Monday, May 21, 2012

An Affair With A House

Hidden up in Falls Village, a blink-and-you-miss-it hamlet in the green hills of Connecticut, there is a house that has become famous the world over. It is located down a winding road with a curious name, a road that actually changes names several times so that you need to get out at the cute little white wooden General Store in the village's main street to ask directions. It is a house that so

Helllloooo Herringbone

As if the herringbone pattern wasn't sexy enough used for wooden floors, and as if Carrara marble wasn't jaw droppingly beautiful in a big ol' slab...just look at them COMBINED in a herringbone Carrara marble back splash:Via Style at HomeI love it! Definitely filing this in my kitchenspiration folder. Another back splash that really caught my eye recently is this glass one:Isn't it gorgeous?

Sunday, May 20, 2012

STYLING A BOOKCASE

WONDERING HOW IN THE HECK TO MAKE YOUR BOOKCASES LOOK ORDERLY AND UNCLUTTERED? ITS AN AREA THAT CAN HOLD LOTS OF STUFF....BUT DO WE NEED TO TOTALLY FILL IT??? SO HOW DO YOU STYLE A BOOKCASE?PERSONALLY, I LIKE TO DISPLAY PHOTOS, BOOKS, AND DECORATIVE OBJECTS.......BUT I DON'T LIKE IT LOOKING CROWDED....SO, I LIKE TO GROUP " LIKE" THINGS TOGETHER...I COLOR COORDINATED MY STACKS OF BOOKS SO EACH

Bunny Williams and the Trade Secrets

It was Hunter wellingtons at fifty paces yesterday at Connecticut's annual Trade Secrets fair, one of America's most beautiful garden and antique fairs. As the sun danced upon the topiary bay trees and the smell of well-composted soil and old Connecticut money mingled in the May air, well-heeled (or well-wellingtoned) gardeners vied for the best bargains at what has become one of the Green

Friday, May 18, 2012

Long Weekend Whimsy

After I finish work today, the long weekend will officially be here! In Canada, this weekend we celebrate Victoria Day in honour of Queen Victoria's birthday. Commonly, it is known as May 2-4, and is the perfect excuse for barbeques, bevvies, and kicking off the summer season. ^ I can just imagine the PERFECT May 2-4 party taking place here. It's a nice blend of masculinity and femininity, of

Playing With Paints Chips

I have some more free projects for you.  While you're grabbing your paint sticks for your other projects this weekend, get some paint chips too.  Look at all the things you could do with them. How cute is this chandelier? Bookmarks for the readersOmbre wall artCheap and easy gift wrap decoration Easter garlandChristmas trees for the holidaysAdd some color to your Ikea lack tableI think I may try

Thursday, May 17, 2012

Dream House Alphabet: E

E is for Entry Okay, I know that an entry is technically called a foyer, but I don't necessarily need a big huge formal foyer (and plus I've got a very special *must have* item reserved for the 'F' of this little series). All I would need is enough room for a little bench, maybe a cute umbrella stand, a mirror, and a little catch all for mail and keys, etc. I think that often, entries are