jean shirts + jenny's art

I nearly cried. Last week my oh so perfect, so soft, so fabulous, so, so , so everything jean shirt..went into the garbage. Stained. :( Damn hair color. What made it easier was that it was a $24.99 H&M kids shirt that I've been wearing for 3 years, ha! ..but I wore it like twice a week. So I needed to replace it. I hummed and hawed over J Crew's denim, but I needed something with a bit of length..I'm a leggings girl remember?! Today...Anthropologie to the rescue. It's oh so soft, longer in the back..I'm a happy girl again-

Bess Pocketed Henley

In other random news.. this piece of gorgeousness arrived last week.. I've been so damn busy I haven't even shared it with you- It's amazing. Jenny is fabulous + so is her art. Love, love, love. MFAMB, you know her.. buy her art- it's GOOD :) go here + here

Thursday already tomorrow.. a Realtor is coming by to see our house, and she better be thinking the same $$ I am ;) Your $10 design Q's have been awesome this week.. keep 'em coming! x

design philosophy | providing a foundation to grow and alter through the years, I keep the core basic and layer in the current, creating a room that is innately yours. I believe great interiors are not found in one shop. I know you should feel a sense of calm in your space as well as balance, and revel in that gut feeling that it’s the right fit. DESIGN SERVICES start at only 10.00. See Sarah Swanson Design at the top left of this blog!

what a dummy..

Me that is- It appears that I have been a little pre-occupied lately...ok. Alot. Between working with you fabulous folks through e design and all your awesome $10 questions I've been a little negligent to gallery wall. I've been doing lots of custom pieces that you have been looking for, but I realized last night that since October ( OCTOBER?!?) a whole lot of active listings expired. AND I DIDN'T NOTICE. ohh.. yeah, that's when we were in the thick of finalizing new house plans.. oh I need a holiday, ha! So if you made it through all that ramble, my whole point is to let you know there are a whole bunch of listings added to the shop, and I'm always here for custom colors..just shout! x S

design philosophy | providing a foundation to grow and alter through the years, I keep the core basic and layer in the current, creating a room that is innately yours. I believe great interiors are not found in one shop. I know you should feel a sense of calm in your space as well as balance, and revel in that gut feeling that it’s the right fit. DESIGN SERVICES start at only 10.00. See Sarah Swanson Design at the top left of this blog!

three things | details around the house I'm loving right now

Calleigh's bed-

A pillow overload on the couch-

 
chair + fur + pouff at the kitchen table = love

design philosophy | providing a foundation to grow and alter through the years, I keep the core basic and layer in the current, creating a room that is innately yours. I believe great interiors are not found in one shop. I know you should feel a sense of calm in your space as well as balance, and revel in that gut feeling that it’s the right fit. DESIGN SERVICES start at only 10.00. See Sarah Swanson Design at the top left of this blog!

instagrammed and a gallery wall before + after

I am in LOVE with Crate & Barrel's everyday wine glass. It's so the perfect everyday ( ha! ) glass. It's short stem and wide thin cup are perfection. I enjoy a glass when I cook supper every night-

Friday afternoon before we pick up the girls from school hubs and I always sneak in a coffee date. It's such a great way to end the week and start the weekend. I'm all about a caramel apple spice ( no whip of course )-

These two were party ready this weekend. Calleigh ( on the right ) turned 7-

There were a few baking fiasco's.. one that ended with me sobbing and yelling and scraping uncooked chocolate dairy + gluten free cake in the garbage. Just being honest, ha! I'm blaming it completely on hormones ;) . By the time I was done my fit, my sweet sweet husband had already left for the store for new ingredients. Love him :)

This little moment in the house made me happy today..

