This week, Elsie is sharing the imaginative and prescient she has for her new residence. She’s breaking it down and sharing all her temper boards, plans, and present initiatives.
Elsie can also be sharing an embarrassing story as a result of she is aware of you all find it irresistible when she seems to be like a clown. Lol.
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Listed below are some photos of Elsie’s temper board for the brand new home:
-We point out Low cost Outdated Homes
Colours + Wallpaper:
-Inexperienced, slightly little bit of pink, purple, blue, and slightly little bit of white
-Nova’s toilet is Oval Room Blue from Farrow & Ball
-Goldie’s room is Sulking Room Pink from Farrow & Ball
–Take a look at William Morris Wallpaper and Home of Hackney Wallpaper
-Spooky decor from Anthropologie
Furnishings:
-Shopping for antiques and a few new furnishings
-A roll-top desk for the workplace
-Vintage piano
Flooring:
-Mid-tone or darkish flooring
-Stained diamond wood flooring within the entryway
Ceilings:
-Utilizing ceiling tiles in three rooms
Artwork:
-Elsie acquired this artwork piece: Tall Lady by Julie Blackmon
-Oil portray portraits of individuals from Etsy and eBay
-Unique artwork from favourite artists
-DIY artwork (like a portrait with eyes that transfer)
-Take a look at our Child’s Artwork Body DIY
Open air:
-Including a pool
-Slightly home for the pottery kiln
-A firepit
Here’s a sketch of Elsie’s new yard:
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Episode 177 Transcript:
Elsie: You’re listening to the A Lovely Mess Podcast, your cozy consolation hear. This week I’m sharing the imaginative and prescient I’ve for my new residence. I’m breaking it down and sharing all my temper boards, plans, and present initiatives with you. I’m additionally sharing an embarrassing story as a result of I do know you all find it irresistible after I appear like a clown.
Emma: Who doesn’t love a clown?
Elsie: Okay, so earlier than we get in, I wished to only acknowledge that this week has been like a really, very, very arduous week for our household and the entire group in Nashville as a result of we had a faculty taking pictures. I don’t know if it’s the primary one we’ve ever had, nevertheless it’s the primary one which I can keep in mind since I’ve lived right here and it was a really traumatic occasion. I all the time knew that finally, it will occur in my very own group. Simply primarily based on the statistics, and when it did, it was weirder and extra horrible than I imagined it will be. So I simply wish to ship my like to all mother and father in all places for the massive weight that now we have to dwell with always. Yeah, that’s all I’ve to say about it, it’s horrible. We are going to put within the present notes a strategy to assist the individuals affected within the faculty. There’s useful resource, so yeah, we’ll put a hyperlink to that and it’s a minimum of one thing, displaying assist it’s a minimum of one thing. It’s simply the worst week ever.
Emma: Yep. Just about.
Elsie: Nicely, I suppose we’ll simply get into the podcast.
Emma: Yeah, actually, I wasn’t certain I used to be studying the define, and now that I do know it’s your embarrassing story, nice. However I used to be not sure, so I used to be enthusiastic about what’s my embarrassing story. Yeah, so I’ll have a bonus one on the finish since we began with one thing essential however heavy. I’m simply teasing for the top. Anyway, let’s speak about your own home and shifting.
Elsie: Okay. Yeah, I really feel lots of love for Nashville proper now, like I all the time do. However yeah, shifting, it’s like further unhappy proper now. Okay, so this week I wanna share about my complete temper board for the entire new home. So I’ve not shared very a lot of it but as a result of I’ve been making an attempt to recap my present residence. A few month or two in the past, Emma stated to me, she was like, in case you don’t share method, far more of what you’ve performed on this residence, that is rather like a waste and it’s essential to do this. It’s bizarre once you don’t actually discover. It’s arduous to comprehend what you’ve shared from one other perspective. Have you learnt what I imply? I’m uninterested in my home trigger I’ve lived right here for 3 years virtually. I felt like I had shared it lots, however as soon as I acquired into it and began making, extra movies, extra earlier than and afters, and issues like that, there was a lot extra. So I’m actually glad that you just inspired me on that, Emma and that’s actually the one purpose that I haven’t began sharing my new residence but is that I simply wished to wrap that up and type of like maintain issues so as. However I’m virtually performed and so I feel this week I can start sharing extra about our new residence and it’ll begin with this podcast episode. So within the present notes this week, I’m going to place some temper boards that I’ve made. Just a few private stuff, some photos. I’ve this little pocket book that I carry round always that has the drawings of my yard and it has the ground plans and issues like that, and it has temper boards in it that I printed out and issues like that. So I’ll simply form of put a bunch of that within the present notes so you possibly can simply take a look at it and a few of it won’t be tremendous coherent or organized, however a minimum of it’ll offer you a visible thought. The principle factor I wanna convey with this episode is the temper that I wanna go for within the new home as a result of there actually is nothing completed to point out but. It’s truly like fairly constructiony trying in the meanwhile, however I’m excited to speak about it cuz I feel I’ve stated little issues, however that is the primary time to dedicate a complete episode to it. So it feels actually particular and it is extremely thrilling. Regardless that I do know to the web, it in all probability looks like I simply began, I truly began like a complete 12 months in the past once we have been nonetheless considering of shifting to New York. That’s after I actually began designing this residence as a result of I began designing a historic residence at the moment. And just about all the concepts have been translatable to our new residence as a result of I didn’t ever have a house picked out. I used to be simply designing for the thought of a subsequent residence and realizing that it was gonna be an outdated one.
