nicole's handiwork

my friend nicole puts together the most beautiful events. see glimpses of her wedding here and the beautiful tablescapes she sets up here.

so i was so flattered and excited when she offered to throw me a baby shower. i knew she was good (i've told her to quit her day job and do this full-time) but i had no idea how amazing and special she would make this event for me. see for yourself:

table filled with snacks and drinks.

look at those great paper mobiles!

my first macaron! so yummy. i had to stop myself from eating them all.

the spread.

goodie bags filled with salt water taffy!

wishes for the baby (sealed up in an envelope for little bean's birthday).

if you live in the denver area and are looking for an event planner, lemme know. i'll get you in touch with nicole!

nesting: bedroom

here's our bedroom. well, the bed portion.

here's what is gonna happen before little bean arrives:

--paint walls, ceiling and trim a basic satin white (and yes, that ugly crack on the wall)

--paint floors white

--hem curtains for window and closet

--steam clean rug

--buy a bed (we have this one in mind. too bad ikea doesn't open here until july 27th)

--rearrange bedroom back to original plan (bed NOT shoved into the corner)

--hang bedside lamps

--add some art to the walls

--find the perfect spot for little bean's cradle (we're thinking the end of the bed since most likely she'll end up in bed with us).

--put in AC window unit (good thing our new windows are double-hung)

easy peasy.

jp's tattoo

in progress.

2011 printable calendar

i know, i know: we're already 4 months in. but i found a free printable calendar online that i wanted to share with you. you see, i follow apartment therapy's 30-day guide to keeping your house clean (clean something different every day for 20 minutes!). i keep a monthly calendar on our fridge to check what it is i should be focusing on for the day. all the pdfs i have found are BORING. until i found this cute one from TomKat Studio. Enjoy!

Anyone else know of any great links to free downloadables made with great design in mind?

special offer from to and from greetings

i'm so excited to announce that zach, from to and from greetings, is offering 20% off orders of custom cards to those who mention they saw him here, at a denver home companion!

see the post below for the amazing work he did for us.

to and from greetings

with baby showers coming up i, of course, need thank you cards. i immediately thought of my friend, zach, who runs a custom greeting card shop called to and from greetings. visit him!

zach devised this design with pink and blue since we don't know the gender of little bean. don't you love how the Y really stands out? get it? (think back to biology class). he does beautiful work and takes pains to select fine paper and materials for his printing.

you can check out more of his work here and here. think about him next time you need some greeting cards.

hello, hardoy

why, yes, that is a real hardoy. i have three of them in fact. that's what you get when you aren't afraid to knock on a stranger's door and ask them if you can haul away those old chairs in their driveway.

**completely aware that it needs a lot of love. one day, when i get around to it, i will show you it buffed and painted with, hopefully, a nice nylon cover. or perhaps a cowhide one.**

before

we've, no, i've rearranged our living and dining room about a bajillion times. i'm addicted to thrift stores and estate sales so i'm always bringing home stuff to try and cram in to our 572 square foot home. here it is before a major redo and after tons of stuff was crammed in. i'll follow up with an AFTER that hopefully shows a little more coherence and better lighting.