a little bit of therapy

so lola and the rest of our casa was featured the other day on apartment therapy. it's been a treat to see these wonderful photos of our house as well as read some really generous feedback. thanks again bethany for finding me and touring our house. xx

photo of lola ala bethany nauert

the treehouse

photo ala bethany nauert

today the lovely bethany nauert came over to photograph our home for apartmenttherapy.com (look for it monday, february 7th).  what a gift it is to have our apartment professionally documented for years to come!  the ever changing canvas of this place is a way for me to express myself creatively.  i love decor and design and it's exciting to see some of my hard work (or play) get some props.  i can't wait to see the rest of the photos.  she just leaked this sweet photo of the credenza in our bedroom.  i love her composition! thanks again bethany!

edit, edit then edit some more

well today my casa was featured on apartment therapy's small cool 2010 contest. some of us that live in limited space have entered a contest to see who's "worked it" the best. knowing there would be some serious competition i decided to throw my name in the hat for feedback on my efforts. and feedback i got.

mostly good...some overly generous...some great constructive criticism and some flaming bags of shit. the constructive stuff was useful. especially today as i drove to Hemet to pick up my new coffee table from the brick house. i was already planning on switching up the living room a bit once my mirrored friend arrived but also decided to edit the place down a bit after reading some comments.

design takes time. and it changes...sometimes constantly. those that have a decorator come in, buy all of their furniture at once and WA-LA! you're done! is not only boring, cookie cutter and no fun in my option, but not original. i collect pieces, i sell pieces. i try an item in one area and sometimes it sticks but mostly it doesn't. a picture of my house is a picture of it that day. tomorrow it's probably different. take the opinions of those you trust. don't be scared to edit.

that being said, i LOVE my table and i think it completely changes up the whole look of the living room. and the switch of the dining room rug for the family room rug is key.

now it's time take this table for a test run!
♥♥♥

tiny bubbles gets some Apartment Therapy

Cool Recipe: Grilled Salad Nicoise Long Beach Style
Stay Cool!

Name: Jennifer
Location: Long Beach, California
How are you staying cool? Two of my fav's in the summer: BBQ'in outside and all the tasty local produce in season at my local farmer's market. This recipe incorporates both.

thanks Apartment Therapy for posting my digs. for the full article: look HERE

Apartment Therapy

my balcony made it on Apartment Therapy!! Check it out and let me know what you think.