Emma: Yeah, let’s begin with colours cuz I really feel like that bleeds into all the things else and we are able to additionally speak about wallpaper with colours cuz I really feel form of like what’s occurring the partitions, however colours are extra than simply wall colours, however nonetheless.
Elsie: Sure. Okay, so I’ve to present a shout-out to our pal Elizabeth whose Instagram is affordable outdated homes as a result of she is like my finest texting pal about outdated home stuff and he or she helps me a lot. So anyway, she can also be designing her dream outdated home. We have been like in the identical boat, in the identical time of life, and I despatched her photos, or possibly it was like a video tour of my new residence and I used to be like, what do I do? How do I make it really feel just like the one factor I didn’t love concerning the residence once we first checked out it in photos on-line is that it simply felt very modernized and plain on the within, whereas the skin is beautiful? The skin is like one in every of my favourite homes ever, however the inside, lots of the rooms, there’s not lots of unique woodwork occurring, there’s simply not lots, it’s fairly easy. It’s been modernized over time and issues like that.
Emma: And may you remind individuals in the event that they didn’t hear among the final episodes? I feel everybody in all probability is aware of you’re shifting, however are you able to remind individuals of the age of your house and what’s the unique period?
Elsie: Sure. Good thought. So it has form of a spooky historical past to it, which I’m unsure I’ve shared but. But it surely was inbuilt 1904 after which it burned down virtually fully within the Nineteen Twenties. So it was just about rebuilt within the Nineteen Twenties. So in some methods, it truly is extra of a Nineteen Twenties-style home.
Emma: Proper. A lot was rebuilt trigger you fired.
Elsie: And I feel that after I take a look at the images and the staircase and it does really feel slightly extra craftsmen and slightly bit much less Victorian. So I form of felt like for me it was a permission slip to form of use these complete 30 years nonetheless I need, which I really like as a result of I like lots of moldings and stuff from the Victorian period however I additionally actually just like the Nineteen Twenties. I just like the kitchens, I just like the fireplaces. I actually like craftsman-style woodwork too, and I actually suppose they mix collectively rather well. Numerous outdated homes have a mixture of each, so it’s form of between these two eras.
Emma: I find it irresistible.
Elsie: So yeah, Elizabeth’s recommendation. So after I despatched her the images and I used to be like, what do I do? She stated, the one factor that first involves thoughts is that It would really feel a lot extra historic when it’s not all painted white, it’s truly painted like mild grey, however the entire home is like mild grey, and I feel that’s like a factor that makes a home really feel modernized. It’s a factor that individuals didn’t accomplish that a lot up to now that they do lots now it’s simply portray the entire home one colour. So one of many first issues we’re doing is including quantity of colour in. I don’t suppose we’re going full hundred p.c, we’ll nonetheless must layer in additional later. However I put in as a lot as I felt actually assured about, and I did do some white simply because I didn’t wanna do a daring colour that I wasn’t certain about, some white simply to freshen it up, after which lots of statement-colored rooms. A few of the colours that we’ve used, a few of our earlier colour schemes, like our present residence, the colour scheme is like lots of inexperienced, slightly little bit of pink. I suppose that’s it. So I’m nonetheless utilizing these colours, however I actually wished so as to add purple as a result of I’m actually impressed by the house alone home with like all of the inexperienced and purple.
I actually simply wished to attempt it not in all places and never all the time inexperienced and purple collectively in the identical room, however I don’t know I simply really feel like it’s in lots of historic properties, you see lots of purple, so I’m giving {that a} attempt. After which the opposite factor I’m giving an opportunity to is blue, which I attempted right here for the primary time in my children’ library.
Emma: I’m extra shocked by that than the purple. That’s humorous as a result of blue’s like such a impartial. Actually? However I’m like, you’re doing blue. I had no thought.
Elsie: I’ve an issue with royal blue, however I don’t actually have an issue with mild powdery blues. Within the children’ library, it was referred to as a silent movie and it’s like a powdery boring blue and I really feel prefer it was fairly, I preferred it. Yeah, we’re doing it in Nova’s toilet, it’s like a cute little clawfoot tub toilet and we’re doing oval room blue, which is sort of a historic colour. From Pharaoh and Ball after which in Goldie’s bed room we’re doing, that is so dramatic, excellent for her sulking room pink is what the colours are referred to as Oh my gosh. Isn’t that excellent?
Emma: Sure, sure. Cuz Goldie is a lot drama in all the perfect methods, that’s excellent.
Elsie: Yeah, she actually is. We’re very excited and I really feel like, so excited to only go extra all in with colour, with paint, and undoubtedly with wallpaper too. So the wallpaper that we’re selecting, I used to be actually pleased with the William Morris wallpaper that we utilized in our present residence. So I wish to discover someplace to make use of that inexperienced one once more trigger it was so particular and I actually preferred it. The one which’s form of by the hidden library armoire. After which aside from that, I wished to attempt to discover some wallpaper with slightly tiny, like conventional feeling, however slightly tiny edge to them or slightly little bit of like a spooky. I feel I wanna push my fashion slightly bit away from whimsical and slightly tiny bit in direction of haunted trying just a bit bit. It simply feels proper, and it’s in my soul, it’s the factor you need beneath the factor you are feeling like you need to do, form of factor.
