i want...

to look like this... i mean seriously.

to wear this.

to always receive love notes like this.

to find a spot to hang this.

to make this.

for my house to feel like this.

 for reals paint my front door CORAL like this.

but my door looks more like this. 

keli

our new house...

   "Isn't She Lovely? Isn't She Wonderful?"

so, let's get this party started....

 agree to disagree on some of these ideas, but as of sunday, we are on our way to a new and improved little beach cottage.

WELCOME

front door living: (sorry, bad bad pict.)

indoor outdoor bar from kitchen: 

cement floors:

    white walls : dark windows

 

kitchen love: 

island wrapped in reclaimed wood

                                   

 lower cabinets in this yummy grey & this style

... banquette situation

ahhhh these bathrooms:

and oh YES, don't forget to wash your sandy feet in the outside shower...

i only wish this was my house. 

my brother purchased this beauty and has asked me and my husband to 

help design and decorate.

it is a DREAM in oh so many ways.

keep u posted! 

keli

IKEA to the rescue!

 ...the office/ temporary guest room that was summoned to be done by this weekend for a surprise. Who do i turn to in emergency situations? IKEA.

these pictures are hideous, better shots to come & a few more details need to happen... BUT it's a miracle people that we pulled this off. her hubby was OVERJOYED! it was all worth it...


                              keli

pretty + sucky

             it's a game i created for today called pretty+sucky. say it fast = prettysucky.
pretty things are what make my world go POW, sucky things are what make my world go well, really sucky. here are some of both situations that are POWing and SUCKing my life right now! enjoy...

pretty + POW. my mother's day gifts! 2 gigantor fiddle leaf trees that my husband picked up at, wait for it...a consignment store. major POW!! the other is in my dining room and i like it.

sucky x 1million! we had some amazing bamboo growing in our backyard that has turned out to be the biggest SOB ever! it's clearly being removed in this picture and we pretty much need a whole new backyard, and the neighborhood might too. note to self... NEVER plant bamboo (that is black and has roots that run run run. i feel like it's flipping us the middle finger with every new sprout) unless you want to give up your dreams of tearing out your guest bathroom, because frenz, this situation will suck u dry...

pretty... sophie's room. it's grown on me. the lucky charms green ( the real name of the paint) really made me in a bad mood before. but after we stole the curtains from the dining room, it went from sucky to pretty and i think i like it! & finished crown molding would be amazing.

                    

sucky. THIS IS NOT MY HOUSE... helping a friend who wants to surprise her husband w/ a new office/temp. guest room for father's day. ok...where to start u ask? well it has started & just wait to see this sucky turn to pretty! it's been a quick transformation that we are crossing our fingers will go over well with the hubby. he was thinking "dark, smoky, man room" however...his wife and i did not. 

more to share soon.

keli

around these parts...

i don't really think anyone cares or even follows, but if there's a sole out there then here goes. 
the days just go by. they don't even care to wait for me. so while 4 months have gone by, so have my thoughts and my picts and my instagram and my kids and my house and my little business. it's ALL too much!!breakdown of my fleeting life in picts...starting from february, eeekk.

new york. ok, do i have to meet u in NY while your working there and stay at the ACE hotel? hell yes!

celebrated 15 years of being this mans wife. in celebrity years we'd be dead. glad we aren't because palm   springs was delightful getaway. ooh & i got some pink jeans so that i can fit in with everybody else.

NOOOO,  6th grade camp already? she was gone for too long in my opinion. her favorite part was the food. ok then...

oh eve, when did u even join the choir? loved your HUGE performance u little songbird. always up to somethin'...

well deserved trophy! hardest working 6 year old on that team! scored her 1st goal this season...i cried.

she turned 12, while i'm not super pumped on pre-teen business, i do love that she's still a big dork & knows how to laugh at herself.


sick of me and my life yet? the best is yet to come. bamboo removal (sucky suck suck), new fabrics, frenz houses, gardening, steals and deals,  interior therapy w jeff lewis and other goodness. be back soon.


xoxo, keli

overload awaiting...!

...for what's to come in pict. wait... instapictures that is. hate having a big ol camera w me. my phone and i do just fine together. u just wait and see for yourself.

and again...

because she the perfect model...here she is again, RUBI! thanks jaime