OUR ONLY SALE OF THE YEAR STARTS THURSDAY

We Decked the Halls with Boughs of (PINK & TURQUOISE) Holly

The Dallas Flea - Mark Your Calendars

It's going to rock and you need to be there. Uptown Country will be there.
Check it out here: THEDALLASFLEA.COM

Where did the year go?

Days 'til Christmas Chalkboard Signs...$21.50. Available in the shop now (but xmas is not going out until next week!)

VINTAGE BOOK WALLPAPER

Yesterday's project. And of course, Greg from Patina Blue brings in the perfect piece today with the same wallpaper idea on the back!

FRANTIQUE OF THE WEEK

Vintage painted dresser, $385.

HANNAH BANANA'S NEW FUN DESIGN BLOG

Check it out. She is witty and it's pretty.
It's called SIMPLY PERFECT HOME.
Click here.

FRANTIQUE(S) OF THE WEEK

Full Antique Bed, $650. Frantiques Blue Striped Bed, $250. White Vintage Vanity, $400.

FRANTIQUES OF THE WEEK: NEW BLUES

THIS WEEKS TURTLE CREEK NEWS Q & A with Jenny

DALLAS MORNING NEWS: Project 3/50

You always knew we were the recession-friendly store! A secret shopper from DMN agrees. To read the full article, click here.
Why don't you scrounge up $50 too and see what we have to make your home pretty!
-Image Courtesy of Dallas Morning News

PROPS TO US FOR BEING GREEN!

NEW MERCHANDISE AND A SHOP REARRANGING!

NEW PAINTINGS: TXSRHC "Summer Colors" Paintings

MORE AND MORE NEW FRANTIQUES FURNITURE! We are packed!

And again...MORE NEW FRANTIQUES FURNITURE!!!!

And More...

NEW MERCHANDISE: MORE NEW FRANTIQUES FURNITURE

Frantique of the Week: Upcycled Vintage File Table

NEW MERCHANDISE: MORE NEW FRANTIQUES FURNITURE

FRANTIQUE OF THE WEEK: Slipcovered Old Parsons Chairs

Available in the shop now! $150 each.

FRANTIQUE OF THE WEEK

NEW MERCHANDISE: MORE NEW FRANTIQUES FURNITURE

BEFORE & AFTER: KIM'S CUSTOM PIER ONE MEDIA CONSOLE

Uptown Country Customer Kim brought this piece in from Pier One for us to makeover.

FRANTIQUE OF THE WEEK & PINK POST OF THE WEEK

Frantiques Dressing Table, $395.

MORE NEW FRANTIQUES FURNITURE!!!!

NEW MERCHANDISE: NEW FRANTIQUES FURNITURE

SPOTTED: DASH AND ALBERT IN ADORABLE NURSERY

Dash and Albert's 6' Round Dora Rug looks perfect in this room from Cookie Magazine. Room shown here. Rug available here!

DON'T FORGET MOM!

NEW PAINTINGS: Friends of St. Jude Auction Pieces

FRANTIQUE OF THE WEEK: Vintage Windows

NEW MERCHANDISE: NEW FRANTIQUES & A DELIVERY FROM PATINA BLUE

Frantiques and Greg from Patina Blue dropped off a lot of new treasures yesterday, so come on in! Everyone who walks in the door this month gets a coupon, so no matter what you'll get a discount on these new treasures!

SPOTTED: DASH AND ALBERT RUGS IN PRETTY ROOMS!

Dash and Albert's Chocolate Ticking Rug is spotted in this beautiful bathroom via Coastal Living.
...and the Dash and Albert Saranac rug via Elizabeth Martin.
Both rugs are available in all sizes through Uptown Country here.

SAVE THE DATE: You're Invited!

I am showing about 20 brand new paintings at a show to benefit St. Judes. You can purchase tickets by clicking here!

BEFORE AND AFTER: ELLEN'S DRESSER

Custom painted dresser for our customer Ellen.