Emma: Sure, I’m truly this, I do know this episode is about your own home. However I additionally simply need, since we’re speaking about spooky, and giving your self permission to perform a little spooky. I’m form of making an attempt to do one thing with my workplace. Elsie can see it proper now as we’re on Skype whereas we file. It’s only a clean canvas, which is good since you might do something however I’ve been in the home now for 5 months and I really feel like, okay, it’s essential to a minimum of begin making a plan to make this an inspiring house cuz you’re employed in right here day by day. So anyway, I’ve three wallpaper samples coming they usually’re all spooky. That was one of many searches. I used to be taking a look at issues on Spoonflower cuz I simply love their wallpaper. Yeah. And I used to be like, spooky, bones, bats, Halloween. I used to be simply seeing what choices that they had for these search phrases and I discovered three that I used to be form of fascinated by, they’re spooky, however like delicate spooky, the place one in every of ’em has principally flowers, however then there are a number of bats flying round in there. That’s my best choice however we’ll see as a result of I’m gonna dangle the samples up and form of see. After which there’s one which’s like, it simply seems to be like an summary, neutrally with slightly pink, however once you take a look at it carefully, it’s all ghost. It’s like all the things is definitely a ghost, however once you stand again, it simply seems to be like an attention-grabbing texture. I’ve one which’s like potions, it’s bottled with like form of flowers, it’s actually fairly, they’re all like fairly and have like extra upbeat colours, however all of them have one thing spooky about them, if that is sensible.
Elsie: Lovely, that sounds enjoyable.
Emma: I really feel like I by no means gave myself permission. I’m going all in for adorning for Halloween, after which I used to be like, you can have one room in your own home that’s spooky all 12 months spherical. So why don’t you simply make your workplace that? However not too spooky, just a bit bit.
Elsie: Yeah, just a bit bit. I’ve an important love for that, in order that’s very thrilling. I can’t wait to see which one you select.
Emma: I’ll undoubtedly present you as quickly as they arrive in and I dangle ’em up, I’ll be like, right here’s from this angle, right here’s from this angle. Which one would you like?
Elsie: Good, that sounds excellent. Yeah, so one of many wallpapers we have been taking a look at is from Home of Hackney. Have you learnt that model? It’s so cool. They’ve a citadel they usually have an episode on the present, the Discovery Plus Present For the Love of Kitchens and it’s like my favourite one, it’s actually good. Anyway, their wallpaper is one in every of my favorites. I feel we used, I don’t know, possibly I haven’t used one but, possibly I’m simply all the time making an attempt to. Anyway, so there’s this one, this type of like jungley trying, it’s lots of timber and there’s like very, very delicate individuals figures within the timber and it’s very cool. It’s slightly bit creepy. So yeah, that’s form of the wavelength I’m considering. Okay, so anthropology has lots of actually good spooky {hardware} proper now. They’ve a rest room paper roll holder, a towel bar, some lighting fixtures which have little arms, there’s a hand holding a lightweight bulb. There’s a hand holding slightly rod that holds the bathroom paper, after which there’s only a hand that simply stands proud of the wall as a hook, so I acquired a bunch of these. I’ll hyperlink them on the present notes after which from, I can’t keep in mind the place else, however there was one other place that had some sconces that had arms that have been actually simply actually fairly and traditional. Like actually traditional trying and actually delicate. So I acquired a complete bunch of these and I’m utilizing them in two areas. So yeah, I simply really feel so excessive on this theme cuz it’s enjoyable. It’s like a secret double that means as a result of I simply love spooky stuff with all my coronary heart.
Emma: I agree. It is best to inform them concerning the Julie Blackman piece you bought for your own home as a result of it’s not spooky, however I feel it has a vibe.
Elsie: Nicely, sure. Okay, so in case you haven’t heard of the artist, Julie Blackman, simply look her up. She has a ravishing espresso desk ebook, Emma acquired it for me as a housewarming reward and he or she lives within the neighborhood the place I’m shifting. So, after I was there a few instances in the past, we have been in a position to go to a present within the neighborhood of her artwork and see them in particular person actually huge, which is thrilling as a result of there are a few locations round city which have them hanging up and also you’ll, infrequently you’ll see them in individuals’s homes, nevertheless it’s fairly uncommon. They usually’re high quality artwork, they’re very costly. I used to be joking to Emma as a result of we purchased one for the Airbnb after which she acquired it at our home and he or she was all the time like, oh, we’ll share it and I used to be joking, such as you owe me one and so once we acquired in there, she was like, you should buy one. It was so glad. I used to be like so excessive. I used to be like working round all of the rooms enthusiastic about it and so I ended up getting this piece referred to as Tall Lady and also you’ll must look it up, you simply must see it. And it’s my first piece of legit high quality artwork for my residence ever. So I really feel actually enthusiastic about it and it’s within the pink home proper now. It seems to be method, method, method too huge for this house. So I’m excited to maneuver it when I’ve an opportunity. However yeah, I really like her work. I’ve all the time beloved it since I first heard of it in school, so it’s been a very long time. She’s unimaginable and it’s simply cool as a result of it’s native artwork, which is basically particular.
