To paint or not to paint

Remember our Craig's List find? The "oh so fab" side table?

Should we paint it or leave it the way it is? Do you think it needs a facelift or do you like it with it's mid-century finish? It is looking for a new home...

How about in this fabulous nursery painted a high gloss yellow?

Or in this summer space painted white or pink or green lacquer (very Lilly, don't ya think)?

What in one of these spaces...Just the way it is?

Dark gray lacquer in this bright space?

Or as a night stand in glossy white?

What about a lovely shade of... Can you see it?

Just as it is...

Hot, hot pink?

What about this look?

Perfect for a room like this...

We'd love to hear from our readers. Post a comment and let us know your favorite look for the "oh so fab" side table.

Or email pictures of your space where you think the table would look "oh so fab". Send them to: birdsofafeatherdesign@gmail.com.

Though we'd hate to part with it, we would love to find it a good deserving new space to live in.

Bye, bye birdie...

~A&H

Credit to: Coastal Living, Essie, Decorpad, House of Turquoise, Jonathan Stephens, Decorista

Do you know Craig?

Do you know him? I mean, do you really know him? If not, you should. We LOVE him, I mean, really love him. If you have not spent countless hours alone with Craig, you SHOULD.

OK, don't tell our husbands, but Craig, the man that keeps us up late at night is the one and only....CRAIGSLIST. What's hotter than a bargain?

The great thing is that you can sell stuff in order to buy new stuff (at least that is how we justify it to our husbands). Sometimes you don't even know you need something until you see it.

Did I hear this gorgeous lucite coffee table say...take me to Twisted Oak Drive?

Yes, I think so.

Bet these people DIDN'T KNOW CRAIG when they designed their pool cabana. But then, they DO have a pool cabana.

Hmmm... This is listed for $95 OBO. OBO stands for "or best offer". In my book, that means: free, plus 5 bucks. It is listed with a "wonderful mustard fabric". Newsflash: "Chartreuse" is the new mustard.

This seller does not realize how quickly drab can go to fab... with some painted white legs...

There's no place like home... there's no place like...

Myrtle Grove Road (please, I didn't even know I needed it)

What a find! Who doesn't love a mid-century chair (or two)?

What a great mix of styles, these chairs would fit right in!

This coffee table is $45.

This may be a house in Santa Barbara, where nothing costs $45.

Antique Credenza: $250. Offer $175, bet you'd get it.

Check out this space by New Hampshire designer, Lisa Teague. Wonder what her piece cost? Does she know Craig?

So, we are inspired and we have $50 saved up. That is a lot of money to take on a date with Craig. We decided to go on the hunt for the perfect blog-worthy piece so after countless hours ignoring our husbands, children, housework and hair for another man (Craig), this little jewel came across the computer screen. And by "jewel", I mean diamond in the rough.

Madmen meets the Brady Bunch meets us.

Had it not been 1:00 am when we met, we would have high-tailed it over to "Flea Body's" to see this piece for ourselves. (Flea Body's AKA Treasure Trove)

$40 later, he has a new home. We don't quite know what to do with him, but we LOVE him. Maybe we are taking this "love" thing a little too far...

To paint or not to paint? What would you do? Stay tuned...

Bye bye birdie...
~A&H

Credit to: Flea Body's, Lisa Teague, House of Turquoise,Craigslist, Decorpad

We didn't get the memo: NO white after Labor Day...

Why the rule: NO white after Labor Day?

This is really going to put a crimp in our style.

According to G.R.I.T.S. (a survival guide for us southern girls; aka: GIRLS RAISED IN THE SOUTH):

"Southern girls know bad manners when they see them," and a clear sign of bad manners is wearing white shoes before Easter or after Labor Day. Because fashions in the American South can be a little more formal than elsewhere, perhaps the no-white-shoes rule came from south of the Mason-Dixon Line?.

Hmmm. For those of you above the Mason-Dixon line, shed some light!! Can we still wear white jeans? PANIC.

So we'll put these away (which maybe we should have done in the late 90's)...

If we can hang onto some of our favorite things...

A white space is crisp and refreshing amidst a

world of color,

even after Labor Day...

As for us, we covet the white room. Unfortunately, bloody noses, projectile vomit, muddy feet and traces of Cheetos make the white room unattainable at this time.

We would like to give a special thanks to the makers of CLOROX for making all of this possible (for everyone else).

Happy Labor Day!

Bye, bye birdie...

~A&H

Credit to: Jonathan Adler, Oly Studio, Ikea, Decorpad,Clorox Archives, Apartment Therapy, Coastal Living, CS Home, House of Turquoise, Eames, West Elm, Stray Dog, Zappos

School House ROCKS!

Today was back to school. Preschool here we come!

Kids are being followed into school by paparazzi (aka: parents). Moms are hugging, crying, peeling toddlers off of their legs while we are peeling out of the parking lot on two wheels. So Long Summer...

After dropping off our little birds at preschool, it got us thinking about what it will be like when they fly the coup and we drop them off at college. Have you had to do that yet?

What was your move to college like? Anyone up for a flashback?

If you had style back then, how did you trick out your dorm room? Was it a reflection of you?

Was it lily white and pure?

Or a reflection of the night before...

Was it cool and hip like you?

Ours was definitely cool and hip...

Hey roomie, put some Gangsta Rap on the phonograph!

Or was it something from a John Hughes film?

Can't you just hear the mix tape playing in the background...Who are those people on the wall?

If we could do it all over again... there are so many things we would do differently...

Guess who would move right into this room?

Guess who would dig this space?

If we had roomed together, perhaps we'd be lucky enough to live here...

Dear Cool College Girl, we love your room. We are pretty sure we would love you too. Would you like to join our sorority? It's super fun. We are kind of old (which means we're wise). We carpool all day long, drink all day long (coffee) and our husbands are really hot (we are asleep by 9). We will be awaiting your reply. Bye bye birdie...

~ A & H

Credit to: Apartment Therapy, Design Sponge, Lovely Undergrad, MSU Archives