Flags!

The West Side Bazaar, a project my mom's been passionately involved with for a couple years now, finally opens its doors tomorrow.  The vendors at this small indoor outdoor-style market are selling goods and cooking delicious food from countries all over the world.

To help with the window display I printed out  

 all 21 flags of the countries represented, and laminated them.  

Never thought I'd ever laminate anything, funny.  

 Then I strung them together with some twine

 And there you have it.

 

Love the woven basket bowls.

 If you're in the area go check it out this weekend! 

Congrats to everyone that worked so hard putting the bazaar together, 

Buffalo's very lucky to have you.

Paint on!

Getting closer at the Show House.  Might start moving furniture in tomorrow.  More photos to come!

Wallpaper, gone!

Yesterday we were finally allowed into the show house to begin working and of course my first task was to remove the wallpaper. With the help of my parents, Jock and Bets, and a powerful Sherwin Williams product, Piranha, what looked like a daunting task only took about five hours.  

Action shot. 

Do I look like I'm faking it?

Big thanks to Jock and Bets for the helping hand!  My next task will be sanding and prepping the walls for paint, which as of now I'm thinking will be Sleigh Bells.  Stay tuned.. 

Nest Has Moved!

Buffalo's once very chic but very small store Nest has expanded!! Brooke opened her doors in December revealing a space about five times the size of the old location, and with more space comes more fabrics, an exclusive furniture line and more accessories for the home..like my favorite the mounted porcelain horse head. Fun. If you live in the area swing by and check out her..

creative wall accents and decals

oasis of fabrics available to interior designers, clients or walk-ins

fantastic table top displays and apothecary jars..

and the horse head!

So hard working!

Good luck Brooke, Buffalo is lucky to have you.

Upcoming project

I'm doing the Decorators Show House this year in Buffalo. Today we had our first official meeting and time alone in our space to take pictures, measure and contemplate design ideas and things. My room is a small bedroom on the second floor, here's some of the pics I took of the space as is. Obviously the wall paper's coming down, although I feel like Anthropologie could probably make it work..

We aren't allowed in the house again for awhile, but I'll be sure to update you all with my progress along the way!

Favorite Houses of Allentown

We live in Allentown, a quaint historic neighborhood nestled in at the edge of downtown Buffalo. Most of the houses were built in the late 1800's and I love to walk the dog and take in all the history, particularly yesterday, the perfect fall day. Here are some of my favorites.

Nest

During the week I help out at a very cute design shop in Allentown called Nest Interiors. Here are some interior shots.