After seeing the Empire State Building and Top of the Rock, the kids went to the Lego store…
and I stole away next door to Anthropologie…what a fun place with beautiful displays and items…
so many cute things for the home…you can go online or visit your local store and see for yourself… but it won’t be like being in NYC!!
My grandson Silas wanted to see New York City and the Empire State building for his birthday (which is today)! So we all trekked in on a hazy, hot and humid day…but a fun day it was!
THERE IT IS EVERYBODY!
TOP OF THE ROCK HAS A GREAT VIEW
I hope you get to see something this summer that you have been wanting to see too!
You will love NYC!!
I will post more later…even a celebrity sighting…oooo!
“Maine…the way life should be”. I agree. When I visit my sister or a friend, I don’t want to leave! They even welcome you when you pay your toll, how amazing is that? Here is a home from Coastal Living from a few years back.
I love this cabin; I love all the nooks and crannies, and every space is used so wisely…hooks for stuff, sleeping nooks tucked in the corner, shelves everywhere; ticking fabric, over-stuffed upholstered furniture, gently used pieces, warm wood and paint colors…all make for an inviting summer home. But you can incorporate these same things into your home and have a warm, cozy, cabin feel all year round! Jump in…the water’s cold!!
What I saw this week:
I was in a friend’s garden…isn’t this adorable! Happy Gardening!
Do you need (or want) an outdoor carpet? These are amazing…
Use them anywhere…your porch, patio, with a furniture grouping… or how about on the lawn for the kiddies to play on. And they are not just for outside-try inside at an entry way. Just hose them off when they need it; how easy is that!
So, can garbage be beautiful?? I think so…this is what I found this week:
These 2 adorable wicker baskets is what I found while taking a walk the other day…you MUST keep your eyes open at all times! I put them is my office and even have them filled already with fabric samples and bills. (I washed them out and left them in the sun to dry first, of course) They match a larger one that I have from the same era; it had belonged to my husband’s mother.
Are you wanting something really modern in your home to spice it up a bit? Try these tables, they are small and can blend in anywhere. I love that the table is shown as a desk also, how cute is that!
I also love this trunk , I can imagine all sorts of possibilities for it’s use…
and how about this wonderful Helena Rubenstein chair; can’t you imagine these as dining chairs…or just one in your bedroom
(or is that boudoir)
So have some fun and add Lucite!!
Well, sort of…for all you Domino magazine lovers that miss it terribly, it is back online through Brides.com. They have the digital archives; Brilliant!!
Did you know that Domino also has a wonderful book?
Here are a few pages:
DID YOU NOTICE THE BED IN THE CORNER?
"MASCULINE BOHEMIAN": HOW COOL
So run out and get this book, it is a must have; it is very “hands on” and “how to”. The first chapter is Getting Started: 1. find inspiration 2. determine your style 3.consider how you’ll use the room 4. assess your stuff 5. draw up a floor plan 6.set a budget 7. research 8. create a design scheme 9. make a decorating schedule. See, all very organized and FUN.
See you all on the pages of brides.com!
what I saw this week:
Happy Birthday America! It’s the 4th of July weekend…and I love all the American Flags that come out for the holiday! It makes me thankful and proud to be an American when I see the flag waving at the front door of the homes around me.
Here are a few that I saw…
This is a historic restaurant near me; they even display, upside down, a portrait of Benedict Arnold (a traitor during the Revolutionary War). These flags are always displayed to commemorate our Independence Day.
So Americans, whatever you are doing this 4th of July weekend, enjoy!
my front door
