Last minute plans are the best! This Friday’s “What I’m Listening To” is dedicated to the band we are going to see tonight. I just happened to catch the ad on the radio yesterday driving to a clients’ house and I immediately called my husband and told him we should go. It’s definitely NOT glamorous..but cheap and fun..YES! So who are we seeing?
And what’s even better is we are dragging our almost 5 year old with us AND we are totally giving our kid music cred! I mean, seriously? How cool will she sound telling people her first concert was Devo? Ok, maybe none of her friends will even know who the hell they are when she is old enough to talk music with them. But if she’s anything like my husband and me, she will be a total music geek and probably hang out with other kids that are too.
So here’s to Devo! Oh, and don’t judge….it’s not like we’re taking our kiddo to a bar. Ok, I know it’s the horse track, but if you’ve ever been you’d know it’s pretty family friendly. She’s going to love it!
Growing up in Southern California, I have long been a fan of the beach. From a very young age my fav show was Gidget and I thought she was just about the coolest chick I’d ever seen. In fact while most girls my age were listening to bad preteen pop music, ie. Tiffany, Debbie Gibson, New Edition (ok I listened to some of that too)…I was listening to 60s surf music (The Beach Boys, Dick Dale, The Ventures). So when I met my husband, who is a total surfer boy, it was a match made in heaven!
When we started decorating our home we definitely both wanted a coastal feel to it. The colors are the obvious representation of our love of the sea….varying blues, soft greens, greys, and tans. But we also have seashell and bird prints, natural woven furniture and rugs, and lots of seashells all over the house. But we are missing the one thing we both love the most…a surfboard.
We used it in our own wedding as a guest book in fact…..
But now we’d like one for over our large entertainment unit in our family room.
See how boring it is up there??
So I started searching around for how other designers used surfboards in their interiors. And of course I fell in love with the idea even more.
{a surprise on your way upstairs….designer kerry joyce}
{a bold pop of color….source unknown}
{always appropriate on a patio….kristen ewart}
{natural texture in a man’s office…nate berkus}
{always one to make an interior a little more cheerful….annie selke}
{fabulous accent in a breakfast area…coastal living}
{a fun, unique idea in a beach kitchen…deborah whitlaw llewellyn}
{probably my very favorite…brook giannetti}
…and my photoshopped version of our family room! What do you think? Too much? Or should I do something different?
I have been working on some really fun projects with clients who are open minded and willing to try new things. So this months’ version of “my favorite things” features some items I am using in current projects. The Ann Sacks cross hatch basket weave is a new product that just came out. And just in time to go into a classic, but a bit out of the box Master Bathroom remodel in Boston. Antiqued brass fixtures, black cabinetry…oh yeah, this is going to be AWESOME!
I just got the email about Romo’s new line of washable BRIGHT linens. I immediately sent a picture over to my fun young clients and they gave me two thumbs up. Fresh, funky and just perfect for a mostly neutral beach house!
A busy mother of two recently came to me to jazz up their homes’ entry way. She needed not only storage and organization, but style and a room that welcomes you into their home. She wanted a classic grasscloth, but after a bit of searching we stumbled onto this think chunky basketweave! It will be the highlight in this traditional home with a touch of country. And just the look to take the entry from boring to fabulous!
And finally, Mr. Fish (as I have so nicknamed him). He is just the oomph we needed for a casual family room with pops of color. He’s fun, but traditional at the same time.
Looking forward to sharing these finds once they are placed in their respective homes!
The first time I saw them on MTV I thought, “They are such dorks! This song is cool, but they will never make it. White rappers are no good”. Pretty funny coming from a dorky 10 year old with a huge retainer! See pic below…
{circa late 86′ early 87′ with my nephew Ken}
Little known fact about me, I grew up in an apartment most of my life. And my childhood consisted of hanging out by our apartment basketball courts with my guy friends (there were hardly any girls in our apts.) and listening to rap and hip/hop music. Some of the best years of my life to be honest. And that’s when I started listening to the Beastie Boys.
This morning when I sat down with my cup of coffee and started checking out Facebook, my jaw hit the floor when I read the news. MCA dead at 47. What!? I had heard he had cancer, but I guess I thought…no assumed he had beat it. 47 is NOT old! But then again, I lost one of my best childhood friends from my days growing up in the apartments. He was 15 and cancer took him quickly.
I have some fondmemories of particular B’Boys songs. And this particular song reminds me of my crazy younger years. Here’s the scene….19 years old and one of my best girlfriends (she’s going to kill me for sharing this) and I head to TJ with our boyfriends to go dancing. Yes, Tijuana!
-I would never in a million freaking years allow my daughter to go there now. Well and she’s only 4, so I guess that’s not an issue yet. ha!
We’re doing what everyone does in TJ. Drinking bad blended cocktails and dancing our booties off! This song comes on and the four of us start rapping to the whole song like we’re part of the band. But the funniest part is when my girlfriend does the…“she’s got a gold tooth, you know she’s hardcore” part. Good times. Hope this song takes you back to some great times too.
Rest in peace MCA! You will be truly missed.
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