My Latest & Favorite Pins

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Happy Monday!
I find Pinterest is a big time suck. I do mean that in a great way.
You can get completely lost in pin after pin and before you know it and hour or two has come & gone.  I try to limit it to 30 minutes a day, give or take. So, in my allotted 3.5 hours last week that I was pinning, here are my top 5 faves.
Art. Lighting. Orange.

I’m dying iver the magenta painted millwork and the wallpapered on the backs of the shelves.

The headboard, wall colour and fabrics are fresh

Everything about this office space is perfection!

I love the hood, floor and the black subway wall tile.

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Powder Room Redo

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Good Morning.
Sorry for the lack of post yesterday time got away from me. It’s hard to believe that this current school year is almost over. Today is B & O’s last day of preschool ever! It makes me both happy & sad all at the same time. I don’t understand where the last 4 1/2 years have gone; it would be so nice to have a little one in the house again.

Besides babies, I’ve been thinking about the possibilities for my main floor powder room. When we first moved in 9 years ago it was looking really great, but now the wallpaper seams are starting to peel back & O got his hands on something pointy & began hitting the walls and left a lovely cluster of holes! 

Over the years it got a few minor tweaks – drapery panels & the ceiling, trim & door getting a coat of glossy black. Now with 2 kids who use this washroom for brushing teeth it needs to be a bit more piratical – we need better lighting, storage for all their stuff, extra towels, soaps & toilet paper.
Here is how the room looks now.

Here is what my wish is for the powder room looks like.
The existing slate floor has to stay as well as the drapery panels, but the blind will be replaced, maybe in a colour pulled out from the art work, not quite sure yet. I’m not expecting to do this anytime in the near future, perhaps in the new year.

First up will B’s room – go here to see the befores and my plan – I have had a change of heart on the drapery and cushions, but when I make a final decision I will share it. This will all happen & be completed when she is gone to the cottage for a week with my Mom.

Don’t forget that Pillotopia is currently offering 50% off everything listed 
– use coupon code CLEAROUT50 –  
The new shop will relaunch with some fab stuff August 1st.

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25 Things You Don’t Know about Me – #2 MFAMB

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For today’s 25 Things I’ve got someone you all know, or you should get to know now.
It’s Jenny from MFAMB.

If you don’t already read Jenny’s exploits of hilarity you must, she’s the only person who can talk about poop and toots and be so cool about it! The writer behind this great blog is also an actress, a kick ass artist & has a keen eye for interiors too!

So with out further ado, Heeerrrreee’s JENNY! (try to imagine that in Ed McMahon’s voice)

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1. i am a sagittarius
2. i had sex with 80’s asshole heart-throb, craig sheffer.  he stuck it in my butt.
3. i have only had butt sex 1 time.
4. i hate cheese.
5. i am an actress first and foremost. a painter second.
6. i like cats the best. 
7. i want to live on a farm. with lots of cats. 
8. my favorite foreign city is london.
9. the only foreign country i’ve been to is england.
10. i don’t go a lot of places.
11. i hate people who are late all the time.  seriously, if you are late a lot and were wondering if i hated you.  you wondered correct. 
12. i did improv comedy for 15 years.
13. i love wes anderson films more than all those people who say they love wes anderson films.
14. i would have voted for jimmy carter if i could have voted back then. 
15. i am a weak atheist. 
16. i eat puffed rice cereal with agave and coconut milk before bed every day.
17. i love to clean my ears out with qtips. i go deep. i can’t hear very well in my left ear. do you think this is the reason? 
18. i can watch hot fuzz any time. it doesn’t even matter what’s happening. i will stop that shit immediately to watch. 
20. i love gardening.  but it’s hard.
21. i can’t wait to drink my coffee every morning. in fact i really can’t wait to go to sleep at night just so i can wake up and drink my coffee.
22. you might be still wondering if #2 is even true. it is. and so is #3.
23. i am in love with my tv.
24. i like wine a lot. one of my dreams is to drink and eat my way through france. i intend to get gout as a result.
25. my daughter is the love of my life. 
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When I first asked Jenny to participate in this new & fun series, her reaction went like this
“yes! believe it or not i LIVE for those gay ass (i mean that in the best way possible) questionnaire things. count me in! So I knew with that response that she would come up some goodies.

If you want to read “25 Things You don’t Know About Me #1 – Hollie from TPZ”- click here

Have a wicked day kids!

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Week End Round Up & Sara Wilde Photography

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I hope you had a nice weekend. Mine was very nice, thank you. My hubby & I attended the wedding of his friends on Saturday and it was so simple, personable & a ton of fun! It took place at the Enoch Turner School House in Toronto, an old school house that has been turned into an event space. The couple really ran with the whole school house theme, books, lined paper, typewrite font, library cards & date stamps.
A stack of vintage school books were the perfect base for the collection of
mismatched glass vases that held an assortment of colourful flowers.

