Hipworth Design Status

We finally had the drapery hung we ordered ages ago.  Somehow calling someone to remedy the box of drapes taking up space in my closet kept falling down the list.  The drapes are a cream and grey linen with sweet embroidery between the colors.  They instantly brought warmth and a feeling of cozy to the room.  They were ready made drapes from Laura Ramsey Interiors (of course.)  

Pete's mom gifted me a beautiful painting of Pete and his brothers when they were little playing at Dairymen's.  Dairymen's is a very special place for Pete.  His family vacations there every summer at least once (and Pete fishes there at least twice a year.)  I hung the painting in the entryway aside three State plates.  Illinois from where Pete hails, Florida for me, my mom and Palmer, and Wisconsin for Dairymen's.  These are exactly the special keepsakes I hope to fill our home with.

I found an adorable antique wardrobe at Green Bean Antiques on Main Street.  The left side is filled with shelves and the right has a shoe rack and hanger for our coats.  It fit perfectly on the wall in the entryway from the garage and has become the perfect catchall.

All of the shelves and cubbies throughout have adorable little placards with things like sundries, underwear, ties, etc.  It makes it even more charming.

We got a cow!  We keep her in the office.  Nothing like a cow hide to really inspire a room.  I need to buy a larger jute rug to go underneath to properly fill the space, but I am really looking forward to using it as a jumping point for the rest of the design!

I found this little beauty at Peachtree Battle Antiques in Buckhead during my girls weekend.  She's a perfect fit between my swivel chairs and adds a ton of character.  That's a stack of Chatbooks down on the bottom.  If you don't have that app, get it.  It solves all the mom worry of what will happen to all those precious Instagram photos you take and never develop.

Recently I have had a bug to fill the landing upstairs.  It's where you walk into upstairs.  Down the hallway to the left are the Master and each of the boy's rooms and down the hall to the right is Gra Gra's room, Bonus Room and Laundry. It'd be great to throw a couple bean bag chairs, poufs, a great big cozy rug and a chest full of toys.  Just another place to land and goof around with the boys after afternoon naps.

We kicked the bounce house out of the dining room and brought home a gorgeous dining room table.  I snapped a picture of it in the store and posted on my Instagram.  We are going to paint the wall above the judges panel Hale Navy by Benjamin Moore which I think will really make the gold Currey and Co chandelier pop.   Then I can start to envision dining room chairs, rug, and all the rest of the accouterments.  The painter is coming by tomorrow to check out the room and a couple other fun painting projects I'm envisioning.   One of which involves a horizontal stripe all around our basement and one which is very much an inspiration from the recent striped cover of Serena & Lily's magazine.  Hipworth, the never ending design project. 

Lately.

Life is happening.  Life at warp speed.  Two kids means two times the fun and two times the activity leaving little time for lazy days or boredom.  That is exactly what I talked about here with just one kid.  During the day, well, it got kind of boring.  Boredom no longer strikes with a 2 year old and 7 month old (wait...7 MONTHS?! That's enough now little Tripper.)  There is a bonus now that Tripp Martin has hit the half year mark and has learned to sleep like a decent human being.  TRAVEL!! For Momma and Dada thanks to the one and only Gra Gra!  I wanted to dedicate a post to Pete and my recent Naples trip.  It was a quick two day getaway, but it was our first since welcoming Tripp and man did it feel amazing.  That type of alone time out of the chaos of work and home life is so, so necessary and so, so uplifting.  

I also wanted to do a special dedication to a recent girls weekend getaway at the St. Regis Atlanta in Buckhead.  But, alas, the girls and I were having too much fan to snap any pictures.  Well, we did snap one of the t.v. within our bathroom mirror and another that is not blog appropriate.  Some things must remain private.  Love you, girls!  If you are planning a girls weekend away, the St. Regis Atlanta is a no-brainer.  Fantastic shopping in Buckhead, whether you want antiques (which I did and I scored @ Peachtree Battle Antiques) or fancy schmancy, they have it.  And for dinner, we literally stepped outside of the bar at the hotel into a courtyard where the front door to Umi was awaiting us.  If Umi (the best sushi I have savored here in Georgia) is your ticket, be sure to make ressies far in advance.  I think we called a few weeks ahead and our only option was 6:30p or 9:30p.  Being the old coots we are, we took 6:30 and ended the night back at the bar at the St. Regis.  The bar is stocked with a full library and fireplace.  Perfect setting for cozy girl talk and cocktails.  

Next on the travel docket is another momma and dada getaway to California the end of this month.  Pete has work there and I am tagging along so we can make the most of our anniversary weekend.  And because it's the Ritz in Laguna.  Big shout out to Gra Gra and Other Gra Gra for taking on the Doyle boys while we get away!  

While there is no longer a golf cart in our life, there are woods and creeks for my little adventurers.

6 month check up

How is this for baby led weaning?

 

Rare brotherly interaction.

This is how much Tripp loves Palmer.  We are working on the vice versa.  Recommendations welcomed!