What else could a girl want?

My friends and I went to the cabin this past weekend. It was such good fun! No kids, wine, quietness and beauty products. What else could a girl want?

new DIY to do...

Here in Beau Lifestyle´s home there was a shirt crisis! Mr. Beau has broken 7 fine shirts in the last couple of weeks, right at the elbow he managed to tear his shirt or make a hole in the sleeve. I fixed the shirts by ironing elbow patches on to his shirts so he could wear them again, they were still to nice or too new to throw them away. now I have always liked elbow patches, especially seeing the above picture i think is very cute for a girls shirt. This is a little DIY i have to do for myself.

On and on.

Sorry to go on about faux flowers. I decided to keep them. When I shot that previous post about doing this new coffee table for the shop, with my new faux flowers on top, it made me realize. Wow, could I really have "flowers" on my coffee table again. Which if your a mom I think there is an immediate understanding with that. Besides for the fact that it might break (on the carpet?) if it falls. It's also a really great way for me to practice,

"NO TOUCH"

...with the boys. I don't know, safety is really important to me so you never know I could get to paranoid of it smashing some how, some way on the carpet. 

Designing my home, practicality is on my list. I don't know what I was thinking but, my amazing faux bamboo coffee table is up stairs in the attic ;( I bought it before the boys could walk. They started to want to crawl under it. The coffee table has panels of glass ONE! time I found Ethan on top of it when I went to the bathroom. Crap, that scared me. I immediately put it up stairs. I'm not afraid to admit "mom oops" in public. You are kidding your self if you can't admit that you mess up in mommyhood.... or life. We are all human... The glass didn't break but, easily could have. Little things like this teaches you how everything you buy has to be "baby proof".

No I didn't say ugly, just strong, durable, and preferably padded or round.

I think he's excited as I am

Again, most of my pictures are taken in the morning around breakfast time. So on my blog they always seem like they are in diapers! I swear it's not that way. Only before breakfast.

I got this new turquoise pot from Tj to the Maxx. 

It's so cute.

Just had to show it off.

In other new's I apologize in advance if my blog is slow this week. Its one of those kind of weeks. I have a few deliveries, installing some designs, working on some custom pieces and being a mother of twins, while juggling life. I don't know how I do it but, I can tell you at the end of the day I can't talk strait, that. for. sure.

At least one things comes from it all. I'm very happy in life right now, and filled with joy.

My O'verlays arrived!

I am as excited as i can be, today my O'verlays have arrived for the nursery!
They came well packed with a sweet note from Cheryl and Danika.


This weekend my parents are coming over to celebrate my birthday with me and I have asked the soon to be grandpa to finish the last little proyects in the nursery.


After that i can reveal the nursery to you and i must say it came together very well with a lot of mix and match modern with vintage things and DIY proyects.
I am still staying home, almost recovered from my illness, but still not on full strength.

To see more fretwork panels from O'verlays, click the button on the left in this blog, you'll be amazed about how easily you can transform any boring piece of furniture into a expensive looking designer piece.


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Way to step it up Martha. The best sunburst for $34

I couldn't believe this when I saw this at home depot. I'm sure someone has already come across this great mirror but I haven't! So I was really excited tonight to find it. I even wanted to buy it but, really I have no wall space for another sunburst. $34 for a 30" gorgeous sunburst! The gold is such a perfect shade too. Just to top it off the mirror isn't flat (I'm not sure of the correct terminology) but, it curves, like a bowl.

Go Martha Stewart, way to step it up.

Link

So of coarse what else does martha stewart got going on right now? A chesterfield at Macy's for around $1000. My friend saw this one in person and she said she loved it.

I give two thumbs up to her right now.

Q & A

Tag day: Thanks to poo-tan who was involving me to her Q & A round :3
Her 11 questions were in german so i will translate them into english:

1. How much time do you spend on the internet?
1. Wieviel Zeit verbringst du im Internet?
Quite a lot - i always need to be up to date!

2. Cinema or Dvd night at home?
2. Kino oder DVD-Abend zu Hause?

Well, it depends. However, at home there is a more cosy atmosphere and the distance to the nearest toilet is shorter xD...

3. Cat or dog?
3. Katze oder Hundemensch?

I neither have a cat nor a dog, but both can be quite cute :)

4. Natural or artificial beauty?
4. Natürliche oder künstliche Schönheit?

First of all - natural, of course! (^_^) Most of the time i only wear lipstick.
For special occasions it can be more glamorous ^.~*



5. Whats your favorite movie genre?
5. Was ist dein Lieblingsfilmgenre?

At the moment science fiction.

6. How many haircolors did you ever have?
6. Wieviele Haarfarben hattest du schon?

Only two. My natural color and cherry red - looong time ago.

7. If you were invisible for one day, what would you do?
7. Wenn du für einen Tag unsichtbar wärst, was würdet du alles machen?

...i dont know oO - there is no need for me to be invisible.

8. You have won a journey with the destination of your choice, which destination would it be?
8. Du gewinnst eine Reise mit freiwählbarem Reiseziel, welches wäre es?

Japan, of course!

9. If you could change something on you, what would it be?
9. Wenn du etwas an dir ändern könntest, was wäre es?

I want my hair to grow on a over-the-shoulder-length again. *.*

10. In your opinion: What should be invented next as soon as possible?
10. Was sollte deiner Meinung nach ganz schnell erfunden werden?