Emma: Yeah. It’s native, however she’s definitely internationally recognized, and yeah, her work is so distinctive, as Elsie stated, it’s like high quality artwork pictures, she’s a photographer. It’s lots about childhood, there are usually not lots of adults in her pictures. It’s not that there by no means is, nevertheless it’s principally targeted on childhood. Additionally they really feel very timeless. Additionally they form of like play with some type of like darker, heavier themes at instances, which is basically attention-grabbing. It’s simply very cool what she makes of the world round her. So love her artwork, and I really like the one else you picked out, Tall Lady. I can’t wait to see it in your new home. I imply, it’s actually cool within the pink home. However yeah, I feel it’ll match higher in your barely spooky new home. It’s gonna be stunning.
Elsie: It suits in my theme, Halloween all 12 months is certainly. Okay, so let’s speak about furnishings. So at this level, I ought to point out that now we have an episode developing in a number of weeks referred to as Promoting Our Dwelling Absolutely Furnished as a result of proper now on the time of this recording, our home is beneath contract and , I’m slightly so I’ll wait till it’s absolutely bought to launch that episode and speak concerning the particulars slightly bit extra and it’s nearly our expertise. However our home in the meanwhile is beneath contract to promote as absolutely furnished. So, it does come into play although for what we’re speaking about, cuz the following factor I wanna speak about is the furnishings.
Emma: So now why she’s like, I’m getting lots of furnishings. And also you’re like, don’t you have already got lots of furnishings? Nicely simply anticipate an upcoming episode, you’ll see.
Elsie: So yeah, we’re not shifting hardly any furnishings, we’re shifting like two issues and my pottery kiln and mattresses and stuff and a ton of non-public stuff. However yeah, not hardly any fundamental furnishings. So form of from the start I knew that if I had an opportunity to get a historic residence I actually wished to do historic furnishings as a result of I simply suppose it suits the home completely. And Emma and I’ve this bizarre obsession with the knives out at residence. I feel that’s form of the trail I wanna go down slightly bit like a model of that. I really like antiques a lot and shopping for new furnishings there’s nothing unhealthy about it, clearly, I’m gonna purchase a number of issues new, however I simply love outdated stuff with historical past, the sensation that it brings into your room is totally different. It’s prefer it has a soul or one thing. Possibly I’m being too bizarre about it. For instance, the little swan mantle that I simply acquired, that I feel I’m gonna be capable of use in our kitchen. It’s so distinctive and particular and has a narrative. And it got here from a complete different state and it’s historic. You can make one thing that appeared prefer it was a reproduction and nonetheless in some way it won’t really feel the identical. There are simply little imperfections and stuff. So I’ve recognized for some time that I wished to get primarily outdated furnishings, and I feel we’ll get a number of issues combined in there which can be new, after which we’ll get plenty of stuff. However I feel for the furnishings, it’s simply, it’s really easy in Missouri to seek out vintage furnishings. We’ve got superb flea markets, the Fb market is fairly good there, I feel for the scale of the city, it’s actually good.
Emma: I’d agree with that.
Elsie: There may be extra procuring in all places you possibly can drive round. In case you are prepared to drive a few hours in any path, there are extra antiques. So yeah, I’m planning to gather just about all the brand new furnishings. There’s one piece from our home that we simply acquired, which is that this little self-importance for Marigold’s bed room. We acquired it after we knew we have been shifting with the intention of taking it to the brand new home. In order that’s the one factor we have been taking with us, and it wasn’t in our actual property images, so it doesn’t really matter because the absolutely furnished factor.
Emma: You’re not pulling a quick one on anybody.
Elsie: Proper. Proper. I’m actually excited by the thought of getting furnishings that matches the age of the house, and in addition simply the method of amassing stuff. I went to relics the opposite day and I used to be simply trying on the little using desks that I might use as an entry desk. And there have been ones with moldings on them that have been like animals. And there have been ones that had the claw foot, the lion-looking toes, like bathtubs half. There have been ones like that, however they have been carved out of wooden and it’s simply magical to me. So I’m actually enthusiastic about outdated furnishings proper now. I’m so glad.
Emma: Yeah, it labored out. So yeah, why don’t you inform ’em concerning the flooring in your own home, as a result of I really feel like that’s one of many huge stuff you’re doing earlier than you guys transfer since you’re not doing like tons and tons and tons as some individuals may count on however the flooring are form of an even bigger challenge.
Elsie: Yeah. I can let you know all the things we’re doing earlier than we transfer in a single sentence, it’s all of the flooring, portray most of it, including one toilet and Jeremy’s studio. In order that’s it, for probably the most half, we’ll transfer into it and it’ll be just about the best way it’s now, which is ideal. We wished to maneuver in and never be renovating and similar to actually get pleasure from our summer season, Christmas, fall, Thanksgiving, Halloween all that. After which after the brand new 12 months, I feel we’ll in all probability do an enormous renovation, however I wished slightly little bit of time to bond with the home earlier than we acquired into it. Yeah, that labored out rather well for me in our present residence, was to dwell right here and overthink it earlier than we began. So it’s one thing now, particularly with the kitchen, like when Emma first discovered, she was like, you’re gonna transfer in with out doing the kitchen. And I used to be like, I do know. I do know. I do know.
Emma: It’s simply such a challenge when you’re in however in case you don’t hundred p.c know what you need but, I feel you’re proper. It makes extra sense to dwell with it.
