Susan LeSourd Interiors

 

So proud of my momma! 

She was recently featured in City Scope: Homes & Design magazine. She is so, SO talented and such an inspiration for me in design and most importantly, in life. Check out the digital version here.

Love you mom! I couldn't help but brag on you :)

The art of cross stitching

Cross stitch is a true art form. It takes so much patience and creativity, not to mention time! My mom is so very talented, and for as long as I can remember, she has loved cross stitching. I think it's therapeutic for her—she loves to cuddle up with her colorful threads and stitch away. But what makes her designs so special is that it is all freehand, and not done with a pattern. If you've ever tried cross stitch or needlepoint, you know how hard that is!

I guess it runs in the family, because her mother did some beautiful cross stitch and needlepoint work. See the wedding sampler/birth announcement my grandmother did below. I don't think I've inherited this gene. I'm not patient enough for this, nor do I have the time, but I hope later in life I can at least try :)



And here's the amazing wedding sampler my mom did for us. I adore this so, so much, and it will always hang in our living room, and remind us of that special day. Every little detail reflects our wedding...down to the flowers, the church and the exact bench where Bruner proposed to me.



Mom recently designed this beautiful sample for Calder. I can't even describe how much I love this. It is absolutely beautiful, and something Calder will cherish forever, as well as her parents.

 I could stare at it forever.

 

Mom, you are so talented and I can't thank you enough for these treasures. You inspire me everyday, and I hope I am half the artist and mother you are!

Oh, wallpaper, wallpaper, wallpaper

I'm in love with wallpaper these days. One of my friends hosted a party a few weeks ago and I couldn't get over her adorable wet bar. Thanks so much Celeste for sending me these pics! I'm dying to wallpaper a small room in my house (maybe a bathroom or the foyer)—if I could ever get around to it. I love how she did the ceiling too. These pics don't do it justice but hopefully you get the idea.

 

And here's a bathroom my mom did for a client in Virginia recently. I just LOVE this.

Wallpaper is Cowtan and Tout, Sevigney

Here are some other spaces that inspire me. There is definitely a bathroom theme going on...

I also these love rooms that experimented with wallpaper outside the BR!

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{all pics via celeste wildberger thomas, susan lesourd interiors and pinterest}

That's it for now. I'm nursing a cold from a long weekend in the Monteagle mountains but it was totally worth it. Such a beautiful, sentimental and FUN wedding celebrating one of my favorite couples in the world. See my post about Mar (now MAH!) here. Truly an "epic weekend" in the words of Abbey Mitchell. Congrats Mary Allyn and Stephen! I love y'all!!

XOXO

happy times

Nothing is better than going home. We were in Chattanooga for a long Easter weekend, and we had such a wonderful, WONDERFUL time...


Mom and I went to the Stray Dog Designs Flea Party. I found a few treasures I couldn't pass up, and since many of the items were slightly damaged with a scratch or dent, the discounts were huge! Not sure what I'm gonna do with my mirror, two standing lamps and pair of sconces, but again, the deals were too good to pass up. I love Stray Dogs and have featured them before in this post. Jane and Billy Pritchard are from Chattanooga, and their creative, handmade pieces are one-of-a-kind!

And how cute is their daughter Franny? I love her spunky, colorful outfit! I asked Franny what her favorite thing was in the store, and she said this box, so of course, I had to take a picture...

Immediately when I saw this lamp, I knew it was SOLD. I love the striped shade!

I love this picture of mom and me!:) Stray Dog Design junkies!

Don't these bright colors make you happy? Check out Stray Dog Designs facebook page for more pictures and information...

Here's a picture of me with Lisa (the fabulous Stray Dogs display designer) and Jeanie (my favorite hair stylist in the world)! I first went to Jeanie in junior school. Jeanie and her husband Jeff opened and started THE hair salon in Chattanooga, Lu Lu's. Jeanie did my hair for our wedding and every special event growing up...I just love her and have thought about driving 6 hours just for her to do my hair! She's that good.

and here we are with the famous Billy Pritchard

loading up the car with treasures we couldn't pass up...

 
And I had to share some pics of mom's Stray Dog pieces scattered throughout her home. I adore this light fixture!

These pics taken on my iphone don't even begin to do it justice...

hanging out with the hubs...

Dinner with the whole fam. This picture makes me happy!

Yes, we still get easter baskets (or fabulous blue beach bags) with fun goodies in them. Bruner was pumped about his Lowes gift certificate, and I love my blue lamp!

 Deana got some stationery designed by yours truly!:)

...and finally on our long drive back to Mobile, I was reading Atlanta Homes. Yes, I'm a dork who reads magazines with a pen, circling things I love and new artists I want to look-up. BTW, I discovered a new artist, Sally Benedict, who I will feature another time, but her colors inspire me. But, I saw Stray Dogs lamp featured on this page, and I'm so pumped I got my lamps for 80% off:) Yeah, they may have a little scratch or dent (hint the major discount), but that gives it a little character, right?

I think so. Now back to the real world :)

Revival Uncommon Goods

So I was flipping through one of my favorite magazines, Garden & Gun, last week and stumbled upon one of my favorite home stores, REVIVAL. I've mentioned them before, and have to say it's one of the coolest stores in Chattanooga, not to mention in the South. So excited to see that Revival was featured among their picks for "The South's Best New Shops"! My mom just loves Rodney (pictured above) and Billy and their entire crew...

I got these pics from Revival's Facebook page, and here's what they had to say:
"Although we've been around for a while, GARDEN & GUN included REVIVAL as one of their picks for the "South's Best New Shops" with our re-imagining at WAREHOUSE ROW in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Begun as an antiques store, REVIVAL has morphed its uncommon goods to include luxury gifts, upholstery, casegoods, lighting, vintage and salvage.....all with a distinctly editorial point of view."

They recently hosted one of my favorite designers, Suzanne Kasler, for a book signing. That's my mama below in the gray, getting her book signed!

I'm thrilled to see such great exposure for such a fabulous store!

Oh, and 1 week from today I'll be drawing names from my follower list for the FREE Personalized Stationery GIVEAWAY! Don't wait too long and miss your chance!!