Arts Festival

Over the Labor Day weekend my husband and I ventured out on Sunday to check out the Marietta Arts Festival here in Georgia.  What a beautiful day it was.......it was so much cooler this weekend and just perfect for an outdoor show!  The festival was packed with all sorts of fun items, fountains, wine coolers, paintings, jewelry and more.  But I just have to share the most unusual thing that I saw at the event........the port-a-pottys.......the pictures just speak for themselves....... 

These are just the ultimate in artwork.....don't you think?  This is the first time I've ever seen one look so nice!

Caviar Laundry

One day I decided that my laundry room was a mess and out of control!  Then I had a flashback to a conversation with a design customer of mine from the store. When I visited her home for a design consult she took me into her laundry room and showed me how she had fixed it up. The customer had decorated her shelves and walls with all the artwork and photos of her kids and grandchildren. It was so cute! And I remember so vividly what her comment was to me....."If I have to spend so much time in here doing laundry, I might as well make it look pretty and enjoyable!"

So with that in mind and inspiration from a dear customer, I made a few changes in my laundry room........

 I dressed up the sink with my favorite butterfly tray and a great photos of my kids when they were younger.  And over the washer dryer an oil painting is hung to give it a little punch.  It's just the right size to balance the space over the washer amd dryer.

This beautiful vintage oil painting is one that I won at the Dear Daisy Cottage blog giveaway last month.  It just had to go in my nook by the cabinet, with all my favorite storage boxes.

And of course I had to show off my favorite candles.....Trapp Candles.....

 My painter was a little puzzled when I asked for him to paint my walls a black color.  But I wanted something with a lot of contrast and fun.  He commented that he had never been asked to paint a laundry room that color!  But when it was all done, he really was impressed with the way it looked with the white cabinets.  It is a Sherwin Williams color, and the name of the paint color is Caviar....a semi gloss.   I smile everytime I walk into the laundry room now.....no more frowns when it's laundry time!

Today I am participating in My Romantic Home's, Show and Tell Friday.  Please be sure and stop by and visit all the great blogs that are listed this week!