A Curated Look :: Houston Home

My favorite interior last week featured in Matchbook Magazine’s latest issue, was the beautiful home of Bailey and Pete McCarthy. After briefly living in Chicago and Austin, the husband and wife interior design team behind Biscuit Home and the Peppermint Bliss blog settled in Houston. For the home’s design, the couple incorporated  items they’ve been collecting as they moved from city to city. Their curated look is inviting, multi-layered and has a wonderful mix of period styles.

emerald green velvet sofapeppermint bliss living roomgreen and yellow floral wallpaper bedroomRetro Pink Dining Roomdecorate in layerskitchen island table with caster wheelsretro bar with open shelving and wallpaper

I will say I have never considered my style fearless. My style has evolved over the years and I think it has gotten better and more refined, but it really is just my style. I am flattered that people like it but I am always a little amused when the work is called “fearless”- like maybe I should be afraid of putting it out there because it is testing the boundaries of good taste? Whoopsies. – Bailey McCarthy

chic bathroom medicine cabinetpagoda bookcasegirl's eclectic bedroom dresser vignette

 

Head to Matchbook Magazine to read the interview and see more inspiring images of this darling home!

Photo credit: Emily Anderson

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Read full story By on February 11, 2013 in antiques, Bathroom, bathrooms, Bedroom, bedrooms, bookshelves, curated look, Girl, girl's bedroom, Interiors, Kitchen, Living Room, living rooms, medicine cabinet, Uncategorized

Friday Find: Geometric Mobile

Graphic patterns – a hot design trend for 2013 – are popping up in all sorts of home decor items like this whimsical geometric mobile by LA-based artist, Kim Baise. The Twigeli Mobile, inspired by traditional Finnish himmeli, is made from twigs, paint and natural hemp twine. I think it would look darling displayed  in a playroom, baby’s nursery or hanging from a tree in the backyard.

geometric mobile for nurserydiamond pattern mobile

It’s been a wonderful, crazy, productive week, but I’m relieved it’s Friday. I love this day.

hello friday

Happy Decorating & Happy Friday,

Cristin

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Read full story By on February 8, 2013 in baby and children, baby nursery room, Features, Friday Finds, home accessories

Home Decorating Ideas :: Project Décor

Have you heard of Project Décor? It’s an amazing all-in-one design platform that allows you to create the room of your dreams and then buy it.  The highly addicting image-centric site (which speaks to me), is a place where users can get tons of home decorating ideas.

home decorating ideas with project decor

Creating your new room is super easy (and fun!). First, browse for products you love and “tear” them. Then create a design board (a cinch to do) using the items you’ve torn. If you like, share products or boards with friends or the hubby for approval (or not). And lastly, have your credit card handy to purchase.  Don’t worry, Project Décor welcomes all. They carry a variety of styles and price points, so there is something there for everyone.

I’ve created a few design boards to give you an idea of what you could do using Project Décor

yellow and navy dining room design board

As an on-line design store and more, it lets design fans mix and remix items from the world’s leading designers and brands to get a room just so—and then get the actual pieces home. – Project Décor

chic table lamp round-up

modern pink nursery design board

 These boards, some of my fave products and so much more can be found on Project Décor!

Hope to see you there!

Cristin

 

 

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Read full story By on February 7, 2013 in chairs, Design Tips, furniture, home accessories, interior design, lighting, mid-century modern, product review, Project Decor, Tips/Tricks

My New BFF :: Glassybaby

When do you light a candle? For a romantic dinner for two? To celebrate a birthday? In prayer for a loved one? To help you slow down and relax? I light candles for all of these reasons. And I love the beautiful light that glows from my new bff glassybaby pink votive.

pink glassybaby votive

As a fellow cancer survivor, I love the story behind glassybaby too. It’s founder, Lee Rhodes is a three time cancer survivor who was raising three small children and searching for peace and calm.  She found it when she dropped a tea light into a handblown, glass cup.  The color and light helped her slow down and heal.  She wanted to help others heal.  She opened a glassblowing studio and glassybaby was born.

vignette with pink votive candle

Lee also wanted to help the many patients she met in chemo rooms who could not afford day to day costs that are not covered by health insurance like groceries and childcare.  glassybaby has now donated more than one million dollars from sales to charities dedicated to healing and helping patients with those needs. Isn’t that fantastic?!

Wouldn’t you agree, a hand blown glass candle holder by glassbaby would make a wonderful Valentine’s Day gift?

*photo credit: Cristin Priest // Simplified Bee

 

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Read full story By on February 4, 2013 in Holiday, home accessories, Valentine's Day