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Summer House By Fo4a Architecture

Summer house is a prject designed by Fo4a Architecture. ...

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Modern French Country Home Offers Breathtaking Interiors In

Trickle Creek Designer Homes designed and built this stunning modern french country home located in Altadore, a residential neighborhood in the southw ...

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Rs_d Apartment By Nido

RS_D apartment is a project designed by NIDO. The apartment with an area of ??over 100 square meters, which is quite compact, turned out to be spaciou ...

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Killarney Residence By Reena Sotropa In House Design Group

Killarney Residence is a project designed by Reena Sotropa In House Design Group. “Our team took this full scale kitchen and living room renovat ...

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Weekend Reading 10.20.24

It was the loveliest week, I cut my hair shorter, wore fall boots and sweaters, and enjoyed many moments in the soft sunshine. The trees all around ar ...

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Birds of a Feather

Perhaps you noticed in the most recent Fixer Upper reveal of the Lakehouse that Joanna chose a group of birds not once but twice to add interest to th ...

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Weekend Reading 10.13.24

Good news for us, our Florida home was not damaged in Hurricane Milton which surprised us since the storm passed directly over Sarasota. We were prepa ...

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Weekend Reading 10.5.24

Greetings friends, it?s been two weeks since I posted. I flew to Florida to get our house ready for tenants arriving unexpectedly early due to the dam ...

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Weekend Reading 9.22.24

Happy weekend everyone! This week I made progress on our kitchen update. I found a quartz pattern I really like, it?s just a matter of ordering the ma ...

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Elements of Cottagecore Design

Perhaps you?ve noticed how cottagecore has recently become one of the most popular interior design styles. Cottagecore is a design aesthetic that idea ...

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Weekend Reading 9.15.24

Oh how lovely you are September! I?ve been taking long walks in the soft sun each day and continuing my ceramics practice. I?m learning more advanced ...

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DIY Botanical Wallpaper Picture Frames

I took a week off to enjoy my 25 year wedding anniversary in Maui, but today I?m back with a charming new DIY project. Vintage art and traditional dec ...

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Simple Fall Wreaths

Yesterday I brought out some of my fall decor to display around the house. On the mantel is an arrangement of dried wildflowers and also red and gold ...

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DIY Faux Burl Wood Tray + Outdoor Table

I love it when a plan comes together. I wanted to reinvent our courtyard into a dining space for the fall months, and searched high and low for a dini ...

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Weekend Reading 9.1.24

Happy September, it?s my favorite month! I love this time of year when it?s still warm out but you can feel fall in the air. I ordered an outdoor dini ...

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Trending: Burl Wood Furniture & Accents

Burl wood is a unique yet recognizable pattern that?s trending in design. Burl wood has been used in antiques for centuries but is captivating interio ...

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Pressed Fall Leaf and Wildflower Art (Free Printables)

For anyone who wants to get a jump start on fall decorating, below find a collection of six free art prints I created for your personal use. Swap out ...

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Weekend Reading 8.25.24

What a lovely week its been back home with my family. I got the opportunity to reconnect with a few girlfriends on Friday, we drove past vineyards thr ...

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The Best Sculptural Candles for Fall

The air is getting cooler here in Northern California, it makes me want to pull out all my cozy autumn decor and layer it around the house. I started ...

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Coastal Bedroom Makeover

What a perfect way to end the summer with these images from our breezy primary bedroom at our home in Florida. This was a budget makeover, I repurpose ...

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Weekend Reading 8.18.24

It was my last weekend in Florida, I spent it cleaning and organizing since I?m flying back to California. I photographed our primary bedroom, it†...

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DIY Rattan Dresser Makeover

For the past few weeks, I?ve been working on a makeover on our primary bedroom and one of the projects recently finished is this painted rattan panele ...

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Unique Ceramics Makers

After six months away from my ceramics studio, I was eager to get back so I signed up for an intermediate class for the fall to continue my education ...

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Weekend Reading 8.11.24

Hello friends! It was quiet this week on the blog, thank you for understanding. It felt right to spend the week with my family here in Florida as an e ...