NEW MERCHANDISE: NEW FURNITURE

Frantiques Pink & White Striped Coffee Table, $124. Patina Blue Mirrored Bamboo Square Table, $175. Frantiques Blue & White Vintage Pine Dresser with Rose Hardware, $345. Frantiques Vintage Stenciled Aqua Chair, $75. Frantiques 1950's Vintage End Table Black & Turquoise Detail, $168.50. Weldon McKenzie Collection Vintage End Table Black & Blue with Faux Bamboo Hardware, $122.50. Frantiques Faux Bamboo Bench with Chocolate Damask Fabric, $225. Frantiques Lavender & Blue End Table, $125. Chocolate Allen Coffee Table, $225. Chocolate Allen End Table, $165.

NEW MERCHANDISE: RETRO FAUX BAMBOO CHAIRS

Retro Faux Bamboo Chairs, $165 each. Available in the shop today.

PINK POST OF THE WEEK: EMILY'S CUSTOM NURSERY FURNITURE

Uptown Country customer Emily brought in an ikea dresser and end table for us to makeover...to go with her pink and orange monkey Pottery Barn nursury. Here's the before and after of her furniture.

NEW MERCHANDISE: Spring Time at Uptown Country Home

ROOMS UPTOWN GIRL CURRENTLY DIGS

ABOVE: Bedroom & Living room by Andrew Suvalsky. Visit Andrew here.
I heart jewel-toned cushions and furry bedding.
ABOVE: Best headboard ever, image via This is Glamorous, here.
I heart purple almost as much as I heart pink right now.
ABOVE: Bedroom from Pal & Smith. To check them out, click here.
I heart all the texture and white.

ABOVE: Anna Spiro's House. To visit Anna, click here.

I heart hot pink kitchen stools and huge wing chairs in dining rooms.

ABOVE: Living room by Peter Pennoyer. Peter is here.
I heart bone inlay anything.
ABOVE: Photo from the June/July '08 Issue of Domino.
I heart recession-worthy headboards from Target.

ABOVE: Rooms by Molly Leutkemeyers at M. Design, here; and also via Desire to Inspire, here.
I heart crazy wallpaper and painted walls.

BEFORE & AFTER: RYAN'S FAUX BAMBOO FIND

Vintage treasure-finder and real estate agent, Ryan Streiff (who sold me and all my friends our first homes) grabbed this shabby old faux bamboo desk and hutch for the Uptown Country girls to makeover.

Currently available at Uptown Country, $350.

BEFORE AND AFTER: LOREN'S BACHELOR PAD END TABLES

Frantiques & Uptown Country gave these green vintage finds a makeover in two-tones of bachelor-pad blue.

CRAZY VALENTINE COUPON!

If you subscribe to our newsletter, or even better, you read our blog - you get our special Valentine's coupon! 25% off anything you want...your entire order...sale items an additional 25% off too...yay for you. Coupon code is "bemine" when you check out - good thru the rest of February 09!

FRANTIQUE OF THE WEEK: Red Rose Mirror

Frantiques Red Rose Mirror, $125.50. Available here.

NEW SHIPMENT: KEEP CALM POSTERS NOW IN STOCK

The coveted repro of the British war poster is now in stock at Uptown Country. Pink, blue, red, et al. Check out our earlier post on the Keep Calms, here. We've got 'em. Come and get 'em.

NEW SHIPMENT IN: More Furniture

Frantiques End Tables. Gold (far left) $165.50, Grey with Mercury Glass Hardware (middle)$ 186.50, Gold & White with Mercury Glass Hardware (far right)$185.50.
Weldon McKenzie pink & white vintage end tables. $168.50 each.
Frantiques Black & Aqua Night Stand Set, $285.50 for the set of two.
Frantiques Shelf with Mirror, $265.50. Frantiques Robin's Egg Blue & White Square Dining Table (behind shelf), $285.50.
Frantiques Pink & Green Hutch, $325.
Frantiques Vintage Robin's Egg & White 9-Drawer Dresser, $585.

FRANTIQUE OF THE WEEK

Frantiques Vintage Hardware Wall Hooks, $36. 6" x 11". Each hook is made of salvaged molding wood and adorned with paper and jewels. Vintage cast iron hooks and architectural pieces. One of a kinds. Available with all Frantiques here.

