powder coated....

these make me feel happy and girlie...you know like you just took out your compact, powdered your nose, and applied fresh lip gloss....

*pics courtesy of lace and flora, smeg, design sponge, tom scheerer (i know, i can't get enough of him)

ink blue....

growing up, the color of my dad's pen was always the same...in fact, the pen itself was always was the same one; nothing fancy- he's not that kind of guy... but always ink blue.

that color is no longer just reserved for a piece of paper...

*pics courtesy of design sponge, desire to inspire, sea cloth, habitually chic, decorology

the dining room chair....

i thought i would share a little collection of dining room chairs that i have saved for inspiration. i am still searching for the perfect chairs for my dining room table (that currently resides in our garage...how sad).

*pics courtesy of barrie benson/ domino, mindy weiss/ o home, elle decor, suzanne kasler, elle decor/ katie ridder, aly's beach

farm life

i love this picture of shannon fricke's foyer at her farm house (that wallpaper and cane bench are amazing). it was just published for the australian magazine insideout. shannon traded in her red carpet heels for life on the farm...and from what i can see, life looks pretty good!

neutral settings....

don't get me wrong, generally i am a color kind of girl but lately i have been drawn to a soothing color palette and these neutral spaces are making me swoon..

*pics courtesy of my deco file, darryl carter/thomasville, house beautiful, oliveaux, cote de texas, michael smith

his and hers....

think you are seeing double? i love both versions of the greek key bedroom...wonder who inspired who...

* pics courtesy of tory burch/ma belle, amanda nisbet

the office....

if you are going to have sit somewhere for eight hours a day, do yourself a favor- make it pretty....

*pics courtesy of living etc, a life's design, domino, kemble interiors, top design/elle decor