All About Dogs

Hi-ya! So Jeff and I think hank needs a friend. Hank is a handful (reference picture below) and so Jeff and I have been looking for a little friend for him. Since Hank is coming in at about 90lbs we would like to keep the newbie's weight limit under 30lbs. Also, since we are moving I am going to get Hank a new bed and new bowls! I used to have really beautiful ones from PotteryBarn but I broke them.

see what I mean! he is normally much cleaner, but can arrive at this state at any given moment if you aren't being careful.

angus - option 1 (he is 4 years old)

these dogs are shih tzus. the reason we are looking at them is cause a friend fosters them....

austin - option 2. hopefully the bow isnt permanent.

brody - 4 months old

hank and newbie will both need to make a good impression in houston... since it is a more formal town and all. here are some products i love:

Source: etsy.com via Erin on Pinterest

johnathan adler food bowl. JA is crazy - this bowl cost $78.00! Hope Hank is good with stainless steel...

Source: jonathanadler.com via Erin on Pinterest

these bumbers come from Olive Green dog, great company! They are Austin based! www.olivegreendog.com

Source: olivegreendog.com via Erin on Pinterest

Nulo food is great! Sometimes they set up stands at the dog parks on Saturdays and give away free food which makes me love them. And they work with restaurants so that when you bring your dog there, they give them nulo treats!

Source: nulo.com via Erin on Pinterest

more olivegreendog.com goodness.... jeff wont let that collar fly (thinks they should be waterproof) but isnt the orange just right!

Source: olivegreendog.com via Erin on Pinterest

Dreaming of my new home decor...

So, if everything works out, we will sign the lease on our new condo Saturday. Jeff and I are going to drive down to Houston and look at some places. I secretly have my eye one place though. It is smaller than our current place which will be good for purging. I have been laying out furniture ideas and plans and settled on this one:

1. armoire (rooms to go about 4 years ago) 2. jute rug from ikea, 3. lee industries sofa, 4. crate and barrel love seat,  5. target chairs  6. new long end table.... possibly a desk

So, obviously I'll need a few things like a love seat, my lee industries couch, table for behind the couch, and some pillows and coordinating accessories.

My friend has a love seat that looks similar to this one:

So I am thinking of having this recovered in a really simple tone on tone greek key pattern. i think a light brown or similar for color.

I will want to have matching pillows all the way around the room of course.

I was looking at Trad Home and came across this beautiful fabric on this chair. I'll need to order the fabric from a to the trade fabric store but isn't it BEAUTIFUL!

I have a jute rug and a great armoire.

 I also have two chairs from target that are really bold. I am thinking of choosing a really nice blue or something similar for a fabric and making a larger pillow for those chairs to break the pattern up some. It would be a solid color for sure.

I will also want some Queen Annes chairs to go beside the armoire and some art to hang above them. More on that later. I have to find those chairs first... hello Craigslist!