Friday…..{right?}….

Anyone else have trouble keeping track of what day of the week it is 

during the summer months?  Without routine and schedules it's

just so difficult for me…but I am happy it's Friday….

I am heading up to Seattle later this afternoon, mostly to watch

my girl play some soccer but also to see my country

crush Kenny Chesney in concert at Safeco Field!  I have

seen Kenny in concert many times but my hubby got us tickets

in the sandbar for my birthday…gotta love a guy who buys you 

tickets to see your country crush from the front row!

While in Seattle, I am also having brunch with some

of my favorite blogging pals….so it's going to be a busy weekend,

filled with lots of good stuff.

As you can see from the photo above, we have made a few little

changes in our kitchen - added the Ikea pendants over

the island.  I had an electrician convert the can lights for me.

I also have hung bamboo shades since this photo was taken -

both things I have wanted to do FOREVER…..I promise to

get a post up soon with all the little changes that

I have made in our home….

I had no takers on the pillows I had for sale in my last post -

a first!  If you are interested in any of them, please feel

free to make me an offer - I would like to pass them along.

Wishing you all a weekend full of summer good stuff!

Pillow Sale!

Well happy summer to you all…..

Life this summer is considerably different in my home…

I attribute the change to the ages of my girls {13 and 16}and 

having a child who drives {what?????}…..I love it and hate

it all at the same time…...

Basically, they only need me to fill the pantry and fridge 

and give permission to

go here and there and everywhere.

So what have I been doing to distract me from my

uselessness?  Mainly, I have been working with awesome

clients, but also doing a fair amount of digging cleaning

out many spaces in my own home.  

My pillow stash really needs to be lessened so I thought 

it would be fun to pass along PAIRS of some

pretty custom pillows my fellow pillow lovers!

**ALL THESE PILLOWS ARE BEING SOLD IN PAIRS!

{THAT MEANS TWO PILLOWS TOGETHER}

*price includes shipping

And I apologize in advance for the less than 

stellar photos -

Bengal Bazaar Lumbars {12x20}

$100/pair $80/pair

Birds {22x22}

$90/pair $70/pair

Upside-down Ikat {my workroom's mistake!!} {22x22}

*these are trimmed in black linen

$60/pair

Pretty Foundation Pillow 22x22

$150/pair $100/pair

**This pair is brand new and never used.  I had them made for a client

and then the direction of the design changed.  They are gorgeous cream 

with a light blue/gray design - so versatile!

**All these pillows were made custom.  I recommend

filling them with a 24x24 Ikea down fill for a fuller pillow.

** If you would like to purchase please send me an email at jillbeth@aol.com and I will send

you an invoice via Paypal.  Once you have paid the invoice I will mark

the pillow SOLD on this post.

Happy pillow shopping!

Summer-izing your home with rugs - {discount code!}

I snapped this photo this morning of the current state of our living room.  You will

notice that I swapped my vintage Persian rug for this shaggy Moroccan - it

just felt lighter and brighter for summer.

I was recently contacted by an online rug pad

company asking if I would try their rug pads and write

a review.  While rug pads often get forgotten when we invest in

an expensive area rug - a quality rug pad is important for many

reasons:

* protection of your hardwood floors
* cushion/comfort underfoot
* reducing slipping and stretching

I was thrilled to receive a felt backed rug pad from the Rug Pad Corner!

It is amazing how much more comfortable our PB Heathered Jute rug is

to walk on - even my kids noticed a difference!

Besides offering high quality rug pads, the Rug Pad Corner donates

a portion of EACH sale to a charity that you choose!

In addition - the Rug Pad Corner will custom cut your rug

if their standard sizes won't accommodate your rug!

And what I love the most is that the Rug Pad Corner is a 

green company - they use no dangerous chemicals in their pads or adhesives!

Rug Pad Corner (rugpadcorner.com) is offering Forever*Cottage

readers a discount of 15% off any rug pad.  Just apply the code REVIEW15

at checkout to receive this savings!