Elsie: I’m afraid I’ll make a mistake.
Emma: Yeah, precisely, and that’s an costly mistake. You don’t wanna redo a kitchen twice, clearly. No, I feel it is sensible. I simply suppose once you redo it, that won’t be a enjoyable few months, nonetheless many months.
Elsie: Yeah. We’ll get to that once we get to it. So anyway, let’s speak concerning the flooring. So for the longest time, I’ve been like mild wood flooring solely. I really like whitewashed flooring, and I’ve performed it in three homes in a row, and I actually like them. The primary time we did it, it was as a result of we had our pug who sheds lots and it’s actually arduous mockingly, now that we’re deciding to do darkish flooring for the primary time in additional than 10 years. We’re additionally planning to undertake a blonde pug as a result of it’s the one canine that Nova desires, and he or she particularly informed me to not get a black one. I used to be like Nova! So it’s high quality. I feel we’ll simply have lots of little hairs on our ground, nevertheless it’s price it. And I can’t wait to be residing with a child pug, it’s my fantasy. It’s all of our fantasy.
Emma: It truly is, a pal of mine, simply acquired a pug and we went over to their home the opposite evening and I acquired to carry it. I’ve been very like no extra canine till our son’s older. I don’t wanna change diapers and have a pet on the similar time, it’s simply a lot work. However yeah, I used to be holding that little pug and I used to be like, I don’t know, possibly we have to go searching and see if any want adopting. However I’m like, no, no, no, Elsie’s getting one. I’ll simply go maintain Nova’s pug. No, no, no. Don’t do it. However yeah, it’s arduous.
Elsie: Nova’s fully set. So anyway, yeah, let’s speak concerning the flooring. So I really feel prepared and excited to do darkish flooring and it’s been such a very long time since I checked out them and was like admiring them however I simply really feel prefer it suits the age of the house and it simply feels actually proper to me, so I’m actually excited. I feel we’ll both be in a mid-tone or a darkish, it undoubtedly received’t be mild, nevertheless it won’t be the darkest potential colour. It could be one thing form of within the center. So I despatched colours to our wood flooring particular person this week. And the opposite factor that we’re gonna do this’s particular is within the entryway. So that you’ve in all probability seen these like painted diamond flooring the place it’s like wooden after which painted elements. We’re doing that butt with stain, so it’s like they’re gonna be stained diamond in two colours of stain, like a lightweight stain in a darkish. So I’m actually excited to see how that seems. There actually have been nice flooring that have been usable, so there was nothing so as to add. The one ground we needed to substitute was the kitchen. So I actually wished to do like an announcement ground, just like the final couple of homes I’ve performed like at herringbone ground, and it’s so fairly. However we determined that we’d do the assertion because the stain element as a substitute of the best way the wooden is laid. So I’m excited to attempt it. We’re preserving the best way the rail, the staircase unique would work, we’re preserving that darkish colour, so we’re form of simply gonna select a colour that blends nicely with that. So yeah, I really feel actually good about that. And it’s like an enormous evolution for me to have the ability to settle for unique darkish wooden and never take into consideration portray it. So I really feel glad and excited that my mind is lastly advanced to that time.
Emma: Yeah, you’re rising up. No, I’m simply kidding. I do like although that you just’re form of all the time open to alter. I feel that one of many actually enjoyable issues about you is you’re all the time altering and evolving and it’s enjoyable. I don’t know.
Elsie: Yeah. You simply by no means know, I prefer it too. I like the thought of one thing you was once so towards, now you fully find it irresistible.
Emma: I feel it’s neat. Yeah, it’s not even that, it’s like development cuz it’s not unhealthy that you just didn’t prefer it earlier than. I really feel that method about issues in my life too, however I similar to the thought of staying open. I suppose it’s form of just like the ebook we talked about considerably just lately, the like, , suppose once more. It’s like, sure, he’s type of speaking about, information and political concepts and all types of issues. However I’m like, additionally although residence decor and colours you’ll put on.
Elsie: The enjoyment of being fallacious about wooden ground colours.
Emma: Yeah, precisely. Assume once more about your ground colour.
Elsie: Okay, so darkish flooring, plenty of assertion colours, plenty of molding, plenty of little brass arms, and spooky particulars. The subsequent factor I’ve down is, getting my grasp’s diploma in vintage procuring. So I’m obsessed, let’s simply put it that method. I’m obsessed and my listing is a full-page lengthy factor that I wanna be in search of. And a few of it I’ve been making an attempt to carry off as a result of till our flooring are performed, it’s form of not good to purchase furnishings as a result of then it needs to be moved twice. So I’ve been making an attempt to only maintain it at bay slightly bit. That’s additionally in all probability why I began with lighting. So I purchased all of the lighting form of instantly. It was the very first thing, and since all to my in-law’s home, they introduced it throughout in a truck. It was so magical opening all of them up. Oh my gosh. They took hours to place collectively, all these vintage chandeliers with all their little elements wrapped individually in bubble wrap and staples and it was horrible, nevertheless it was additionally so enjoyable. I’m very, very passionate concerning the lighting fixtures and the following factor I’ve been engaged on is shopping for lots of little wooden element items and in addition ceiling tiles. So I’m making an attempt to persuade our wallpaper girl to hold the ceiling tiles as a result of it’s a unique sort of challenge and it’s not wallpaper. Yeah, I feel I’m gonna do the ceiling tiles in three rooms, they usually’re actually cool, they’re actually totally different. There are ones which can be form of like wallpaper, like a sticker that you may stick on. After which there are ones which can be manufactured from steel, and there are ones manufactured from plastic and there are ones made of froth. And virtually all of them could be painted as soon as they’re up there, which is attention-grabbing. I feel that you just simply must see them in particular person to see which of them you suppose look probably the most genuine, as a result of a few of them look lots, in my view, much more detailed and genuine than others. However as soon as they’re up on the ceiling, they could all be fairly good and one thing actually cool. The ceiling tile factor is that you may put it over popcorn, people who find themselves enthusiastic about skim coating or one thing, or like a few of our ceilings, it’s not popcorn, nevertheless it’s like a texture that they put as much as attempt to disguise how unhealthy it appeared. It’s one other form of texture that’s simply form of like brush stroke trying and now we have actually outdated ceilings. So it’s simply a good way to cowl over ceilings and make them stunning and actually totally different from wallpaper, totally different from portray results. It’s one thing I’ve by no means tried earlier than.