I'm super sensitive to scent, but I like to have some.. so I dilute the scent with coffee beans. Don't laugh, it actually works! I'll let this one sit like this for a day or two more. I have the diptyque rose scent in a vase surrounded with coffee beans- it's cute and helps! Allows this migraine sufferer some pretty :)

Here's a gallery wall $10 QUESTION before + after for you.. L wanted a fresh look for her gallery wall-

I just love how it turned out. We simplified with a new layout, changed the frames and picked out some great art pieces! L added a few $10 gallery wall water colors to her inspiration pinboard too..so you might spy a couple in there :) fun!

design philosophy | providing a foundation to grow and alter through the years, I keep the core basic and layer in the current, creating a room that is innately yours. I believe great interiors are not found in one shop. I know you should feel a sense of calm in your space as well as balance, and revel in that gut feeling that it’s the right fit. DESIGN SERVICES start at only 10.00. See Sarah Swanson Design at the top left of this blog!

three things | oh so good

oh, so make it 4 things. It's been years since I've had anything with alfredo in the name, and alfredo used to be my favorite. When hubs came across this dairy free + gluten free alfredo it was worth a shot. Honestly, my expectations were low ( no offense to the original cook!! But c'mon, g free and dairy free alfredo?! ). Turns out it's OMG good. Seriously, if you eat g free or not, you need to try this :) Here's the recipe. Enjoy. ( I told you so :))

These little bits of beauty really just speak for themselves don't they?

Happy almost Friday lovely friends :) x

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design philosophy | providing a foundation to grow and alter through the years, I keep the core basic and layer in the current, creating a room that is innately yours. I believe great interiors are not found in one shop. I know you should feel a sense of calm in your space as well as balance, and revel in that gut feeling that it’s the right fit. DESIGN SERVICES start at only 10.00. See Sarah Swanson Design at the top left of this blog!

brown + blonde

after 2 years of brown, this girlie's thinking about going back to a little blond.. like this- just a little bit for a little change-

..collecting some good looks on my hair do board :)

design philosophy | providing a foundation to grow and alter through the years, I keep the core basic and layer in the current, creating a room that is innately yours. I believe great interiors are not found in one shop. I know you should feel a sense of calm in your space as well as balance, and revel in that gut feeling that it’s the right fit. DESIGN SERVICES start at only 10.00. See Sarah Swanson Design at the top left of this blog!

Manifesto

Did you all see what Meg Biram is up to today?! I LOVE it.. Manifesto

Fashion Line Launch of limited edition monthly tee's.. once they're gone, they're gone- ( got mine :) )

design philosophy | providing a foundation to grow and alter through the years, I keep the core basic and layer in the current, creating a room that is innately yours. I believe great interiors are not found in one shop. I know you should feel a sense of calm in your space as well as balance, and revel in that gut feeling that it’s the right fit. DESIGN SERVICES start at only 10.00. See Sarah Swanson Design at the top left of this blog!

did you know?!

All of these boards below are answers to your design questions. YUP, $10 DESIGN QUESTIONS get this kind of response from me. I care about your spaces. It's a one time answer, but it will sure give you some options :) Keep in mind as you scroll through, individual boards can have multiple questions to them!

design philosophy | providing a foundation to grow and alter through the years, I keep the core basic and layer in the current, creating a room that is innately yours. I believe great interiors are not found in one shop. I know you should feel a sense of calm in your space as well as balance, and revel in that gut feeling that it’s the right fit. DESIGN SERVICES start at only 10.00. See Sarah Swanson Design at the top left of this blog!

remembering when

I'm totally going to age myself here.. does anyone remember when Club Monaco had a home section? Before Caban? There used to be one in West Edmonton Mall when I lived in Red Deer..oh lord I loved that store. I'm pretty sure it defined my style for years. Seeing these few home pieces on Club Monaco's site just brought a flood of nostalgia. Funny how things can do that :)

design philosophy | providing a foundation to grow and alter through the years, I keep the core basic and layer in the current, creating a room that is innately yours. I believe great interiors are not found in one shop. I know you should feel a sense of calm in your space as well as balance, and revel in that gut feeling that it’s the right fit. DESIGN SERVICES start at only 10.00. See Sarah Swanson Design at the top left of this blog!

