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Merry Christmas from our family to yours!

The ChicGeek — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 03:55:58 +0000

I hope you had a wonderful Christmas and enjoyed time with your family. I will be taking a break from blogging until the new year as I am traveling and spending time with my family. I hope you have a great rest of the year and I look forward to the new year. Thank you all for your support as I’ve started my blog and I can’t wait to see what the new year will hold!

Photo taken by Me

Christmas at Stone Mountain

The ChicGeek — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 14:45:27 +0000

First of all, I apologize for missing my posts the last two days. On top of not feeling good, Christmas has snuck up on me and things have been very hectic! This past weekend we went to Stone Mountain outside of Atlanta with my parents and I wanted to share some of the Christmas decorations with you. Stone Mountain is the world’s largest piece of exposed granite. Outside of the gates we were greeted by “Bubble Man”. He was a favorite of the kids and the workers.

On the face of the Mountain is carved Stonewall Jackson, Robert E Lee, and Jefferson Davis. All key figures from the Confederate States of America.

You can walk to the top or ride the skyride. We choose the skyride today. Here’s the view of Atlanta from the top of the Mountain. As you can see the weather wasn’t really cooperating.

One of the things to do in Stone Mountain Park is the Antebellum Plantation. I love how they’ve decorated this house for Christmas. The little cornhusk horses are adorable. In the kids room, each kid has a different color yarn and the have to follow it to their present. So it’s a fun game. In the loom room, they are starting to decorate with popcorn and cranberries.

Stone Mountain Park does an amazing job of lighting up everything at night. I wish I knew how to work my camera well enough to do the lights justice, so here are the better pictures. The lights were just beautiful. Every tree, every building, everything was wrapped in lights.

* All images taken by me for ChicGeek Designs and cannot be reused without permission

Dream Room 12/18

The ChicGeek — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 03:17:18 +0000

I would love to be curled up in that bed right now in front of that fire. It’s boring rain and cold here in Atlanta. Brr. I’m over winter already! But back to the picture. It’s so nice and warm and cozy. If I could step into a picture, I’d be there!

Photography by Mark Boisclair. Image via Source and Design Magazine

Asberg Interiors and Styling

The ChicGeek — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 22:25:52 +0000

Lately I’ve been obsessed with Swedish Interiors. It’s all so clean and stylish. I love the limited patterns used but they are used in such key places to make a huge impact. We’ve talked about lighting and how important it is. Do you see the lights used in these pictures? How cool are they? I enjoy looking at these pictures, the places are just relaxing and I’d love to take a cup of coffee and sit at the table and look through my latest stack of Interior Design Magazines. Or read Times Top 50 Interior Design Blogs. Have you looked at the list? I must say I’m glad to see a lot of my favorites on there – Coco & Kelley, Creature Comforts, Lovely Clusters, Decor8, and Desire to Inspire! And now I have even more new blogs to go read.

Pictures via Asberg Interiors and Styling

Pink Christmas Tree

The ChicGeek — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 03:07:48 +0000

To continue the theme from yesterday I stumbled across this picture today and I fell in love, so I had to post it. I don’t even know where to start. Do I start with the gorgeous pink Christmas Tree? I want that tree. Or the adorable little girl? Or the pink and brown wallpaper? Or the pillows that just look so comfy that are perfect to sit on while unwrapping those perfectly wrapped Christmas presents? I love it all!

Family Living

Modern Christmas Trees

The ChicGeek — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 21:27:17 +0000

Are you into Modern Trees or are you more of a Traditional Gal? Here are some Modern Trees I found today. What do you think? Some of them are really interesting. I really like the one from John Lewis and would probably decorate that for my house.

2010 – Year of Turquoise?

The ChicGeek — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 03:01:54 +0000

The Pantone results are out for 2010 and they predict that 2010 will be all about turquoise. “It is believed to be a protective talisman, a color of deep compassion and healing, and a color of faith and truth, inspired by water and sky. Through years of color word-association studies, we also find that Turquoise represents an escape to many – taking them to a tropical paradise that is pleasant and inviting, even if only a fantasy.” (From Pantone). I am a fan of turquoise. I have it in my living room right now as an accent color. It is a calming color, which is something that I’m in need of after a long weekend of being sick and the weather being miserable. Do you think Turquoise will only continue to grow in popularity this year or is Pantone behind on their color prediction and should Turquoise have been the color of the year in 2009 instead of Mimosa? What are your thoughts?

Canadian House and Home

House Beautiful

Homes and Gardens

If you’re not a fan of the darker turquoise, you can always lighten it up a little bit.

House Beautiful

Living Etc.

Domino

Or if you don’t want to commit yet to painting your walls turquoise, how about some accents?

House To Home

House Beautiful

House To Home

Canadian House and Home

Lonny Mag

The ChicGeek — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 23:07:36 +0000

If you’re still mourning over the loss of Domino Magazine like I am, and you haven’t heard of Lonny Mag yet, then you are in for a surprise. It is a new online Magazine that is just beautiful! They just released their second edition yesterday and it’s stunning. There are over 175 pages of eye candy. I looked through the whole thing twice yesterday and will probably go through it again tonight. There is just so much to see. I couldn’t decide which was my favorite article, the Kate Spade one or the Indian Fabric in the Parisian apartment. So here are a few glimpses of both. Please go check out the magazine. It’s wonderful!

I love the colors used in the Kate Spade store and all the sparkle. What a combination!

And in this article, look at the use of the various fabrics throughout the apartment. She has such a good eye for mixing them and making them look so good together. I know that I wouldn’t be able to do that and admire anyone who can.

Plug Lighting

The ChicGeek — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 17:49:20 +0000

It’s no secret that I’m in love with lighting – chandeliers especially. So when I was looking at Metropolitan Home and ran across the Big Bang Light from Plug Lighting I had to check out their website. I was blown away when I did. They have such a wide range of lights and such beautiful chandeliers. I especially love the Murano glass chandeliers, in particular the black one. Can I have one of each for Christmas please?

Merry Christmas to Me!

The ChicGeek — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 02:27:14 +0000

My Christmas present came today! I am very excited!

Now I just need to learn how to use it. I will be watching the DVD after the season finale of Glee. Which I am very sad is over soon. What are you up this evening? Are you watching Glee also? Any favorite shows ending soon? Anyone else confused why “So You Think you can Dance” is having the Season Finale next week with 6 contestants? I am. Is it just me or are seasons getting shorter and shorter?