A Neutral Nursery IS Possible

I have always said that I wouldn't find out the sex of my children while we were pennant. It's definitely easier said then done especially when your husband wants to find out. I had my days when I told myself, forget this I'm finding out!  But when it came to the day of the doctors appointment Chase was on board with keeping it a secret, giving me the extra push to stay true and do the same.

Of course in the back of my head was the nursery : ) I came across a posting on House of Turquoise with such beautiful nurseries for everyBaby.  My search began for more inspiration and this is where my mind going...

The room is cute, but the letters on wrapping around the room is a must!

found here

found here

This was my original inspiration.  The aquas and corals drew me.  

found here

This sagey color is number one of my list for wall colors currently.  Maybe with a little more gray in it.  

found here

Love Love Love this crib!  

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Blue Bird

I bought 4 chairs with this same frame.  The lady who sold me them seemed quite interesting at first appearance.  She has a tea shop on the 4th floor of a building in Chelsea.  And by tea shop I mean, TEA shop.  This place has thousands and thousands of different teas.  After attempting to purchase these chairs I soon found out the crazy inside her!  Let's just say it wasn't easy.  Always a great story with business : )

before

I would love to find somebody who needs 4 chairs for a kitchen table -- paint them all white and upholster in coordinating fabrics.  This new line of dwell fabric is so beautiful and they all look so great together...

dwellstudio.com

dwellstudio.com

dwellstudio.com

dwellstudio.com

Nursery Finds

Baby White arrival date is quickly approaching!  We made the decision to not find out the sex of the baby which makes nursery design a little more challenging.  But seeing all the same light blue and light pink out there, I'm kind of glad.  Even if I knew what we were having I wouldn't be using baby blue or pink.

Right now I'm envisioning a mostly white room with grays and yellows -- then once the baby is here I'll add corals or turquoises.  Check out what I have so far...

target.com

dwell.com

oeufnyc.com

westelm.com   

or...

westelm.com

shopbabybliss.com

Follow the rest of the nursery on MyTexasWhiteHouse.blogspot.com  There will many more things to come : )

Street Finds

Now don’t you worry, I’m still around!  Nothing exciting has been happening in the world of White Design these last couple of months.  I promised you that I wouldn’t bore you with a lame “Kristen Story”.  Quite a few new pieces have come in, and the prep work has begun on those.  Sometimes I get in these design slumps, where I can’t decide on a fabric or paint color to save my life.  I think that’s where I’ve been....I’m going to blame it on the dreadful winter that is still lingering!!  

The other morning I woke up to my sweet husband telling me that he found a chair on his walk with Cupp.  I had actually seen it the night before, but was too lazy to drag it home.  I’m not sure what or who got a hold of this chair, but the fabric is destroyed!  It’s definitely not the work of your typical cat or dog, but more of a Saber Tooth Tiger!!!  The chair is quite sad looking right now, but I know that it will be beautiful again.  I already know what fabric I want to use : )

I picked up a set of 4 of these little guys a few weeks ago.  A very simple, classic shape.  Maybe that’s why they’re stumping me!  I cannot decide on fabric!  I would love to do these as a set or series -- different but coordinating fabrics and painted the same color.  Just not quite sure yet.  They are ready to go, old fabric is off and they are sanded.  Snag one or all before they go!

draper

smokey blue velvet.  charcoal gray circular geometric designed back.  stained wood in jacobean brown

available for purchase on esty

I'm not sure if the name is going to stick, but that's all I could come up with for now.  If you're a Mad Man fan, I'm sure you get it.  Let me know if you have any name suggestions, I'm open!  For some time now I have been on the hunt for a mid century modern chair.  But no such luck until I came across this one!  I can't wait to find another.  It's really well made, and super comfy!  

The velvet is actually a curtain panel from Pottery Barn.  Now I can't remember why I bought it originally but I've had this velvet for a while now.  I started with the velvet, and loved how it looked, but thought it needed a little funk added to it!  That's where the Dwell fabric on the back came in.  My husband said I should name it the "mullet" -- it's work in the front and a party in the back.  I think I'll stick with "Draper" for now!  

Texas BBQ in New York City

This past week a woman contacted me needing somebody to design the furniture in her new brownstone she’s currently renovating.  Wow!  Chase and I made the trip up to Washington Heights to check out her place.  There’s lots of work to be done on it, but if she’s anything like me she’s going to have a blast rehabing it!  She has been buying old furniture off Craigslist (sounds like somebody I know!) for the last few months.  Her collection is so great, 3 sofas and 5 chairs...thank goodness she doesn’t want me to store all these pieces in my apartment!  Check out our design board and the before pics of her furniture on www.thewhitedesign.com -- FOLLOW ME tab.  Here are the first three fabrics we’re using.  I can’t wait!!  As y’all know I’ve been wanting to use this pink fabric for some time now! 

A trip to Harlem wouldn’t be complete without a stop at Dinosaur BBQ.  Yumm!  When you get off the train you can smell their pit smoking your lunch from three blocks away, you know that’s some good BBQ.  No where else in NYC is like that.  It reminded me of driving past the original Sonny Bryan’s in Dallas, that smell means home to me!  Dinosaur BBQ is no original Texas BBQ but it’s definitely the closest I’ve had up here.  Can’t wait to go back!

Cheers!

Kristen

inspirations

I love looking through design magazines, websites, blogs, online magazines... And I'm most always thinking about how can I use this for a new chair design.  Sometimes they pan out and other times they sit on my bulletin board staring at me each day.  Get into my head as I design..

 esty via ivy & piper

                                                          dwell fabric  

I love lamp : )  These lamps remind me of my wonderful and amazing Maw Maw Kitty (grandma) -- I didn't name her!  She has absolutely outstanding style and taste, and uses a lot of  this coral color in her home.  I love mixing some traditional looking with a more modern take.

If you love Lonny Mag check out Ivy & Piper, they have some great things!