The place cards were library cards.

Each table was called up to the buffet when their song played. The song related to the guests at the table.

The front of the ceremony space was so simple. Vintage letters, representing the first names of the bride & groom. More collected glass vases held clusters of colourful blooms & the only source of light in the room was 4 strings of vintage bulbs.

The take aways were home made apple jam – delicious!
The photography for the event was taken by Sara Wilde Photography. 
I could just tell that this gal was getting some great pics, so I perused out her portfolio and by golly, she’s good! So much so that we are planning a little photo session for ourselves. Check out he amazingness by Sara.

To see more of Sara click here.
Later Gators!
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Art / Room / Ensemble #1

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I figured today would it would be fun to take this piece of art by Lola Donoghue
and use it as inspiration for a room,

SofaRugSide tableslampsmirrorX-benches

& an outfit.

 All items from Piperlime

Lola has not 1 but 2 shops on Etsy. The first features all her abstracts and the second has beautiful illustrations.
Go check them out, they will not disappoint.

Happy Weekend.

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Rain to Rainbows

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I hope the weather is beautiful wherever you are today, I’ve got a wet rainy and gloomy kinda day ahead of me.
Into everyones life a little rain must fall, hopefully it could look a little like this.

And if you’re lucky you might just see a rainbow.

Here’s wishing sunny skies for tomorrow, I’m off to the beach with some gal pals!
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A Peek Into The Soon To Be New & Improved Pillotopia

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I’ve had a great day so far & it’s only 11:00 am 
My kids put on a Father’s Day celebration, it was a cute I could have almost cried.

I spent yesterday sourcing fabrics for the New Pillotopia that will re launch August 1st.
Here is a look into my fabric selections thus far.

What do you think???
Remember that EVERYTHING in the shop is currently 50% OFF – use coupon code CLEAROUT50 at the check out.
Items are moving quickly but you can still get your hands on some of these.

Have a beautiful day!

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25 Things You Don’t Know About Me #1

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Today is the start of a new weekly series here at The Pink Zipper. 
Every Wednesday we’ll have fellow bloggers share 25 thing we don’t know about them.
I’ll start off this series.
1. I am an only child.
2. I have 2 kids – twins, a boy & a girl.
3. I married a twin, who has twin sisters & who’s Dad was also a twin.
4. My family lives within a 3 block radius of one another.
5. I would move just about anywhere in the world & not think twice about it.
6. I was trained & worked as a professional make up artist in my 20’s.
7. I kill just about every plant that comes into my home or garden.
8. I have an addiction to Tim Horton coffee.
9. Almost Famous is my favourite movie.
10. When I’m alone in the car I sing along to every song on the radio, & think I sound awesome!
11. I love going to look at the furniture at the Salvation Army store, to see what I can DIY.
12. I don’t like painting walls, but I do like spray paint.
13. I have been married for 12 years.
14. Although I already have 2 kids I would love 1 more, & the possibility of twins again, doesn’t scare me.

15. I bought my first car when I was 21, it was a turquoise Topaz. I thought it was totally rad.
16. The year I lived away from home for school was one of the best years of my life.
17. Noodles & plain tomato sauce is one of my favourite foods.
18. I have moved 12x’s.
19. I get easily bored with my surroundings, so I am always changing up my home decor.
20. When I was younger I wanted a tattoo but never knew what to get, I’m glad now that I didn’t do it.
21. Fuchsia pink is my favourite colour, hence The Pink Zipper.
22. At 8 o’clock every night I curl up in my bed & watch TV.
23. I’m extremely ticklish.
24. I tried the whole neutral thing, but like to be surround by colour, it makes me happy.
25. I am terrified of speaking in public.
There you have it!

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The Polka Dot

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I have been a longtime fan of the polka dot.
It is a simple, classic, graphic pattern, that plays well with everything. Just look and see.

  

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A Little Zushing

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The weather in my part of the woods was total shiz yesterday. Cold, raining, & a general doom & gloom kinda day. So, with the kidos at school, I had 5 hours of time to kill, so I spent it zushing up the upstairs hall, laundry area & the kids jack n’ jill bathroom. 
I am proud to say that I did not buy anything for the upper hall & laundry area, I simply shopped my own home and moved things around. I did however purchase some new things for the kids bathroom.
The Befores

The Afters

I found this Kate Spade shower curtain and used the colours as the jumping off point
I love the polka dot wallpaper and the zig zag patterns together.

The family room swing arm wall sconces or on hold for now, but we still need lighting.  I got these about 6 months ago at a garage sale for $10 for the pair & they’ve have been collection dust in the garage. I love the shape, so theses are going to get a little paint & some new shades.

Have a great weekend!
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