Serena & Lily just announced their Friends & Family event, and they're giving 20% off everything! That's where I got the precious alligator shower curtain in my boys' bathroom. Here are a few of my favorite all things bright and beautiful Serena & Lily! Shop the sale here through Tuesday, October 14th.
Last month I shared my inspiration board for a new hall bath design. Because this bathroom is shared by our two boys, ages six and three, as well as any guests, I wanted to come up with a design that would be fun for the boys but still chic for everyone else. After a trip to my favorite interior design store in the entire U S of A, Furbish Studio, in Raleigh, NC, I was able to add some whimsical pops of color to the room which was originally planned to be Kelly green, white and navy, designed around the Serena & Lilly alligator shower curtain.
The bathmat was a gift my mom graciously picked up in Georgetown, SC, and my talented, sweet mother-in-law painted the watercolor. Reminiscent of our family sailing trip around the BVI, the picture depicts your back toward the Soggy Dollar Bar, birthplace of the deliciously refreshing Painkiller, looking out onto White Bay, Jost Van Dyke. It's safe to say I'm happiest near blue green waters.
The capiz shell sconces I eagerly snagged from West Elm right after we moved into to the house. These are the closest I'm able to find, and I'm very excited to have just purchased the pendant shade version recently for our foyer.
The orange bikini girl is a print made by a long time family friend. I wish she still produced them!
My girl, Jessica, painted the Beverly palm print, and the Turkish towels and cute little donkey are from Furbish Studio. Those are my two friends (one real life friend anyway) in the picture taken at a very long ago Carolina Cup! Good memories, they never fade, but I'm so glad we have this one documented on paper...
And last but certainly not least, those crazy fantastic crazy snake prints, also from Furbish Studio. My new favorite is this donkey.
And there you have it, viola! Until the next itch to change comes a creepin'...
Last week I shared the start of my boys' bathroom redesign project. I wanted something young and fun, relevant for two little boys but also hip enough for any guests, since this is our hall bath. The little marching alligators shower curtain from Serena & Lily was my starting point. I finally got to experience in the flesh my interior design retail obsession du jour, Furbish Studio, when I visited their Raleigh store last weekend. I've been eyeing these colorful snake prints for some time now via their website, and seeing them in person, well... had to have 'em! I think they are quite genius for bridging the gap between relevant and cool for little boys and totally hip for guests. Here's a layout of the current bathroom. Just click on the plus signs to shop any item straight from this post! Happy Weekend!
I've been wanting to redo the hall bathroom since about six months after the last time I changed it. I was in love with the color on the walls of our guest room before I became pregnant with Precious Peanut #2. We waited to find out the gender until after Worth was born, and I rolled the dice keeping the wall color in the event Worth was a girl. Alas, we were blessed with baby boy #2. After he was born, I immediately got to painting both the baby's room to a bright and lively (smurf!) blue and the hall bath to the sweet Benjamin Moore Queen Anne Pink I loved so much. Trying to work with only the resources I already had, I couldn't ever quite get the bathroom just like I liked it, so I've been living with it all this time. Please tell me I'm not the only one who lives with something they don't like for a long time, because they are cursed with the darned DIY disease!
At any rate, the above collage is what I came up with for the boys' hall bath room. The bottom half of the room is white bead board, and the navy blue represents the top half walls. The aquamarine is the color of the ceiling. I think this Serena and Lily Alligator shower curtain is so cute, thanks to the tip of Julia! My boys LOVE the beach, as do I, so I thought this was a friendly boy bathroom, but still chic enough for our guests. Instead of the ocean pic, I'll likely blow up a picture of the boys on the beach real giant. While I wait for the bathmat and shower curtain to arrives, this is the current state of the bathroom.
What do you think? Can you tell I have beach on the brain?!! Shop the look here:
