New price! Memphis home for sale

New price!

East Memphis home for sale at 3105 Cowden Ave

See link for more info:

http://www.crye-leike.com/3105-cowden-avenue/mgrp-20-tid-memphis-mlsnum-3290813-ln-5-addrmls-cowden

Close to everything - shopping, restaurants, midtown, downtown, east Memphis.

Walk to the University of Memphis.

10 minutes or less to University of Tennessee, St. Jude, etc.

Walk to the Chickasaw Lake and trails.

Huge backyard ready to be used this spring and summer.

Arched doorways, crown moulding, hardwood floors, and lots of natural light.

Quiet neighborhood bordered by Memphis Country Club golf course, Pink Palace, and Chickasaw Gardens.

3105Cowden.blogspot.com 

Memphis Home For Sale

East Memphis home for sale at 3105 Cowden Ave

See link for more info:

http://www.crye-leike.com/3105-cowden-avenue/mgrp-20-tid-memphis-mlsnum-3290813-ln-5-addrmls-cowden

Close to everything - shopping, restaurants, midtown, downtown, east Memphis.

Walk to the University of Memphis.

10 minutes or less to University of Tennessee, St. Jude, etc.

Walk to the Chickasaw Lake and trails.

Huge backyard ready to be used this spring and summer.

Arched doorways, crown moulding, hardwood floors, and lots of natural light.

Quiet neighborhood bordered by Memphis Country Club golf course, Pink Palace, and Chickasaw Gardens.

New price! East Memphis home for sale.

New price!  East Memphis home for sale!  

See link for more info:

http://www.crye-leike.com/3105-cowden-avenue/mgrp-20-tid-memphis-mlsnum-3290813-ln-5-addrmls-cowden

Close to everything - shopping, restaurants, midtown, downtown, east Memphis, U of M.

Walk to the Chickasaw Lake and trails.

Huge backyard ready to be used this spring and summer.

East Memphis Home For Sale

East Memphis Home For Sale

3105 Cowden Ave

Check out 3105Cowden.blogspot.com for more info!

Memphis house for sale!

Lovely Memphis house for sale.  Perfect location near the U of M and Chickasaw Gardens.  Steps from the lake and walking trails in Chicksaw!  Just a few minute drive from anywhere in the city, easily and quickly get to anywhere in midtown, downtown, east Memphis and beyond. 

House has original crown moulding, arched doorways, gleaming hardwood floors, a HUGE gated backyard, front porch and back porch, garage, and is freshly painted and completely updated. 

Please see the link for more details!

http://www.crye-leike.com/3105-cowden-avenue/mgrp-19-tid-memphis-mlsnum-3290813-ln-4-addrmls-cowden

1584eastmoreland.com Midtown Memphis home for sale!

I haven't blogged in...well, years.  It's been a busy year!  I've been wanting to get back on here for a while, if anything just to have a place to post some thoughts and fun stuff.  Perfect timing - important yet terrible news:  my favorite sushi place of all time is closing.  Do, in the Cooper Young area of Memphis, will be closing this weekend.  Apparently the owner, who also owns Beauty Shop next door, is closing it to start something new in it's place.  I am guessing she will just expand Beauty Shop into that area (they already share a kitchen and bathrooms) but who knows.  Nothing can be as good as Do!  It was the most unique sushi place in Memphis, very small and quaint, a few tables, curtains, couches, sushi bar....beautifully decorated and awesome rolls.  My favorites were always the BLTA roll and Strawberry Kona roll.

If you like the place be sure to get over there this weekend or else you're out of luck!

French doors

Something I really love and wish I could have are usable french doors on my house. (Note: I actually DO have french doors on my house...but...) I love the idea of opening them up and letting a rush of air into the house. Of course, living in Memphis having anything wide open like this is a bad, bad idea. Not only would the air rush in, but a herd of bugs as well :) But in the right setting, it would be nice to be able to use them. I also like the way they look, more classy than the typical screened sliding door that most people are forced to use here instead.

Random kitchen pic

This is one of my favorite kitchen inspirations. Although it's nothing fancy and obviously a pretty small kitchen, I like it because - well, it resembles MY kitchen. It's something that I could totally pull off at my house with little effort.




I already have white cabinets. I would just need to add a backsplash - and although I do like the white subway tile here, I'm not sure if that would be my#1 preference. White subway tile seems more like a bathroom tile to me.

