My Summer....

I have been busy, I said I wouldn't  do this again...but I did...His name is Kodiak aka as Kodi or the Code Man....


Photo Cube Generator

Living in a Foreign film .....

"The true secret of happiness lies in taking a genuine interest in all the details of daily life."   William Morris

Have you ever watched a foreign film and see a house or room or village and say “I could live there”?

Have you ever wished for the key to the door?

room by Restoration Hardware

dot to dot party.......



Dot to dot party inspiration…..

Happy Weekend!

Links to get:

bogo-lots-o-dots-pen

candles

Polka-Dots-Bubble-Balloon

snazaroo-face-paints

kaleidoscope-keychain

shimmery watercolors

More fun ideas:

thumbprint-garden-t-shirt

Putting together a doodle bag...

Have you seen these wonderful fun new items from K&Company

called SMASH*

I would put all of this in this  too cute bag from  Paper-Source

add a pencil case to match and ta-da you have your

very own doodle bag....



Summer Projects....

I have been doing a lot of internet surfing and going through catalogs  looking for ideas and shopping for our summer projects.

on the list:

the main bathroom

our bedroom

and my computer room/studio …

The hardest thing for me is picking out paint color because what you see is not what you get.  I take forever to choose a color. The last time we painted I took so long that dear Benjamin Moore changed the formula on me and the color on the wall did not match the original sample at all… My mellow ivory tuned out not soft and soothing like the sample but instead has an undertone of green, almost lime when the sun bounces off the snow and lights up the  room. I am still looking for just the right white, the right grey and the right whatever..

I decided to push the paint aside and work on the fun part, the what else that goes into the room. I enjoy putting together  inspiration boards; it is just so much easier today than when I had my first place many, many years ago. With a click of the mouse  you can pull it all together, no more folders of pages  ripped out  catalogs….


I love so many types of style but I must say that William Morris has influenced me the most; it is old English country side that makes my heart go pitter patter with a touch of vintage French.

"Have nothing in your homes that you do not know to be useful and believe to be beautiful."   William Morris

Was this Anthropologie  bedding inspired by William Morris ?

                       


Georgia O'Keeffe  The White Calico Flower 1931

 

It could be a marriage of Morris and O’Keeffe.

 A  little something for the kitchen....

for the studio.....

Now back to paint......

 Drapes, sham and photo carousel   Pottery Barn

 Journal       Papaya Art

 Table and coat rack   Urban Outfitters   

 Weathered Wall Organizer     

  Underwood  Summit Avenue

Advice from the Blue Fairy….

         This week’s theme over at the Three Muses is BLUE

   and my cute little  fairy from Paper Whimsy has some advice for you…



Stripes with the Three Muses…

Let us be grateful to people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.

                                                                                                     - Marcel Proust

More stripes at the Three Muses