I have some new Shoppe additions..

so...what combo are you??

1/2/3

I am not the first or last blogger to get real and say Pinterest is kinda killin the blog

In my recent struggle to post original and unique content I have decided why fight it....Embrace it!!!!

Let me help you summarize some of the shit Pinterest has taught me this week

You can make some cheap frames with washi tape

You can make a book using your Instagram pictures

How to break in yo shoes so you don't get blisters

even pig butts have a place in decor

White denim is my jam....I plan on rocking it ALL winter long despite the labor day rule

agreed?

One of the BIGGEST fears I have is mouth injuries. I have no idea why, I have just always had this weird issue with bloody mouths, or a hurt tooth...even cavities or the thought of a popcorn kernel stuck in my gums tends to throw me into a panicked emotional downward spiral..

When a bad guy gets punched in the mouth in the movies...I vom a little 

It's intense and weird and I most likely need anxiety medication and or shock therapy

Jump to this past weekend when all my fears came to an intense and crushing reality as my precious little G suffered from quite the mouth injury...

We had one of G's friends over from school to have a play date / parents have an excuse to drink a little to much wine while the kids entertain themselves type of night, when as soon as the wine bottles were about to crack open I see and hear the thud of two little heads colliding down the hall.

G had a head to mouth collision with her buddy and straight busted her lip and knocked both her front teeth loose

HOLY SHIT I wanted to stroke out 

the cry that came out of her mouth was that of sheer pain and agony and my heart instantly stopped as I feared all types of worst case scenarios

it was bloody and sad and just all around crazy scary for me....but I had to keep it together and not flip out for her sake and for the sake of her little friend. I didn't want to further upset the kids with my ridiculous reaction...ya know?

So I acted cool and watched as through the night her mouth swelled to "real housewives" trout pout proportions

The next morning after a long night of exaggerated grumpy three year old antics, she finally let me take a look at her mouth and teeth..

She was black and blue, and swollen and had knocked one whole tooth backward and both front teeth were loose

ummmm....i died

I called the dentist and she assured me all would be OK..

that most likely the teeth will set in there new position and will tighten back up, and maybe they will change color a bit and go gray

GO GRAY!!!!!???

I mean.....what the hell?

One day G will punch my teeth for posting these pictures of her but I don't care....these may as well be my own teeth because I am pretty sure this hurts me more than it hurt her

bringing the drama out in this Mama..

anyways, the point of this post is strictly for sympathy...haha

and an excuse for me ducking out on blogging, while I tend to my spawn

did I mention she is sick with a nasty cough and cold..??

woe is me...woe woe woe is me and G

 

I feel like every time the duck is home, we undertake these gigantic house projects.

And every time I tell him what we are going to do I feel like he wants to murder me more and more every time.

This particular trip home of his, I have decided he should build the 60 foot fence on the side of our house and landscape as well..

(consider me murdered)

See there is a back story here..

We share our property line with a SUPER CREEPY old dude and his SUPER CREEPY OLD mother

I mean Creepy...(he hit my gardener with a hammer because he blew a leaf on his rented property, yikes)

Anyways

Here is whats happening with it thus far.

Monday

Yesterday...

and tomorrow...

(in my dreams)

Last Friday I knocked out a little client install.. 

I have only crappy iPhone pictures but I thought I would give ya a little glimpse

I'll post better pics soon

Stay Tuned!

Well that was an awkward pause...

I am so busy with design work and mommying and celebrating birthdays anniversaries and holiday season I forgot about you all for a bit,

Please excuse my rudeness

Here is whats been happening in my life through the eyes of my phone

 we took G to the Santa Barbara Zoo

I have been shopping around town...my fave store is Nickey Kehoe

Then I went Rug hopping...

I fell in love with this wallpaper debuting soon from Celerie Kemble

then I picked some hardware for a dining room cabinet

and last but not least...x-mas is coming up soon and my pal Mrs. Meares sent me a box of goodies for an upcoming photoshoot

back to work I go....

ago, yesterday

I married my best friend

and BOY what a crazy 6 years it's been

Cheers to another 60+ years happily married to the dude who makes me laugh the most

Hello there lovers,

We are working away on a home here in lovely LA La land.

here is the chaos that is "my side" of the desk

Just getting real!

Happy Friday Lovers!!!

"What a girl wants, what a girl needs

What a girl wants, what a girl needs....yeah c'mon"

I guarantee you will have this stupid Christina Aguilera song

stuck in your head all day because of me.....

you are welcome

Skull Sweater

Seal Beach Coffee Table

Quit Your Belly Aching

Fabric

Tassel Lamp

This week I am starting work on a gorgeous Dining Room re-doooo

it's lots of wood tones, some amazing finishes, pretty fabrics and built in cabinets with cremone bolts 

I ain't messin around with the art and the chandelier either..

I mean business!

here is the approved board we are working with

I got a Master Bedroom for ya...

BEFORE

AFTER:

TAH-DAH

It's a master bedroom install day....and it's gonna be a doozie!

follow me on instagram

"amberinteriors" for sneak peaks all day long!

P.S. thanks for all the birthday wishes. I had a nice relaxing day. 

Stopped by my local thrift store and scored this puppy!

I am debating to leave it white...(it's in amazing condition)

or

or

or

or

or, last one...

what say you??

First,

I woke up to a room full of balloons

then,

 the duck had a swan deliver this little bauble in a diamond encrusted 18th century Limoges box

to go with my new Balmain dress...

and these ole' golden red bottom ankle boots

I felt adventurous, so we took a spin in my new 1960's Porsche roadster

to our modest house in the country for some moscow mules in the garden

it was very bright out, so I wore my new sunnies and an appropriate hat 

very laid back and mellow day...same as most..

OH YES,

I forgot

......Ryan Gosling got me a birthday cupcake

HA!

just kidding....

the Limoges box was rhinestones, not diamonds