DESIGN PLANNING IN JUNE....

so many people are moving right now...this means LOTS of design plans in the works (lots of bedrooms!).....my  office has been researching NON STOP......and now we are executing! .....here are some things we are currently working on......and i can't wait to show the after shots in the next few months!

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new windsor smith book is here!

....and its GORGEOUS!!!

how AMAZING is this room? one of my favorites in the book!! LOVE the dressy traditional tufted bench behind a casual white dining table...contrast in more ways than one! and how cool are the funky chairs? the chair on the right is halfway off the rug...and it looks FABULOUS! beautiful and LIVABLE!!!

windsor KNOWS every house needs a bar. we share the same philosophy! but i love how she suggests that in a foyer, using a chest + marble top = instant bar...we need to be friends :-)

after you grab your drink, come in here! i LOVE it! who can make a ping pong table actually look pretty??? WINDSOR CAN! 

lets eat.....WOW! i love the BLACK backsplash!! doesn't look too dark with all that white. HUGE impact....glass cabinets, glass fridge....okay, now i need a glass fridge! fingers crossed mine breaks soon...

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thanks for the inspiration, windsor! my console looks better already.....come play at my house!


"DEAR CAROLINA" IS HERE!!!!

because she's a HUGE talent....because she LOVES to write(and she's GREAT at it!)....because she KNOWS how to make things happen.......and because TODAY IS THE DAY!!!!!

she's done it again.....IN A TOTALLY NEW WAY!!

one of my absolutely favorite bloggers, KRISTY WOODSON HARVEY......FROM "DESIGN CHIC"....JUST PUBLISHED HER FIRST NOVEL!!

see how GREAT it can look in your living room?

aside from the fact that "DEAR CAROLINA" will look AMAZING in your house, "DEAR CAROLINA" is a HEARTFELT and SOUTHERN novel....that will appeal to every woman. "DEAR CAROLINA" is about a manhattan / north carolina based interior designer who faces hardships and struggles of growing her family. (get a tissue box-you'll need it!!)

To sum it up, "DEAR CAROLINA" ...."is a story that proves that life circumstances shape us but don't define us-and that families aren't born, they're made..."

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and guess what???  

Kirsty Woodson Harvey is offering a $1,000 Shop Design Chic Shopping Spree to one lucky winner. To enter: Send proof of purchase of Dear Carolina (photos are fine!) to readdearcarolina@gmail. Every book is an extra entry!

Also receive a free e-copy of the Dear Carolina Companion cookbook, full of favorite Southern recipes from renowned bloggers and family members, and Dear Carolina printable quotes just for entering!