Hello From AZ

Michael and I both had business trips scheduled in Arizona this month so we decided to move things around and travel together at the same time. We brought Evie along with us which declared this trip decidedly unromantic, but 100% more cute. She charmed just about every person on our flight last night, which was no easy feat since our flight was delayed twice followed by an hour of sitting on the tarmac before take off. I'm excited to give her some extra attention over the next few days. So far she's loving room service and sleeping in a Queen bed all by herself. :)<br /><br />One of the things I'm doing while we're out here is meeting with a long-time client who has this exact vintage burlwood dining table. I'm unbelievably jealous of it. I do like having a <a href="http://littlegreennotebook.blogspot.com/2012/11/using-painters-tape-for-mapping-out.html" target="_blank">round table</a>, but sometimes I miss having a <a href="http://littlegreennotebook.blogspot.com/2011/01/new-old-dining-set.html" target="_blank">really, really long dining table</a> where you can spread out a bit.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo Angie-Hranowsky-Royall-dining-room.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/Album4/Angie-Hranowsky-Royall-dining-room.jpg" /><br /><i>Angie Hranowsky - How crazy good is that wallpaper-light fixture combo?!</i></div><br />Anyway, we're going chair shopping while I'm in town. My client needs something for an event she's hosting at her house in less than two weeks, so we're really limited with options. Cross your fingers for us! :)

Hello From AZ

Michael and I both had business trips scheduled in Arizona this month so we decided to move things around and travel together at the same ti...

