN INVITING SPACE WITH TONS OF SEATING BUT DOESN'T LOOK CROWDED!

HERE ARE A FEW BEFORE SHOTS FOLLOWED BY THE AFTER!

AND THE LUCK HOMEOWNERS CAN'T WAIT TO HANG SOME PAINTING FROM THE VERY TALENTED ARTIST (AND THEIR DAUGHTER!)SARAH LYTLE

http://sarahlytleart.blogspot.com/2012/05/so-much-to-learn.html

CAN'T WAIT TO SEE HOW HER LARGE SEASCAPE LOOKS IN THE ROOM!