Hiatus

I'm taking one. Well..... a semi hiatus that is. Perhaps you have noticed the lack of posting lately? I do feel terrible about it but between numerous design projects, searching for a new apartment (yay!) and trying to maintain some sort of personal life, blogging just had to be the thing to get put on the back burner (for now). 

I'm still very much reading my fav blogs everyday. I'm just too blog obsessed not too...I'm also hoping to post randomly. Project updates (finished kitchen pictures coming soon!) or commentary on the crazy frenzy that's to come when trying to find a new place to live and actually moving in to it and decorating it will all be posted about from time to time. FYI, I'm currently obsessed with painting my future bedroom a pale, pale pink. It's almost to the point where I can't think of anything else but pink. It's a problem.


So please occasionally check back with me!


I will leave with yet another rundown of things I can't stop thinking about....

 This painting at Cost Plus World Market that I hope to recreate....

The gorgeousness of this bathroom....

Spray painted mason jars....

Pale pink walls....

 Watercolor of pink feathers....

Manifesto of a Kitchen Designer

There are so many times I see something and think, "Good God almighty why was that done?!" Just this past weekend I was watching the most awful (and unfortunately the most repeatedly aired) show on HGTV.............................................wait for it..........................wait for it............... House Hunters!

Awful show.

Anywho, it was an episode that was based in Chicago. A city couple gets preggo and decides they need to move to the burbs. I live in the burbs and I fancy myself to be somewhat cool. Why the need to feature these downtown folk who feel they're too cool for school and can only move to the burbs when knocked up?

So I'm digressing a bit....

Sorry about that. I have repressed and bitter issues. Clearly :)

So back to bad kitchen decisions. Appliance panels. Ugh. A nightmare in so many ways. Not only are they a pain to design with but they should only be used in a truly integrated way. I suppose you're wondering why an episode of House Hunters brought on this post. Well, one of the houses had a kitchen with a refrigerator similar to these......

Why people? Why murder your kitchen like this? If you're going to invest the money in a refrigerator that is cabinet appliance ready make it as integrated as you possibly can like the beauties below.

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{This is a display in the showroom where I work}


It's like playing the Where's Waldo game, but with refrigerators.

Random Thoughts

Yowza. I should change my middle name to "M.I.A". I'm just so busy I barely have a second to breathe or eat. Can you hire someone to do your breathing and eating for you so you have more time to design?

No?

Oh well...

On that I note I will continue to be elusive and oh so mysterious this week. I have a post/rant on cabinet appliance panels that will get posted but after that.... Who knows!

I will leave you with a few things that I can't get off my mind....

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