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Studying Malachite

Last year, I worked with <a href="http://www.sherwin-williams.com/" target="_blank">Sherwin-Williams</a> on their <a href="http://nationalpaintingweek.com/" target="_blank">National Painting Week</a> campaign and I was assigned the color purple. I chose a soft shade of lilac to make a faux inlay effect on my daughters' vanity dresser. (<a href="http://littlegreennotebook.blogspot.com/2012/04/diy-inlay-dresser.html" target="_blank">Here's that post</a>).<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo duquettemal7_rect540.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/Album4/duquettemal7_rect540.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Malachite painting from the one and only Tony Duquette</i></div><br />This year, I was thrilled to work with Sherwin-Williams again and I thought it would be a good opportunity to try another faux painting technique. My color is green this year, so of course there was only one option: malachite.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"></div><center></center><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo 9181_1328492152_8.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/Album4/9181_1328492152_8.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Antique inlay box from <a href="http://www.1stdibs.com/furniture/more-furniture-collectibles/boxes/antique-russian-malachite-pietra-dure-jewelry-box-casket-box/id-f_610272/" target="_blank">1st Dibs</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><center></center><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo l226_1.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/Album4/l226_1.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Lamps from <a href="http://www.1stdibs.com/furniture/lighting/table-lamps/pair-of-malachite-lamps/id-f_326777/" target="_blank">1st Dibs</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><center></center><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo hutton-wilkinson-malachite-400tc-pillowcases-standard-d-20130225150754493193159_689.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/Album4/hutton-wilkinson-malachite-400tc-pillowcases-standard-d-20130225150754493193159_689.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.hsn.com/products/hutton-wilkinson-malachite-400tc-pillowcases-standard/6812696" target="_blank">Malachite sheets</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo x.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/Album4/x.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.1stdibs.com/furniture/tables/console-tables/modern-painted-lacquered-malachite-console-table/id-f_492044/" target="_blank">Console</a> from 1st Dibs</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo MalachiteConsoleFramedarthungabovemalachitebTFNQFFIP1el.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/Album4/MalachiteConsoleFramedarthungabovemalachitebTFNQFFIP1el.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.lonny.com/photos/Malachite+Console" target="_blank">Lonny</a> console</div><center></center><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><center></center><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo 36899_in_xl.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/Album4/36899_in_xl.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.net-a-porter.com/product/36899" target="_blank">Michael Kors malachite dress</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><center></center><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo MalachiteWallpaperMalachitewallpaperentrywaykOvCknQFTDml.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/Album4/MalachiteWallpaperMalachitewallpaperentrywaykOvCknQFTDml.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.lonny.com/photos/Malachite+Wallpaper" target="_blank">Lonny</a> wallpaper</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo viaeverythingLEB459508586680615844NYUzOswc.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/Album4/viaeverythingLEB459508586680615844NYUzOswc.jpg" /></div><br />These were some of the images I referenced before starting my project (and I'll be honest - it was a little intimidating to tackle this one, but it ended up being a breeze!). I decided to do a bit of a bluer shade, like the colors in this <a href="http://www.deringhall.com/products/malachite-chair" target="_blank">Celerie Kemble chair</a>, but just a tad more green.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"></div><center></center><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo Kemble-078.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/Album4/Kemble-078.jpg" /></div><br />Before I started, I also looked at the techniques other DIYers have tried. Here's a little round up of the posts that were super helpful to me:<br /><center></center><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo faux-malachite-boxes-tutorcopy.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/Album4/faux-malachite-boxes-tutorcopy.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Malachite boxes via <a href="http://www.theaestate.com/2012/06/diy-faux-malachite-boxes-tutorial.html#.UWN6lltASXQ" target="_blank">The Aestate</a> (a seriously awesome blog)</div><br /><br /><center></center><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo burlapandlaceIMG_0839.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/Album4/burlapandlaceIMG_0839.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Inspired by The Aestate's tutorial, a cute tray via <a href="http://burlapandlaceblog.blogspot.com/2013/01/diy-faux-malachite-serving-tray.html" target="_blank">Burlap and Lace</a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo viamimosalaneDSC_0722.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/Album4/viamimosalaneDSC_0722.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Also this one, <a href="http://mimosalaneblog.blogspot.com/2012/08/faux-malachite-diy.html" target="_blank">via Mimosa Lane</a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo fauxpainting2.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/Album4/fauxpainting2.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Malachite mats via <a href="http://everythingleb.blogspot.com/2012/11/mala-i-can-do-it.html" target="_blank">Everything LEB</a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo photo-14copy.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/Album4/photo-14copy.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Piano bench via <a href="http://athousandlaughingstarfish.blogspot.com/search/label/malachite" target="_blank">A Thousand Laughing Starfish</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo DSCN4238.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/Album4/DSCN4238.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Faux malachite lamps via <a href="http://gorgeousshinythings.blogspot.com/2011/03/how-to-faux-malachite.html" target="_blank">Gorgeous Shiny Things</a></div><center></center><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo IMG_2017_rect540.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/Album4/IMG_2017_rect540.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Faux Malachite walls <a href="http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/how-to-paint-faux-malachitecol-109501" target="_blank">via Apartment Therapy</a></div><center></center><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo drawerknobs3.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/Album4/drawerknobs3.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo a-FAUX-MALACHITE-KNOBS-640x468.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/Album4/a-FAUX-MALACHITE-KNOBS-640x468.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Faux malachite knobs via <a href="http://www.tealandlime.com/2012/09/diy-faux-malachite-knobs/" target="_blank">Teal and Lime</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">This scan below from a vintage book of faux painting techniques was an interesting read. I ended up doing something very similar for my project. </div><center></center><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo chapmaninteriorsblogFauxpaintmalachite.jpeg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/Album4/chapmaninteriorsblogFauxpaintmalachite.jpeg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Malachite painting technique via <a href="http://www.chapmaninteriorsblog.com/2011/06/diy-faux-painting.html" target="_blank">Chapman Interiors</a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">My photos and tutorial will be posted next Monday and I can't wait to share. There are 13 other design bloggers <a href="http://nationalpaintingweek.com/" target="_blank">posting their projects</a> all next week too. It's going to be an amazing week of colorful befores and afters! :)</div></div>

Studying Malachite

Last year, I worked with Sherwin-Williams on their National Painting Week campaign and I was assigned the color purple. I chose a soft sha...

