SWING Low...

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"This is my swing set.  This is my sand box. 
I'm not allowed to go in the deep end."

-Ralph Wiggum

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SUMMER is officially UPON us.
And
it is HOT, HOT, hot here in the South! 

AND
There is just NO way to ENJOY the outside 
right NOW without
getting sweaty or getting CREATIVE.

 

So it had me THINKING...

Back in the DAY,  
on the ol' PLAYGROUND,
we used to HIT the SWING set
 to get a BREEZE flowing through the AIR.

Oh the fun...

Not to mention the TIRE swing
(a.k.a. step BROTHER to the original SWING)....

Which created A BIT more of a RISKIER  
endeavour for the POTENTIAL SUMMER cool Down...

(i.e. getting stuck in the HOLE and/or
 BARFING from SPINNING in circles)

ALL things CONSIDERED,
the SWING has now BECOME a TRENDY and functional
FIXTURE for the HOME

Check out these TRADITIONAL and
NOT so traditional uses...

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NESHOBA county FAIR swing? 

NO...BUT a SUPER stylish PORCH indeed!

(and if YOU have NO idea what I'm talking about...

CHECK out the Neshoba County FAIR!
 A MISSISSIPPI tradition!)

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GLAM swing!!!

This looks LIKE a JONATHAN adler

"HAPPY CHIC" room!

 

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MY most FAVORITE swing... It is HUGE!

AND Who's the CHICK on the SWING?

 The Nashville, Tennessee DESIGNER,

 Rachel Halvorson. 

Check out her BLOG... NEST EGG.

 

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OH MY...HOW cool??? A SWING table! AH!

 

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THESE kids have the COOLEST parents EVER!

INDOOR swing AND a HUGE BEAN bag??

 

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a SWINGING BED?  LOVE it!

I wonder if THERE is a WEIGHT limit?

 

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PATRIOTIC and CLASSIC!

 

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WHAT I would DO to be on this

 BEACH SWING right NOW!

 

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ADORABLE!

 MY heart is SMILING!

 

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OH to be a CHILD again! 

GUESS I will just HAVE to PRETEND!

HAPPY SWINGING!

 

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Bye YA'LL!

Katie Nelson

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1) via http://www.scoutforthehome.com/  2) via http://pinkwallpaper.blogspot.com/

3) via http://nestegg.typepad.com/ 4) via http://keltainentalorannalla.blogspot.com 

5) via http://frenchbydesign.blogspot.com/  6) via http://acidgypsy.tumblr.com/

7) via pinterest 8) via pinterest  9) via http://crushculdesac.tumblr.com

MOMA marathon...

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“The strangeness will wear off and I think we
will discover the deeper meanings in modern art.”

+ Jackson POLLACK 

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WE just returned from a VERY quick trip to NEW YORK...

TRYING to do New York in TWO days was CRAZY...

Among "our" (not so much, JEREMY's)
priorities was MY favorite place on EARTH!

MOMA a.k.a. The MUSEUM of MODERN art! 

NOTHING gets me more EXCITED than
 entering into a
MECCA of ARTISTIC wonders!

WE had APPROXIMATELY TWO hours before we
were leaving NYC
and I insisted we take a QUICK gander inside!

HERE are a FEW of my most
FAVORITE art pieces from
our WILD and CRAZY MOMA marathon!

ENJOY!

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Bell-47D1 Helicopter

Arthur Young (American, 1905-1995)

SUSPENDED over the entry STAIRcase...

IF it was going to FALL... I would have

 been HONORED for it to fall on me!

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This GIANT airport departure SIGN cracked me up. 

HERE'S to air travel! 

 Check it out in MOTION here. 

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This POOL lounge has PALM SPRINGS written all over IT!

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TURNTABLE

David Gammon (British, 1933-2005)

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Le Corbusier LOUNGE from 1928!

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CHARLES and RAY EAMES chairs!!

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I LOVE Jasper John's Target PAINTINGS!

Target with Four Faces

Jasper Johns

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BEAUTIFUL OIL painting!

Flag

Jasper Johns (American, born 1930)

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LOOK close...These are PAINT BRUSHES!!!

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This was MIND blowing... ANDY Warhol is GENIUS!

Double Elvis

Andy Warhol (American, 1928-1987)

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This made me LAUGH...

so SIMPLE and creative!

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This PAINTING has a CIGAR sticking out of it! 

LOOK closely for JEREMY's REFLECTION!

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HAPPY Sunday Funday!

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Bye YA'LL!

Katie Nelson

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Time WARP...

"It becomes increasingly easy, 
as you get older, to drown in nostalgia."

  

+Ted Koppel

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The RECENT, sad NEWS of Sherwood Schwartz passing 
(The creator of the BRADY BUNCH, 
and Gilligan's Island, duh!); 
had me THINKING of my FAVORITE 
childhood TV SHOWS and movies.

SOoO...I thought I would SPARK your memory with a FEW 
of the FAMOUS houses from these SITCOMS and MOVIES...

SEE if you can guess what HOUSE the show is on...

