511 Meets 221-A Project

Since we each moved out of our childhood home, our parents have redecorated our bedrooms. While they may not be our exact style, they’re nice.

Mine is painted a warm color that I think is called something like “Summer Squash”, with all white bedding, a cream area rug and my old pickled white furniture. There are some aspects of my old room that I consider to be moldy roastbeef, like the floral painting above the bed, but I deal.

I like my sister’s room even better than mine. It is more monochromatic, which, of course, I love, with the main color being one shade of beige or another (much like the only food my sister would touch for the first 15 years of her life). She has a beautiful white sleigh bed, white furniture, an awesome vintage poster framed in gold and bedding that has a slight gold tint.

Today, my mom and I went to HG so that I could look for something specific (to be shared at a later date) and she told me that she was looking for something for my sister’s vanity. My sister finds her room too sterile, and I was thrilled to have an actual “Job” that I was commissioned to do. This was hard; I had to stay true to my own aesthetic, please my more minimalist and modern sister and also my more traditional mother. We went through many iterations. Basically, we were looking for a display for her empty vanity.

Along with beige, there are accents of green in her room, like a set of framed botanicals behind her bed, a cozy West Elm throw and a faux flower display that is surprisingly not too moldy.

Above was a good start, the candles and the dimension, but it wasn’t right.

I tried many boxes, many candle holders and many different positions. I was committed to the geode, even when my mom had her doubts. I wanted accents to be in gold, as the poster is framed so prominently on the same wall as her vanity.

I settled with this:

The pop of red accents the Asian inspired pillow on my sister’s bed. I thought it would look nice…

And it does. It really does. It freshens up the place, gives it some modernity and I like the mirrored tray with the mirrored frame.

I also like the scale.

So here it is; 511 meets 221 once again. And mom?  I know you need to “live with it” but you aren’t returning. Mmmmkay?

What do you think?

 

 

What Does the Fox Say?

I am always supremely grateful for the thoughtfulness and support of friends; from phone calls and messages, to the recent outpouring of love, 

every single note, message, “like” and gift mean so much to me. I have a special compartment of gratitude in me for Gifts of the Foxy nature.

Yesterday, I happened to have been in a bit of a Foxy Find mood when I went to Home Goods with the fam;

They had these Fox mugs, which at first I thought we had to buy (in excess, in fact) but despite their low $3.99 price tag, I decided I really didn’t need them, $3.99 adds up and they were small for mugs, when I like my mugs big. Did I ever tell you that I have a thing for mugs? Oh well, another day.

In any case, I went home empty handed (save the outdoor pillows and blue pots for my back patio) to find this on my stoop:

Peace signs! My heart was racing.

And then, inside, I found this:

A What does the Fox Say gift for each of us. On my son’s 5 month birthday, no less. I was blown away; overwhelmed; touched.

This is what I was talking about when I said that my friends have become family, lifting me up when I’ve needed me most. So thank you, friends. You are pretty dark Foxy. And generous. And amazing. And I love you.

 

 

A teeny tiny update

to the navy and gold themed back patio.

On my earlier trip to Home Goods I found these:

And, in the words of the great Paul Simon, Well I’m on my way, I don’t know where I’m going , I’m on my way I’m taking my time.

 

By the way,

I am hosting an event at home this week and Home Goods is totally killing it with their $2.99 cocktail napkins.