Happy Weekend......

Happy Weekend everyone!! If you are from the States, I hope that your Thanksgiving preparations are going smoothly! I have a novel of a list of things to finish before my family comes into town but its so worth and I am so excited! I will be in and out throughout next week. And hopefully I will get to share something really cool with you soon. We shall see!
via Sunset.

Don't forget to enter the 3 Fish Studios Giveaway!!

3 things to love....The tale of a yellow tufted chair in a Bathroom.

1. Dark walls make this yellow chair sparkle.
2. Modern mixed with traditional mixed with glamorous.....yes!
3. Relaxing in the bathroom on your cozy chaise.
via Houzz, AphroChic and Decor Pad.

Its getting closer.....

Due to all of the Christmas music that I am currently listening to, guess what is on my mind??



Christmas Inspiration via Beth White (found on Scoutie Girl), Flickr, House&Home and Rock Scissor Paper.

What is going on at the Grove household....

I am blogging late at night so my brain is without words. Here are brief descriptions for you because if I tried writing more it would sound odd!

This week while my hubby and I were out searching for a sofa I found this beauty. It was sitting in a thrift store with a $25 price tag. I love good deals!!

This company sent me a canvas of my favorite picture of my kids taken by Yan Photography. Isn't it gorgeous??? It is seriously my favorite art piece in my house.

Don't forget to enter the 3 Fish Studios Giveaway!!

I am....

.....here today.
via Urban Outfitters.

Giveaway.....

I love this giveaway!!! SG's sponsor, 3 Fish Studios, is giving away this perfectly cool print. 16 Towers by Eric Rewitzer is a $60 value and I am telling you, I would have this on my wall in a heartbeat!
Visit there website and then leave a simple comment. You have until Sunday at midnight. I will announce the winner Monday, November 23rd.
Also, take advantage of there shop because Simply Grove readers get 15% off of there purchases. Type in simplygrove ( no caps, no quotes) at checkout.
Hope you win!!

Blue Blue Blue......

I am listening to some delightful Christmas music right now so you would assume that I would be thinking about the colors green and red. Nope. I am thinking about blue. Maybe because I saw a Christmas tree with some really cool blue ornaments yesterday. Or because I have a blue poster on my wish list this year. Whatever the reason is, I am liking blue.


via visual notes, Elle Interior and BoligLiv.

Check back tomorrow for another great holiday Giveaway!!

Les Bois Tuesday: Puffy Mondaes

If there was a moment that I wanted to learn how to knit or discover how to paint an oil painting, it was when I walked into Puffy Mondaes. What a fun place! Whether you are into pottery, painting, making art dolls, sewing, knitting, spinning weaving, fiber art or even creating mosaic tile, there is something for everyone. Puffy Mondaes specializes in unique, local, sustainable, fair wage and organic fiber products for dying, spinning, weaving, knitting and crocheting. Also it is a very kid friendly place. (There was a basket of toys to entertain my kids while I peeked around. Thank you Puffy Mondaes!)




Keren and Aaron Brown opened up shop in December of 07. It seems that Puffy Mondaes is keeping them quite busy. They offer classes for almost everything I listed (above) throughout the week for adults and kids. And every Tuesday and Thursday from 7-10 pm is Open Craft Night. (All class schedules are listed on there site.)



They have a great gift selection as well.





Read more about Puffy Mondaes on there site and make sure to stop by and say hello! They are located on 12th Ave S. in Nampa.

Winner.....

Happy Monday everyone! Today my hubby and I will be sofa shopping. I have a list of thrift and consignment stores that we will be visiting. It should be a fun day and I am sure the kids being with us will add a little adventure to it:)
BTW, the winner of the dot + jim giveaway is Aik! Congrats!!
Isn't this bedroom dreamy??

Challenge....

My cousin Rachelle is doing a Mommy and Me photo challenge over at her blog, KenziePoo and I just had to participate. This is the last night to get involved but if you have an image of you and your little one, post it and send it on over to Rachelle. Read more about the challenge here.
My moment below was brought to us by the freezing cold weather here in Idaho.

Another one....

Remember the $7 headboard?? Well, I was going to post the whole home this week and time slipped away so here is another teaser from the house. Btw, this lovely home is owned by Elise who is a jewelry and clothing designer and a boutique owner here in the Boise area. She is soooo creative!! I cant even believe the deals that she finds. Her friends found the $7 headboard at a thrift shop and held it for her to purchase. Can you believe that??!
Anyways, I will post more pics soon, I promise! Have a great weekend everyone!!! xx


Don't forget to enter the dot + jim giveaway!

3 things to love....

