26 December 2008 – 6.14 pm
i am feeling so fortunate to have a day to stay “jammied up” and dive in to the stack of beautiful books mr. jones had under the tree for me. (okay he’s good, really good, but these were all on my amazon.com wish list.)
20 December 2008 – 4.25 pm
super-lovely interior designer robin selberg found lamps for her client that were perfect in every way…except the color. her request was to keep the look exactly as is, but change them to a particular green:
14 December 2008 – 4.36 pm
here are some “afters” of the very blue-and-peach secretary pictured a couple of entries below…a little benj. moore linen white (or in this case, a lot of linen white) was just what it needed. now it is truly fit for the lovely homecoming queen to whom it belongs:
(oh, and mrs. jones has re-learned an important lesson. never [...]
10 December 2008 – 5.00 pm
my mother and godmother have been palling around just about their whole lives, but it hasn’t been all delta gamma tea dances, IBM cocktail parties and golf vacations, oh no. they’ve clocked in some serious hours just inventing clever. from knitted irish fisherman sweaters (with matching tam o’shanters, natch!) to the best halloween costumes ever, lollipop trees [...]
8 December 2008 – 10.26 am
as you know, one of mrs. jones’s favorite little things is a terra cotta pot done up in a happy, vintage-y, colorful finish. these were done for a lovely client who found tiny christmas trees to place in them and give as gifts.
7 December 2008 – 3.06 pm
if benjamin moore’s #170 (traditional yellow) walls with glaze are the “little black dress” of wall finishes (see post below), then something painted in white (with a little umber glaze to mellow it) is your fave jeans and perfect white t-shirt. so when lovely clients request that a piece of furniture be lightened up and made to work in several different situations, it’s time to pop [...]
4 December 2008 – 9.37 pm
among all the lovely cards, calls and treats (thanks, everyone!) two surprises appeared today that were doubly sweet because they were given by very special people in mrs. jones’s life, and created by two exceptional, enterprising young ladies, who, coincidentally, both credit their grandmothers for inspiring their ideas.
missy ricketts (also upping the game at broom corn – a topic for [...]
2 December 2008 – 9.14 pm
this week, my lucky circle of life brought a nice cabinet project around…i am so grateful that my friend, super-talented designer selena mcadams, recommended her amazing electrician, larry johnson, who connected me with the doctor of drywall, larry healy, who introduced me to bob whitsitt, a gentleman and a top-notch contractor. here, his client requested a distressed [...]
