After my Conference in Brooklyn I took a short flight to DC to Visit Lauren Leiss at Pure Style Home! I must admit it was a bit surreal. I am a huge fan of hers (we have become great friends on the phone). Reading her blog and looking at her beautiful home for months made it all the more special to see it all in person. I really felt like I had arrived at the home of a celebrity!
I got to sit at her kitchen table (above) and have breakfast!
And to see her kitchen transformed in person from before (above):
Baby Justin’s nursury was just as fabulous in person too, click here to see the before’s and after’s! And play in it with Christian (below)
Children are so extraordinary because they cause us to see things we would never notice on our own. You’ll never guess what Christian is doing here? As the sun filtered in the woven wood blind he decided to catch the tiny dust particles that float in the air. Christian turned it into pixie dust!
Those are my knees, in the way of the photo but I wasn’t paying that close attention :)
You know one of the things that make this room work so well? That she used a higher shelving unit to create an ‘end table’ right beside the crib. She has stunning little vignettes all over her house (as you know if you follow her blog) Lauren is exactly the same in person as the witty and generous person you’ll find while reading her blog and she’s a huge talent! I know we’ll see her name in lights very soon!
This was my guest room. Lauren isn’t finished with it yet so this is a tiny sneak preview. Love the flowered drapes, 4 poster bed and fabulous decorative toss cushions!
Here she is with baby Justin and Christian! Her husband Dave is such a great dad it was great to hang out with the two of them and get to know them better! I had such a wonderful time and hopefully I’ll have a guest room in my new house that is even remotely as cute as hers when she comes to visit me!
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