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The Garden Level Entry

Before we lived here, I didn't realize just how much we would end up using the garden level entry. I thought we would just leave from the main front door all the time. But down on the garden level, there's more a little more space and a full-size coat closet. Which means plenty of room for backpacks, scooters, helmets, ballet and soccer gear - all the stuff that accumulates around here easily. We're finding it's actually nice that we can have a more casual entrance for the family and a more formal entry for guests.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/Album%203/DSC_0304.jpg" /> </div><br />Now that I'm revisiting old photos from before we moved in, I can see why I assumed we would never use this entrance. It was literally blocked off from junk the bachelors kept in the hall. And somehow they had broken the closet doors and just sort of propped them up at an angle. :) <br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/Album%203/beforeentrycopy.jpg" /></div><br />So now that this entrace has become basically our mudroom, I bumped it up on the decorating priority list. Just like with <a href="http://littlegreennotebook.blogspot.com/2012/09/diy-whiteboard-calendar.html" target="_blank">my office</a>, I mostly wanted to use things that I had around the house already. And because it's a more casual space that guests won't often see, I thought it would be fun to just go a little crazy here - full on, uninhibited decorating. I'm not done yet, but we're making some headway, I think.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/Album%203/DSC_0261.jpg" /></div><br />The wallpaper was purchased at a B&F sample sale a couple years ago (we used the larger scale pattern in my <a href="http://littlegreennotebook.blogspot.com/2011/07/wallpaper-in-my-moms-kitchen.html" target="_blank">mom's kitchen</a>) for just a few dollars a roll.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/Album%203/DSC_0259.jpg" /> </div><br />The blue enamel paint on the door was left over from the interior of Joanna's <a href="http://littlegreennotebook.blogspot.com/2012/02/adding-mirror-to-cabinet-doors.html" target="_blank">bedroom armoire</a>. I'm so crazy about the color!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/Album%203/photo-18.jpg" /></div><br />I recycled the hooks from the <a href="http://littlegreennotebook.blogspot.com/2011/01/jennys-loft-entry-progress.html" target="_blank">loft entry</a>. After living a month or two without these, I realized how much the hooks help us keep clutter off the floors. As soon as we walk in, everything gets put up and away. No more searching for backpacks first thing in the morning!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/Album%203/DSC_0336.jpg" /> </div><br />I picked up the antique burlwood mirror at the flea market last year. It's a favorite of mine. It's sort of weird I guess to hang a mirror on the back side of a door, but I kinda like it. I hung it on the door using a screw, and then added picture hanging strips to the corners to give the frame extra stability when the door slams, etc. It's fun to have a little place to check your hair before you run out the door. I want to hang an art series on the left-hand wall, so this was a way to get a mirror without losing wall space.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/Album%203/DSC_0270.jpg" /> </div><br />There was this really bad, commercial grade red carpet in most of the garden level rooms. We pulled it all out right away (it was super gross). The floors underneath need a little love, but they're not that beat up.<br /><br />I was so, so glad my new persian rug fit the hall space. I love the way the coral in the rug works with the green of the wallpaper.  It was 50% off(!) at <a href="http://esalerugs.com/" target="_blank">eSaleRugs</a>. They are having sales all the time so I make it a habit to pop over to the site every other week or two to see what's new, so I have a lot of rugs from them now. :) (remember my old <a href="http://littlegreennotebook.blogspot.com/2011/05/kitchen-rug.html" target="_blank">kitchen runner</a>?).<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/Album%203/DSC_0309.jpg" /> </div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/Album%203/DSC_0326.jpg" /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/Album%203/DSC_0320.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div style="text-align: left;">The benefit to the use-what-you-have decorating approach is it's really instant gratification. I love how fast I was able to throw this all together. After just a few hours of work, it feels like a somewhat-finished space. And I'll take finished-and-good-now over perfect-maybe-someday, any day of the week!</div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <img src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/Album%203/DSC_0304.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

The Garden Level Entry

Before we lived here, I didn't realize just how much we would end up using the garden level entry. I thought we would just leave from th...