Regardless, I have also been wanting to purchase stainless appliances for my kitchen. Not because I am on the "stainless bandwagon" (ahem) but because I think they look best in small kitchens like this. My current black appliances are too heavy for a small kitchen, they stand out and are the first thing your eye is drawn to when you walk in. Stainless would blend in better, and also reflect light which is important in a smaller kitchen.

The countertops look like some sort of stone or quartz maybe...less expensive but they still look very nice. I think granite is again too heavy for small kitchens and completely unecessary.

Overall I just love this kitchen and with a few tweaks I think I could get mine to look strikingly similar.

Landscaping ideas

For whatever reason I've been in a decorating/home renovation mood lately. I saw this house for sale in Memphis a while back (still for sale) and I fell in love with the landscaping and the outside of the house. I'd love to have my home this exact color and have landscaping just like this. Without giving away the exact address, it's on Philwood in the High Point area. My little house is very similar to this in structure, so I honestly think I could make mine looks eerily similar if I tried. Just need the $$$ !

Gigantic artwork

I've been on the hunt for big artwork. And by big, I mean giant canvases that sit on the floor and prop up on the wall. While I like abstract art and used to paint random stuff myself, I think for a giant piece like this I would prefer something like the photo below - an actual photograph or some words.

My next dining room

My current dining room is a bright red color, which I do like. However, it's hard to match ANYTHING to red. Green around the holidays looks good, but outside of December I don't want my dining room looking like a Christmas tree.

I saw photos of this room in the latest publication of House Beautiful magazine and I really love it. (The photo in the magazine is actually a lot prettier and shows of the room better, but I can't find it online.) My dining room looks very similar; same style of old chandelier, same type of curtains already up, I have a wood table with wood chairs, and I have a darker brown rug on the floor with hardwood flooring. The only thing lacking is the bright white/ivory paint on the walls. I think my room will look a zillion times brighter and cheerier with ivory walls instead of the harsh red.

So by the time spring is here, and after I purchase a whole lot of good primer - I hope my dining room will resemble this one below!

Stolen Italy photos

So I know I shouldn't steal other people's photos and not give credit, but I also don't want to give out people's identities without permission. So, moving on - here are a couple photos I saw on a friend's facebook page, from her trip to Italy. I absolutely love these photos!! Not only do they look professional, but how gorgeous is this place?! It's amazing how people in other countries live. I had to save these pics and share.

Pappajohn Sculpture Park in Des Moines, IA

Recently I had the chance to visit a new outdoor sculpture park in Des Moines, Iowa. I really enjoy places like this, after having visited the massive outdoor Laumeier Sculpture Park in St Louis, Missouri.

The one in DSM isn't nearly as big - not even close - but still worth a visit if you are in the area. It was funded by the Pappajohn family (no, not the pizza people); John Pappajohn was a businessman in Iowa who has donated millions of dollars to things all over the state, including this sculpture park, as well as tons of money to the U of Iowa.

The downtown DSM area has gone through a large renovation over the past decade or so. Once only used for businesses and corporations, it now is full of condos, a large arts area, and tons of green space. The riverfront has walking paths and lots of festivals and concerts are now held in the area. Too bad it's freezing cold 9 months out of the year there! ;)

Pappajohn Sculpture Park

Learn to decorate and party at Pottery Barn

Have you ever wanted to take a class to learn how to decorate and entertain for the holidays?

Yeah, me neither.

But now that I think of it, it would be sort of fun. Pottery Barn is sponsoring in-store classes on Nov 29 and Dec 6 to teach people how to decorate for the holidays and how to throw a good holiday party. Call your local Pottery Barn store to sign up. You will also get 10% off all merchandise featured in the class (let's hope it's something good!).

Here's the address and phone # for the local Memphis 'Barn:

WE'RE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD:2760 N Germantown Parkway, Memphis, TN 38133 Phone: 901-937-1787

Anthropologie coming to Memphis

I have heard this before, but saw from a few different other people online - Anthropologie is coming to Memphis! Well, Germantown - into the Saddle Creek shopping center. I've become a big fan recently, so this is cool.

Probably without the palm tree, however :)

Etsy find - gorgeous clutches

I found this Etsy store and absolutely love their clutches. Perfect for weddings, nights out, any event where you need a cute clutch. Check them out - Davie and Chiyo's Etsy store.