Playing Catch Up... POTTERY BARN!

The Wonders of the Sea...

Coincidence?..... My May 2011 catalog showed up from Pottery Barn a few months back (this is a "playing catch up" post...after all)... and imagine my THRILL & surprise to see an item I picked up at a local yard sale SMACK dab on the cover!?! I have been aware that PB has been using Healdsburg and the surrounding area(s) for their catalog shoots for sometime now... so it was only a matter of time before their designers gravitated towards Healdsburg's biggest and best antique store... Mill Street Antiques.  The four, small porcelain signs were purchased from my retail space and used to complete the look on the ocean-themed shelf that appears on cover and throughout the catalog.  Lastly, I found it extremely "interesting" the fact that my name, spelt... Sta-SEA... and 'The Wonders of the SEA' theme... if anything, its just personal gratification and significance... both of which are more than fine with me.

Bicoastal!!!

I am absolutely THRILLED to report that Seahoney will be bicoastal here shortly! I am so excited to share my latest window installation with you once it is designed & in place... should be about 3 weeks from now and I will make sure to post an update with images and more details... but for now... I am officially designing on both the East and West coasts and really looking forward to seeing New Jersey!

(I know this post is "vague," but... just be excited with me :)

Great Expectations...

I just spent the last 3 1/2 days in wonderful, beautiful, incredible Napa doing a kitchen resto to a "vintage-style" kitchen.  The house, located in downtown Napa is nearly 100 years old and full of surprises.... but it was a great challenge and lots of fun to do.  I just can't wait to get back and finish the staging and decorating! This is my favorite time though, the in between.. the hunt...for just the perfect things... So while we wait to see this project added to my portfolio I am dying to share something already...so here is a quick before and (nearing) after:

Set of 4 vintage Fire-King red polka dot bowls were purchased online (I can't imagine seeing these for sale in a store!?! That would be a DREAM COME TRUE)(Why don't they make amazing pieces like this anymore??) The Oxbow in Napa served up this scoop of pure perfection which now hangs opposite the red corner cabinets... (detailed before and afters photographs coming soon):

But you may (or maybe not) be asking yourself right about now...what does this have to do with "great expectations"??? Not a thing... well, not really.... 

Great expectations is the appetite I built up burning off calories like an insane person over the weekend trying to get this project tied up! Once I was back in the 'burg, I was feeling feisty and ready to EAT... I was so confident that I could eat all of my order that I made an "unwise" bar bet... that I could eat ALL of my dinner... I lost by 4 chicken wings (less a bite)... I really had such great expectations as I compared myself to the "Black Widow," Sonya Thomas and San Francisco Giants closer, Brian Wilson........ Not today & you're welcome.

Update on Houndstooth Decanter & Shot Glass Set!

So, after a little googling I discovered a sixth shot glass that belongs in the set... black & white!?! See image below:

                                                                  Photo by: Sunny Day Vintage

Vintage Houndstooth Decanter and Shot Glass Set

I have had these two tiny, yet adorable vintage houndstooth shot glasses for some time now... they are marked "France" on the bottom and the fun blue and orange just caught my eye... so imagine my surprise when out of the corner of my eye....... the matching decanter!?!?  Once I arrived home and did a quick internet search, I discovered that these retro bar sets are out there and collectible.  So red, yellow and green houndstooth shot glasses... watch out... I am coming for you....

                                                                          Photo by: vintagezen

And now for my set.... 

Playing Catch Up...

I am adding some posts that are not necessarily "new"... but seeing as how my blog is all new along with my website... soooo... there is a bit of catching up to do...

January 2011: Barrett Jackson, Scottsdale, AZ - Interview with ClassicAutoTrader.com:

I will keep the updates comings and eventually get all caught up here.... one last video seeing as how this post already has a "Little Louise" theme going... this video is courtesy of Hunter Freeman and was shot during the photo shoot here:

And the link to the video (which isn't on youtube otherwise I would just upload it for you...):
https://hunterfreeman.wordpress.com/2011/01/13/how-many-smiles-to-the-mile/

Vintage Costume Jewelry Challenge... My past 5 days SPARKLED!

I didn't anticipate challenging myself to don the vintage jewels I am sooo drawn to when I sat down to write the entry I made last Monday... but that is how it turned out.  I have to confess that I really didn't anticipate the entire "experience" to be as much fun as it turned out to be... but it was!?!  Here are the hi-lites from my week in rhinestones, faux pearls and all the glitz and glam that is typically reserved for far more interesting events and fancy places.... but I wore it everywhere... the gas station, car wash, grocery store and more.... I have to say that I smiled almost non-stop and had one of the best weeks I have had in a long time... while I won't be adorning my wrists, ears, neck and the like with my costume jewelry every day... I am definitely inspired to start wearing it more often than I have... here are the days in consecutive order:

Day 1: Monday (posted earlier):

Day 2: Tuesday:

Yes, day 2 was a bit on the "boring" side... especially seeing as how I wore those same bracelets the day before... but I did rock the red-eye fish brooch....

Day 3: Wednesday:

Day 4: Thursday:

Day 5: Friday:

Okay... so I guess I didn't get around to setting up the tripod and getting a (COMPLETELY staged) pic of myself running the pink Dyson with the tiara... but I will!!!

NOTE: After reviewing this post prior to publishing I realized that this whole "challenge" is crap and that I didn't really wear any "COSTUME" jewels all week long?!? I just wore a bunch of my vintage pieces that I wear sometimes anyway!?!? Sooo... with that being said and noted, I am vowing for a re-do.... and, because it already Monday... starting next Monday.... all RHINESTONES ALL week! Regardless of where I go and what I do (the bank, San Francisco, Marmot meeting.... who knows?!?... but I am going in RHINESTONES) (& I will attempt to do a better job at documenting).... until then...