1. A really cool yellow chair.
2. Toms shoes decorating contest for all you locals.
3. A great nursery put together in 3 days.
via Design* Sponge, The White Pine Boutique and hashai.


Don't forget to enter the dot + jim giveaway!


Bar Counter Stools in Burgundy and Cherry.

What is going on at the Grove household....

Why are projects never ending? I counted 10 projects that I want to get done by Thanksgiving. That is 2 weeks away from today!!
I think projects are never ending because I love doing them and I don't want to stop. I am a project addict. Haha. Are you that way? Do you finish one project to start another?
I love re- spray painting a frame 5 different times. I love recovering the same pillow 5 different ways in the course of 5 months. ITS NEVER ENDING! But I love it.

I hung a few of my favorite little framed pictures around my hall mirror.
I inherited my Grandfathers childhood desk which I love. It was in my son's room for awhile but then he got a cute schoolhouse desk so we moved it into our room. I added anthro knobs and placed it under the art wall in my bedroom. I bought the pineapple lamp at the Farm House Sale and then found some accessories from around my house including the clock and displayed them on the desk. (I also walked around my home yesterday with a handful of batteries because I realized most of my clocks didnt even work.)

Before

After

And yay for my giveaway prize that I won from {this is glamorous}! I just recived it today and I cant wait to use it!!!
Thats whats happening in my neck of the woods. I hope your projects are going as planned. The one thing to remember is to have fun and dont be afraid of messing up. Spray paint covers EVERYTHING!

Don't forget to enter the dot + jim giveaway!

Need more.....

This apartment has such a modern eclectic ski home feel to it. These 4 rooms make me want to see the rest of this space.




Don't forget to enter the dot + jim giveaway!

Naturally pretty...

I think this photographic series is just gorgeous! Heidi Romano is the talented designer who created these from pieces that were collected, some even from almost 100 years ago. These would be the perfect gift for a botanical lover. Please visit Heidi's site and shop to view more of her great work.




And speaking of natural elements, isn't this kitchen lovely??

via Canadian House & Home.

Don't forget to enter the dot + jim giveaway!

Giveaway....

I am thrilled to start hosting some great giveaways and just in time for the holidays.
This giveaway is brought to you from Claire Teschel from dot + jim. She is offering her Man on the Moon print in this cute orange frame AND a her paint chip Memory Lane magnet. How cute are they??
To enter visit dot + Jim and then leave a simple comment below.
The winner will be announced Monday morning. Hope you win!

Pretty.....

These are so pretty and this is a great Flickr to spend some time viewing.

via ATLITW's Flickr.

Les Bois Tuesday: Renewal...

Some of my favorite furniture pieces in my own home came from this shop. Renewal Consignment Homewares is the one stop shop for great vintage and gently used furniture and home accessories. Visiting Renewal is like going on a treasure hunt. You never know what to expect but you will always find something that you "need".


Renewal always has a big variety of vintage and designer chairs and who doesn't love chairs!!


How cute is this baby carriage!

I love this retro pendant! The red would be so fun in a space. Please someone get it and send me a picture of the outcome! Or you have the option of buying it for me. Sound good?? :)






If you are interested in selling your furniture at Renewal, contact them at 208-338-5444. They are looking for good quality used furniture and accessories. Please make sure the products are gently used and clean.

The hunt is on.......

When I browse sites, blogs and magazines I am usually searching for something specific. A product, a certain room or even just a specific color. I might not even be in the market to buy whatever I am looking for but I am still hunting. My latest hunt has been for pendant lights. I love pendant lights! Modern, retro, streamline, all of them! So this morning as I searched thru my list of blogs I found these pendants. The top and bottom look so great in there rooms and that middle one, I just LOVE!


via Decor8 and Made By Girl.

BTW, speaking of lighting, I am so excited to be receiving a modern pendant light for my guest room (that I am slowly putting together) from All Modern who just added the fabulous Vitra line to there site. I cant wait to post pictures when the project is fnished!
See you tomorrow!!! xx

Cheap Beds For Sale and Sets by Prepac and Southshore.

Happy Monday!!!

Yay for a new week! Its going to be a fun week here at Simply Grove. I have a great giveaway to offer, a new Les Bois Tuesday and a lovely home to show you.
Enjoy your Monday and check back soon! xx
via Apartment Therapy

3 things to love.... Feeling like a kid.

1. The cutest little Santa's.
2. I am going to attempt to make this guy soon. He will be a nice addition to our home for the holidays.
3. A cafe fit for adults and children.
via Lark (found on Decor8), Inside Out Blog and Moomah.

Happy weekend everyone!!

