Vacation Bliss-Expert Designer Amanda Burdge

  On a whim I decided to come and visit the parentals, in Camdenton, Missouri this week. They have a beautiful home on Lake of the Ozarks and I am very happy to report that we will be enjoying a day of boating, in a pleasant 90 degress today, yay!! We have had partial sunny, mostly cloudy days ( whatever the heck that means, are they not one in the same?) And today will be our first day of full, 100% SUN!!

GOOD MORNING CAMDENTON!!!!

Seriously, does it get any better than this? I do have to say myself that I could wake up to this every morning. No wonder the people back here are so happy! I would be too, now if I could just figure out how to become independently wealthy.....

Seven in the morning, large cup of coffee and blogging. This really is the life. Is this not the best way to blog? Perhaps I just sell AB HOME and move here. I could be property management. Make sure everything is as it should be....

Well the good news is I have managed to get a little work in. Mom took me to the local thrift store, where to my surprise, lay some of the worlds best treasures...who knew?!

As we approched Bear ( name of the converted Wal-mart, now a thrift store) I was dragging my feet. Nothing good could possibly come out of a dilapidated store, with crusty windows, dust bunnies, and the depot for redneck central. We walked inside to find broken fans and cell phones, disassembled bed frames and smelly clothes. Why on earth am I here, I thought. But then out of the corner of my eye, I caught a glimpse of this

My excitement suddenly turned giddy. What a gorgeous peice! This would look beautiful in a lacquered white paint, and carrera marble top. Oh the thought of it in my store with my acid green lamps, pure design magic! Then I saw this,

Can you stand it? I was drooling over this hardware. This would be gorgeous in black, and would also make an incredible bathroom vanity. At this point the employees were starting to give me the stink eye. They couldn't understand why I was getting desperately excited over junk. But the piece de' resistance, ( no joke I may have peed myself) were these beauties. At this point the angels were singing, and design magic was occuring right underneath our noses! I scooped these up, and dad put them in the truck to come home.

So I did what any GOOD designer would do. I immediatley contacted Dayka, over at meditations on life and style and rubbed it in. I emailed her all my fabulous finds, and like a coy fox, I asked her what she would do with them, knowing full well she was shorting out her computer with envious drool. I think she may have even cracked a rib when she fell out of her chair because she was having a hard time breathing. I was too, but luckily my mom is a nurse and could administer CPR if necessary!

(Ok no joke, she really did hurt herself doing something, so head over to her blog and give her some well wishes!) I hope all of you are having a fabulous weekend and I will be thinking of you while I'm out in the sun with booze and boating! Happy day to all!!!

Wine on Tyne event-Interior designer Amanda Burdge

1002 Tyne Blvd.

On Wednesday night I had the honor and the privilege to attend the wine on tyne event, in Nashville's exclusive Green Hills neighborhood. The home, located at 1002 Tyne Blvd. is reportedly on the market for $4.5 million, through Michael Sohr and associates. You can go here to see the listing. I'm not entirely certain why the event was held, other than show it off, and find a potential buyer. The event brought together some of Nashville's finest builders, real estate agents, and interior designers, for food, wine and and little mingling. And maybe even a little gossip about who the owners were, why they are selling, and of course all the infinite, and fabulous details the home expressed in every corner. Here are a few of the amazing photos:

Dining room

Master Bathroom

Casita/guest house

Guest bath

Four car garage

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Sid Dickens Memory Blocks available in Brentwood TN

Our Sid Dickens tiles will officially be here Wednesday April 12th!

The urban nest

Sid Dickens Memory Blocks are hand-crafted, collectible pieces of art that gain in value when tiles get retired. They provide a contemporary style of decorating that is affordable, fun, and easy to use. With motifs ranging from Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque, and Rococo, images from the Middle East, Babylon to London and Paris, art and music, mystic symbols, the Tarot, botanical patterns and board games-it isn't difficult to find a design that works for you.

Sid Dickens

Sydney Dickens resides in Vancouver, where him and a team of artists make their 6.5"x8" plaster tiles. We recently teamed up with Sid Dickens to expand our product line at AB HOME, and we are very excited to bring them aboard.

Sid Dickens Memory Blocks are best displayed in wall-mounted groupings. The size of the groupings is unlimited. No framing or installation costs are required. Only the simplest measurements are necessary. Each Memory Block back has been finished with an angled aperture. All you need to do is position a small tack, screw or nail in the wall and hang the tile. No additional supports, braces or mounts are necessary. Any individual can hang them.

Our first shipment of tiles will be arriving the first of March. All tiles retail for $78 each, but can go as high as $500 once retired. We are very excited about all the feedback we have already received and we are thrilled about being the only retailer in the Brentwood, Franklin area to carry them! If you want to know if there is a retailer near you click here and enter in your info. If you want more info about us, don't forget to visit our Facebook fanpage!

A simple welcome note

As we begin our travels on the web as bloggers, our hope is to bring you the best in the design world. We will keep you on top of the best trends, ideas that have great sticking power, and of course keep you posted on everything AB HOME. Our office is always in a state of design frenzy. Nothing ever stays the same, and we love change. Nothing is ever ordinary, and if it is, well we will make it extraordinary! Welcome to our new spot on the web. Thank you for joining us, and visit us at ABHOMEINTERIORS.COM.