beach {eats}

I've been forwarding the same email to quite a few friends lately. It's a response to this question: Where should we eat the beach*?

So I figured I would transfer the list over here in case anyone else is wondering!

eat.

-georges (prob better for dinner - alys)

-the red bar (any meal - grayton)

-fire (dinner - santa rosa)

-pizza by the sea (lunch or dinner - watercolor)

-caliza (dinner - alys) fun fact: one erika powell did their {amazing} rooftop patio!

-la cocina (any meal - seacrest)

-watercolor beach club (lunch on rooftop bar)

-another broken egg (breakfast - grayton)

-cafe tango (dinner. santa rosa (def get a reservation. your house is bigger (way bigger) than this place.

-hurricane's (lunch or dinner. grayton)

-crush (seaside. wine bar with great sushi)

-the shrimp shack (seaside. it's grossly overpriced but does sell a mean lobster roll.)

-heavenly's (dessert. seaside)

-(sort of (as in you sort of eat here)) raw and juicy (seaside. it's a juice bar - their juices are good. duh. so is their raw oat meal. for breakfast)

-louis louis (dinner. santa rosa)

-smiling fish (santa rosa. they have lunch and dinner but dinner is better. actually i haven't had dinner there in years because it used to only be open on tuesday nights. it was good when i was there, though and am excited that it is now open more often. the last time i lunched there it was sub-par, though. way sub-par. the dinner (like 4 years ago) was really great.)



drink.

-the red bar (see above)

-louis louis (see above)

-watercolor rooftop bar (see above)

-wine world (watercolor - cheesy name. fun tastings)
-bud & alley's rooftop bar (seaside)

-crush (see above)

-old florida fish house (most nights they have music and a little more of a bar scene - if you wanna get into that.)



be merry.

seaside. i know it's a cliche but the bookstore and modica market and the rooftop bar and the beach access and the farmers market (on saturday mornings) - it's all really cool. even if every other tourist in America agrees.
 
I know there are many more. Please contribute what you know!

*the beach (in our world) is always the Santa Rosa Beach, Florida area

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how cute is….

this mirror?!

Our moms are our #1 fans in life and that is no exception when it comes to s&j.  So when my mom asked if we had anything for her newly screened in porch – I knew just the item!

I do love this mirror – it is made from an old window which is perfect for the spot – it gives the porch a larger feel and with all the greenery it reflects makes you feel like it could actually BE a window.

original hardware remains intact.

 

 

If you would like to order one please email us at hello @ stewartandjames . com .  Happy Friday!

inventory

Inventory page updated!

Also – a summer show coming up! Hopefully, to a town near you?  Stay tuned and see…we are SO excited about this trip!

The Royal Wedding

I know it's silly and I know I'm a little old for fairy tales - or at least believing in them :/ (and I know this is not the first time I've mentioned this) but I can't lie... i am can't stop thinking about the Royal Wedding.

I guess it's a little bit that I so vividly remember Diana and at least one part the whole princess thing (and that Kate is gorgeous and has a great sense of style) and largely that they are my age  and... I don't know - it's just. so. fascinating.

I would have loved to have a viewing party (fascinators and all!) but I had a prior obligation the very day (and into the evening)... so I resorted to DVR and watched on Monday (I know - I had to avoid all social mediums for days). I did have a bottle glass of champagne while I viewed - so at least I was a little festive.

Even though it was pre-recorded by the time I watched it, I still had chills and almost tears. It really was an incredible thing to watch. I know it's old news now, so I won't carry on. (Even though I can't. stop. watching it.)


p.s. did you know that at the ancient age of 29, Kate Middleton will walk down the aisle as the OLDEST royal bride EVER. wow.

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fire engine red

Red is not a color we keep in rotation for our frames mostly because it’s bold and people tend to shy away from it (most seem to be drawn to the safer muted colors)  But at our Atlanta show, one of our hosts asked if we could do some red for her little boy’s room.  We love the opportunity to try a new color!  She picked the frames that she wanted and we got to work (when we got home).  She wanted lattice and a red stripe both on reclaimed frames…the results are precious!  We hope you like them Becca!

Kips Bay Decorator Show House

Have you seen this year's Kips Bay Decorator Show House?!

My two favorites were Amanda Nisbet's bedroom and Celerie Kemble's parlor - for totally different reasons.


Nisbet's bedroom was total mayhem!

That wallcovering - it makes me want to scream (in a good way.) I love the shade of pink and the handpainted look. Not to mention how intense it is as an all over application.

And the artwork is amazing - I can't wait to be able to collect art work. I can't stop looking at this piece.

The paneled walls are gorgeous on their own but are even better in contrast to the pink walls!

The tiny brass nailheads on the upholstered headboard are great too and probably a more apraochable detail to take away from this over-the-top space.

And I loved the layout of the parlor -

I think she did a great job of maximizing the space by ignoring what was already where (windows, shelving, etc.). That is so hard to do - for me. I am trying, though and feel most inspired by her illustration here.

We have a small library in the new house (ah - the new house - remember that? are you even still interested?) and have been wrestling with furniture placement. It's so tiny and only has one open wall that is also the only walk way.
 
 


I love Kemble's placement of the tete-a-tete settee - in front of but not obstructing the window - genius! I just don't have the gorgeous view from my window, so I don't know that many a tete-a-tetes would commence there...

She also smartly placed a sofa in front of and hung artwork from the open shelving.  Maybe I will too!

Any favorites?

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almost summer

Things have been crazy busy (in a good way!)  The kids are wrapping up school and dance, having swim lessons, and getting really really antsy and ready for summer break (me too!)  But in between all the craziness we have been busy wrapping and shipping out frames…

And on a much more important note…

      

we love the wrellde (world)