AHHHH the memories...

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 Uncle Phil, CARLTON, Ashley, and VIVIAN Banks...

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 MARCIA, Marcia, MARCIA!




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Cameron's DAD'S Ferrari BREAKS the 
glass and SMASHES below...

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J.R. and Sue ELLEN at SOUTH fork RANCH...

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"Hey, I'm going to give you to the count of TEN, 

to get your ugly face out of my PROPERTY, 

before I pump your GUTS full of lead! 1, 2, 10!"

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The WINSLOW'S lived in this FAMOUS pad...




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Beaver and WALLY...




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Uncle JESSE...




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Brandon, Dylan, Brenda....

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The LUTZ family HAUNTING...

 (This PICTURE gives me the CHILLS...)




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The HUXTABLE house in BROOKLYN Heights...

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The SEAVER'S...
DAD'S a psychiatrist and MOM'S a reporter...

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DJ, Jackie, DAN, DARLENE....




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1) Fresh Prince of Bel Air  2) The Brady Bunch 
3) Ferris Bueller's Day Off 
4) Dallas 5) Home Alone 6) Family Matters 
7) Leave it to Beaver
8) Full House 9) Beverly Hills, 90210 
10) Amityville Horror 
11) The Cosby Show 12) Growing Pains  
13) Roseanne




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 How DID you Do?


OHhH to BE in the 80's again...




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HAPPY Reminiscing!

P.S. COMMENT below if I left out one of 

YOUR favorite TV or MOVIE house.

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Bye YA'LL!

Katie Nelson


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Peek-A-Boo...

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"Every doorway, every intersection has a story."
 

+ Katherine Dunn

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The NEW mag, HIGH GLOSS, has strutted it's way into the 

ONLINE magazine WORLD and they have some truly 

INSPIRATIONAL style to take PEEK at!

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I'm in LOVE!

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Bye YA'LL!

Katie Nelson

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1) via HIGH Gloss Magazine

Red, WHITE, and BLUE...

"I love my freedom.  I love my America."

  + Jessi Lane Adams

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With July 4th creeping our way, nothing screams 

PATRIOTISM like the color scheme RED, WHITE, and blue. 

This BOLD and Bright combo brings a 
CLASSIC AMERICAN feel to any 
INTERIOR!

Personally, it makes me want HOT DOGS 
and SLIP n SLIDES!

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This CHILD'S room designed by 

ASHLEY Whittaker is a POSH 
take on PATRIOTISM!

EVERY detail from the star print CARPET 

to the AMERICAN flag 
WALLPAPER gets me in the SPIRIT for the fourth!

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A great mix of PATTERNS make 

this a more subtle approach to the COLOR palette!

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This teen's room has an UPSCALE feel with the Crystal

CHANDELIER

and the non-traditional  
TURQUOISE substituted for BLUE.  

I HEART the BOHO feel!

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MIXING different colors 
makes this a  BEACHY and FUN porch!




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RED, WHITE, and blue even works in a KITCHEN!




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I might be a TINY bit OBSESSED with this PORCH!

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HUM...OH the IDEAS from this 

FOURTH of JULY inspired tablescape!

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Need a July 4th RECIPE....

 

My WAIST line wants me to eat this...

grilled CHICKEN and BERRY Salad!

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But my "I don't care if I end up a MILLION pounds, 

this LOOKS Amazing" side...

SAYS DO IT! 

Forth of JULY candy APPLES!

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 Happy FOURTH of JULY!

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Bye YA'LL!

Katie Nelson

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5) via Coastal Living 6) via contentinacottage.blogspot.com
6) via kimberlyschlegelwhitman.blogspot.com
7) via ourbestbites.com
8) via tidymom.net 9) via MarthaStewart.com

Color me Happy: Turquoise

"The tones of gray, pale
turquoise and pink will prevail."

+ Christian Dior

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This SEASON, I keep seeing TURQUOISE everywhere!

From clothes to INTERIORS.

TURQUOISE is a great way to add a
POP of color to ANY room!

ACCESSORIES, paint, or FURNITURE!

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Need I COMMENT?
FLOOR to ceiling AMAZING!

 

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The DESK and CHAIR LEGS
are unexpected TURQUOISE!

 

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Pink + Turquoise = BEAUTIFUL color combo!

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Chartreuse + Turquoise = TO die for STYLE!

 

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A little BIT can really SPICE up a KITCHEN!

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TURQUOISE ACCESSORIES!

THROW pillows and VASES
can be inexpensive ADDITIONS, so go CRAZY!

YOU can always change them later!

P.S. For you METRO jackson
FOLKS....KALALOU has this same VASE!

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This CHAINDELIER makes me HAPPY! :)

 

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MAYBE overdone, MAYBE not? 

What do you THINK?

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REGARDLESS,
turquoise is my COLOR LOVE for now!

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Bye YA'LL!

Katie Nelson

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3) via http://onehautekid.blogspot.com/  4) via apartmenttherapy.com 
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7) via style-files.com  8) via http://homedesigninteriors.onsugar.com/