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Weekend Reading 8.4.24

Good morning from Georgia! I am staying in Tybee Island for my niece?s wedding, we drove up from Florida a few days ago, we?re staying in a house toge ...

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DIY Arched Doorways

Sometimes the simplest projects can be so satisfying! In our Florida house we had a lot of straight edge room transitions and I?ve been dreaming of ad ...

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Weekend Reading 7.28.24

I?ve returned from my trip to France and Italy. I took two days off to rest and recharge and acclimate to the different time zone before jumping back ...

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Style Crush: Hand Painted Ceramic Sinks

I?m inspired by my travels to Italy where hand painted ceramics are part of the aesthetic in this region of the world. I stumbled upon a collection of ...

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Weekend Reading 7.21.24

Greetings from the Cinque Terre! I?m here with my 20 year old daughter, it?s her first glimpse of Italy. Today we?re taking a pesto making course in t ...

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Front Door Glow Up

Earlier this week, I posted my ...

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Sea Green Paint Colors & Doors

Since we bought the Florida house in 2022, I?ve been meaning to paint the front door, but it took me two years to finally get around to doing it. I wa ...

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Weekend Reading 7.14.24

Today I am flying to Nice, France to meet my daughter, she?s been in Spain for a week with friends and now it?s my turn to be with her. It?s our first ...

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Art in the Kitchen

Have you noticed lately in every styled kitchen a little piece of art pops up somewhere" Art has been displayed in European kitchens forever, and it?s ...

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The Prettiest Melamine Plates for Summer

I love the concept of romanticizing one?s life, this happens in part when we surround ourselves with things we truly love, that favorite coffee mug or ...

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Weekend Reading 7.7.24

I?ve been in Florida for over a week, slowly making changes around the house and also exploring the local area. I?m repainting the front door as soon ...

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Unexpected Red

The Fourth of July is tomorrow and since red is a patriotic color, let?s take a look at its use in interiors. I?m all for the use of wine on the walls ...

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Hot Lighting Trend: Rechargeable Lamps

Last year I was totally on board with the rechargeable and battery operated lightbulb trend, I cut the wires and cords off wall sconces and installed ...

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DIY Shell Shadow Boxes

Where we live on the gulf coast of Florida, there are a lot of white sandy beaches and many of them are perfect for shell collecting. Since I?ve been ...

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Top Rated Summer Travel Sandals

Next month, I?m traveling to the south of France to spend a week with my twenty year old daughter, it?s our first mother daughter trip to Europe. We w ...

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Weekend Reading 6.23.24

I ran out of time to photograph my completed home office space, I?m on a plane headed back to Florida for the summer so it will have to wait until Aug ...

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Look for Less: Cane Furniture

I?ve been a fan of cane door and drawer front furniture for years, I even bought a pair of cane front chests and used them in Kerensa Bed for $581   ...

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Weekend Reading 6.16.24

I gave my blue and white home office a refresh this week, I moved in some bookcases to give it more of a library feel, rotated the desk, and reorganiz ...

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Elegant Ways to Decorate with Bamboo Furniture

Since we bought a home by the beach in Florida I?ve grown increasingly interested in bamboo pieces, it must be the influence of the location. Bamboo i ...

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Weekend Reading 6.9.24

I?m back in California, rested and refreshed. Yesterday we celebrated my son?s high school graduation and today it?s a barbeque with all of our neighb ...

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10 DIY Wall Art Projects from the Archives

I?ve experimented over the years in so many ways to make art whenever curiosity and creativity strikes. This month I?m working on a painting a canvas ...

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IKEA Hack: DIY Bar Cabinet

I had a small niche in my dining room I wanted to fill with a bar cabinet to store glassware and table linens but couldn?t find one that was the right ...

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Weekend Reading 6.2.24

My sister in law and my niece arrive today, we will spend a few days enjoying Florida before I fly back home to California. It?s graduation weekend an ...