Emma: Yeah, I feel it’s gonna look actually cool, and it very a lot jogs my memory of our outdated retailer as a result of it had the actually outdated ceiling tiles it was a extremely outdated constructing. I really feel like I stared at that ceiling on a regular basis whereas I used to be working within the store. So in my thoughts, it’s like ceiling tiles, the purple velvet retailer and I feel they in all probability nonetheless have them, we went just lately when Elsie was on the town. Yeah, it’s a tea home now and it’s so cute and busy and superior. We have been like, let’s make this our spot. But it surely’s the place our outdated retailer was and yeah. I dunno, I all the time suppose once you say ceiling tiles, I simply all the time consider that.
Elsie: Yeah, me too. The opposite place I feel it form of got here from is that I spent a lot time final 12 months procuring in New York and lots of ceilings there have it, and lots of residences too. I wasn’t planning on getting a brownstone, however I checked out them lots. The brownstones have actually, actually good ceilings and moldings. There are such a lot of of them which can be so fairly. So I feel I acquired an obsession that received’t give up for that form of ceiling. Like actually, actually detailed ceilings. The vintage listing, it’s so lengthy and I’ll simply slender it down to love one or two obsessions. So one factor that I’m fully fixated on is having for my workplace a classic or vintage roll-top desk that the place it’s such as you roll it, it form of hides the floor of the desk with a bit that rolls down. Hopefully, everybody can simply visualize of their thoughts what it seems to be like. In my thoughts it’s similar to the homicide she wrote desk, proper? It’s an old-timey author’s desk, it’s very cool. And the factor that makes them further particular is that a few of them, not all of them, however a few of them have secret compartments. And the key compartments, it provides me a tingle in a particular method that it’s unmatched. Prefer it scratches an itch. Proper? I’m fully fixated on having secret compartments. I don’t know why. I don’t know what I’d put in them. I’ve no purpose. You realize, within the outdated instances’ secrets and techniques, it’s lots of hidden love letters sort. I find it irresistible. I really like secret compartments, in order that’s one in every of my favourite classes is vintage furnishings with compartments, . They usually’re all the time in plain sight, nevertheless it’s similar to a bit that you just wouldn’t suppose to drag or, what I’m saying? It seems to be like a bit of tremor molding often. And you then pull it out and it’s like slightly file cupboard. For my second one, we’re leaving our white piano in Tennessee due to the absolutely furnished cell of the home. And actually, I all the time hoped it will keep right here as a result of it seems to be actually good on this home, it’s excellent. It has a particular spot and pianos are actually, actually costly to maneuver, it’s form of like a pottery kiln truly. It’s a lot better in case you simply go away it and the following particular person can use it and you should buy a brand new one in your new spot domestically. And pianos are additionally actually in the stores used Grand pianos, upright pianos, all of them. So, we have been all the time hoping that the brand new proprietor would need the piano, they usually did, which is nice. So we’re searching for a brand new grand piano for Jeremy’s studio, after which an upright piano to go in our eating room. Jeremy says if the children are usually not in piano classes by the top of the 12 months, it’s a private failure on his half as a dad or mum. He’s very critical about this as a result of he’s a musician and our youngsters are 5 and 7 they usually haven’t began piano but, it’s essential to him.
Emma: Nicely, nice information. I do know of a piano instructor that it is possible for you to to stroll to her home for her new home.
Elsie: That’s nice information.
Emma: I’ve a number of pals who ship their children to her for a piano.
Elsie: Oh my gosh. That’s excellent.
Emma: I do know. It’s an important neighborhood.
Elsie: Yeah, and I don’t know what piano precisely we’re in search of however I do know that I need it to look slightly bit spooky. I need it to look slightly bit haunted. I would really like wooden if potential, not painted, not black, simply wooden for each of them. However yeah, with the grand piano, I feel it’s slightly more durable to come back by they’re often black.
Emma: Largely see these shiny black ones.
Elsie: Yeah, and I feel the for the studio, it’s like he cares a lot about taking part in it, the sound. After which for the opposite one, he could be slightly extra, as a result of it’s form of for the children.
Emma: So I do know we already talked about one piece of artwork, however I’m certain there’s different artwork that you just’re enthusiastic about in the home. So aside from the Julie Blackman piece, inform us concerning the artwork that you’ve deliberate.
