Twins...

 

I just love this look and the headboards are pretty much amazing!  I love the idea of a room big enough to hold a pair of twin beds with a single table between.  Our next home will have one of these for visitors, can't you just see sweet little grand children sleeping in a pair.  

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Also a big Thank You to CountryLiving.com for asking me what I think about breaking the color rules! 

 

Shabby Apple Giveaway

Summer is coming and it is time to add a little something to your wardrobe I think!  There is no better place to go for a quick pick me up than Shabby Apple.  For you my lovely readers Shabby Apple is offering the chance to win a $100.00 gift certificate to select the item of your choice from their amazing web site. 

These are just a few of my favorites... I am all about the stripes lately.

 

For your chance to win you simply need to do two things..

Stop by their Facebook page and like Shabby Apple and take a look see in their shop and let us know what your favorite dress or item is in your comment below.

  

You can enter to win up to May 27th  and a winner will be selected on May 28th.

Please remember to leave an email address or some way to contact you if I cannot reach you through your profile..

Living outside..

I am sure we are all waiting with baited breath for those long summer days in the warm air where we can just sit around and take it all in.  Things are no different here, we are getting mentally prepared for the slow down of summer.  This looks like the perfect place to take it easy and spend long evenings with family and friends.

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Late summer picnic

 

So we made it to the picnic last weekend.  It was beautiful out in the field, a little prickly when you were sitting down but still beautiful.  I always want to do things like this but never manage to get out there so it was really fun.  We had home made quiche, fruit, bread and cheese.  

I fell in love with the wild flowers, the bushes were taller than me, which I thought was super cool.  

I also want to give a big shout out to Andrea at The French Basketeer to say THANK YOU for the lovely bag!  It held our picnic blankets, our quiche and other goodies perfectly.  (I also used it at the store before we left to buy all of the goodies).

Simply relaxed...

 

This room is all about texture.  Clean and white with just that little added grey. 

Cool and relaxing in this late summer heat!

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6 ways to enjoy a Saturday

As the summer comes to a close our days get shorter and our nights get cooler. Fall will quickly approach us and before we know it, snow, sleet and rain will be upon us. Enjoy these last days of Summer with the ones you love because before we know it, Mr. Winter (booo!) will be here, and we will all be crying about the cold, freezing weather, wishing that Summer were still here!

Get outdoors. Open windows, and doors and let the sunshine in! Listen to the birds chirp, the lawn mowers hum, and the wind blow through the trees.

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Spend it with family. Yes we can't choose them, and sometimes you swear you were born into the wrong family...but no matter what, they are always there for you (because they have to be!) to love you, support you and laugh and cry with you!

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Spend it with friends or family out on the lawn. Remember days gone by, and laugh at all the silly things you did when you were younger, and thought you were smarter, but not nearly as great as you are today!

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Have an afternoon cocktail, and a snack, laugh, and gossip amongst those that you love. Indulge yourself, be decadent and go all out for an afternoon tea.

Cabbages and Roses

Hang out with friends and family while you play games, go through old pictures,
or show off that new hobby you took up over the Summer. 

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Have an unbelievably rich meal under candlelight. Satisfy all your senses, pamper yourself, 

and wallow in the luxury of the outdoors.

Food, laughter and fun!

Have a GREAT Saturday everyone!!

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Goofing off, acting out, and playing hooky, by Amanda Burdge

As I have mentioned before, blogging is definitely a winter sport. I am finding myself easily distracted by simple shiny things like S-U-N, 85 degrees, floaties, and booze...I mean a nice cool beverage. Now I should be doing VERY important things (like pushing papers from one side of my desk to other side) but instead I am straining like a naughty Jedi to keep my cool and refraining from lewd acts of acting out, goofing off, and just being plain irresponsible!

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Now I know that this is an intelligent (who are we fooling?) blog of important topics, great design tips, and encouraging photos of pretty, marvelous things. The idea is to be motivated and inspired, right? As a "creative" blogger I strive for this goal everyday. Bringing you, my faithful followers, inspiration and imagination.....until the sun comes out, and I'd rather be goofing off, acting out and playing hooky.

Apparently, these Nashville Target shoppers are so energized by the sun, they have forgotten their manners, caught the H.D.A.D.D bug and forgot what their mamas told them about putting their stuff away! For those of you unaware about HDADD, it's a new form of A.D.D, that I myself have invented, and it's A.D.D in it's clearest form.

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So in an effort to appear professional, accomplished, and most importantly competent, I will leave you with a few pics of beautiful pools, because after all this is a blog about great tips, imagination and pretty things. I can at least attempt to bring you this blog's purpose, even if it is a half witted effort, right?

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Ohhhhhhhh!!!!

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Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh!

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P-R-E-T-T-Y!!!!!

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Lovely!!!!

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And when we are done goofing off, (which should be around the end of August) dancing like no body's watchin, and the iTunes has repeated itself a few hundred times,

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We will curl up for a good long nap with friends, to prepare for winter blogging. Ha!! Phew! 

God, I love summer! 

Hope everyone is having a fantastic day, and don't forget the sunscreen and floaties!

Say good-bye to winter!

As we approach spring and gently glide into summer people always gravitate towards bright fun colors. And who wouldn't after the dreary days of winter. It freshens our interiors, and reflects the long sunny days driving us to summer solstice. I always tend to gravitate towards oranges. To me it is the epitome of a July afternoon with a summer dress and margarita in hand.

Summer is also one of my favorite times to decorate. It creates a fun, flirty mood in all clients, and we all crave cool soothing colors. Clients are always the most adventurous during summer months too. But don't let the economy get you down. These items above will lift anyones moods and also shows you how by adding a few simple things to your interiors we can get your house a summer face lift! Ole'

pics courtesy of Elle decor, and abhomeinteriors