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Budget Friendly Outdoor Sofas

Welcome to the spot I enjoy my morning coffee and where I like to listen to podcasts or doze off in the shade. I just love spending time here in the e ...

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DIY White Stone Tray

Texture is one of the ways to add interest to your spaces, and so I look for surfaces that will do just that. I was strolling around Hobby Lobby and s ...

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Weekend Reading 5.26.24

Happy Memorial Day weekend! I?m leaving for Florida tomorrow and I?ll be spending a week there. I have a project that is finally coming together, I wa ...

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Touring Heath Ceramics

When I enter retail stores or boutique shops I often find myself drawn to ceramic vessels in beautiful colors, patterns, or shapes. Ceramics are an in ...

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Weekend Reading 5.19.24

The update on my mom?s condition is that she is on the mend, her healing is going slowly but it?s going in the right direction. My sister stepped in t ...

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10 Earthy Finishes to Collect for an Upscale Aesthetic

If you?ve ever closely examined the displays in high end homes, you?ll notice the statement accessories quite often are earthy, organic, and in all li ...

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Weekend Reading 5.11.24

My mom was in the hospital for emergency surgery on Monday and it had us all very worried, there was a chance she wouldn?t make it but thankfully she ...

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Weekend Reading 5.5.24

I love weekends of futzing, filled with combination of idle time and a few hours here and there cleaning and reorganizing. I?ve been washing sheets an ...

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Perennials to Plant for Beautiful Bouquets

I was welcomed home from my international trip by my viburnum bush in my rear yard putting on an extraordinary display of beauty as it does every year ...

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Top Rated Travel Sneakers

Travel season is upon us! Today I?m finishing up my trip to Switzerland and I fly home tomorrow. On this trip I brought the same two pairs of sneakers ...

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Weekend Reading 4.28.24

Greetings friends, today I?m in Interlakken, Switzerland, I haven?t been here for over two decades. I was here in my early twenties when I spent a few ...

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Budget Friendly Outdoor Conversation Sets

I have a set of woven chairs in my backyard that is two years old, they face the patio and are the perfect place to enjoy a beverage, catch up on read ...

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Outdoor Shower Designs

Once we rented a cottage home in Kauai for a family vacation and it had the most marvelous bamboo walled outdoor shower and was filled with orchids. I ...

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Weekend Reading 4.7.24

Tomorrow I?m taking the ocean ferry to Key West with some girlfriends, they are very excited since they?ve never been before. We spent yesterday explo ...

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New Rituals & Water Carafes

I landed here in Florida on Tuesday and have been enjoying the soft sun and laid back lifestyle of the area, getting a lot of rest and doing some dayd ...

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DIY Cement Planter Bowls

I had a set of acrylic nesting bowls I had planned to use to make plaster molds for my clay creations, but on second glance decided they?d make good f ...

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DIY Globe Light Planter Posts

Today I?m sharing the globe light planter posts I created for our Florida home?s back patio. These are all cell phone images, I didn?t bring my DSLR c ...

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Small Scale Blue Bathroom Tile

I was surrounded by blue water and white sand and pretty resorts this week as I played tour guide for some visiting friends. It reminded me how fresh ...

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DIY Citronella Outdoor Candle

We?re experiencing lovely weather here on the Gulf Coast of Florida which means we can linger outside in the evenings. Knowing the warmer weather in t ...

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Weekend Reading 3.31.24

I spent the past few days emptying out my local shop, repurposing the shelving and leftover furniture and distributing the remaining merchandise to a ...

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Weekend Reading 4.14.24

This week was very relaxing for me, I spent the last few days alone in Florida, visiting the local farmer?s market, cleaning my house, and enjoying so ...

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Weekend Reading 3.24.24

What a crazy cool week I had. I spent it prepping my local shop for the last artisan market in my community building and it was a great success. I had ...

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DIY Kintsugi Vase

I had a wee little bud vase that a friend gave to me many years ago that fell off a shelf. Our mischievous cat knocked it over in the middle of the ni ...

