Palm Beach Fabulous: The Tyson's Corner Lilly Store.

In our quest to update our beach condo, we decided to make the little girls room Palm Beach fabulous.  This was a difficult task on many levels:  1.) Our Budget.  2.) We are renting the place out a few more years, so it had to be durable.  3.) My sister and I are collaborating on this project (with Dad having overriding approval) and we could not have two more different styles.  So,  in my search for inspiration, I had to look no further than the Tyson's Corner Lilly Store. So inspiring-- this place is right up my alley; bright colorful and over the top.  Love it!

 

While I pulled HARD for pink, I lost- 2 to 1.  The walls are a celery-ish green color. I am not in love with the color, but pink will prevail.. there will be pops of pink throughout the room.  I'll be sure to share some pictures after next weekend.

The Louax.

About 11 months ago, Lou exclaimed that she wanted a Lorax party for her fifth birthday.  At the time, she had just turned four, so I thought for sure she'd change her mind.  She didn't.  So to celebrate our baby girl's five amazing years on this planet, we had the Louax party.  It was the most perfect day.

Once again, Ryann Colleen Photography took the most amazing pictures.  We are so grateful to have them to always remember this special day.

Round Here.

My blog header is ack'ing all cray cray.  Anyone know how to fix this?

Anywho... Here's some snippets of life round here...

 Our little Matisse had her artwork featured at Dulles Town Center.  We were so proud!   Now we are having conversations about healthier food choices.

In an effort to expose these clowns to some culture we saw a tribute to Stephen Schwartz, which was pretty awesome, because he came to the stage and spoke of some of his experiences writing songs for Wicked.  (E is obsessed after our trip to Broadway.)

Speaking of clowns... 

I can't stand it, this literally makes my eyes hurt.  

I was hoping to have an update for you all on the back porch, but we are at a stand-still.  You see, removing the gutters, etc. we realized how warped our siding was... 

So we are awaiting the next HOA meeting to get approval to replace it with something MUCH nicer. 

 We did have our fireplace installed.  That ginormous piece of wood sitting on top is the reclaimed barn beam that I found for our mantle.  It's going to be ridic.

And the rough-in for lighting. 

 However, it's been so long since we've had any movement, this Momma Bird started making other plans for our porch.

Squatter.

These two will make sure that Momma and babies find a safe new home when it's time to finally finish this project.