how about navy for valentine's instead?

how about navy? click here!

before + after w. card pulls!

navy is my new gray

gray was my new black but that was fleeting-  less than 6 months later, navy became my new black and there it stayed.

maybe because gray has been too overdone.  very likely because gray is neither here nor there and i need more powerful colors- black, white, pale pink... and i still love charcoal.  that's the best shade of gray.  it makes a beautiful, sophisticated impact.  so much to say about charcoal...  for more, see our charcoal bedroom here:  My color of the moment is Gray

but, anyway, back to navy:  navy is timeless, classic, elegant, nautical- so it still works here in south florida, preppy, masculine- in an elegant way for femmes too! -in a truman/roosevelt/hemingway kind of way...
we painted our bathroom navy with bright white crown moulding, and a dark wood 'medicine cabinet'- it wasn't really supposed to be a medicine cabinet, we repurposed it and it worked beautifully.  just the other day, my husband said to me, 'that's still one of my favorite of our finds.' 
i haven't photographed the WC yet because it still isn't finished- we have yet to find and add a strip of dentil moulding below the crown {harder to find than we expected!}- but, when we do, ill be sure to post pics right away!!
in the meantime, i only have a photo of another one of our cool, old finds that we've hung in there:

Just 3 more weeks until... Retro Indie Market!

We’ve combined our love of vintage, handmade crafts, flea market finds and country chic into one perfect market.

Get ready to shop with 70+ vendors for lots of vintage goods and vintage inspired handmade items like:

Vintage clothing & DIY fashions
Handmade jewelry & antique costume jewelry
Mid-century modern decorative objects & house wares
Vintage inspired indie crafts, art & home décor
Flowers & Garden items
Baked goods & more!

** Free Goodie for the first 100 people! **

::WHERE::
The Boynton Beach Woman’s Club
1010 S. Federal Hwy.
Boynton Beach Fl 33435

::ADMISSION::
$5 (children 12 and under free with adult)
No strollers please. It can get tight.

::PARKING::
Additional parking is on federal, located across the street at the senior center or at the empty lot adjacent to the senior center.

See you there!

god often speaks to me through christian dior

wear your sequins in the sun

okay, so i'll give you a great little secret...‏

if you want to hang something somewhere, but it's not to scale for the space- whether it be a framed piece, a nicho or an object- all you have to do is hang a larger empty frame (no glass) around it!  

viola!  looks like a super interesting installation and super easy.

now you can enjoy your smaller items in a big way!