Elsie: So the largest class is that I wanna gather vintage artwork, unique artwork. So after I went to the Paris Flea market final 12 months with Sherry, I acquired my first panorama portray. So I’ve been saving that, after which I’ve been amassing the oil portray portrait of individuals from Etsy and eBay. It’s a extremely enjoyable assortment. I form of wanna do a wall of individuals someplace. I feel that’s spooky nod sort of assortment. I wanna gather some unique artwork. I’ve a number of favourite artists and I simply suppose it’s thrilling to get a number of items right here and there.
I wish to clearly make artwork for our residence. I wanna make some particular items. I’ve a imaginative and prescient of constructing a portrait with ice that transfer. Yeah, it’s essential. I’m actually excited. After which aside from that, I wanna replenish the home with children’ artwork. We’ve got these actually superior frames that I discovered on Amazon final 12 months. I’ll hyperlink them within the present notes they usually open and shut like a door. So it’s already in your wall, you don’t even must take it down, and you may open it and put a brand new piece of artwork in and simply shut it. You don’t even must take the order out, you possibly can simply layer it in there and simply all the time maintain updating your children’ latest artwork into the frames. In order that they’re actually superior they usually come in several finishes. So I’ve the white ones for our present residence and our subsequent residence. I feel I’ll in all probability get the Walnut one they usually are available units, they make gallery wall. So yeah, children’ artwork for certain.
Emma: I find it irresistible. What about outside areas? You talked about the outside of the home is sort of a 10 outta 10, however I’m certain you’re nonetheless planning issues for the yard or simply issues sooner or later.
Elsie: Yeah, so the entrance of the home and the entrance yard are a ten, outta 10, they’re so stunning. There are lots of big mature timber alongside the sidewalk main as much as the house that I can’t wait to fill with pumpkins, line with pumpkins, and issues like that. However the yard is definitely fairly near extra like a zero out of 10. It’s form of nothing. Yeah, you’ve been again there. The aspect’s fairly cool. The aspect has slightly hearth pit space and you may put a eating desk and there’s like a scorching tub. The yard’s similar to a storage. A storage, proper in your view from the kitchen, and that’s it, after which nothing else actually again there.
Emma: It’s good that you’ve a storage, however Yeah, it feels prefer it’s not put collectively but. It’s simply naked bones.
Elsie: True. So one of many largest questions individuals ask is are you going so as to add a pool? As a result of I’ve been romanticizing my pool in our Tennessee home seems to be so arduous for 3 years.
Emma: Certain. Nicely, your ladies have all the time had their swim classes and also you guys use it lots. So I get why individuals are all the time asking that.
Elsie: Yeah, I feel there are individuals who have a pool of their home after which they understand it’s not for me. After which there are individuals who like actually find it irresistible and I really feel prefer it, it’s a factor, I actually find it irresistible. So we would like so as to add one other pool and we’ve been engaged on designing it. Our pal Sherry informed us to, she mainly stated to design all the things earlier than I do my first assembly. Have an image for all the things and like simply present them precisely what I need. In order that’s what I’m making an attempt to do to arrange to get a quote. I do not know how a lot it’s going to price, I’ve no clue. So I couldn’t even guess. So we’ll see when that comes round. However yeah, now we have a fairly intense plan for the yard and we kinda wanna transfer all the things round and have a ravishing fence, stunning timber, and hopefully, a ravishing pool. And I actually wanna put slightly home. This sort of is a home there, however I’m unsure if it will match, however is a spot for the pottery and I used to be considering it may very well be like gardening and in addition like a pottery kiln. I feel it must be indifferent from our home after experiencing what it’s like, it’s fairly fumy. And a hearth pit after which similar to part of the yard for the children to run round. So I’ll publish an image of my sketch, it’s so humorous. And also you’ll in all probability be like, wow Elsie. I made it on an airplane. And yeah, if it truly works out that I can afford it and it seems that method, I’d be amazed. It in all probability received’t, however we’ll see. Strive for it, shoot for the celebs.
Emma: I’m rooting for it simply because then I can carry Oscar over each Saturday morning once we’re up, which presently is like 6:00 AM and we’ll simply be over there by 7:00 AM. I’ll carry you some McDonald’s hash browns and we’ll be in your pool.
Elsie: Oh, hell yeah. That sounds nice. That sounds just like the dream. So let’s go on to the embarrassing tales. You stated you had one, so why don’t you go first? I wanna hear it.
