Oh, Blake.

You know I'm a sucker for the before/after in houses. Here we see some pictures of what this first floor home would have looked like before this couple snatched it, and we can definitely see how someone's personality can absolutely transform a space. Also, I love it when people use everything that they have inherited (we call it hand-me-downs, daaahlink) and make it part of their home. Like in this case, where Blake literally seems to be using about 70% of the stuff his mom used to have to great effect. I'm kind of sorry I never cared about the furniture my mom had. Looking back, some of the pieces were stunning. But you cannot ask a boy-crazy sixteen year old to care about something as boring as furniture. Right?

But come to think of it my mom had cool taste. I think my favorite would have been her dining room set, that was heavy, dark wood, with slim legs and fantastic upholstery. She also had an awesome credenza that played off the living room furniture and the prettiest boudoir furniture ever. You would take them for CB2 pieces today. There was also a fantastic armoire and her bed was very mod. I don't know where that furniture went. We didn't have an early XX century Chinese étagère, but still. I think my sister may have some pieces from way back that belonged to my mum but I have no idea what happened to the bulk of it. I left my house when I was young and I never really looked back. I'm sorry now I never even asked for a music box or a tchotchke. I would love to have something from those years. 

So when Blake talks about the things he got from his mom and the way he's used them in his house, I feel a tiny little pinch of envy. I would have liked some of the stuff my mum had. Really.

XOXO 

P.S. I love their banter! And they're cute together. They even joke about going to Dave's Orange Retailer to snatch some cute doors! Maison Dépôt sounds much more inviting. LMAOOOO