~what came home with me~

Hello everyone!!!

I've been a little swamped lately

but managed to sneak a few pics of

what came home with me......

last week.....from the Monticello Spring Show

you know how it works when you

"all of the sudden" can't stand a certain item

in your home????

well, that struck me about 2-3 months ago

with our light fixture over the kitchen table....

.....it had to go....

so the hunt began....at Monticello....

and this is what I came home with.

I bought it from the girls at Worthy Goods

they are just the sweetest & soooo talented!

I quickly cut down my other chandy 

{if you can call it that....}

and cranked out a cover for the chain~

in cream linen.....wired it up & hung it

while Mr. T & T was out! :0

{my favorite time to get into mischief.....}

here's another shot with the lights on....

the chandy is creamy white chippy iron

whaddaya think?

well, while we're in the kitchen, I thought I'd show

you a couple other things....but don't look too close

cuz I wasn't planning on a photo shoot~ just as is

on a Wednesday morning....

I got this little sign in a shop near home.

I thought it was kinda cute, no?

it will get replaced when we install

our new hood & range but for now I like it!

my kitchen really looks so much more ORANGE in

pictures than in person.....just know it's not quite

this bright/orangey....kind of a warm faded

terra cotta.

As you know, I'm going to be painting soon ~ just

not top of the list!

we attached these corbels

 last weekend in the

doorway that goes into the dining room

& living room

there you can see my hutch w/ my cute little

birdcage I picked up at Monticello as well.

I bought it from Kathleen at Faded Charm

you know "White Wednesday's" Kathleen?

her booth is as adorable as her blog!

She's so fun & we are so lucky to get to meet

up at these fantastic sales!

I have a thing for birdcages.....

so once I got it home I was like, where am I

going to put this???  So did a little rearranging

and this is what I came up with!

remember......not to look too closely inside

the hutch!!!  no peeking!! ;)

It's not that pretty right now.....needs some serious

organizing along w/ the rest of my closets & cabinets!

and then I got this cute little ottoman....now

you would think I would just make one up for myself...............apparently not!  :)

it was just too tempting all ruffly & cute

it's a cute little guy is it not?

I thought so & a great price so worth it

to not have to go out & find an old ottoman

and make the cover!

it goes well with the rest of my whites & creams

in the living room~

well I think that's most of it.....

I did pick up the rolling cart soon to be island,

but no pics yet ~ it needs some work

AND........................

OH!         MY !          HEAVENS!..........

TRAGEDY has struck!!!

ikea is OUT of butcher block counters!!!!!!!!!!

and not just our ikea....

ALL IKEAS!

this was my major perfect plan

for the island.....a $59 butcher block

counter from ikea.....she said they're out

till AT LEAST June. :(

Plan B.

don't know what that is but I'm working on it!

Anyway,

I hope you all are having a fabulous week!

Thanks for coming by today!

xoxox,

Shellagh

 

~swedish inspiration~

hello everyone!

I can see blue sky from here!!!!

can you believe it?

I should run outside & soak it up.....

but first ~ a little inspiration for us all....

these photos are just pure eye candy!

in one of my recent posts I told you all

I could not get enough white & chippy...

what is it about it??  white chippy w/

exposed wood makes my heart beat faster!!

add some urns and chandeliers and

I'm through the roof!

;)

And I haven't even gotten to grey painted

floors....holy moly.....

vintage french baskets, tattered linens,

painted stools......oh baby...

throw in a little ironstone, some weathered

wood tables and slipcovered sofas...

ok...I'll get a grip.....but seriously....

yum.

I do like the swedish style of mixing

in slightly contemporary chairs & whatnot

with all the rustic....but I haven't tried that yet....

what about you?

I'm still way too in love with french style

chairs....not quite ready to make that leap...

but I'm thinking about it for our island in our kitchen...

oh..... you say.....you didn't realize we had one?

well we don't....YET....but I recently purchased one

at Monticello Antique mall.....oh it's yummy girls....

white CHIPPY (but of course...) iron

industrial cart w/ WHEELS that lock....

can't wait to show you....I'll pick it up probably next

week! woo-hoo!! :)

I got a couple other goodies too...

that I'll show you in my next post....

oh how about a little mercury glass?

can't get enough....

don't know if any of you remember my

stairs post??

well ~ finally finally finally got them

done!  holy cow girls....how long does

it take to get somethin' done around here??

hee hee....

{a very long time apparently....when Mr. T & T

is extremely busy & Mrs. T & T has a linen

shoppe to run! ;) }

so I will be painting & distressing them

very shortly and

showing them all to you......really can't wait!

I "promised" {my idea of course....}

to get dinner ready at a reasonable time

tonight......{sheesh...the pressure....}

so I gotta run....

talk to you all soon!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

xoxo,

Shellagh

{all photos courtesy of Skona Hem}



~shabby love~

Happy Friday everyone!!

well there's been rumors that the

sun might shine today.....

so far...nothin'.  

you all may think I'm complaining....

sniveling...whining...etc...

well ~ yes.  as a matter of fact...

I am.

because, you see....

we have had rain the last 30 of 31 days....

it's rained 6.43 inches in March

5th wettest on record.....

we did however finally reach 60 degrees

for the first time (this year) yesterday.

so yes....I'm complaining....

I want SUN!

just a little ~ even an hour a day would suffice!

it's starting to look like I'll have to leave town

in order to get some sun....

I seriously have forgotten what it feels like...!

anyhoo....I was drooling  looking at the Shabby Chic

website earlier....what a bunch of eye candy!

I thought you might enjoy it too.....

it is just pure delicious-ness....

yumm-o

loveliness....

her style never goes out....

I never tire of it...

it's just so beautiful & serene.....

who could tire of chippy and white?

how does one ever tire of worn wood, or painted furniture ????

or old linens,  ironstone or chandeliers???

I am quite certain it's impossible.....I'll love it forever.....

what an inspiration Rachel Ashwell has

been to the design world....

on another note ~

I've been working on a couple custom

orders this week & loved them so much

I had to add them to the store....

first up ~

The French Prairie Collection

this collection has the perfect blend of

rustic romance.....

the fabric is distressed, and softened...

nubby and full of texture...

there's some lovely ruffle pillows and

pillowcases that go with....

you can find the pillowcases here

another custom order I recently completed

is the....

the "Anna" chair slipcover

she's very similar to the

 "Madeline in Paris" chair slipcover

except she is made with a beautiful cream linen

and without any graphics....

she's so feminine and romantic...

and I am simply in love with the cream linen....

yummy.

if you'd like to take a closer look skip

on over to my Etsy store

Ticking and Toile Linen Shoppe

~*~

next week is spring break for us....

yay!!! 

Mr. T & T will be out of town on business

so it'll be me & the girls for most of the week.

But we're going to have some fun!

maybe head to the beach or something.

{that's assuming it's not pouring & freezing over

there....;) }

Hope you all have a fabulous weekend!

xo,

Shellagh

{Shabby Chic images found here}