Guest Post: La Maison Boheme!!!

Keeping with our theme of fabulousness this week, we have Sarah from La Maison Boheme! I just stumbled on her blog a little while ago and she has been impressing me ever since! You know what I love best about her style? It is so down-to-earth. Somehow she takes things that I wouldn't usually be head-over-heels for and makes it *special* and I just fell in love with her home. I don't know how she does it, it is some crazy voodoo or something...um, or maybe just crazy talent! (c:
(Don't worry, it makes sense if you don't think about it.)

Hi!  Sarah here from La Maison Boheme.  

I was so excited that Aubrey asked me to write about what makes my house feel like home.  My husband and I purchased our home in September of 2009 and we've had a wonderful time transforming the spaces to suit our tastes and our family's needs.  The first thing that makes a house a home is art!  All of the art in our house was acquired while traveling or was made by our family.  The piece below was painted by my grandmother.

My three year old son, Walker, is a budding artist and his work gets wall space too.  Some of his art hangs together in our entry way.

Another thing that makes a house a home is books.  I'm a writer and my husband is an avid reader, so we've got stacks of books all over the house. 

Ours is a family home and I feel that the kids should be represented and made to feel comfortable.  They are also responsible for their share of keeping our home clean and in working order.  In addition to displaying Walker's artwork, I try to have fun playthings stashed around the house.  For instance, I have this apothecary jar on my sideboard filled with plastic army men.

And, of course, every home needs comfy places to rest your head.

And the most important thing that makes our house feel like home?  My boys!

Aubrey, thank you so much for inviting me here today!  

I love your blog!

Thanks so much for being here Sarah! Don't you just love the fun little touches in her home??? I was just thinking that I have no idea why I *don't* have a jar of army men in my house... (c:

I just love her home and I was stunned to find out this week that her precious little Charlie is in need of our help!

Sarah explained his struggle earlier this week:

"Charlie had a very rough start in life.  About 12 hours after he was born, he began having seizures. An MRI revealed he had suffered an in-utero stroke affecting the right side of his brain. More tests revealed other health issues including a heart murmur, an enlarged PFO (a hole in the heart), a narrow aorta, kidney problems, and a condition called Craniosynostosis.  In his first few days of life, we were surrounded by specialists and doctors who used scary words like Cerebral Palsy, Hemiplegia, Paralysis, Epilepsy, mental retardation, repeat stroke, etc. Charlie is 8 months old today and I'm celebrating.  I'm celebrating because while many of these prognoses are still on the table, Charlie is well on his way to surmounting the challenges of his stroke.  He is healing.  And I believe that he is getting better because of the love of friends, family and a wide community of support."

But they still have a long was to go and some very large medical bills.

Enter Charlie's older brother, Walker. (c:

They have an Etsy shop that sells Walker's lovely artwork (did you see it in her entryway and throughout her house?) that benefits "Help Charlie Heal"...it also has a blog where you can just donate for this sweet little guy...

I hope we can all pull together and help this little angel continue his journey and help to ease this sweet family's burden!