Shoe Storage Lust!!

I love this and wish I had that many shoes to fill bookshelves. I definitely think I will try this in my closet at home. Once I'm done decorating my room I am going to "Pimp my Closet".

Here is a quick recap of my week I have been watching my friend's dog and running around on Castings, Job's etc. I wanted to introduce you to Willkommen Wednesday which will chronicle my attempt to learn to speak German I have been struggling a bit with the Key Wort (word) like Was means what and Wer means who very confusing I tell you! my new phrase of the week is actually I have several;

Was ist los= What is wrong
Wer ist das= Who is that
Wo ist eine toilette
of course all German W words are pronounced with a V sound so Wo sounds like Voh and Was sounds like Vahs hence the reason my boyfriend sometimes says Vhere are we going.....so cute!!!

xShirley

image via la la lovely things

Lust List!

So at least once a week I am going to share with you things that I am lusting for in my life. Right now I am obsessed with the Hicks Pendant Light from Thomas O'Brien.....I neeeeeed it, I can totally picture it in my hallway it will complement my black wall so well they are meant to be together. This may sound strange but I would like to have a luggage holder my boyfriend has a white suitcase that I think it would look great on, J'adore the one in India Hicks home. I am always looking for coffee table books and I must have Alice Neel's Painted Truth, I love that style of painting. Lastly I am coveting a long skirt preferably black, they look so cozy.

xShirley

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I have done it!!

I have been dying to paint the arm rail going up the stairs black and I had an idea to paint the wall at the top of the stairs black as well. I am not to keen on painting one wall but for some reason I had an inkling that it would look good. I LOVE it!!!! I will show you pictures tomorrow because unfortunately I have a terrible headache from the paint fumes and I am going to bed:(

xShirley

Thrifting!!!

I have some new additions to my bathroom picture gallery that I want to share with you the first one is Moby Dick I found this paint by numbers boat at Junk in Williamsburg for $10 it will be perfect for the beach house I will own someday!!! The second I bought from a street vendor for $5 I will call it royal court I love finding stuff like that for dirt cheap. Lastly the new addition I found yesterday is Nettie that is the name my friend gave her. I love her yellow dress and she was $5 also at the flea market on 25th and 6th. Of course in all of these photos there is a hint of seafoam green which compliments the tile trim in my bathroom. Yay! It's really rainy and gross today so I'm going to snuggle under the covers with my daughter watch movies and eat some popcorn. Yum!

xShirley

House Tour Part 3

Please forgive my lapses in posting. I am generally not home during the day in the week because I am usually pounding the pavement going to castings or work. Yes I could do it when I get home but by the time I make dinner and make sure Michaela has her homework done I am completely knackered! My Blogging day's are best saved for the weekend.

I am now introducing you to my living room and kitchen. They are both filled with trinkets I love or things that remind me of Canada. The Bus Scroll behind the couch was a birthday present from my friend she has heaps of them!! The stops Scarborough and Whitby were of course my main attraction since I am from Toronto. The mirror beside the couch was a steal literally! When I lived in a sublet in Chinatown. The sublet was given up and since the tenant was out of the country I inherited the mirror which he found on the street!!! I think I want to put a Canadian Flag above it but am still debating. My sewing lady was given to me when my friend was downsizing here apartment. I love it because it reminds me of my mother aunts and grandmother since they all are seamstresses. The chair I purchased at the City Opera Thrift store on 23rd street for a mere $25 I covered the seat cushion with part of an old sheet until I decide what fabric I want to use. The rug is a runner that my friend was going to throw out so once again Jakob was my champion and brought it to my house. I thought it would fit in my hallway but it was too wide so I moved the cowskin to my room and put the runner in the living room. I think it looks good.

My dining table my mother got me for Christmas since she knew I was lusting after it I of course painted it white. Two of the chairs are from Junk in Williamsburg and one was found on the street. My boyfriend hates them all because he's lugged them all to my house! I love JFK and Jakie hence the salt and pepper shakers, my friend gave them to me as a house warming gift because of course I was lusting after them when I visited her in her home town in South Jersey.

The Kitchen is filled with my milk glass collection my mini bar, and Good ole Abe. Well that is my home in a nutshell please follow me on my journey as I work to complete my it!

xShirley

Home Tour Part Two

This is my hallway which I am still working on I have a few ideas of how I would like it to look but need to get all the components ie: mirror or picture a low bookshelf or dresser and a chair. I have added my collection of black and white cross stitch to one wall and am still adding photos to the wall coming up the stairs. I just finish painting the base the trim and spindles coming up the stairs they were a puke brown it was terrible!!! I want to paint the railing high gloss black and the door at the bottom of the stairs bothers me to but not sure if I can do to much about it since I am renting. I will keep you posted with my ideas and when it's completed.

xShirley

House Tour Part One

Sorry for my delay in posting I have been really sick for the past week and a half grrrrr!
Here is the rest of my humble abode which is still a work in progress. First I will introduce you to my daughters room. It is pretty much done, I just have to paint the dresser and add a few shelves she loves collecting rings and sunglasses and is a typical teenage girl so I tried to add pops of color to her room with the Warhol prints and the Funny Face poster. The Chinese lanterns are from her birthday they were strung around the apartment and when I took them down they became tangled so I put them in her window. She also loves horses so we added some equestrian details to the mix. The carpet was a steal I got it for $5 and found it on Broadway and Canal two years ago. Of course I added one of my cross stitch pieces which is something she will cherish forever. Enjoy!

xShirley