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Love Me Linguini

This is the favorite pasta dish requested in my house, I make it once a week for my men, both Matt and my son love this sauce so much! It?s based on t ...

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Surf Art Prints

I have a lot of admiration for those that know how to surf because I do not possess the skill. I remember a few years ago spending the morning on the ...

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Weekend Reading 3.10.24

I?m watching the Oscars as I type up this post, the only movie I?ve seen is Oppenheimer so I?m rooting for the boys nominated in that film, their perf ...

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Boho Bedroom Update

This week I finished the final touches on our daughter?s room/guest room. This has been my baby girl?s room since she was born, it?s gone through seve ...

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Weekend Reading 3.3.24

Woah it?s March already! Spring is on its way which I?m so excited about, spring and summer are my favorite seasons. April is going to be quite busy f ...

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Range Report: Color is Hot

I?m back from the KBIS trade show in Las Vegas where I walked three halls of exhibits from both international and domestic brands showcasing their new ...

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Seven Kitchen Upgrades Worth the Expense

Today I?m at the International Kitchen and Bath show in Las Vegas, the annual event where brands across the world gather to showcase the latest in ren ...

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Weekend Reading 2.25.24

I?m nearing the finish line on a bedroom makeover, I?m turning my daughter?s bedroom into a cozy guest room for her to inhabit when she?s home from sc ...

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Spring Wallpapers for your Tech

Spring is just four weeks away! Yay! Let?s welcome it early with some spring wallpapers for your tech. Below find four new patterns I created in seas ...

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Weekend Reading 2.17.24

This week I hit the fifteen year mark for this blog. I launched it in February 2009 to document our home expansion and I just kept writing all this ti ...

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Weekend Reading 2.11.24

Yesterday?s artisan market was a big success, it was a beautiful blue sky day that brought a crowd. I?m so pleased! It?s bittersweet to be saying good ...

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10 Tile Lessons from Chic Cafes

Oh how destinations inspire me, whether I?m present at a new and unique place or dreaming from browsing online. I adore eating and drinking establishm ...

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Weekend Reading 2.4.24

There?s a big storm happening where I’m at so I’m spending more time indoors, but thankfully I have my ceramics studio to escape too. I? ...

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Channel Tufted Banquettes

I?m on the hunt for a new headboard for my daughter?s room turned part time guest room while she?s away at school. I?m drawn to the channel tufted ver ...

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Weekend Reading 1.28.24

The sun finally popped out to show itself this week so I took a half day to getaway to the coast to enjoy the vitamin sea. What a lovely day spent wit ...

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DIY Alcohol Ink Trays

I like to dabble in different art mediums and alcohol ink is my latest experiment. I?m delighted to share that I created these lovely trays for holdin ...

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Elements of Wabi Sabi Style

The term ?wabi sabi? has no direct English translation, rather it?s a Japanese aesthetic rooted in tradition. The word ‘wabi’ refers to h ...

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Weekend Reading 1.21.24

Winter greetings from this rainy part of the world. I spent the weekend watching football on the sofa and working on a DIY paint project that I?ll sha ...

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Day Trip to Giverny

I?ve seen a lot of botanical gardens in my life but none quite so enchanting as Claude Monet?s home and garden in Giverny. On my last visit to Paris i ...

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All Metals are Timeless

When Pinterest announced its 2024 trends, it reported that cool tones are ?so hot right now?, a pendulum swing from the love affair with gold. Oh how ...

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Weekend Reading 1.14.24

Hello friends, it?s been raining a lot here in Northern California but I?m really enjoying moments by the fireplace in the newly refreshed study. I?m ...

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Florida House: Budget Buys

Hello everyone, I?m back from Florida and the great news is the house is rented through the end of March, so that?s a big relief and a big box checked ...

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Botanical Motif Lighting

I received a few compliments on the flush mount light in the recent study reveal so I thought I?d expand on this topic and share a few more botanical ...

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Weekend Reading 1.7.2024

Greetings from the gulf coast of Florida! I?m working on a checklist of things from our property manager to get the house ready for a two month snowbi ...