BEFORE & AFTER: Hutch & Console

Both pieces are currently available at Uptown Country.

PINK POST OF THE WEEK

Allen, the super cute husband of Hannah from Hannah Abney Designs, made me THIS glittery pink custom Election '08 shadowbox for my buttons! *Sidenote: Allen has a huge mahogany one from when he worked for George Bush and thought I needed one too.

NEW SHIPMENT: Peace, Love, & Uptown Country

Peace, Love, & .... signs, $85.
Our new funky and colorful signs are handmade in Hawkins, TX. This is our sorority display, but the artist can customize them to say whatever you want. Peace, Love, and Horses? Peace, Love, and The Lake? What's yours gonna say? Special orders take about 10 days but we've got Theta, Kappa, Pi Phi, Chi-O, etc today!

FRANTIQUE OF THE WEEK: CUSTOM ZEBRA BEDSIDE TABLES

Frantiques custom zebra end tables, SOLD.

BEFORE & AFTER: FRANTIQUES SALVAGED DRAWER ROLLING SHELF

Frantiques Salvaged Drawer Rolling Shelf, $268. Mom took 6 discarded & unsought drawers to create her new shelf. She added wheels for easier maneuvering in an office or playroom. The genius shelf creation is also lined with Pine Cone Hill Uma Resist Chocolate paper, painted chocolate & white, and of course, distressed. Available in store.

FRANTIQUE OF THE WEEK

Vintage Boudior Desk with Mirror, $450.

NEW PAINTING

Jacob's Dogs, 16x20.

ALL HOLIDAY DECOR IS NOW UP TO 50% OFF!!!

Click here to check it all out.  There are limited quantities left.  So grab your Wendy Addison glittery treasures while you can!

SPOTTED: DASH AND ALBERT, PINE CONE HILL & PEDDLERS

Our favorite products are spotted everywhere this month...
Above: Presidio Heights, California house designed by Stephen Shubel (get this mag; the pink living room is the best)
Magazine: House Beautiful, January 2009.
Spotted: On the counter in the kitchen, Peddler's Design Three Tier Wire Basket, $64. Available here.


Above: Pine Cone Hill & Dash and Albert Designer Annie Selke's home. She redecorated with a new, lighter pallette.
Magazine: Traditional Home, Holiday 2008.
Spotted:Pine Cone Hill Gianna Leaf Bedding. Available here.
Above: The after of the double-duty (guest room plus home office) makeover in a Westchester, NY home.
Magazine: Country Living, January 2009.
Spotted: Dash and Albert Cameo Roses hooked rug, available in 2x3-11x14. Here.
Above: The master of a contemporary famhouse in Rhinebeck, NY.
Magazine: Better Homes & Gardens, January 2009.
Spotted: Pine Cone Hill Chunky Knit Throw Blanket in pink, $128. Available here.

PINK POST OF THE WEEK: New Merchandise In Store (and a lot of it is pink)

IN STORE HAPPENINGS: THE BIGGEST SALE WE HAVE EVER HAD

Today marks the first day or our three day huge sale in the shop in Snider Plaza. Unfortunately the sale is in the Dallas shop only, and not online. But if there are any one of a kind treasures on the website you have your eye on, call us and we will give you the sale price of 40% off Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. Daily Candy and D Home think you should come check out the sale too!

PINK POST OF THE WEEK: Jenny's Christmas Trees

HAPPY THANKSGIVING

From the tigers in my guest bath.

CUSTOMER PAD: BIANCA'S LIVING ROOM

Extraordinarily talented stylist, Uptown Country Home customer, and best friend Bianca Elliott wheeled and dealed at a local antique mall for this new painting for her living room. Her retro chair, with original vintage leather upholstery, is a find from when she first moved in. We painted it purple, her signature color.

CUSTOMER PAD: Material Girl's Dining Room

While I was away, Emily Johnston of Material Girls, sent me pretty pictures of her dining room...complete with Frantiques sconces and our fave pink teapot. For more Frantiques sconces, click here. And for the bubblegummiest of all teapots, click here.

