Christmas is coming

Has it really been 2 weeks since my last post?  Yep.  Is it really the night before December 1st?  Yuppers. Is life really hurtling along at warp speed?  DEFINITELY.

Big kids are watching Polar Express & H is tucked into bed with a belly full of milk.  So I have a window of opportunity to blog.

{we always watch this at Christmastime }

I have been thinking about some decorating ideas for Christmas.  I bought a few of these star pendant decorations at Ikea in silver:

I'm inspired by the folks at Terrain and their beautiful paper stars:

{ star light star bright... }

I found a bunch of naturally-inspired decor ideas on my sister Leah's Pinterest site {you can click through to the actual website here}:

{ danish delights } 

I am officially infected with the Christmas spirit.  In a good way.

Merry Merry!

xx Julia oo  

No Wall Flowers Here

Gabrielle Blair's blog post on Babble today got me mulling over wallpaper in kids' rooms.  Check out the offerings from Paper Boy.  Love love love the "ere be dragons" line:

{suitable for dragon trainers & knights-in-training alike }

I've always had a soft spot for Paddington Bear which is available through Jane Churchill:

{ very London with the double-decker }

And this hot air balloon paper from Schumacher used here by Miles Redd:

{ love the striped ceiling/wallpapered walls combo }

Hugo's room is bare bones right now and these vision of wallpapers dancing in my head gives me loads of inspiration.

Bocci Lighting's Warehouse Sale

One of my favourite Vancouver design success stories.... Bocci Lighting... is having a warehouse sale.  Their glass orbs have been seen in spaces, design publications & won awards the world over.

Bocci Chandelier

Check out their Facebook page for more info on their sale next week (Nov 17-18, 2011).  

Happy weekend!

LEGO Land

If our LEGO-fanatical son, Sebastian, could have his way our home would look like this:

{ LEGO island featured on Oh Dee Doh }

I think I would be driven crazy with all that colour & how about the crumbs in the cracks?  No gracias.  Nothing a good shellacking wouldn't take care of I guess...  I think I'd prefer these storage LEGO boxes:

{ cool enough for the living room }

{ stack-able & under-bed-store-able }

Apparently these can be ordered through Amazon but I didn't see them there.  They are for sale here but don't ship to the States or Canada.  These would be great for Sebastian's room or our playroom so I'm going to do some more sleuthing & I'll let you know what I find.

Somewhere over the rainbow

I've never been a big 'rainbow' fan.  But this one caught my eye as soon as I saw it:

{ feature rainbow wall }

I discovered it this morning on one of my favourite blogs'  Modern Parents Messy Kids on their Weekend Look Book. I was up bright & early with our youngest, Hugo at 5:45am.  Thanks Oh Dee Doh who posted it originally} & Lovelace & Co. for designing the beautiful space in the first place.

We DO have a good life.  Let's not forget.  OK, back to sleep.....ZZZZZzzzzz

Top Kitchen Picks

I subscribe to Martha Stewart Living Online & today there was a "Kitchens We Love" feature {click HERE}.  My faves in that article were this barn kitchen:

{rustic meets stainless}

and this organizers' dream:

{ love these latte bowls sorted by colour }

The post got me thinking of my own favourite kitchen spaces.  I love Erika Powell's style & her Urban Grace kitchens are heavenly.  

{ see what I mean? }

I love this vintage-inspired kitchen from Country Living & have saved the image onto Pinterest as inspiration for when/if we re-do our west coast cabin:

Well, it's off to clean up the dishes in my own kitchen... 'Til next time, lovelies!

Entertaining Made Simple

Love this post by one of my fave bloggers, The Sleepytime Gal.  She {Nicole Shiffler} is inspiring, fun & R.E.A.L. I never come away from her blog feeling inadequate but always encouraged to see beauty in the everyday life.

She recently blogged about entertaining simply, outside.  Doesn't this look lovely?

{ beef pot pies en plein air }

I'd be thrilled to partake in a meal like this.  You?