BRING THE OUTDOORS IN!

Create table vignettes by incorporating fresh cut or store bought blooms. The display ideas are endless... Use buckets, multiple vases, vintage or new bottles, tins, mercury glass, glasses. etc.

Images: Isabella Smith via Alicelilly, Mark Lund, Madison Living via Simply Natural, Mark Lund, Susy Hoodless, Better Homes and Gardens

Friday - This week's finds...

How gorgeous is fellow blogger and amazingly talented Diane Bergeron's inspiration board? {I can't stop looking at all her great images + finds}

and a snippet of Diane's work....for more visit her site here.

LIGHTING LOVE FROM COTTAGE AND BUNGALOW {SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE + MORE}

{I'll take one of these please....}

Inspired by wire..Which do you prefer?

The truly old-fashioned look of the 20's + 30's ?

Bertoia's mid-century modern designs?

or something with a bit more glamour?



Hire Wire by Anthropolgie

re -Trouve by Patricia Urquiola

Hire Wire from Anthropologie

Images: Domo.comau-Jardin line, Bertoia image: via Apartment Therapy

STILL LOVE SUNNY ACCENTS

I'll post the rest of this modern home next week! Love that yellow door.

Add color with something as simple as magazines. {pictured: National Geographic}

Images: Edward Fickett, ? name of designer is escaping me, House Beautiful, Jeffrey Bilhuber, Amy Lau Design

Where I'd like to...

HANG OUT!

I'm sure most of you recognize this room. {from our beloved D.} Interior Design is really about the qualities of layering.

This room has been built with a well edited mix of color, texture, pattern, + materials. {just adoring those striped chairs}

Well Done.

I also LOVE the work of photographer Melanie Acevedo!

Image: Melanie Acevedo

This week's music + read of the month

I thought this book would be a perfect suggestion this month; with flea market + yard sale season in full swing!

I actually recommended, Only By The Night by Kings of Leon over the winter. I'm still loving this c.d., so it's returning to the side bar! Cheers + Have a great week. Revelry is an amazing song that hasn't hit the radio yet.

GOING GREEN..

My dream is to some day design and build a simple but welcoming home. I've started an inspiration file, and have been compiling ideas for quite some time now. It would absolutely incorporate both sustainable and eco-friendly ideas. Think un-obtrusive solar panels, natural elements and low-voc products. These photos are of the Southern California "low impact kit home" of Lisa Bush and Scott Vineberg. Their home employs a number of energy saving features. Including, white finishes {the article claims light surfaces reflect light therefore possibly delaying global warming}, passive temperature control + a chlorine free pool.

Images: Elle, May 2009.

Green Tips via the article

Mona Moore, Lisa's avant-garde brand and shop. A Venice beach location is slated to open this Summer.

Their home has a bit of an industrial edge. Here are a few of my inspirational home images...I would love it to have a modern cottage - meets casually-chic farmhouse by the sea vibe...It would be on a smaller scale then these subtle feeling shots below..

Images: Design New England, Elle Decor, Cottage Living, www.Farmhousemodern.com