Melissa, Oh!

Category: Style

  • Wearing my heart on my sleeve (or my turtle on my back.)

    I recently landed on a post by BusyDad about his tattoos and the story behind them. Inspired me to want to tell you about my own tattoos and their stories. I have 3 of them (or 4 or 5, depending on how you look at it), and like BusyDad, I like that I can easily…

  • My new toy

    Ok, so a new monitor is really not that big of a deal, but I was working on a 19″ standard before. Of course, I use my laptop as a second monitor, so it wasn’t all bad, even before. This new one is a 24″ Dell, and, as you see in the picture, I can design magazine…

  • My reading room

    It only exists in my mind. I stand in my empty sunroom (empty except for my turtle tank and a coffee table … furnishing a house takes time!) and I imagine the built-in bookshelves, my favorite Crate and Barrel couch and a lamp that reaches over the couch to give me just the perfect amount of…

  • A goof with the curtains

    Anyone who’s been reading my blog this past week knows I’ve been in Athens, Ga., helping Chris decorate his apartment. I mentioned in yesterday’s post that there was a concern with one of the items. When we were at West Elm in Atlanta, we found these great window panels on sale for $29 apiece. Our…

  • Chris’ apartment photos

    Ready to see progress so far? OK, here goes: Chris’ TV storage before:   Chris’ TV storage after:   Chris’ bookshelf before (living room view):   Chris’ bookshelf after (living room view):   Chris’ bookshelf before (bedroom view):   Chris’ bookshelf after (bedroom view):   Bedroom showing new window coverings (before were just blinds):  …

  • Chris’ apartment update

    Shopping is so much fun when you’re spending someone else’s money. It’s even more fun when the someone else has total trust in your taste and ability to coordinate pieces and find the right prices. I’ve been in Athens, Ga., this week helping Chris decorate his apartment. As you’ll see from my previous post, we got…

  • “I designed my own …”

    As a graphic designer who does custom commissioned work, my job is to listen to my clients and create designs based on their wants and needs. I am not a puppet reproducing the work exactly as they request it; I am adding my own style to each piece and making certain that the pieces are…

  • Tips for Amy in NYC

    My BFF since 3rd grade, Amy, recently received a spot in a hot blogger calendar and will be in NYC next month for the photo shoot. Yay Amy! I can’t be there as I will be in Vegas celebrating Susan leaving her 20s. I’m no expert to NYC by any means. But it is one…

  • Decorating Chris’ apartment

    Shower curtain, which we are using as a color palatte for the apartment. My friend Chris has asked me to help him decorate his apartment, a task in which I have wholeheartedly taken on. I love shopping, I love decorating and I love spending money (especially his money!) Another great piece to this is that…

  • Walking in a New Yorker’s shoes

    I looked out the window Tuesday morning – on my second full day in NYC this trip – and it was raining. Ewwww, I thought. Who wants to do sightseeing in this weather? But I didn’t want to miss out on seeing anything. So, after an extra long session in the (indoor) workout room in…