The New Schoolhouse Electric & Supply Co.

January 20th, 2012 § Leave a Comment

I’ve loved  Schoolhouse Electric  for awhile and now I’m completely obsessed with their expanded line of furniture, home accessories and hardware. Take a peak at their virtual catalog here. I think the furniture and styling is beautiful and inspiring:

I love the pops of color and vintage feel. I’m obsessed with this kitchen (I want to paint our cherry cabinets so badly!!). I love the hardware along with the touch of blue from the steel utility stool. The dresser and chair in the room below are so beautiful, the whole room feels warm and cheerful and who doesn’t love an Edison bulb ?

Take a peak at their website and hopefully you’re as impressed as I am!

xo

Adrienne

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** Just read this great interview on Houzz.com with Schoolhouse founder Brian Faherty. Read here!

Inspiring Closets

January 11th, 2012 § Leave a Comment

Photo from Light Locations

The natural light, the floor length mirrors, the subtle pops of colors, egh I have complete closet envy. As you know I’ve been purging and organizing and while I don’t have the closet the size of most bedrooms ( I mean really who does?) maybe one day it’ll happen. Until then, it’s still fun to look.

Bringing me back down to reality, this is a great article from Real Simple with 31 practical ways to makeover your closets. Some of my favorites include mounting a peg board for small accessories:
Image from Real Simple 

And using slimming hangers to save space (they really work, these are great from the Container Store).

Image from Real Simple

I’ll get going on those practical solutions but I can still dream that one day I’ll have a space big enough for art and a fun vintage chair for when I’m just too exhausted from dressing myself.

Image from Houzz.com

Image from Houzz.com

xo

Adrienne

My must-haves

January 10th, 2012 § Leave a Comment

In keeping with the happiness project, I purged my closet this morning and got rid of a ton of stuff. Oliver wasn’t as thrilled with the process but managed to entertain himself trying to break some electronics just long enough for me to work.

While it felt great to give things away, it was slightly depressing to see how many clothes I’ve accumulated that I don’t ever wear and realize how much money I’ve wasted over the years. I did notice however that the majority of the pieces I gave away were things that I bought  because I thought they were a good deal not because they were things I needed or even really wanted. These ended up being the pieces that I’d wear once and then forget about. This was an aha moment for me although I’m sure most of you are thinking ya duh (and yes I did just say duh, I’ve been up since 4:45 my vocab is lacking).

This got me thinking about the pieces that have been well worth the investment. Right on the top of that list is my Frye boots that I’ve had for at least 5 years and have gotten me through a couple NY winters to boot (pun intended… 4:45 folks) They were pricey but I wear them constantly! It’s also worth spending money on jeans because I wear them everyday as part of my mom uniform whether I like it or not. These Hudson ones are great in the summer. Also sweatshirts from J. Crew. They’re comfy and feel slightly nicer than your typical pullover.
So, what are your staple pieces?
xo
Adrienne
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