Emma: Sure, mine’s kinda lame anyway, so I wanna go first cuz I noticed the define like I stated, and I wasn’t certain in case you had one or if I used to be imagined to be considering of 1. So I used to be like, what have I performed recently that’s actually silly and so mine is extra like a recurring factor that I’m doing. Okay, so my son’s virtually two and we don’t actually watch lots of TVs, however once we do, it’s principally like Daniel Tiger and Sesame Avenue. However his particular deal with is he loves vehicles. So we’ll watch like 20 or half-hour of vehicles, not day by day, however fairly usually. So we’ve watched all three vehicles, films, there’s like slightly TV present, it’s referred to as Vehicles on the Street. There’s a complete bunch of shorts, all of the stuff on Disney Plus. So when you have a child who loves vehicles, that’s simply why I’m telling you the place yow will discover it. Yeah, I had by no means seen any of the Vehicles films earlier than having my son however he simply loves vehicles. Vehicles have been like one in every of his very first phrases. He’s simply all the time been fascinated by vehicles. We used to sit down on the porch when he was mainly a child and like simply babbling and he would see vehicles and level at them. After which he began saying vehicles, he simply loves vehicles. So anyway, so we watch all the Vehicles films. It’s an enormous a part of my life. And the embarrassing factor is I’ve observed that it’s simply form of like in my mind now prefer it’s virtually turn out to be like my faith or one thing as a result of I’ve began relating issues, and I say these items to adults. I’m not saying them to Oscar, I say these items to adults. I begin relating life stuff to vehicles. I’ll offer you an examination. It’s so dorky and I form of don’t even understand I’m doing it. After which I’m like, oh my gosh, I’m speaking about vehicles once more, and I’m speaking to love my grownup pal. What’s fallacious with me? So I’ll offer you one instance, however I’ve performed this a lot of instances, however one was I had a remedy session, I’m going as soon as a month proper now and my therapist’s title’s Kelly and he or she’s very nice. And anyway, I used to be telling her about form of like my profession and the way we’ve been running a blog for nearly 15 years and we’re not the shiny new rookies we’re like on this totally different section and I used to be like, it’s form of like in vehicles three when Lightning McQueen realizes that he’s an older race automobile and he wants to love change up, he can’t be the brand new rookie anymore. And I used to be form of entering into it and I used to be similar to, oh my God. I’m like telling you ways the plot of vehicles three is how I really feel about my life and my profession. I’m similar to, oh, I’m such a toddler mother.
Elsie: That’s cute, Emma. Oh my gosh, that’s so cute.
Emma: It’s dorky, however that’s my complete life. Vehicles and Daniel Tiger.
Elsie: We’ve all performed it. It does devour you for some time for certain.
Emma: I do know. So if everybody’s like, do you’ve got something attention-grabbing in speaking about, I’m like, nicely, let me let you know how vehicles relate to life. No, I don’t.
Elsie: Aw, okay, my story is an oldie however a goodie and I did get permission to share this story. A very long time in the past, it was in all probability 10 years in the past after I nonetheless lived in Missouri, we acquired an e-mail, I keep in mind I used to be at work from our, now excellent pal Erin, she has a enterprise referred to as Solar Woven and it’s stunning weavings and issues like that. And he or she sells different issues it’s nice. So anyway, she emailed for the primary time, launched herself, and requested if I wished to fulfill. And in addition she stated that her husband, Creighton was from this well-known band referred to as Band of Horses, and I used to be like, holy crap Band of Horses, it’s a really cool band. I used to be very excited to fulfill them. So went to a cute little bar downtown and we had drinks and it was nice and it was fantastic. After which form of in direction of the top of the evening, I noticed Creighton going over to the bar, seeming like he was paying. And when he got here again I stated, Oh my gosh, that was so candy of you, you didn’t have to try this, we weren’t anticipating that, thanks. And he form of stated nothing. And after in all probability lower than a minute, a few minutes, somebody introduced us our invoice. So, it was very embarrassing. After which the following day magically they invited us to hang around once more after which guess what? They paid for it and it was so embarrassing that made it even worse. And now we’ve been pals for a very long time, like 10 years. So it’s not an enormous deal. And he or she claims that she doesn’t even keep in mind it, which I feel she’s in all probability mendacity about. However possibly not as a result of it’s like your embarrassing second different individuals don’t all the time care. So anyway, that’s mine, simply thanks. Thanks a lot. Oh my gosh. So candy.
Emma: I wasn’t anticipating that. She in all probability doesn’t keep in mind. She’s in all probability telling the reality. Though she could be very good. So she might simply be letting off the hook. However I do really feel like, I keep in mind awkward issues that I’ve performed years in the past, like after I stated one thing awkward to somebody and there’s no method they keep in mind. It’s simply burned into my mind of like, sure, oh my gosh, why did I do this? And it’s like not an enormous deal, however it’s humorous.
Elsie: Sure. The worst. Anyway, that’s our embarrassing story time. Tell us in case you like embarrassing tales. Additionally, tell us if there are different segments that you really want us to carry again that we haven’t performed for some time. I like listening to requests cuz that provides us concepts and it helps us do issues which can be attention-grabbing to you. Okay, so thanks a lot for listening. In case you’re having fun with our podcast, we’d actually recognize a five-star reveal. Like I’m not ashamed to say it we solely need the great ones, please not the unhealthy ones. Subsequent week we will probably be again with a rewatch episode of Father of the Bride from 1991, Nancy Myers Traditional. Within the meantime, right here’s Nova. All proper, I’m again with Nova this week. We’ve got a joke, proper? Nova?
Nova: This week of the Joke. I’ve like a number of jokes they usually’re all about house.
Elsie: Okay.
Nova: How do you get a child to cease crying?
Elsie: How?
Nova: You rock it? The place do cows dwell?
Elsie: The place do cows dwell? The place?
Nova: On the moooooooon. And the way do you propose a celebration in outer house?
Elsie: How?
Nova: You planet. And when do astronauts eat lunch?
Elsie: When?
Nova: At launch time.
Elsie: Oh yeah. That was joke. That was a complete bunch of jokes. All proper. Do you wanna inform everybody to have week?
Nova: Have week!
Elsie: Bye.
