Magnolia Market Haul

How is everybody?

I thought I'd show you what we got at Magnolia Market at the Silos. 

  I spotted this pillow and knew that it would be the perfect springboard for a summer bedroom look.

Yellow is not one of the colors in my stash of decor items but I've wanted to try it for a while. 

I loved this hobnail vase. 

Typically this is a vintage style is seen in milk glass but this is a perfect little yellow accent. 

 The little yellow Ranunculus is a perfect match.

Wreathes are signature Joanna Gaines so this one came home with us.

These two tin pieces are cute. 

A cake stand is another Magnolia staple. 

The vintage cursive poster was a must have for a teacher and it was only $4.00 or so.

It will end up in my classroom. 

The world poster is for Bill's office. 

We also popped into Harp Design Co. 

It is the storefront owned by the furniture designer from the show. 

 We tried to pick up iconic Clint Harp designs. 

We wanted something that you couldn't really get anywhere else.

Is the initial made from shiplap?

For some reason I doubt it but everything Clint Harp makes is from reclaimed lumber. 

I'm thrilled to finally have a ladder for throws.
There you have it. 

That's our haul. 

I'll show where I put it all in another post. 

Have a wonderful weekend.

Katie  

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A Trip To Magnolia Market

After an extended session of Fixer Upper binge watching, Bill expressed an interest in going to Magnolia Market in Waco.

It's a date!

He was off on Monday so we made the trip down I-35.

Waco is only an hour and a half away from our house. 

We've been to Waco many times over the years.

 The silos have stood for a century giving a nod to the agricultural past of this Central Texas town. 

Chip and Joanna Gaines have turned the mill of an abandoned cotton seed company into their new retail space.

We couldn't wait to go shopping. 

The shopping is not in the silos for your FYI. 

There is a guest book to record visitors from all over the place.

This is a perfect title for a book. 

Darling is what I call my babies at work.

We got some cute, cute stuff which I'll reveal in another post.

I didn't take photos inside the store but there were many photo opportunities outside.

There were beautiful flowers.

This planter made out of something from the original grain elevator is super cute.

Bill and I have wanted to do a galvanized planter.

Note to self - the tree makes it proportional.

They are about to open a garden shop on the property.

I love the fairy gardens.

We ate at Schmaltz's for lunch. 

Yummy. 

After lunch we went to Harp Design Co.

Clint Harp and his wife have a little store front.  

We found out that Clint Harp has filmed his own pilot for the DIY Network.

It should air around June. 

We found a few things to bring home. 

The craftsmanship on this house from Season 1 is impeccable.

My favorite shop in Waco was closed.

They are only open one weekend a month and I can't ever remember which weekend.  

This is the perfect junk shop and has been featured numerous times on the show.  

We went for a drive down Austin Avenue to look at the cute houses. 

I've never noticed this adorable bridge. 

A Spanish revival has been purchased by the Gaines' but is up for sale through Magnolia Realty.

In complete Fixer Upper stalker mode, we got coffee from Common Grounds.  

We were the oldest people in the place.

It is a true college hangout.

The inside is so cool.

We could see this storm rolling into Ft. Worth on the way home.

Waco has been famous a couple of times. 

You may remember the Branch Davidian standoff of the 1990s.

Waco is famous again because of the show.

Bill and I met a couple outside of the Harp Design Co. 

They had driven down from Missouri and had planned to stay a week.

I'm not sure that there is a weeks worth of stuff to do in Waco at the moment. 

 This town is ripe for an influx of economic development so I hope there will be more to do in the future. 

Everything was smaller than it appears on T.V. 

We didn't have to wait in line but this place was hopping for a Monday morning.  

 The shop was darling. You won't find anything old or repurposed. 

It's all new merchandise but it is iconic Joanna Gaines.  

It was a great day!

Come back for a peek at our treasures. 

Katie 

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13 More Episodes of Fixer Upper

Thanks HGTV!

I'm thrilled that they have asked Chip and Joanna Gaines to make 13 more episode of Fixer Upper. 

This show is darling. 

The family is darling.

The houses are just gorgeous.

I love how this show portrays Texas. 

Check out my Pinterest Board here: 

Here is the link to the article. 

Check it out.

Thursday @ at 11:00 Eastern 10:00 Central.

Now I just wish they would make some new episodes featuring Sarah Richardson. 

Katie   
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Metal Madness/Summer 2014

I told you about my crush on Chip and Joanna Gaines from the new show, Fixer Upper. 
 Please go to the HGTV Facebook page and show your support for this show. Do it now!
HGTV needs more programing other than House Hunters.
Update: I just heard they are slated to make 13 more episodes. Whoo hoo!

I love her use of metal work so I sprinkled it about the downstairs.
Read about the Garden room here. 
The black accents look cooler and lighter for summer. 

I did a few things in the dining room to simplify and make it a little more graphic. 

I removed the crystals from the chandelier. It seems lighter and a little Spanish. I like it. 

A hunt for metal at Hobby Lobby yielded the corner brackets. 
Metal wasn't on sale so I waited until the next week. 
If it's not on sale wait a week and it might be. 

I pulled out some galvanized planters filled with ferns and greens. 
Pottery Barn seems to show ferns in their February catalogue but they're a summer thing to me. 
I used faux because ferns hate me. (Or I hate them.) 

Tuesday Morning had a few things for the living room. 

This is a garden trellis layered with a sconce. Instead of a candle I used greens to make it a vase. 
I got the trellis instead of a typical wall piece because this was $19.00 compared to $50.00.
I just used a Sawzall to cut the stakes off of the bottom.

This is the first change I have made to this wall in about 20 years. 

Rocks, moss, ferns in a glass vase are cute and simple for the mantel. 

The pillars were an oops but I love them.

These were supposed to be a Restoration Hardware brown. 
? 
Instead it looks galvanized. Haha. 
It is a flat gray dry brushed over an oil rubbed bronze finish.

I repeated elements so that all the rooms flow into one another since it is an open concept.  

Glass
Ferns
Galvanized tin
Black and Wrought Iron
Monograms

Everything feels a little more grounded with the black.
I didn't complicate the design with other typical summer elements like ships or shells.
I have all those things but they will have to wait for another summer.

Someone asked me where I store all the seasonal stuff that I use for decorating. 
I have about a dozen totes in the garage each labeled for the different seasons. 
(I realize there are only 4 seasons.)
They are stacked on the my side of the garage. Theoretically they are all stacked up together (instead of in the middle of the floor). 
Bill has begrudgingly allowed me to have one wall for my cr@p. 
"It's more like squatting, is what it is."
Clearly no permission was given, I just absconded with a wall. 
(insert sheepish grin here)
I have tried to purge and clean out my "collections" and will continue to do so this summer.

That is about it, my friends.
Have a fabulous Saturday. 
Katie   
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