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Limiting Your Medium

<i>I started the draft for this post a while ago and never got around to posting it. Before I got sick we pumped out a lot of yard projects (photos to come!), and I had this post in the back of my mind when I made some of the plant choices. Here's the old post...</i><br /><br />Someone commented <a href="http://littlegreennotebook.blogspot.com/2012/05/yard-advice-please.html" target="_blank">here</a> to remind me about Julianne Moore's lovely new landscaping of her West Village brownstone. And then I was chatting with the lovely <a href="http://www.simplelovelyblog.com/" target="_blank">Joslyn</a> (who was on the SF trip last weekend) about how awesome her yard is. Simple. Artsy. Pretty easy-care. This might be the right approach for us busy ladies.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/Album%203/julianne-moore-garden-new-york-05.jpg" /><br /><br /><img src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/Album%203/julianne-moore-garden-new-york-04-lg.jpg" /> </div><br />So I pulled up the <a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/celebrity-homes/2012/julianne-moore-home-garden-new-york-article" target="_blank">article from Arch Digest</a> on my flight home Saturday night. The photos really are cool <i>(Her whole house has a great vibe - I've included photos from other shoots here, too)</i>.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> <img src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/Album%203/item6renditionslideshowWideHorizontaljulianne-moore-garden-new-york-07.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>I was super fascinated with this part of the article where Julianne mentions that she only wears and decorates with a handful of colors. She won't buy it or bring it into her home unless it's white, black, gray, green or purple. At first I was like...huh. But the idea has stayed with me all weekend.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/Album%203/cn_imagesizejulianne-moore-garden-new-york-01-portrait.jpg" /> </div><br />Wasn't it was Matisse who talked about how the beauty of art comes from the struggle of an artist and his limited medium? I think the idea works in designing a home.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/Album%203/juliannemooreLR.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/Album%203/juliannemooremade_014_l_v.jpg" /></div><br />As a decorator who usually uses a lot of color, I think I'm making my life harder by not limited my color palette a little. When there are infinite choices, it's easier to make a misstep. <br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/Album%203/julianne-moore-townhouse-1.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/Album%203/juliannemoorekitchen.jpg" /></div><br />Although, let the record show, I am not usually in favor of matchy-matchy rooms and I think what we're talking about is a very different approach. The key here is to vary the shades and tones of similar colors.  Use peach and tangerine colors rather than the same bright orange on every accessory. Try mixing sky blue with cobalt. I doubt Julianne's house is filled with the exact same shade of plum over and over again. It looks like she mixes plum with dusky gray lavender and deep burgundy, which feels lovely and warm.<br /><br />What are your thoughts about limiting the color palette in your home? Do you love for things to match in your home?

Limiting Your Medium

I started the draft for this post a while ago and never got around to posting it. Before I got sick we pumped out a lot of yard projects (ph...

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Reader DIY: Faux Snakeskin Console Table

<a href="http://recentlytheblog.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Emily</a> submitted this <i>genius </i>DIY recently that I just can't get out of my mind.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/album%202/diysnakeskintable6.jpg" /></div><br />She wrapped a cheapie plastic shelving unit with quilting weight cotton fabric and covered the whole thing with mod podge. I love the snakeskin pattern she used! It looks amazing with the other colors and patterns in her space.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/album%202/diysnakeskintable9.jpg" /></div><br />Check out her tutorial <a href="http://recentlytheblog.blogspot.com/2012/08/the-latest-diy-faux-snakeskin-table.html" target="_blank">HERE</a>.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/album%202/diysnakeskintable2.jpg" /></div><br /><i>If you have a project you'd love to see on LGN, <a href="mailto:jenny@jennykomenda.com" target="_blank">email me</a>.</i><br /><br />Have a great weekend!! xx

Reader DIY: Faux Snakeskin Console Table

Emily submitted this genius DIY recently that I just can't get out of my mind. She wrapped a cheapie plastic shelving unit with quiltin...

