My Mother's NEW Site: My Michigan Memories!

If you have never been to the beautiful state of Michigan (my home state) you can take a glimpse by visiting my Mother's NEW website: My Michigan Memories. She is also making some prints available of her Michigan paintings which are available on her website as well as her new store on etsy. The piece above is by far one of my favorites!

Delightful Doggie Decor

Hi. I’m Joanna, a writer for Design Shuffle, an online portal for interior designers to share their portfolios of beautiful homes and work spaces. I search the web daily for the most beautiful interior design ideas and share them on blogs such as this one. Thank you to A Vintage Touch for allowing me to share today. The doggies pictured here are pampered by their owners with cushy digs around the house. From built-in dog boxes to plump dog beds, these pups have it made. How do you pamper your own dog?
 These two pooches are sitting pretty in ornately carved antique chairs with modern dog bowls at the ready.
 This regal pup looks chic and sophisticated on its decadent velvet covered dog bed. A bed such as this one blends well with the rest of the furnishings in the room.
 A turquoise acrylic daybed and bowl is the perfect style for the modern dog in this modern bedroom design.
 From its own drawer, a precious pug guards her owner's sacred shoe collection from other looting hounds.
 A plush dressing room provides the perfect setting for this frou frou little poodle and owner to primp and play. How about this space for inspiring lots of decorating ideas?
 Built-in dog boxes offer these hounds an out of the way play to spend the day napping and relaxing.
 A portrait of a hunting dog looks lovely hung with hunting scenes and landscapes. The rich green on the walls provides the perfect backdrop for these framed pieces.
 Looking for kitchen design ideas with a delightful doggie point of view? You can tell this canine companion was in on the design planning process. He gets his own spot in the kitchen built into the island with a comfy cushion. Images1|2|3|4|5|6|7| 8 Can't get enough of the various interior design styles out there? Then check out Design Shuffle to get endless inspiration from Boston interior designers and more!

Custom Wedding Dress Paintings by Lara Harris

Looking for a fabulous gift for a bride, bride-to-be, or perhaps an anniversary or Valentine's Day gift? How about a custom wedding dress painting! Feel free to check out examples of my work in my store on etsy and/or contact me.

Life With Dogs Giveaway! :)

Be sure to hop, skip, & jump on over to Life With Dogs for a grreat giveaway! Three lucky pups will win a fine art print signed by moi! ;)...and if you feel your precious pup needs to be immortalized in oil be sure to contact me and/or visit my website at Studio Lara .com
Cheers!

New Year...New Projects! :)

I thought after the Christmas rush that my January would be a bit quiet, but wow I couldn't be more wrong! I've been swimming in a sea of commissions some of which include custom wedding dress paintings, personalized Mom's nest paintings, a book cover, pet portraits, and a possible 8 book children's series! I feel beyond blessed to be so busy, true the stress can be a bit much at times, but I just need to remember to take a few moments here & there & just breathe! Continued blessings to you & yours in 2012!

Thank You Life With Dogs! :)

Special Thank You to Life With Dogs for including me in their 2011 Holiday Buyer's Guide! They are THE BEST dog lovers site on the net & it's an honor to be included in their gift guide! :)

*•.♫♪Christmas.♫.•*¨*•♫♪Commissions

Busy as a bee working on Christmas commissions...fully booked for this Christmas but taking orders for the New Year! Feel free to contact me and visit my site at Studio Lara.com 

Adorable Kids Furniture by Wayfair (formerly CSN)

I have had the pleasure of working with CSN Stores, now known as Wayfair, this past year doing some great giveaways as well as some reviews of their wonderful products, so when they asked if I would be interested in doing another review I jumped at the chance!

Wayfair has over 200+ stores with all sorts of products for you, your fur children, and your home. They have some of the most adorable kids furniture such as the bright, turquoise chair above. I also found these pretties!:

And of course this art table is a favorite as well! ;)

Be sure to check back for my review of a product from Wayfair in the next week or so! And feel free to check out all wonderful gift ideas on Wayfair! You won't be disappointed!

Christmas Commissions

Working on several commissions that will be given as Christmas gifts this year...exciting, but stressful at the same time! This is a vintage style portrait I just finished for a customer who will be giving this to her Mother for Christmas. I am fully booked for Christmas, but if are interested in having a pet portrait done feel free to contact me & check out more of my work on my website at Studio Lara!