With the doom and gloom of gray-brown skies and more inversion forecasted. These are becoming more and more appealing. They are Martha recommended.
Saturday, January 20, 2007
Friday, January 19, 2007
Lovely Katherine's Lovely Home...
Yesterday, I un-hermited myself after two weeks ofstraight painting. I went to visit my friend Katherine in her lovely
new home. I love it because she had so much color added
right at the beginning. Most of the main floor is this soft yellow
with white trim. Notice her beautiful, black, iron balustrade. It
is so elegant. The white cupboards in the kitchen are really
lovely with the black dining table and black and white
marble counter-tops. Pay special attention to the
rock fireplace in the last picture because Katherine
did the rock work herself.
Katherine, thank you for the wonderful lunch.
It was so fun to visit with you and Jess.
Your home is so lovely, which is very you.
Alpine V...
My friend made this drink. It has a fruit in it called the Alpine Sandthorn Berry which is a fruit that contains some of the omega vitamins found in fish. Amazing. I was prepared for it to taste yuck because it's a health food supplement, but it doesn't. It's really delicious. Read about it here. Good job!!!
Elephants, Hearts & Flowers... Oh My...
Michelle came by last night to show me all of these lovely things that she has made this week. I think this elephant can count as a Granny Chic item because Michelle told me that the pattern belonged to her Grandmother. My camera is not doing justice here because the detail and the color are better in real life.
Very cute Michelle! Thanks for sharing!
Thursday, January 18, 2007
If you didn't get a chance...
Please still put your two cents in on the flooring post below. And, I hope some of you caught the second two parts of the China From The Inside documentary that aired last night. Amazing!
Favorite Old Valentines...
Top: My Lily of the Valley Valentines Boxesfrom 2002.
Bottom: A little love pillow made by Michelle
Favorite New Valentine...
I bought these the other day for about $5 all together. They are tiny, the tallest one is about 3 inches high. They need one little posy each.
The Bridge At Andau...
This is the amazing true story of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution. The pages expose both the worst and the best of humanity and in the end the book honors the over 200,000 refugees whose courage will forever inspire me.
Wednesday, January 17, 2007
Pondering Flooring...
This is a link the the Pergo flooring site, which I have been using just to look at colors. Either white is back or it has never left, but I really like Whiteside Pine. Take a look, then tell me what flooring you are dreaming of and why.
Tuesday, January 16, 2007
Instead of a Baby Grand...
If you have a space where a Baby Grand might someday sit, but you are waiting for funds to arrive, how about book marking that space with a beautiful round occasional table where a large flower might be placed. This beauty is from Maine Cottage and comes in 40 finishes.
Does the cute owl remind you of anyone?
Anthropologie was selling mass produced copies of Chika's work, a Los Angelas based artist, for Christmas. I bought 3 to use as birthday party decor. This cute owl is a one-of-a-kind original and is available through Mahar Drygoods, a site I adore and found through Jenni's friend Design Mom who has awsome posts everyday. You'll love them both!
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