This month’s “Kitchen of the Month” in House Beautiful had me drooling. Take a look at this beautiful mix of rustic, vintage and modern all rolled into one lovely space. The kitchen was designed by the homeowner, Mary Jo Bochner. Just another reason to love Savannah!
I can’t take…I love it all!
I’m not sure which is my favorite…the lighting? the floors? the built-in shelves?
What’s yours?
Hello friends. Thank you for all of your tips on the chalk paint. Sounds like a great product but it might be a good idea to try and find a workshop!
And I am happy to say that my toe is much better today. After I realized that I was probably stung by a scorpion, I immediately Googled “Florida scorpion stings” and was relieved when the first thing that came up read “not capable of inflicting a lethal sting…… just very painful…” Phew.
Now onto the pretty stuff! I’m not sure if it’s the summer season that is quickly approaching, but these images of the classic, tried and true color combination of blue and white have been stuck in my head.
This one started it all.
Then came this one.
And then this great little chair from Pier 1 in seersucker. Adorable.
Then Serena and Lily came out with these. Really cute, right?
And this little number makes me want to take a vacation.
To where? The Hamptons, of course. Where all roads blue and white intersect.
Do you love all things blue and white? Or do you have another color combo dancing around in your head?
After seeing images of this modern farmhouse circulating around pinterest, I clicked over to Garden and Gun to take a closer look. I showed them to my husband and said, “this makes me want to move to the country and live a simple life.” He responded and said, “yes, but if you are going to live a simple life you would have give up your ipad and computer. Could you do that?”
Ummm. I wasn’t thinking that simple. But then it got me thinking. Could I go without the internet? blogs? pinterest?
What about you? Could you give all of that up in order to live the simple life?
Here is how we spent the past Friday night……
Yes, in the ER. Carson broke his wrist while playing around with his friends. Tomorrow, I take him in to have his cast put on. Poor guy, the timing is not good. He was is in the middle of his baseball season and he has been working out with a personal trainer for the past couple of weeks getting ready for his middle school football tryouts next week. But on the flip side, he’s learned to text with one thumb. All in all he’s taking it pretty well. I think he likes me putting his socks on for him. See Momma’s……. your babies don’t grow up after all 
I’m currently working on several bathroom remodels and thought I’d share some of the pretty tiles and toilets I’ve been looking at….
Ferguson has a fantastic selection of bathroom fixtures at many price points.
All of these were found at Traditions in Tile……
I would love to use this light blue tile on a bathroom wall….mmm. pretty.
Can you imagine this in a beach house?!?!
It’s hard to tell that is tile and not wood.
Hope your week is off to a great start.
In this month’s issue of Traditional Home, they featured the rug company, Custom Cool Rugs, new store in Long Island. The pictures of the adorable storefront were not available on their site, but thought you might like to see their colorful and oh, so beautiful rugs and pillows.
I’ve been working on a few projects that have allowed me to incorporate some fun colors into the designs. Are you finding yourself adding more color to your home?
And here is the owner of Custom Cool Rugs and textile designer, Eliza Gatfield’s, home which was featured in Traditional Home in 2009. Here she used a variety of wallpapers to line the back of the cabinet. So pretty. I love how she mixes patterns throughout her home.
Do you have any fun weekend projects planned? Please share!
Hope you have a great weekend.
Hello friends. Hope you are having a nice weekend. Feel like I have been M.I.A for a while. My baby girl was sick this week (I know, she’s 5 but she is still baby girl to me…and her dad!), fortunately she’s feeling better but that took me away from things for a few days.
Here’s another reason why I love Savannah. Have you received the April issue of House Beautiful? This living room from a historic row house in Savannah is gorgeous, don’t you think? Neutral with touches of color….so pretty.
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This home, designed by Elizabeth Newman, is located in another favorite city of mine, Charleston, South Carolina.
Another neutral space with touches of color. I like how she placed the tongue and groove up to chair rail height and topped it off with substantial trim.
I clipped a few of those palm branches on Friday while I was at the park with my daughter. I keep a pair of scissors in my car just for that reason. Although, I am afraid I am going to encounter a snake one of these days!
And are you ready for this?!?
Holy moly, that’s a pretty bathroom.
Her portfolio is definitely worth checking out. It’s filled with lots of pretty pictures, like this.
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It’s a beautiful here in Jacksonville, I plan on doing a little poolside reading today.
Enjoy your day!!
Here’s a little bit ‘o green to get you into the spirit of St. Patrick’s Day.
Beautiful bedroom by Tracery Interiors.
Oh, we all remember this kitchen, don’t we?
I couldn’t resist posting this again.
I love this color combo…and that necklace!
Do you have any fun plans to celebrate St. Patty’s Day? Have a great weekend!
Have you ever noticed that some of your favorite rooms all have something in common….a color, an accessory or a piece of furniture? For me, it is a fabric. This fabric, by Peter Dunham.
‘Samarkand’ comes in 10 colorways. This is one of my favorites – Blue/Green
This is why I love her so…..
There is that pop of green that is so hot right now. Love the styling of this photo from House Beautiful.
Sorry I could not pull off a larger picture. This space is perfect to me….casual, chic and lots of texture.
And yours truly does it again. So pretty.
That mirrored sconce is beautiful. I think Pottery Barn carried something similar to that a few years ago, but by the time I decided to buy one they were sold out. Darn.
So tell me, do you have a common thread in your “favorites”? I’d love to hear what it is!
You may remember when I posted about presenting this to my client recently….
Part of the design plan was to add some architectural interest to the interior of their house. The exterior of her home has a low-country feel with a front porch and rockers, so I wanted to continue that traditional low-country feel right as you walk in the door. I proposed adding planking to the foyer and over the weekend it was installed! Adding architectural interest definitely gives you the most bang for your design buck. If you’re ever unsure of where to put your money when starting a project, start with trim work. It will instantly change the way your space feels.
My client sent me these pictures yesterday.
It has not been painted yet….that is just the back side of the boards. Here is the link to the post that I did on my inexpensive planking alternative. Still to come is paint, lighting and a new rug. Which of course, I can’t wait to share with you guys.
Her breakfast nook and kitchen are also getting some love. We added tongue and groove planking 2/3rd’s of the way up the wall and around the island. Here is another in progress shot……plus her 2 cute girls!
The painters are coming this week. I can’t wait to share the before and after pictures with you as we have lots of things in store!
And on a different note…….
this little guy turns 10 today!!!!
This is one sweet boy…….and a tough one.
He loves football and always gives 110%
and I am so proud to be his mom.
Happy Birthday Parker!!!! I love you.
One of the projects that I am currently working on is a kitchen and breakfast room. The homeowner would like to somehow use her current dining chairs, so I have been looking at different slipcover options to give the chairs a new look and to help incorporate them into the new design. There are a lot of great ideas out there.
It would be easy to find a set of these chairs on Craigslist or at an antique store for next to nothing. Because of the style of my client’s chairs, I am probably going to go with a skirted option similar to this. I like the button detail.
More cute button details.
From here.
Oh, those pleats and a monogram.
From here.
This one is on my never-ending project list. I think I could sew this….but not the monogram.
I saw this fabric at Calico Corners the other day….$19.99 a yard. So cute.
It made me think of this.
I just had to include this one, too.
It would look adorable on this bar stool from World Market, only $99 people.
Have any fun plans for the weekend? Hope it’s a good one!
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