OK I'M BACK

...from changing the world. So sorry I was out of touch. New pretty design posts coming soon...

OUR DAY TODAY

A RAINBOW OF KEEP CALM POSTERS

RED: From Life Less Normal here.

PINK: Image from Absolutely Beautiful Things here.

ORANGE: From SF Girl by Bay here. (And you can buy them on her etsy shop here!)

YELLOW: Via Design Sponge here.

GREEN: Image from Simone Walsh here.

BLUE: Mine.

The Keep Calm poster is actually a repro of a British WWII poster.  If only we could all just remember what it says throughout the day.

UPTOWN COUNTRY HOME 9/16/08

DESIGNERS FOR CHANGE

Design and politics are colliding this year with the launch of Runway to Change, the major fashion event that benefits the Obama Victory Fund.  You can read all about the Marc Jacobs, DVF, Juicy Couture, Tracy Reese, Beyonce , Jay Z (and many more) collaboration here.  And most of the designer gear is available here at the official Runway for Change store. 

FRANTIQUES OF THE WEEK: NEW FURNITURE

FRANK'S NURSERY

My sister has been in labor ALL DAY!  C'mon li'l Frank!  We've got your room all ready for you!

CUSTOMER PAD: MITZI'S DAUGHTER'S NEW ROOM

Our customer Mitzi's daughter has a new room, and we gave her heirloom furniture a shabby and chic makeover.

POLICAL ART & DECOR

My curio shelf of treasures.

Bedroom pics from Apartment Therapy reader, Clarice.  She wants to spruce up this room more.  I say the colorful framed poster is a good start! APT Therapy post here.  Her poster by artist Shepard Fairey was available here, but is sold out.

Mine (above), by Scott Hansen, is one of only 5,000 created - also here, also sold out.

Or you could always buy a few of these throw pillows (below) for your couch.  

That was a joke. No matter who you are supporting , please don't buy that throw pillow it is so ugly.

FRANTIQUE OF THE WEEK

Frantiques Peony Desk, $325.  In stock at Uptown Country today!

CUSTOMER PAD: LYDIA'S APARTMENT

Lydia Elliott's Pretty Purply-Blue Accented Apartment

 Above her couch is a J.Grumbles Studio original commission piece.  Her stylist-sister Bianca suggested the Two's Company Bamboo Mirrored Triple Shelves ($100 each, available here) for the sides of her painting.  Her rug is also from Uptown Country Home, and her curtains from Pottery Barn Kids (because she is definitely a kid at heart.)

Frantiques repainted her vintage TV stand in her family room a pretty periwinkle (it was yellow in her last apartment), and Lydia's record collection sits in a Frantiques Gold Vintage Magazine Stand.

Genius move how she took her old patio furniture and made it the little sitting area in her living room. All her accessories and frames are from Uptown Country.

More Frantiques and a special-ordered blue coral needlepoint bench! (Smaller styles here.)

To-die-for Anthropologie dresser and hardware.

And another J.Grumbles Original painting and a Frantiques bookshelf for her pretty bags. Thank you Lydia!

SPOTTED: PINE CONE HILL AND DASH AND ALBERT ROOMS

From BHG's Fall DECORATING issue (above). Love the way this dining room is put together:
ON THE FLOOR: Dash and Albert Birmingham Green Rug, see here.
ON THE CHAIRS: Pine Cone Hill Longpoint Decorative Pillows, see here.
ON THE WINDOWS: Pine Cone Hill Lattice Curtain Panel in Citrus, see here.

Ane here's the living room (above):
ON THE SOFA: Pine Cone Hill Cutwork Decorative Pillows, see here.
ON THE WINDOWS: Pine Cone Hill Lenox Ticking Window Panels, see here.
ON THE FLOOR: Dash and Albert Vine Red Wool Rug, see here.
And (above) in the September '08 House Beautiful, a little Pine Cone Hill and Dash and Albert punch of pink in a traditional house:
ON THE FLOOR OF THE BEDROOM: Dash and Albert Ana Ticking Rug, see here.
ON THE STAIRS: Dash and Albert Dash and Albert Adobe Ticking, see here.

