I love me some reality television. The Real Housewives (all of them) are definitely a guilty pleasure. Getting to glimpse into a world that is so unlike mine is just a really enjoyable pastime for me. Call me crazy...which the Hubs does!

Anyway, one thing I especially like is seeing the women's homes. All of them are clearly expensive. But not all of them are- in my opinion- well done. But that's ok! Everyone has different tastes and it is always interesting to see how others live. So I am starting a series sharing some of my favorite homes from the show. Today we are looking at Kyle Richards home from the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.

When I set out to find some pics of  Kyle's home, I learned that she and her family have moved! I can't wait to see what their new home looks like, since I thought they did an awesome job decorating their old house. They went with a very modern scheme, with Asian influences throughout. In case you were wondering, they listed the Bel Air home for $2.45 million.

Note the Fendi pillows...

The master bedroom. Great choice on the Barcelona chairs.

I wouldn't mind sharing a room with my sis if it looked like this!

The best part of the house? The backyard.

All images via here.

I hope they take their awesome taste with them to their new home!

xoxo, Emily

Awesome STL Vintage Shopping

I have these lovely breaks between working when we move for the Hubs' job. I call it being 'fun-employed'. And it can be really nice! It has allowed me to explore St. Louis and get a little bit more acquainted with our new city.  Since moving around alot forces you to exist on the suggestions of others, that's exactly what I do! At the suggestion of the sweet lady at the local Salvation Army, I checked out The Future Antiques and I was sooooo impressed.

They have an awesome selection of mid-century modern, great lighting, even clothes and accessories.

Adorable bar cart that I wish I had a place for in my house.

In the right room, this cobalt chair would be bomb.

Hats, hats and more hats. Gorg.

Danish modern dresser.

Like I said, awesome lighting!

Loooooved this navy dress. Wasn't my size :(

Baubles!

I went in looking for house stuff, but left with this scarf and (reversible!) clutch. That's just how it goes sometimes!

I will definitely go back. Any antique lovers out there that want to come check it out, I would love to have you join me!

xoxo, Emily

Fail blog. Or fail paint. Whatevs.

Just an FYI that this idea is not going to work.

I gave it a go on one of the armchair covers and it turned out like this:

Looks like I spilled Kool-Aid on it....

I think this project probably works alot better when starting with a lighter color fabric and painting it a darker color. If I wanted to paint the chair black, I'm sure it would work. But.... I don't want to paint it black. So I am kind of back to square one on what to do with the wingback.

I will report back with any more ideas.

xoxo, Emily

Guest bedroom progress

As I have posted about before, I love customizing furniture. So the other day I was inspired to give the dresser in the guest bedroom a facelift. Here is the before:

Please note all the crap on top of it. This is seriously how it has looked since we moved in. Oh well.

I acquired this dresser from my sister who got it from her college room mate who didn't want it anymore when they moved out of their house. And I have had it ever since! So, I definitely knew I wanted something graphic on it... but I really just winged (is that a word?) it and started taping.

First, I did the top left square. Then I measured it and taped the other squares using those measurements. Not going to lie, it kind of took a long time.

Then, I primed the squares and then painted them using just regular craft acrylic paint.

After this step, I taped out the final square for the middle and also painted the hardware. Sorry, I didn't take a picture of that step, so here is the finished product:

I am really pleased with how it turned out!

Now I just need to get that stuff off the top of it...

xoxo, Emily

Another Kardashian/Odom home.

Okay, I love Khloe and Lamar! They are surprisingly down to earth and it's so  nice to see how much they both value their relationship. All that aside, I also love their house. When I posted about Kim's interior decor, I mentioned that I was dying to find pics of Khloe and Lamar's house, because I loooooove what I have seen of their home design from the show. After watching some re-runs the other night, my interest was piqued again, and so another internet search ensued.

Well, I found my pics! Got them from Khloe's blog. I found out that her home was design by LA based interior designer Jeff Andrews. He did an AWESOME job. I love the dark colors and somewhat masculine feel.

All pics via here.

The only thing was I didn't find pictures of their main living area with the Missoni pillows or pictures of the kitchen/dining nook that has the gorgeous stripes on the wall... but that's ok! I will keep looking :)

xoxo, Emily