Hope Is The Thing With Feathers...New Emily Dickinson Print

I hope you all are having a wonderful Saturday! We just wanted to pop in with our newest print (you can find it here) with this quote:

"Hope is the thing with feathers
That perches in the soul,
And sings the tune without the words,
And never stops at all..."




- Emily Dickinson

Have a fabulous weekend!

O Beautiful For Spacious Skies...

O beautiful for heroes proved 

In liberating strife. 

Who more than self their country loved

And mercy more than life! 

America! America! 

- Katherine Lee Bates

We are so grateful for all those who have sacrificed their lives for our beautiful country and freedom. Wishing you all a safe Memorial Day!

A Couple of New Prints

I hope you all are having a wonderful week! I just wanted to pop in real quickly to share a couple of new prints we now have available in our shop and I'll be back later this week with pictures of our guest room now that we've switched the furniture all around upstairs.

First we have a new Walt Whitman print, "We we together. I forget the rest." This one is great for a Valentine's gift or a wedding or anniversary present as well. I also think it's a sweet sentiment for family or friends in general.

And then we have a one of our favorite parts from John Newton's "Amazing Grace" also done as a chalkboard print.

And we also will be listing a batch of our "You Make My Heart Sing" signs at 10AM EST:

I hope you all have a fabulous Thursday!

"Live in the Sunshine, Swim the Sea, Drink the Wild Air." Ralph Waldo Emerson

I can't believe it's May 1st! So, with warm weather here we thought it was time for a nice "summery" feeling print. For this new print we used the Ralph Waldo Emerson quote, "Live in the sunshine, swim the sea, drink the wild air." It is now available in our shop. 

Source List:

Wall Color- Horizon in Eggshell by Benjamin Moore

Trim Color - Simply White in Semi-Gloss by Benjamin Moore

Door Color - Mopboard Black in Semi-Gloss by Benjamin Moore

Blue Demijohn Bottle on Table - Decor Steals, branches are picked from outside

Table - Pier 1 years ago and has since been painted in Annie Sloan's French Linen 
French Bistro Dining Chairs -Arhaus

Little Wooden Buckets - Mothology 

Print - Dear Lillie

Frame - World Market 

We hope you all have a fabulous Friday and lovely weekend ahead!

Happy Weekend and an Irish Blessing Chalkboard Print

I hope your weekend is off to a lovely start! I just wanted to stop in this morning and let you know we have a new print available in our shop. This one is the old Gaelic Blessing, "May the road rise up to meet you..." We created this one in honor of St. Patrick's Day but it's still a nice one to have out year round, especially if you have a whole lot of Irish blood in you like we do! =) Here you can see it displayed in our guest room:

Source List (not everything is shown in the images above):

Wall Color - Graystone by BM in Matte Finish
Trim Color - Simply White by BM in Semi-Gloss
Door Color - Mopboard Black by BM in Semi-Gloss 
Bed - Skyline Furniture about six years ago
Mirrored Dresser - Haynes Furniture about six years ago
Silver Chest - TJMaxx about seven years ago
Lamp - Aiden Gray on clearance about eight years ago 
Sheets -  Amelia Embroidered Sheet Set from Ballard Designs
Duvet Cover and Euro Shams - Jardin Toile from Ballard Designs
Quilt and Standard Shams - Audree Pom Pom from Ballard Designs
Knit Pillows - Soft Surroundings
White Linen Center Bed Pillow - IKEA
White Framed Mirror - Savvy in Williamsburg, VA
Tall Mirror - Home Goods 
Mercury Glass Urn - Homegoods
Metal Sphere - Home Goods
Vase - TJMaxx years ago
Flowers - Trader Joe's Chalkboard Print - Written by myself and sold in our shop here. 
Frame - World Market
Chair - on clearance at The Loft Outlet in Williamsburg 
Knit Pillow - Joss and Main 
Drapery Panels - Ritva Panels from IKEA
Curtain Rods - Home Depot
Lamp Shade - World Market
Chandelier - Restoration Hardware Baby and Child
Rug - Rugs USA
Shades - Lowe's

I also wanted to introduce our newest sponsor, Reni of Bliss And Tell Branding Company. You have to check out her beautiful work! I have to say I love looking at all the attention to detail she displays. Each aspect of her branding is like a piece of art. Here's a little peek at her portfolio. Isn't her work amazing! 