details, details

I know, I know.. these pictures are right over <<<<  there on the sidebar.. it's been an insane week! Between edesign, $10 Q's and migraines this girl is tired! I got some super fabulous news this week that I'll share soon :) and some super fabulous news from our builder, that has our house going on the market not so so far away..yippee! Both of the fabulous news tidbits have me getting our house photo ready ( hint hint ;) ). That means new styling + some new details.. starting in the girls rooms. Just a few things in the works with lists of what needs to be done and what's been ordered..bring on the lists! It's been a long time since I had to get a house ready to sell :)  I hope you have a wonderful weekend!! x

design philosophy | providing a foundation to grow and alter through the years, I keep the core basic and layer in the current, creating a room that is innately yours. I believe great interiors are not found in one shop. I know you should feel a sense of calm in your space as well as balance, and revel in that gut feeling that it’s the right fit. DESIGN SERVICES start at only 10.00. See Sarah Swanson Design at the top left of this blog!

in the bedroom | hint of pink

Loving these pops of pink in otherwise pretty traditional and classic rooms. It's really the perfect pairing-

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design philosophy | providing a foundation to grow and alter through the years, I keep the core basic and layer in the current, creating a room that is innately yours. I believe great interiors are not found in one shop. I know you should feel a sense of calm in your space as well as balance, and revel in that gut feeling that it’s the right fit. DESIGN SERVICES start at only 10.00. See Sarah Swanson Design at the top left of this blog!

JCrew made my day-

I heart shorts. HEART them. Yes I realize it is January in Alberta and it will be approximately 6 months before I can wear them. My response is 'whatever'.. these babies will be sitting in my closet ( in the new house! We'll be in there by then ;) ) happily waiting to be worn. They were too good to pass up. Expensive? Yup! But look at them.. sigh yay shorts..

( they don't appear to be on the site right now so I can't link them, sorry! )

and you may remember how in the fall I completely missed the anorak shopping.. it's still on my mind, even with my green J Crew Factory quilted jacket ( which I love by the way! )..so when I saw this the same time as the shorts..well.. there was no saying no.. it looks to be perfect for me. I'll keep you posted. Dang I love jackets this season!

Boyfriend Fatigue Jacket 

design philosophy | providing a foundation to grow and alter through the years, I keep the core basic and layer in the current, creating a room that is innately yours. I believe great interiors are not found in one shop. I know you should feel a sense of calm in your space as well as balance, and revel in that gut feeling that it’s the right fit. DESIGN SERVICES start at only 10.00. See Sarah Swanson Design at the top left of this blog!

girl crush | I love your style

Click click click, pinterest pin to page to blog.. you know how it goes and all of a sudden I'm reading the blog of Hannah Maple, and I'm telling you I'm digging this chick :) She has some seriously good style.. here's her blog if you want a good read! Happy Weekend! x

HANNAH MAPLE 

All images from various posts on Maple and Shade :)


design philosophy | providing a foundation to grow and alter through the years, I keep the core basic and layer in the current, creating a room that is innately yours. I believe great interiors are not found in one shop. I know you should feel a sense of calm in your space as well as balance, and revel in that gut feeling that it’s the right fit. DESIGN SERVICES start at only 10.00. See Sarah Swanson Design at the top left of this blog!

new house files | random details make me happy

 There are some details in the new house that I can't stop thinking about. Oh who am I kidding there are dozens of details I can't wait to see in person. The hours and hours that I spent thinking about this house and how we are going to use it.. I'm just overwhelmed with gratefulness that it's going to be ours. Really.

The kitchen back splash is exactly like the tile layout in the fireplace below, an up and down herringbone. In creamy white tiles with grout just a smidgen darker than the tile.

Our office ( OUR OFFICE!?!! umm yay! ) ( we both work from home ) is going to have this fixture on opposite walls above each of our desks.

I'm even giddy over the kitchen faucet. I know..I need help :)

The pendants over the island are these.. I was so happy to find this image after I had decided.. totally sealed it for me!

The girls bathroom floor is penny tile with grout just like this..

I'm DYING to see this one in person. These shelves in the dining room. I'm going to spend a fortune filling them ;)

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design philosophy | providing a foundation to grow and alter through the years, I keep the core basic and layer in the current, creating a room that is innately yours. I believe great interiors are not found in one shop. I know you should feel a sense of calm in your space as well as balance, and revel in that gut feeling that it’s the right fit. DESIGN SERVICES start at only 10.00. See Sarah Swanson Design at the top left of this blog!