JUNKER EXTRAORDINAIRE

My friend Troy, from Rue, is the ultimate trash to treasure guru. The self-titled junk mongers behind Rue, Rod & Troy, brought us new treasures last week and took some pics of the store while they were here. You can read Troy's blog, Dewberry Junction, and the post about Uptown Country here!
Above, a flea market booth full of Rod & Troy's once-trashed treasures.

UPTOWN COUNTRY HOME 8/8/08

The store is jam-packed with new treasures!

PINK POST OF THE WEEK: DESIGNER PINK ROOMS

Designer Krista Ewart's Pink Bathroom

Designer Angie Hranowsky's Godfrey Park Place Bedroom

Designer Tom Scheerer's Twin Bed Masterpiece

Designer Woodson & Rummerfields Wonderlust Bathroom

Designer Erin Valencich's Favorite Bedroom Room I Have Ever Seen

Designer Jonathan Adler's Perfect Pink Entryway

BY BAY AND BY SEA

By Sea: I was lucky to be able to spend the weekend at the most magical beach house ever (above) in Martha's Vineyard.
By Bay: When I returned, one of my all-time favorite bloggers, SF Girl By Bay, posted about my pad and all things Pine Cone Hill and Dash and Albert. You can see the post here. The link to her whole blog, which is full of pretty photos from her journeys through San Fran and a whole lot of bohemian-chic style, is here.

FRANTIQUE OF THE WEEK

Frantiques Circus Desk ($285).  Red and Robin's Egg Painted Vintage Desk.  The happiest little desk you could ever do your work on is waiting for you at Uptown Country Home.

BEFORE AND AFTER: HANNAH'S CHAIRS

If you are an Uptown Girl Blog reader, you know Hannah of Hannah Abney Designs loves robin's egg blue.  And you may or may not have picked up on the fact that she also loves chairs from my posts here and here.  She also bought this one.  These pics are from the chairs she found at a little antique store in Washington, DC , and sprayed white and had upholstered.  I love them. They look like they are about to give me a hug.

UPTOWN GIRLS & MATERIAL GIRLS

Our new friends over at Material Girls blogged about us today. To see the post and visit their great Texas design blog, click here.

FAUX BAMBOO CHIPPENDALE CHAIR LOVE

About two seconds after reading Jonathan Adler's book, I became obsessed with the faux bamboo chippendale chairs he uses from room to room in his design.  (above picture is an example). You can buy them for $495-550 each here, but if you are me, you cannot buy them there or your credit card will max out and you won't be able to eat for four months, so off I went on the hunt for the faux bamboo chippendales of my dreams (for less).  The hunt lasted eight months. I would go to the shoe department at Barneys and pretend to try on shoes so I could sit in them (Adler designed the Dallas Barneys and used his chairs). I became so infatuated with these chairs I even painted a picture of one.  And then it happened. I found them featured at an upcoming estate sale.  Six of them. I knew my friend Hannah was looking for two (and I needed four), so we got to the sale first and got to the chairs first and mission accomplished.  You don't want to know how much of a bargain we got because if you bought the Adler ones full price you will cry.
Hannah, of course, painted hers robin's egg blue because if Hannah could find a robin's egg food coloring she would only eat robin's egg-colored food, and if robin's egg blue was a town she would move there.  She secretly wishes she was a bird so she could actually create robin's eggs because she loves it so much.

DIY UPDATE: MOM'S LAUNDRY ROOM

I told you I would find a pic of mom's DIY laundry closet after I showed you mine on this post here, so here is hers:

BEDS WITH BENCHES

Remember this article from Domino about beds and benches? That is when the search for the benches at the foot of my bed started. Found them, covered them in pink.
I suggested mom do the same at the foot of her guest bed. So she got these chocolate zebra footstools at Uptown Country. I think they look amazing there.
Needlepoint Stool Brown Zebra, ($198). Available here. Comes in black too here.
How cute would the blue coral ones be at the foot of a white bed? And coral blue is available here.
Check the foot of your bed. Most likely its vacant. That means you may just need need two benches. Or one long one like Carrie on Sex and the City.

