You know who I feel sorry for?

The first person who decided to collect globes and display them.

And the person that decided chalkboards make cool home decor.

These are wonderful creative ideas that have been done to death!

Good Stuff I Saw on Blogs This Week

 Yummm

 Would you expect anything less from Martha?

 Yumm again

 Cute affordable bags

 I’m a pretty huge Tiffany and Co Fan, but I am not a fan of this suite.  I think I could have done a better job.

 Aaaaand, yumm again!

Craigslist

A little Craigslist roundup for Saturday morning…

$895

$60 for the pair

$80 for the pair

 $150 for the pair

 $175

 $125

 $300

 $75

 $10

 $100

 $75

Happy Weekend!

Random Loveliness

I don’t have anything to post so far this week.  Here’s some pretty.

#1 Accomplished

I discussed here my plans to do 36 new things in 2012.  Today, I accomplished #1, I visited the Clyfford Still museum.  It was coolness and completely with incident.  As is typical for me, I took zero photos.  I know that is very bad blogger form, but I really try to live my life absorbed in the experience and not looking for “blogable moments”, so you’re gonna have to settle for photos from the internets.

The brutalist architecture is stunning.  Cast in place concrete walls, soft limed wood floors, really unique skylights that illuminate the galleries in the the most lovely way.

The art was absolutely lovely.  I much preferred his abstract works

to the figurative pieces from his early career

To make this visit all the more fabulous, it was a Designerds outing where I got to spend some lovely time with the much missed blogger friend, Raina. We rounded out the day with a trip to West Elm, Nordstrom Bistro, Anthropology, J Crew and MAC.  Aahhh, consumerism at its best!

Stay tuned as I tick some more items of my New Years list and for some more Designerd outings.

Catalog Love

I got a whole stack of catalogs in the mail last week.  Since I am not to normal “mail retriever” in our house, I don’t always see catalogs.  This time, I tok a few minutes to peruse the current offerings, and here is what I found that is good.

Grandin Road

This reminds me of something from Grange $399.00

This is quirky without being too in your face $99.00

Restoration Hardware-ish with out the crazy price tag. $390.00

West Elm

Kelly Werstler used tortoise shells in an interior like 5 years ago.  Here is the watered down retail version $49-79

I just like this $169

And this too $199-$1299

These curtains are so my style.  $69-99

As are these $69-84

I’m such a sucker for a modern black pendant $199

PB Teen

Pillow cuteness $35.00

Pillow cuteness part II  $39.00

Vintage industrial perfection $249.00

Pottery Barn

Would this make laundry less sucky?  $149

$183.00

Have you been doing any catalog shopping? Finding anything worth sharing?

Craigslist for the New Year

Some Craigslist awesomeness for the week:

Coffee Table – $100 – Here

$500 – Here

$300 – Here

 $250 – Here

 Adorable Park Bench – $400 – Here

 $100 – Here

 $300 – Here

 Adorable little bench – $85 – Here

 $895 – Here

 $150 – Here

Considering….

 

 

 

…a new coffee table.  Keep your fingers crossed about my craigslist find.

Design Work

This client needed a little help with space planning and color.  She also needed a little reassurance about durability for her kids.

My tips for kids and design:

1) Buy rugs with tons of pattern.  That way little spills and stains will blend in to the pattern.

2) Taupey Charcoal fabrics are your best friend.  I fondly refer to this as “dirt” color.  With busy families, this color will save you a world of problems.  I also think it is a lovely color that works with tons of accents (orange, slate blue, grellow, fresh tomato red, black, turquoise, even some purples).

3) Don’t sacrifice design just because you have kids.  Buy some things of quality and mix them with things that are durable and kid friendly that you won’t mourn if they are ruined.

Here is the family room I designed for this client:

If you would like help creating the home of your dreams, email me at jamie@jamiefoleyinteriors.com to inquire about my design services.

Absolutely Nothing to do with Design

I find as I get older (by older I mean mid-thirties), I do less and less to get out of my shell. A month or so ago, I hatched an idea.  It isn’t a new one, it has been done on other blogs…do 52 new things in a year.  You can see examples of this here and here.  Then I started to be realistic, I don’t think I can accomplish one a week.  Unlike the above bloggers, I have no plans to travel the world in the next year.  If that were the case, I would have oodles of opportunities for new experiences.  I have to focus on finding new experiences closer to home.  I decided to tackle 36 things, commemorating the 36th birthday I will be celebrating in 2012.  I selected some simple ideas, places close to home that I have never made the time to visit, some classes that have been on my mental to do list for far too long, some larger goals and some simple travel plans.  I intend to blog about these as I go.  Hopefully, those of you that come here for design inspiration will still find this interesting even if it is a bit off message for this blog.  These are left intentionally vague, because part of the process will be figuring out how to do some of  these (i.e.: unconditional compassion…..).

Without further ado, here is the list:

1)   Visit New Belgium Brewery

2)   Run a 5K

3)   Bake fresh bread

4)  Take a cake decorating class

5)   Take a floral design class

6)   Take a pilates class

7)   Go on a road trip with my husband

8)   Have a “perfect eating week”, my own version of a cleanse

9)   Volunteer

10)  Have a “random acts of kindness” day

11)  Go to a movie by myself

12)  Go to the symphony

13)  Vegetarian for a week

14) Go to the Denver Mint

15) Go to the top of Pikes Peak

16) Go to the Royal Gorge

17) Open a Pop-up furniture shop

18) Bake a real soufflé

19)  Learn Calligraphy

20)  Practice unconditional compassion for 1 week

21) Organize my office once and for all

22) Finish P90X

23) Portfolio shoot of our house

24) Go a week without sugar

25)  Throw a soiree

26) Take a hip hop dance class

27)  Ride a train to Glenwood Springs

28) Visit the Clyfford Still Museum

29) Take a jewelry making class

30) Go to High Tea at the Brown Palace

31) Get a head to toe makeover (hair, eyebrows, facial, manicure, pedicure and massage)

32) Canvas and Cocktails

33) Knit a scarf

34) Take a Barre Class

35) Purchase one Etsy outfit

36)

Number 36 has been empty for a few weeks.  Seems I am out of ideas.  I guess that leaves me the opportunity to be spontaneous, let something unexpected come into my life.  I’ll let you know what I come up with.

PS – Happy New Year!