T H E E D G E

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we had our countertop guys from galactic tile come by and redo the edging on our counters. apparently, if caesarstone has too square an edge it will chip. it was especially bad around the sink and dishwasher...the lightest bump from a plate chipped the edge. yes they are tiny, but it made our only 2 year old countertop look pretty beat. looks like new....hope it stays this way!

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N E I G H B O R H O O D L O V E

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our amazing neighborhood was written up in the sunday nytimes last week. a favorite quote: "a new neighbor asked me a couple of years ago who my landscape architect was, and my Italian neighbor was really rolling his eyes about that.”

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T O O C U T E T U E S D A Y

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too cute los angeles edition

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R O C K I T

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saw this cute rocking bird at west elm and thought it would go nicely here with the rest of this rooms' bit of bird theme.

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O L D F O R N E W

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this is actually chris's rocking horse from when he was a babe...i love having something old and sentimental in the baby's room which is full of new things. it's a nice tie of our past to our future.

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L A M P M A K E O V E R

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this is a vintage lamp we've had for years...i think it even predates OUR relationship...so vintage indeed! to tie it in with the baby's room and add a little splash of 'new', chris swapped out the old black plastic cord for a bright yellow fabric covered one, and it looks great!

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G U E S T S E A T I N G

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when you're a guest in baby's room you get the pouf to sit on. a nice gray to match the lighter neutral grays everywhere else.

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T O O C U T E T U E S D A Y

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willis love following the baby and I around the house and be close.  he even rubbed up and cuddled some new baby toys...which also make great cat toys!

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F I N A L L Y M O B I L E

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finally got the cute mobile i had my eye on. it needed a bit of modification and the quality's not amazing considering the price tag, but it's super cute. at least it doesn't have that gross plastic arm all the other mass produced mobiles seem to....the wood really warms it up and gives it more of a handmade feel.
the baby likes it and that's all that matters right?

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A R T ' S U P

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just put up some new art in the babes room which goes with the circle theme we have going on.
these fit in some simple white frames from the art store to fill the big white wall over the changing table.

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B R I L L I A N T B O O K S

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chris came across this brilliant idea on pinterest somewhere. book storage that's made out of
ikea spice racks. it's a great way to have some book storage that doesnt take up too much space out from the wall...and the books act as their own kind of 'art' that can be constantly changed by rotating which books are featured in front.

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