there's no evening chill in texas

above: evening chill pullover, $88, anthropologie

but this evening chill pullover from anthropologie is toooo diiiiieeeeeeee. i want so badly. picture it pulled over a maxi dress during a vacation when the sun goes down? i may just need it for our september vacation in maui...

help me choose: door pulls for the media console PART 2

thank you for all of your votes last week to help me choose the new door pulls for the media console. and...drumroll...the winner is the clear gemstone knob! i think they add just the right amount of flair for an already flaired-up piece of furniture.

help me choose: door pulls for the media console

i blogged earlier this week about the new media console and how pumped i am that it has arrived. i decided i hate the door pulls it came with so i took a little trip to anthro on sunday for a few replacement options (great suggestion, erin!). help me choose which to use...even though i think i already have a favorite. let me know which one you like!

below: the orig/boooooooooring

below: ceramic melon knob in aqua

below: ceramic knob in linen

below: gemstone knob in clear

currently coveting: blue maxi from anthro

this girl (pointing at myself) took a little detour to anthropologie while running errands on sunday. i had zero intention of buying anything aside from options for door pulls for the media console table and came out successfully without buying a thing not on the list. but what i also came out with was a lust for this silk in the abstract dress. obsessed. the only reason i didn't walk out with it right then and there is the $248 price tag. come oooooon, go on saaaaaaale!

help me find mid-priced denim

i have a problem.

a big one.

i have been searching high and low for mid-priced jeans that aren't too skinny and aren't too wide. like straight-up stovepipe. not hugging my calf nor too flared or bootleg. not too cheap but not too expensive. and i can't find them.

i started with gap, trying on every style in every size and color. always skinny, $69.50 / real straight $69.50

next i went to the matchsticks from j.crew ($98), but i'm not sold. they're way too long (even the short sizes) and i hate hemming jeans because they never look the same.

then i went to anthropologie (i have a gift card, woot!) and tried on every single pair they had in store. every. single. pair. again, either too skinny or too wide. ag colette bootcut, $168 / ag stevie, $168 / joe's muse, $158



and now i'm waiting for these to arrive from ann taylor although i think they'll be too skinny. (i think the outfit is so cute, btw) - $88 plus 40% coupon EXTRA40

these *might* be good, but it's so hard to tell from the shoddy fitting on the model (really, loft, really?!), $59.50 plus 40% with code EXTRA.

if you were me, where would you turn next? i really don't want to pay more than $100 but i just might have to...and is it a pipe dream? are there no straight leg jeans for less than a benjamin out there anymore?

oooooooooooooor maybe i'm not cut out for straight stovepipe jeans. maybe it's all in my head. just maybe.

ps. can't wait for my cousin katy to arrive!!! she gets in tonight and we have so much to catch up on. can't wait can't wait.

living room curtains are up!

but i hate them! this girl (pointing at myself) waited too long to buy them from anthropologie before they sold out so decided to go semi-DIY. i went to joann's and m&j trimmings (online) and bought the supplies, and found a seamstress in south austin who was up for the challenge. we spent part of sunday with our friend/designer/contractor peter getting them hung and although i'm loving the daintiness, the lightweight fabric and the navy blue ball fringe, i had them made too skinny so they don't cover the windows when they're closed. such a novice move! needless to say this girl (pointing at myself again) went to west elm to buy replacements and is in the doghouse with my hubs.

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candles: more decorating bang for your buck

i'm obsessed with this capri blue candle in volcano scent (purchased at anthropologie, $28). not only do i love the way it smells but the blue color is perfect for our new living room. rather than just stick it on the coffee table by it's lonesome, i decided to amp it up using a few things i had around the house: a big round vase, white beans and a glass charger plate. voila!

going wild in the guest bathroom

anthropologie is my official go-to for anything rug related. in attempting to find something a little bit out of the ordinary for our downstairs half bath, i decided this dream menagerie rug ($78) would be perfect. it brings out the grey/lavendar walls, wood and white accents. now all i need is curtains so i don't have to pee in the dark anymore.

master bathroom is almost complete

the master bathroom is (so far) my favorite room in the house. the builder used encaustic mexican tiles, an antique light fixture over the toilet, 1800's stained glass window from england and a reclaimed tub. all together, it reminds me of a swanky and comfy hotel bathroom. i haven't finished the towel rack over the toilet but it's on my to-do list. i'm trying to think of something to do there aside from boring old towels folded over the rack...

homegoods owl plant stand, lowes plants, ikea plant pots, macy's hotel collection towels, anthropologie castile rose bathmat, target bamboo trash can and soap dispenser, tiles by original mission tile

outfit...i mean rug...in action: anthropologie rug

it arrived! (see original post here for details) and i adore it. absolutely adore it. even though the living room isn't even close to being finished, i thought i'd indulge in a little rug love on the blog. ignore the rest of the decor (particularly the couch...we're awaiting our new one that's coming in OCTOBER) but the rug is beautiful. it's really thick and so well made. is it weird that i only walk on the red parts so i don't get the cream parts dirty? maybe i can train emilio and nick to do the same...