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So Fresh and So Clean

When I was in college I bought my first dinnerware - eight place settings of really simple <a href="http://images.replacements.com/images/images5/china/D/dansk_tjorn_celadon_dinner_plate_P0000147707S0002T2.jpg" target="_blank">Dansk dishes</a> in the prettiest shade of jade/mint. I still have, use and love those dishes. They look great mixed with vintage jadite plates. Green will always be a favorite color of mine, so it's fun that mint is having a major moment right now. So many pretty things to chose from!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/album%202/MINT1.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>ONE</i> - <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1934429465/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=littgreenote-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=1934429465" style="text-align: -webkit-auto;">Kelly Wearstler's Hue</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=littgreenote-20&l=as2&o=1&a=1934429465" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; text-align: -webkit-auto;" width="1" /> - the limited edition of this design book comes in the prettiest shades! My favorites are the bright purple and this mint.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>TWO</i> - <a href="http://www.ballarddesigns.com/simone-bench/furniture/ottomans/11721?listIndex=16" style="text-align: -webkit-auto;" target="_blank">Bench</a> - This Ballard piece is a favorite. The price is right and I love the oak leg option. So pretty with the Suzanne Kasler mint linen!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>THREE</i> - <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Essie-Winter-Collection-Candy-Apple/dp/B002ULRAQE" target="_blank">Essie nail polish</a> - I usually stick with reds/pinks/neutrals for finger nail polish, but toes are fair game for something really fun. I'm wearing this shade from Essie <a href="http://instagr.am/p/LLHd93QW_P/" target="_blank">in this photo</a>. (PS You can follow me on Instagram at jennykomenda)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>FOUR</i> - <a href="http://us.topshop.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?beginIndex=0&viewAllFlag=&catalogId=33060&storeId=13052&productId=4339187&langId=-1&categoryId=&searchTerm=mint%20flats&pageSize=20" style="text-align: -webkit-auto;" target="_blank">Topshop ballet flats</a> - I've been wearing these like crazy lately. They're not the best made shoes, but they are pretty soft and comfy. Mostly the color is spot-on perfection.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>FIVE</i> - <a href="http://www.homedecorators.com/P/Olivia_Area_Rug/310/" style="text-align: -webkit-auto;" target="_blank">Persian style rug</a> - I am so intrigued by this rug! Does anyone have it? It would be so pretty layered on a large natural fiber rug in a living room.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>SIX</i> - <a href="http://caitlinwilsontextiles.com/?p=product&sku=47&d=1&pre=p!category%7Cc!pillowcovers%7Cpatt!%7Cs!%7Cfabric!" style="text-align: -webkit-auto;" target="_blank">Mint Fleur Chinoise pillow</a> - A year or two ago, Caitlin and I had street crepes (nutella and banana - my favorite!) and chatted about colors while she was finalizing her fabric designs. I remember talking about how much we both loved mint. So glad the color has a staring role in her <a href="http://caitlinwilsontextiles.com/" target="_blank">textile line</a>! That girl is so sweet, gorgeous and talented. Couldn't love her more.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>SEVEN</i> - <a href="http://baublebar.com/index.php/spearmint-bauble-bib.html?source=pjn&subid=73861" style="text-align: -webkit-auto;" target="_blank">Necklace</a> - Bauble Bar nails it again with this gorgeous statement necklace. Perfect with a plain white tee and colorful cigarette pants or a maxi skirt.<br /><br /><img src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/album%202/MINT2.jpg" /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>EIGHT</i> - <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005ZLQHRO/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=littgreenote-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B005ZLQHRO" style="text-align: -webkit-auto;">iPhone case</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=littgreenote-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B005ZLQHRO" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; text-align: -webkit-auto;" width="1" /> - This is my case du jour. Cheap as can be and a great color! I love that it's bright enough to make my phone easy to find in my purse, which I'll confess is a little on the messy side lately.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>NINE</i> - <a href="http://www.westelm.com/products/swahili-lidded-basket-c289/?pkey=e%7Cgreen%7C210%7Cbest%7C0%7C6%7C24%7C%7C10&cm_src=PRODUCTSEARCH||NoFacet-_-NoFacet-_-OSS%20Green%20SUM%20D2-_-" style="text-align: -webkit-auto;" target="_blank">Lidded basket</a> - Thinking my girls need this basket to hold their dirty laundry.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>TEN</i> - <a href="http://www.urbanoutfitters.com/urban/catalog/productdetail.jsp?id=23417066s&cm_mmc=Performics-_-Affiliates-_-rewardStyle-_-Primary&clickid=0004c16eeff2df940ae02a041b3c69a0#BVRRWidgetID" style="text-align: -webkit-auto;" target="_blank">UO high-waisted jeans</a> - These jeans are super-flattering, but also crazy long - like a 34" inseam. So unless you're a super model, you'll need to get them hemmed. I'd go for ankle length to make them more summer-friendly. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>ELEVEN</i> - <a href="http://www.minted.com/product/art-prints/MIN-J5M-GNA/peonies-in-vase" style="text-align: -webkit-auto;" target="_blank">Peonies print</a> - Some pretty little art from Minted's new art collection.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>TWELVE</i> - <a href="https://www.google.com/search?sugexp=chrome,mod%3D9&q=robert%20abbey%20pistachio&um=1&ie=UTF-8&hl=en&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi&ei=TkbJT6yJBaX20gGUt_mbAQ&biw=1434&bih=648&sei=UUbJT8qhJ8jn0QH96piiAQ" style="text-align: -webkit-auto;" target="_blank">Robert Abbey pistachio lamp</a> - I love any of Robert Abbey's lamps. I like the more modern lines of this lamp, especially since the color is a statement itself.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>THIRTEEN</i> - <a href="http://www.spoonflower.com/fabric/939176" style="text-align: -webkit-auto;" target="_blank">Fretwork fabric</a> - Oh, Spoonflower designers, you treat me right!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>FOURTEEN</i> - <a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/Braemore-Ikat-Style-Small-Medallion-Fabric-Green-Turquoise-/160652750710#vi-desc" style="text-align: -webkit-auto;" target="_blank">Ikat style cotton fabric</a><span style="text-align: -webkit-auto;"> - I've never seen this Braemore fabric in person, but it sort of reminds me of the style of Raoul Textiles fabrics, which cost a million dollars a yard, so yeah, I like it.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>FIFTEEN</i> - <a href="http://www.anthropologie.com/anthro/product/073882.jsp" style="text-align: -webkit-auto;" target="_blank">Bud vase</a> - I like vases like this one, with a decorative flower on the vase itself, to be used with greenery or just left empty on a display shelf. Don't you agree that coral and mint were meant to be together? Just gorgeous!!</div>

