House Tour

As I previously mentioned, I have be rearranging the furniture and artwork in the house (for those of you that know my family- I think it's in my blood). Anyway, here are the results. The red room is now my office and our guestroom.

The twin beds are still in the teal room. Initially, I felt like I was breaking a major rule of decorating by separating the twin beds but overall the look works. The new furniture arrangement allows for more free space. Ma Scott's Orange Chicken surprised me when it gave the room a more finished look- but I like it.

Gigi's paintings were recently mailed to me with hope of ending up in the teal room but the oil paintings looked much better against the North Hampton Putty (which by the way, is a fabulous not-so-boring-neutral).

Our living room seems extremely limited in terms of ways to move the furniture. The architectural details - arches, walkways, built ins, fireplace- basically define where the furniture can be placed. I did manage to have some fun switching the lamps and bringing the armoire into room.

Organization Station

With the copious amounts of time I've had on my hands recently, I've taken to organizing and reorganizing our closets and furniture. In my master plan for the house, we're going to add some built-in shelving and cubbies in my closet but in the mean time I've settled for a pop of color and tidy shoe storage. Between the kitchen and dining room is this odd little hallway that has a large closet but no clear purpose. Initially, we only used the space to give the dogs water. I saw the multitude of organizational boards in a Pottery Barn catalog and they called my name. In addition to watering the dogs the odd little hallway now houses our Organization Station. I love it!

The Rescue

What a crazy Monday! Yesterday I had every intention of completing my To-Do List when I got a phone call from my sister-in-law, Nancy. Apparently a dog that we both know was in the possession of Animal Services.

Here's the back story: A little over a year ago, a family Nancy babysits for was looking to give up their Shih Tzu. The dog needed a bit of training but was very sweet. I was able to find a family in Memphis willing to take the dog in. Peter and I drove Fluffy from Atlanta to Memphis and delivered her to the new family. Things seemed great, for about an hour. One hour after dropping Fluffy off I got a call from her new owner that she had run away. I was heartbroken. Fortunately, they found her but I remained uneasy about the dog's new placement.

As a puppy, Fluffy's Atalanta family had her microchipped. Fluffy's family in Memphis neglected to update the contact information on the microchip even though I gave them the paperwork to do so. As a result, when Fluffy was picked up by animal control, her original owner in Atlanta was contacted. Animal Services told the original owner that Fluffy was in pretty bad shape; covered with fleas and tightly matted. She had slight eye damage and was clearly not being taken care of. Cue the phone chain.

The original owner called Nancy, who then called me, and then I called Animal Services. I rushed to the shelter to find Fluffy. She was a mess. $19 later, she was out of the shelter and we were able to began our search for a groomer available to shear Fluffy immediately. Due to the severe state she was in we were turned down by 5 groomers before we hit the jackpot. The Collierville Pet Hospital was amazing. Not only were they willing to groom Fluffy, they did so without hesitation. While they groomed her, I ventured to the nearest Hollywood Feed to get the necessary supplies for Fluffy. Peter and I are going back to Atlanta soon and we'll be taking Fluffy with us. Hopefully she'll get a new family, a new name, and will be able to start a much needed new life.

Fluffy: Before

Fluffy: After

Fluffy: In her party dress.