Ode to Summer

Today I had a minor freak-out that it's the last day of June. 

holy moly, people! where does the time go?

I know...you'd think I was a middle schooler faced with going back to school--- when will I grow out of it? Have you grown out of it?

As a counter balance, I thought I would post about summer. AKA, Operation Summer-Basking. 

A sunny, yellow/white dining room---

about as summery as they come

I love love love these lanterns. My favorite are the teardrop ones, which can be found at Z Gallerie.com:

...for only $9.99!

If the colors aren't summery enough for you, check out the surf-board art!

Yes-Please to everything in this room

Love the summer cabin feel

Moving the party back outside:

Keep an eye out next time you go thrifting!

Places like Ebay are full of vintage fans. 

Just keep them away from your children, I suppose---look how huge the spaces are! 

(Was there no such thing as baby proofing in the 50s?)

Happy Summer! 

With any luck, we still have a good 2 months of heat+pool time+outdoor lounging

Not too shabby!

images via House Beautiful and Country Living

True Blue

... An homage to all rooms blueberry, teal, sky, or baby
(blue, that is)


I love blue, it's one of my favey favey colors in the whole WORLD. Every kind of blue too---I don't discriminate! A few months ago, House Beautiful had issue dedicated to blue. 

A WHOLE ISSUE!

I know!

I couldn't contain my excitement, either.

The following images I've had floating around for awhile. 
Time to share, I believe!

A delicious shade of peacock blue

+ love that sofa

One of the great things about blue is that it can dominate a room without

smothering it. It can be a predominate color without screaming. 

It's so soothing, right?

Some gorgeous blue fabrics:

Fabrics via fabric.com

images via DecorPad, House Beautiful, Domino, Elle, Houzz

Coveting:

Curtains. 

Big, billowy, luxurious.

Namely, these: 

via Houzz

Sleep-In

Gorgeous:

via Decor Pad

Bring on the Weekend!

Happy Friday!

Doesn't this gorgeous porch just evoke weekend relaxation? 

I love it. 

Want to recreate this look for yourself?

Here are some of my favorite elements of this porch:

the chandelier

Here's a similar one from the always-fabulous Ballard Designs

the plant

Choose any plant you like such as a topiary:

or fern:

Comfortable furniture:

And don't worry, when it comes to porch furniture there are only 

5 BILLION OPTIONS.

and finally

soothing paint palette

"Clover" from Pratt & Lambert:

"Vert de Terre" from Farrow & Ball:

And don't forget your drink!

hello there, gin & tonic

Sofa Swoon Thursday + Ikat Pillows

i·kat  (kät)

n.

1. A craft in which one tie-dyes and weaves yarn to create an intricately designed fabric.

2. The fabric so created.

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I want to hear what you guys think about ikat fabric! (As shown in all the pillows below.)

For some people, it reminds them of old-timey sofas.

Other people think it's a cool trend but are hesitant to try. 

Others love it and I'm right there with them!

How about you? 

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Any number of one of these:

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or

or

from Madeline Weinrib Atelier

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Simple Ikat from Williams Sonoma

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Madeline Weinrib Atelier

All sofa images via House Beautiful