$7.00 headboard....

Do you like this bed? Isn't that headboard amazing? Would you believe that it was only $7?? Yep, 7 bucks. There is way more to come of this lovely home next week so hold tight and check back.

What is going on at the Grove household....

I blew up a few of our family pictures that we got done recently. I put the feet portrait (which is my favorite picture ever. And its of FEET!) in one of my wooden frames that I had sprayed lightly with white paint.


Quick, easy and sentimental.

If you commented on my giveaway last night, sorry but its been deleted. The company thought that I was Australian and they cannot ship to the states:(
But keep checking back for more holiday giveaways!

Want more?

There is something about the photographs below that leave you wanting to see more but they are so simple and lovely that you don't really need more. Sometimes seeing more of a space leaves you disappointed. When I choose images for my blog I am always looking for the perfect shot and the perfect shot is sometimes just a corner of a room, the left side of a vignette or a shot of a lonely chair. I really do want to see more of the images below because I know that they are amazing spaces but sometimes its best to enjoy the corner and leave the rest of the image for the owner.





via Max Attenborough (via Please Sir), Turquoise, James Merrell, yvestown's Flickr and The Style Files.

Its coming....

Les Bois Tuesday is postponed today. So instead I thought that I would post some modern holiday inspiration.
Some of us don't like thinking about decorating for Christmas until at least after thanksgiving. Some have already decorated. (Sheesh.) And then there are peeps like me who are planning it out in our heads. The great thing about Christmas decor like the images below is that its modern enough that you could decorate early and it wont be overdone. What are you thoughts? Are you already decorating? Are you offended that I even brought this up? :)







via flickr, Living Etc., BO BEDRE, flickr, BO BEDRE, flickr, Living Etc. and BHG.

Happy Monday!!!

via sfgirlbybay.

3 sets of things to love.....

1. A crazy good Interior Design Firm.





2. House tours that make you happy. Really happy.





3. Great Furniture made from recycled items.




via Nest Interior Design (facebook), Apartment Therapy and Recreate via Lovely Clusters.

Kitchen Dining Tables and Black Pub Sets.

What is going on at the Grove household....

Here are more images of my old office. It is now a cozy sitting area. I LOVE being in this room.
It took 3 coats of crisp white paint to cover the old dark grayish brownish color. (My lovely husband is the paint champion!) He also created that quirky black piece of art with tape and yarn. The pillow fabric I purchased from a local quilting shop. I decoupaged the top of my side table with magazine pages. I covered the lampshade with a vintage looking fabric. The wood shelve was leftover wood from another project. And don't forget my $45 settee!!! xx

Southern Living....

Here is some fabulous images found on Southern Living's website.



Southern Living Magazine has gotten a face lift. I was able to preview the new look and it looks great! I wanted to try about every recipe that I saw. Its wonderful to see a mature magazine like Southern Living get a fresh new look.

Les Bois Tuesday: Fancy Pants

This next shop is every fashionista's dream. Neighboring Cassis, Fancy Pants (cute name huh?) is full of great fashion for both men and women. Fancy Pants opened November of 2006. Owners Jaime Petrilli and Courtney Allen are both skilled at what they do and are perfect partners because they are both so passionate about fashion. They are inspired by things that make people feel beautiful while also being comfortable. They strive to bring the most current fashion and trends to the people of Boise.
I first met them thru my cousin who is great friends with them both. (And who is a Fancy Pants addict...Jk....sordof.)
I can tell you that these 2 ladies are as nice as they are talented business women.





Store Description-

Fancy Pants...your fashion anti-depressant. Fancy Pants is the go-to boutique for the local fashion expert who wants to blend luxury with down-to-earth style. Think you can't dress comfortably while satisfying your inner trend-setter? At Fancy Pants, you can! With over fifteen different denim labels, Fancy Pants houses the largest selection of designer jeans for both men and women. Just to name a few of the most sought after labels - Fancy Pants carries 7 For All Mankind, Alice + Olivia, Current/Elliott, Elizabeth & James, J Brand, Michael Stars, Rebecca Taylor, Rock & Republic, & True Religion. Located on the corner of 9th and Idaho,





Located on the corner of 9th and Idaho, Fancy Pants can help you assemble the perfect ensemble for any occasion - Whether you are going for casual chic or uptown sophistication, let Fancy Pants help you shop - because sometimes it's quite nice to know you'll have the best outfit wherever you!



Jaime's daughter Addisan is the real fashionista of the shop. Her outfit (below) is from Cassis. Isn't she the cutest model???

Make sure to stop by if you are in the area. Thanks Jaime and Courtney!