Here is a bit more about Bliss and Tell Branding Company from their website:

"As a top-ranked and multi-award winning design + branding studio we are driven to provide professional design services combined with clear communication, and awesome project coordination. together we will define the goals of your business, listen to your vision and work toward a cohesive brand identity that will encourage loyalty among your existing clients and reinforce your brand among potential ones."

Be sure to head over and check them out. I hope you all have a fabulous weekend

"Autumn...The Year's Last, Loveliest Smile" Print

Sorry - I know I am pretty behind on blogging. I will catch up soon, I promise. =) This is just a really quick post letting your know our newest chalkboard print is now in stock, "Autumn..the year's last, loveliest smile."

And it's also available as a download:

I hope you all are having a lovely week!

Summer Afternoon...

We are excited to introduce our newest print that is now available in our shop just in time for the start of summer! We designed a chalkboard with one of our favorite quotes by Henry James: 

"Summer afternoon, the two most beautiful words in the English language."

I also wanted to introduce our sponsor, JH Online:

"Jamie Herzlinger brings you JH ONLINE, a revolutionary approach to the world of interior design. Unlike other online interior design services, you become a client of Jamie Herzlinger. Now you have access to a nationally renowned interior design firm at the click of a button!

JH ONLINE is dedicated to protecting your vision. They give you the ability to truly work at your own pace by creating a design that works with your entire home, not just one space. So whether you want to work one room at a time or makeover your entire home, JH ONLINE will ensure a cohesive design."

Here is an example of Jamie's work feature on LUXE.

 You can read more about Jamie here.

I hope you all have a lovely weekend!

In Christ Alone My Hope Is Found

I hope you all are having a lovely week. I wanted to pop in today to introduce our newest chalkboard print, "In Christ alone my hope is found..." 

And also to introduce our newest sponsor, Savvy. This introduction is going to be a bit different than our usual sponsor introductions because I have tons of my own personal photos to share. I've been shopping at Savvy for almost six years. It was one of the first shops I found after we moved to Williamsburg and I immediately fell in love with it. Over the last several years we've acquired quite a few things from there. Our biggest purchase were these two slipcovered chairs. I still love them as much today as when we first got them five years ago. We purchased them during one of their big Lee Industry sales. Here they are in the living room of our townhome last spring when I was moving things around it a bit (they spent most of their time in our family room although I did try them in this room below as well as at our dining room table):

These scissors were from Savvy too:

The basket on the ottoman has been one of my most used purchases! It used to hold diapers and wipes and now it is on our coffee table in our current family room and holds books and magazines and some miscellaneous toys. 

I've also purchased quite a few seasonal items from Savvy. These moss mushrooms are from them as well as the nests.

The candle chandelier is one of our most asked about items and it was one of my very first Savvy purchases. The bird prints in were a gift from my mother-in-law and they were from Savvy as well.

I also bought some mini wreaths, paperwhites and lily of the valley's our first Christmas here and have used them every single year since. Here are a few of them in Lola's room a couple of years ago.

I purchased these amaryllis plants this past Christmas and have left them out all spring. And your can see our slipcovered chairs that were in the first picture in the room we have used them in our new home.

Along with the list of things I have purchased over the last several years they also were kind enough to  lend me this horse bookend when I was doing this room for a Ballard Designs post. 

The mirror is from Savvy too. 

 And our dining room chandelier:

 And this little oil painting:

So, needless to say I am thrilled to have Savvy as a sponsor. The ladies that work there are so helpful and always so sweet and patient. It is always such a pleasure to go over there for a visit. Be sure to head on over to their page for their contact information.

I hope you all have a blessed week!