I am already working on it, haha :p

11. Is the glass half-full or half-empty?
11. Ist das Glas halbvoll oder halbleer?

Where is the difference if there is still something left? So grab it and drink it!

Jasmin

Dorothy Draper Coffee Table.

Blue & white porcelain is very inexpensive and creates such beautiful decor. I love them as a collection such as the picture below.

via Haute Look

Since last week I've started collecting them and I know just where there going to go!

This the new coffee table I'm working on for Clementine & Olive. It's got a Dorothy Draper look. I thought painting trim would be easy, which it is, it's just tedious. I think I'm going to do a little at a time.

I can't wait to see it staged with a ginger pot and a bunch of peonies. I just threw these on to see what it looked like. I'm getting excited.

Thoughts on DIY.

Here's my thoughts on DIYs. 

When designing a room (on a budget...discarding millionaires) people often spend the money in the wrong place. A place where you can actually save money is the furniture.   You can find an incredible neutral colored vintage sofa for $200. That sofa could often be the saver of the budget so you can spend the larger portion on textiles, drapes, THE RUG or reupholstering AND ACCESSORIES 

We've all done it ( I know I have ), bought a department store sofa that usually starts at $700 and isn't that fabulous. For examples when microfiber/faux leather sofa's were all the rage (really?... did I use the word rage) Anyway, trying to design a tasteful room with one of those (to me) is like a big neon green elephant standing in a room.

I always suggest spending a good amount of money on accessories, even though your think spending $100+ on a sunburst mirror sucks, it creates the rooms quality. I always buy vintage or try using Ebay!

People spend a ton of time and little money recreating their dream accessories which isn't horrible ( good for you! )  just sometimes the quality of the room is compromised. 

Don't get me wrong I'm the queen of trying out a new DIY because when it's great it saves a lot of money.... but, do I always keep it in my home? Sometimes I do, most of the time I don't. Like I actually tried to re-create this brass knot by Kelly Wearstler. It was a no go. Seriously that thing is harder to make then it looks. I'm going to give it another go trying another technique... well, see. My nail head lack hack I liked, thought that one was a winner. 

When people are successful at a DIY and it almost is flawless I get SO excited. Example, the RAST hack is popular because the quality looks fab! I've also seen some wallpaper covered tables that look out of this world.

So here is my new favorite DIY. It looks amazing, I want one...

DIY Chanel Serving Tray

Sneak peak of my inventory.

Here is the before picture on the piece I picked up this today. 

I got inspired when I saw this one on Etsy for a little over $500 (below).

BTW Can anyone tell me the details on that rug? ...A Madeline Weinrib, you think?

Love the rug, and the entry chest.

Other inventory I have that will be posted in the next week.

-A small chrome desk chair that kind of has a Milo Baughman style to it

-A black mid century desk

-A coffee table with some Dorothy Draper/Regency flare

Also I am rehoming my branch lamp and mirrored nightstand. I'm going to post some better pictures in a couple days but, I have a piece of classic furniture I'd like to put in it's spot.

If you are interested in either feel free to email me. I won't be shipping either because they are fragile.

(chaaaannnnggggeeeesss *sing*)

clementineandolive@yahoo.com

Also check out this great giveaway over at Low Life Couture!

I am off...

Sorry guys, i sm sick since yesterday, I
going spending these days in the bed sleeping.
I have no voice of couching so much, and hope to be better soon to post again.

Camille and her kitchen make over.

My friend Camille from The Vintage Object, rents a great home down in the bay area. Being a person who also rents, her blog post this morning really opened my eyes to transforming your space (with a little money) even if you don't own it. This post is really a great read for you new yorkers, bay area people or city living folks; where the price to own a home compared to renting can be even three times what you pay per month.

and yes, this will be the link I send to my landlord ;)

My shopping list.

I picked up this really cool little necklace from H&M for about $5.00. I think its really neat because the circle twirls. The quality is so good its really hard to tell that it's all fake metal and insert. The insert is a nude color, the lower picture also makes it look white.

My links for this post were getting really funky and wouldn't let me insert this up top (weird).

1. Nars illuminator orgasm
2. Bobbi brown eye cream
3. Boscia illuminating black face mask
4. kate spade purse, campbell
5. Monogrammed necklace from sales
6. Nars Madly blush

things I like...

Visting blog design indulgences, I came across so many lovely images, I need to start owning an account on Pinterest to keep track of the things I like.

this voluspa was a little treat I bought last weekend, I love that the house smells of green lemon and vanilla, makes me want to bake cookies....

THE sofa of my dreams.

My excitement has been dwelling in me since my last post about my mysterious sofa. My gorgeous yellow wingback chairs have a new owner, a wonderful woman who is also having me design her living room. Which btw is on it's way to being bonkers fantastic...

When I bought those two I thought nothing would ever replace them until I found my new sofa at a mid-century shop in Seattle. You can see there incredible collection here. This place is fantastic. It was more then I could afford right now but, he does lay away at 40% down!? So, I actually love the idea of it being something I'm earning. It's almost 8ft long.... such a beauty

Now that it's secure and I look forward to it being mine, I want to show it off *big grins!*

You like? :)