October Dreams

Hubs got a new studio! And of course he relied on his designer wife to pick out some (cheap) furniture. My artistic man uses several media: photography, graphic, web, and video. And he is sharing the space with an artist friend who is a painter.

We split the rectangular space in half, giving each guy his own work station and putting a lounge area in the center for guests ti enjoy the art gallery displays.

Here's the furniture! Vintagey and easily cleanable! Can't get much better for two dudes, can it?!






Sofa is a leather craigslist score and the two grold (green+gold) vinyl chairs are vintage from the '60's.


Of course while searching for mid century reproductions, I found a super source for womb chairs and now I can't get them off my mind! I want one for christmas for my apartment...






Should I get orange? So classic...





Or beloved green? I do have a lot of green already... But I LOVE it!






Womb chairs are so versatile. Awesome in a living room (check out that loud mcm aqua!)....






And great in a subdued, neutral space. This citron color is the bomb too.

Any ideas, friends???




Ps- look how much pumpkin spice I've gone through in 2 weeks....



I put it in my pumpkin pie green smoothies: almond milk, canned pumpkin, apple, spinach, green powder, raw protein powder, Stevia to taste and LOTS of pumpkin pie spice! Yummmm!

What's that pretty nail polish color, you ask...




OPI Tasmanian Devil Made Me Do It. A lovely orange-red. inspired by Joslyn over at Simply Lovely.


- SG
Posted from my iPhone

A day in the life...

Thought I'd post some pics of what a good day in the life of a residential interiors person looks like. Just in case you think I'm an errand girl, cad monkey, or glam diva shopping, here's what my iphone photos prove I do:

-Throw down a green juice for breakfast.
-Scurry to the office to pick up a list of to-do's from the boss-lady.
-Today, I meet some faux-finisher an electrician to work on a dining room (chandelier!).
- Write one zillion requests for proposals, client estimates and invoiced, approvals/payments for materials, draw room layouts (see crazy face)
- Chomp a green Smoothie for lunch.
- Run to the design center to find pretty pink trim for a tween girl's room.
- Shop for wallpaper for another little girl's room, but get distracted with this little David Hick's number...
- Drop samples back to the office and make a dash for a workout class at the Y before dinner.

Yea folks, that is my glamorous life. :)

Mcm house in Cali

Cali gets all the good mid century modern stuff, don't you agree?

Check out this Ranch style renovation from House Beautiful.

I love the openness of it all. All those picture windows make the home feel bigger than it really is and adds that element of nature.

The kitchen looks like it would be a dream to cook and congregate in. That cabinet in the dining area and genius.

And the overall colorscheme feels updated. I quite like it. (although I feel the color scheme is a bit too matchy for my taste- I'd throw in some punches of unexpected color).

What do you think?

A Sleepy Sunday in Green

daily breakfast green juice

Today was rainy and overcast- so nice for a change!

We helped throw a brunch for some friends, then came home to relax before church. 

I made some fresh juice-  spinach, celery, cucumber, grapefruit.

little green house next door

We napped while it rained.

green hobby

I worked on a crochet project and had some mint tarragon tea in my special tea cup (thanks, KIM!)

 It was while noticing all this green, that I realized even my shirt and the accent wall behind me were green. I was going to title this post "it's so easy being green." Too much? Nah.

xoxo,

 

Friends are great

 Really enjoying this latest season of friends. Such a blessing. 

Here we are hanging out at the Green, listening to some good live music (There were many more people here, the photo happened at the end of the night.). Downtown Houston is pretty cool. We are really happy here, this second time around. After that year of wanderlusting, we were sure we'd find a cooler place to live, but family and work brought us back. People make the place, don't they? And these are some pretty great peeps.

 More great peoples at Girl Breaky- the best way to start a day. We meet up before work, get morning quinoa porridge (SO freaking yum!) and some java (see below... how can I resist a cheat here and there?), listen to French music. we chatter, we giggle, we talk about plans for the day. It's lovely. So very lovely.

soy latte, so delicious.

Aren't people great? :)

xoxo,


 

Hello Teecino

My friends and family know of my long lived addiction to coffee. I mean, I love it in any form and  have sipped it ritually every morning since I was 14. We even had Starbucks cater our wedding 4 years ago (it. was. awesome.)!

enjoying my java

So when T and I decided to embark on an alkalizing health journey after reading The pH Miracle, I knew my cherished acidic beverage habit may be in danger. If you want to read about the benefits of an alkalizing diet, I recommend this article.... or go ahead and dig into the pH Miracle or Crazy Sexy Diet. 

Also, as a final push into veganism, we watched Forks Over Knives (a movie explaining the findings of that giant book that every vegan talks about called The China Study... we smarties over here like to watch our books if there's an option. lazy). So we are committed to reclaiming our health through a vegan, alkaline diet which means green alkaline plant-based foods! Hooray!

Anyways, so check out this chart:

alkalinesisters

Coffee... you're a -25 in the acid range? 

*sniff sniff*

I'm not convinced about giving coffee up forever (I love it so!), but at least while we are working on kick-starting our alkaline lifestyle, it doesn't make sense to keep drinking my fave acidic bev. 

Here's where Teecino comes in:

Y'alls... this one is good. My baby took me to Whole Foods yesterday to grab this stuff (10 bucks a pound, which isn't much different from coffee), so I could try it this morning. I bought the loose grounds so I could make it in my French press... and it's good! I guess the most delicious part is the smell. This stuff smells like sweet chocolate candy with a coffee edge. Sign me up!

I'm sipping the stuff as we speak. While it's not exactly like coffee, it tastes good enough to act as a stand-in for the time being. 

This little coffee addict might just be ok....

xoxo,

Welcome to ... Fall

I HATE the smell of burnt popcorn.

Hate.

Like, worst smell ever.

And right now, my apartment is FILLED with the stench because I tried making my own *from scratch* (ie, in oil over the stove) to be healthier. UGH!

I've really been trying to be healthy (recipes I've been hoarding on Pinterest). Why is that always a struggle? Why is eating junk SO much easier?

Anyway....

Enough griping. Life is beautiful. Life is full! My summer has been wonderful! Here's what I did all summer:




-Spent a ton of time with friends and family, here, there, and everywhere

- Joined a new church that I am gaga over!

- Joined the YMCA and am loving BodyPump.

- Vacationed in Puerto Vallarta with my darling for a cousin's wedding- FANTASTIC. (
We lived in that pool.)

- Remembered the existence of libraries and have been/am reading a zillion books- mostly on gardening, herbal remedies, raw/vegan lifestyles, and natural childbirth (HEY, I'm just going my research!)

- Bought a water ionizer (they are CRAZY good for you- hello, alkalinity!)

- Worked on decorating a LOT of people's homes with my design job- rich people are crazy, yo.

- Had my 4 year anniversary with my INCREDIBLE husband! I am so googely-eyed for him.

- Watched the entire collection of seasons of Scrubs with my guy.

- Suffered from a summer over 100 degrees for a million consecutive days in a row (too hot to even swim).

- Tried giving up coffee.... and failed. I love the fricking stuff too much.







Those are my highlights..... onward to fall!



xoxo,