The Thrill of the Chaise

I stole the title of today's post from one of my fave peeps ever, Miss Kate, whom I used to babysit for many moons ago.  It's the name of her fabulous blog.  She's every bit as lovely as she is clever. 

It is a cold rainy dreary day here and I am so happy to be parked on my new & improved chaise.  A few years ago I 'surprised' horseface with this beauty.

The chaise, covered in Gillian's Zebras by Brunschwig & Fil, not the dog.

 . . . actually . . . come to think of it . . . 

Miss LooLoo was a bit of a surprise, too! Not sure which one he was more thrilled about.

 *I digress *
said chaise has become my home office on many an occasion. 

And has undergone a recent makeover. 

{buy bye, creepy china dolls riding zebras}

images by White Loft Studio

Every home should have at least one piece of this fantastically fabulous furniture.

via Lonny

via This is Glamorous

via Domino

via Elle Decor

via oomph

If anyone is wondering where I could truly die happy, it's in this Parisian loft, specifically on that chaise.
via casa Vogue

via The Apartment

these green machines happen to live in McDreamy's Malibu home.  

via DecorPad

via My Domaine

via AD

via sweet pea and willow

 And here's a sneak peek of my old but new again baby in real time.

{forgive the non-profesh pic}

And there you have it, the thrill of the chaise.

Shop Chaise Lounges here:

DEAR GINGHAM

oh, gingham.  how I adore you.

classic.  timeless. familiar. charming.

a breath of fresh air.

via Matchbook Mag

via Elle Decor

via Kirsten Kelli

via Nick Olsen

via Domino

via Trad Home

via House & Home

via decorpad

We have these sheets in the new MBR.

Super soft and they make me happy.

The spring uniform.

get in my home and on my body.

Shop gingham:

Update

Forgive the longest hiatus in Valentine history . . . I just couldn't bring myself to follow up on my sister's story : a post about home design, chic soirees, french bulldog puppies, in vogue vacation spots or the like hasn't seemed appropriate, and it hasn't for some time.

Shortly after I posted on New Year's Day, Genine did in fact receive a heart transplant.

Miracle.

She remains in the hospital to this day, 9 weeks later, fighting for her beautiful life.
It's been a roller coaster.  I live in complete awe of her, and our mother, who has barely left her side {and my brother in law and nephew - also beyond amazing}

She's going to come out the other side and we are going to enjoy long walks together {which we never could before} and I'm going to tell her how much she scared the shiz out of us and how many people are blown away and inspired by her strength and resilience . . . about how LOVED she is.

And how one day, I just knew it was going to be okay, so I started blogging about seemingly insignificant things, because life is hard, and darling little distractions are okay.

BECOME A DONOR, if you are not already.

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