SALE!

It's almost too hot to go outside here in Texas, so spruce up your walls.  All wall decor on sale through July!  Come on in, or see it here.

LUCKY BREAK FOR DALLAS SHOPPERS

Yep, the August issue of Lucky Magazine is out, so 25% off in the store if you mention "lucky breaks" you lucky ducks.

PINK POST OF THE WEEK

This is my bathroom.  I have a confession.  I sometimes steal merchandise from my own store.  See?
Peddler's Design Vintage Pink Sterilizer Cabinet, ($225).  Available here.

Two's Company Sunburst Mirror, ($97.50). Available here.

DIY: THE EVOLUTION OF MY LAUNDRY ROOM/CLOSET

When I moved in it was just an empty closet to the left of the stairway.
Then I moved in and it was still an empty closet next to the stairway and I was doing laundry at my mom's house or my neighbor's.
When Santa Claus brought a washer and dryer this year, I ripped off the doors and painted the inside of the closet and turned it into a "laundry bar."  The washer and dryer are behind the white curtains, and all the laundry supplies are in the robin's egg canisters. With, of course, the guidance of my mom, we had a piece of white counter cut at Home Depot and laid it on the washer/dryer (they had to be front load).  Then, Frantiques hemmed the curtains to be shorter and I hung them on a shower curtain rod.  I think the mirror is key in making it look bigger and more like a bar.  Mom did the same thing but hers has a chandelier inside.  I'll try to get a pic.

NEW SHIPMENT: HOLLYWOOD REGENCY

Unpacking our new Two's Company shipment that arrived today was like unloading a Hollywood Regency-styled room by Dorothy Draper straight from the box.

First, your Dorothy Draper room:

Next, today's shipment:

Mirrored Framed Orchid Prints Set, ($500). Available here.

Faux Bamboo and Mirrored Triple Shelf, ($100). Available here.

Faux Bamboo Octagonal Mirrored Tray, ($80). Available here.

NEW PAINTING

"Zebra Rug" 8x10.  Available here.

MOM'S HOUSE: BHG CREATIVE HOMES FALL 2008

FRANTIQUE OF THE WEEK

My friend Ethan ripped the front screen door off his house, and thought we may have a use for it. He was right.

Frantiques Cottage Hall Tree/Bulletin Board ($285.)

KATY'S GIRAFFE-THEMED BABY SHOWER

My big sister's baby shower last weekend.
The Piedmont Room at the Piedmont Driving Club, where her wedding reception was 3 years ago. I wanted to take the gold chairs home with me.
The little guy better like giraffes.
Its going to be a boy named Frank, after my Grandpa.
Mini bathrobe for lounging around after his bath. She's due August 30th!

RE-PURPOSED: DIY MAGNET BOARD

I took a vintage enamel tray like this one here, and used my Media Essence Collection Magnets and poof: a magnet board in my kitchen.

SPOTTED: DASH AND ALBERT BIRMINGHAM

Australian interior designer, Anna Spiro, posted the pictures of her Stradbroke Island Beach House here. The insanely cool beach cottage decor (click to see more pictures) comes together with a huge Dash and Albert Birmingham Denim rug. You can also rent this beach house for a Holiday. For Dash and Albert Rugs, click here.

SNEAK PEEK ON DESIGN SPONGE!

I am honored...my absolute favorite blog, Design Sponge, did a sneak peek of my pad!  See it here.

SPOTTED: PEDDLERS DESIGN

Our favorite magazine in our Peddler's Design Wire Letter Holder. Thank so to this post from the one of the BEST design blogs, Beach Bungalow 8. Wire Letter Holder ($35) available here.

DAILY CANDY DALLAS

We were in today's Candy! Check it out here~!

FRANTIQUE OF THE WEEK

Frantiques Aqua Clock Shelf ($74). Available here.

PINK POST OF THE WEEK

Obsessed with this.