paisley stencil & champagne paint & Rue

Oh, so much work in the Holloway household the past few weeks.    Please look at how pretty this stencil is turning out in the laundry room.  The paint is RH's silver sage (which is pretty, but not really us).  I was going to paint the entire small room a real pop of blue...like electric blue.

Instead I picked up some champagne metallic paint from Benjamin Moore.  I had a small stencil from Hobby Lobby (they have some great stuff), but it was too small.  I also had a small paisley stencil but it was too nursery.  So, sweet Kate Dukes (an artist whom I will properly post about later), is kind of my decorating assistant for a while.  That girl is talented.  She went out and found a huge paisley stencil I love.  Isn't the shimmer nice?  Proper photos will come!

here's Kate

photo: three pennies

And please read Rue tomorrow!  Let me know what you think and be honest...good criticism will only make it better.  Here is one of the pictures you'll see--this is Crystal's home, one of the founders.

 I can't believe that I also won a giveaway..my first, and I think I've entered all of them.  Please check out
2 by design  such a funny and pretty blog--and for white lovers she has a "Wednesday Whiteout" feature.

Reader's mantels post tomorrow--If you didn't send me yours, please click on my picture to send it.

Julie

what I want

T Foley Studios

I want for us to be able to build our little Airstream barn soon.  We're gonna put it in the backyard..with a wood studio for Chris (his real love), some spot for me to create and a mudroom & playspace for the boys.  We hope to start this fall.  I want it for Chris--a man really need a place that is totally his, right?

I want us to get in our little Bambi and drive to the Oregon coast.  I'll take y'all with me.

Maybe we can take off in November (the best thing about the film industry)

I want you not to laugh at the self-portrait I had to snap for Rue because Chris was working and I don't know how to do self-timer and Liam can't work this (only 3).  I had to take it in the mirror.  The only other pictures I have of me are phone pics, so of course they are low res.

The best thing is being able to put yourself out there a little.  People choose that, right?  But Rue isn't even out yet and blogworld can be tough.  But like my mema said, "If ain't nobody talking about you it means you ain't doing nothing."  (Apartment Therapy has posted the cover...the said toughness are its commenters...commentors?)

I want to look back when I have her years behind me and smile for trying.  I want to wear bad ass clothes, too.  

I want to throw an outdoor party for some of our bestest this fall.  Just like this.  I'm stringing up a chandelier, wearing a fancy dress, and drinking lots o' wine.

some of the bestest--don't somedays you really appreciate your friends?

and here--my Cori smoochin' my Wy.  Cori's about to have her third.  Love you, girl.  Y'all are what it's about.

Read Rue Thursday....you're gonna die at some of the rooms.  Really.  This Dallas home....so original.  Don't you love that?

Julie