i'm a little late, but i wanted to catch yal up on an event we were so excited about sponsoring last week - the school of styling, a 3 day workshop held in raleigh, hosted by kaitlin holland.  this was the first year of the school, so i didn't quite know what to expect, but i was literally blown away by the talented women teaching and participating in the event.  every detail was photo-worthy, as you can see by my unabridged account below.  caitlin flemming, alaina and danielle from the everygirl and natalie bowen were real ladybosses when it came teaching the ins and outs of how to make pretty, from styling a bookcase to setting up the perfect instagram shot, and setting a table that's sure to make em ohh and ahh to honing calligraphy that's invite-worthy.

we had the pleasure of welcoming the students and speakers to town with a cocktail party at the store, complete with champs and complimentary manicures from our favorite nail guru at nail yeah.

take a peek at some of the outtakes, and hopefully find some inspiration from the gorgeous table settings the students created during a styling session taught by cailtin (bet you can pick mine out!).  sit tight - there's a lot of eye candy to take in.

this bookcase is actually from my parents' "empty nest" loft. they sold the ranch house where we all grew up, and moved into this converted warehouse that was used by RJ Reynolds to cure tobacco leaves since the 1800's. my mom is one of the most creative people i know, and she's done some great stuff with the space, one example being these shelves installed in the living area.

here's a few more pictures of their loft for your perusal:



the original windows, reclaimed wood floors, and exposed bricks and pipes -- been there done that for NYC meatpacking district, but pretty unique for little winston-salem NC!

Scandinavian Design makes my heart race a little. The asymmetry of the bookcase is pretty sweet back there.

As is the fireplace and that amazing spotlight lamp.

Word?
Betsy

PS: Image from Schoener Wohnen

from one king's lane's home tour of new york shop owner kate rheinstein brodsky.  make sure you check out all of the photos!

from katie ridder.  love EVERYthing about this.  the sofa piping, the paint color, the fringe on the pillow, the lamp!

pulled it out of the inspiration binder and scanned it in myself - it's that good.

from the lovely lauren liess in the new issue of domino.
(how smart - countertops from ikea make an organic and budget-friendly statement in this chichi library!)

we're driving. hour 6. just got to tennessee. brian meares bought a hat at the gas station a few
miles back and now he's talking about wanting to fight rascal flatts bc he reminds him of joe simpson.
if all goes well we'll be at walmart buying baby wipes by 2am, at bonnaroo by 3 and praisebetojayz (who is headlining and at least
i'm excited about that) asleep by 4.
bryn is going to guest blog about things you'll find interesting. rowdy is at the beach. jamie out.

pic from designsponge

this one gets a little extra attention b/c it has a story.

ariel emailed me pics of these custom bookshelves her boyfriend built from recycled wood.


they covered the underneath with different wallpapers.


delightful = full of delight.