A calm kitchen/eating area via InsideOut
kitchen
24 March 2015
19 August 2014
pink writing on jars
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26 July 2014
paris + amsterdam
The last few photos are places I dreamed of when reading a myriad of books as a child.
via Milk Magazine (click on individual photos to be taken to their specific stories)
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24 April 2013
in a barcelona restaurant
orderliness is soothing to me.
no wonder I'm drawn to these kitchen photos from a Barcelona restaurant
photo source styling INTSIGHT / photos ©Mireia Rodriguez
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16 July 2012
02 April 2012
spring + Easter dining
Some pretty spring dining decoration just in time for Easter. Well, the lamp is not for dining but it is beautiful!
photos from IKEA Livet Hemma and the lamp photo by photographer Roland Persson
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15 November 2011
industrial kitchen
Bliss would be swapping out this kitchen for my rental one.
Seriously.
via vosges paris .....a most favorite blog on my reading list
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22 September 2011
kitchens (oliver yaphe)
Kitchens via oliver yaphe - found via alanna cavanaugh
Alanna posted the above photo on her blog, and I liked Katherine Yaphe's jeans and blue (teal?) shoes so much I had to visit her website to learn more about her. Was smitten with their site the moment I saw the kitchen with that striped rug.
From their About page:
"We love contemporary design. We like beautifully crafted objects that are made with care and speak to us emotionally.
Everything selected for this site has been chosen for just that reason – because we love it. It’s plain and simple. There’s no formula, there’s no secret. We just know in our gut when something fits.
Whether it’s our own collection of hand-made rugs or a design object scouted from a far off corner of the globe, we only offer items that we’d want to fill our own homes (or closets).
Roam around and enjoy. We’re constantly inspired and hope our selection moves you in some way as well."
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31 August 2011
kitchen - color
Color in the kitchen has always been a fun challenge.
Ya know what? Challenge accepted!
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11 March 2011
cozy kitchen + an ikea shopping list
photo via Nuevo Estillo on Style Files / found via Trendey
I'm drawn to this kitchen for so many reasons: the pink chair, the cute tea pot, the red container on the counter, the photo leaning against the wall, the shelf with the cute objects, the pretty light fixtures.... need I go on?
Seeing this kitchen and then keeping the following photos in mind, I may take a meandering trip to IKEA in the morning. I usually go with a friend or family member, but I may go alone this time. I'll take my time driving the 90+ miles, stopping for coffee, arriving at the store in time to peruse the various departments - looking for fabrics, candlesticks, a mirror, a basic clock for my bathroom or maybe some white semi-opaque bins to corral items into the closet.
photo via Made by Girl/photographer lorenza filati
I have my eye on the fabric above this bed. Would like to find something similar at IKEA. Or there's always this fabric:
I normally go for pinks but there's something about these colors that's got me determined to find a place for it at home.
The strip of fabric here really adds to the room. I'd like to put up some fabric on a wall at home - with something that is temporary. Fabric glue, perhaps? (or is that permanent?!)
I may not go to IKEA. There are enough projects at home calling out for my attention - along with a sewing machine my sister in law Maya loaned to me that I have yet to take out of the box. I also saw some pretty yellow prints on a pale fabric on lotta jansdotter's journal that I really want to recreate.
photo via lotta jansdotter
What will you do this weekend?
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14 February 2011
cute scarf display
via sweetsweetlife-amy.blogspot.com
Loving this scarf display in Katrin's bedroom. And the paint color next to the white wardrobe. And the orderly bookshelves.
I went exploring around Katrin's home on flickr and it's adorable. Just take a look!
So happy Amy at Sweet Sweet Life featured Katrin's photos on her blog. Katrin has a cute blog and flickr pages.
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19 January 2011
kitchens + cars
Warning: Blonde Moment ahead.
I drive an older Honda Civic called Sophie. (Well, her name is Sophie when the car is tidy on the inside and sparkling blue on the outside. When all is not well, I just pat the dashboard and tell Sophie I'll make it all better soon.)
Meanwhile, aren't these images by Julian Wass gorgeous?!
Anyhoo...Sophie is not doing well and has three oil leaks ....because she's old. She's 13 years in car years this year ...which is the human equivalent of...86?!
I have to diligently keep up with the oil levels in the car because of the three oil leaks.
A couple weeks ago, my car began making this very loud noise - which a car friend supposed was an exhaust manifold problem. Then a coworker saw oil on the front of Sophie's hood and gasped, warning me that my car COULD START ON FIRE. I shrugged and said I'd check with my car guy.
When Philip, the car guy, finally had time to look at my car, we both laughed at what he found. The oil cap was missing - which is what caused the oil to spill all over the engine (very bad, I know, I'm hanging my head in shame) and also the loud noise. The fix was $10 for a new oil cap and a car wash.
Philip then checked the oil. After three weeks of the car spilling oil, the oil levels remained above normal. Another not good thing. I was gently scolded about the importance of checking the oil levels before putting more oil in the car.
*sigh*
Agreed.
I bet if I were driving my dream car of a cherry red toyota rav4, I wouldn't have these stories about sophie!
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05 January 2011
Zoe's Parisian home
First of all, these photos are from Si's blog French by Design. Totally worth checking out. (Hi, Si!!). Secondly, how pretty is this Parisian home? I have just finished looking at more than a few blog entries of homes that are filled with matchy-matchy items. I looked at my friend and declared matching items are so not my style. Then I saw these photos of Zoe's home and all was well with the world again!
That box with the red cross on it...where would one purchase it?
Those chairs! Those stunning, non-matching chairs!!!!
No upper cabinets. Nice.
all images: by Morten Holtum via French by Design
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15 December 2010
white kitchen
What a white, bright kitchen! Favorite parts: the white tile, the upper cabinets, and the clean (straight) lines.
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02 November 2010
colorful chalkboard kitchen corner
Sharing this kitchen corner from last year. The colors! It's just charming and adorable.
Okay - seems as if "charming" and "adorable" are my two most-used words on this blog in 2010!
In other news, I'm THRILLED that the San Francisco Giants won the World Series last night. My friend Bobby works for the Giants and I'm sure he's been waiting for this trophy forever and a day! Very happy for him and for my former city! (I've been a Giants fan since my first day living in SF in 1996. I may now live in Brewers-land but my heart truly is in SF.)
Posted on this very blog last year from the house the kitchen belongs to: house obsession. I'd forgotten how much of a transformation the kitchen makeover was! Here are additional "after" photos.
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21 October 2010
Nora Lill's norwegian home
Nora Lill has a clean, white home with some great ideas in it...like the kitchen above. I would love a lower shelf as she has - for the microwave and a great big basket.
Then there's this cute childrens' play area:
....and some more white rooms.
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