So Fresh and So Clean

When I was in college I bought my first dinnerware - eight place settings of really simple Dansk dishes in the prettiest shade of jade/mint...

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Mint Wool Chairs in Action

<span style="font-size: 100%;">I got the <a href="http://littlegreennotebook.blogspot.com/2012/03/how-much-are-those-italian-chairs-in.html">Italian MCM chairs</a> back from the upholsterer this weekend and I think I'm in love. The room needed a shot of cooler toned color (either blue or green) and these totally did the trick for me.</span><br /><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/album%202/DSC_0007-3.jpg" /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">I can't decide if I'm going to make a pair of little lumbar pillows. I worry the pillows would partially cover the split between the arms and the back, which is the part of the chairs I like best. Hmm.</div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/album%202/2DSC_0011.jpg" /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">PS Here's a wider shot of the gallery wall, which is still a WIP. I took out a lot of the smaller pieces from the old arrangement we had up in the dining room, in favor of less and bigger art. I also added the <a href="http://littlegreennotebook.blogspot.com/2011/04/gossip-girl-sconces.html">Gossip Girl sconces</a> into the arrangement, and that I'm totally loving. I think I might try DIYing some black conical shades. Though to get the sizing right I would need to buy a soldering iron which feels really intense for some reason. :) </div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/album%202/32DSC_0005-1.jpg" /></div>

Mint Wool Chairs in Action

I got the Italian MCM chairs back from the upholsterer this weekend and I think I'm in love. The room needed a shot of cooler toned col...

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