Outdoor Living

Living in Southern California, outdoor living was the way of life. All year long, we entertained outside and it was always perfect weather {sometimes a blanket came in handy when the ocean breeze blew in}. Things are different on the east coast...very different...but outdoor living still can exist.

here's some ideas to inspire...

Check out canadian house and home on how to design an outdoor living space.
http://www.canadianhouseandhome.com/design/designing-outdoor-living-spaces

beach bound

we are off to the good ole south! Two weeks of vacation {with three kids in a car!}...i look forward to it...and getting to see my sister and her family...the best part of all!
I hope to get lots of pictures of beach inspired decorating...if not, you can guarantee lots of photos of my little ones! {which are growing into big ones~ I'm just not ready to accept that...}
we also will be celebrating two birthdays while we are gone...my son and mine! we were born the same week...he is my oldest and that was the best Birthday present ever!

here's a picture i love...how perfect for a beach inspired wedding!

{coastalliving.com}

beds to dream about...

http://www.cottagehomemaine.com/index.html

eye candy

here's a little eye candy to keep me dreaming of the day when i get my beach cottage...

These beautiful rooms are created by Brooke Giannetti. http://brookegiannetti.typepad.com/velvet_and_linen/

turquoise and pink {makes a lovely combo}

I'm in love...

Thibaut
Pattern ~Nautilus
Collection ~Toile Resource Vol II

paradise found...

{I love when photographs are the focal point in a room...maybe that's the photographer in me?? fabulous frames...}

will this rain ever go away?

when we lived in California...I missed the thunderstorms {why??}...after yesterday...I could live without them!

we are planning a little vacation down south...our first stop will be Charlotte, NC {one of my very best friends lives here...can't wait to visit and takes lots of pictures of this cute town} and then we head to the Gulf Coast. I think my favorite place to visit is Fairhope, Alabama. I don't know if I like the cute quaint town best or the yummy seafood...I'm dreaming of the fried crab claws...only in the south!

More on Fairhope later...

here's some dreamy beach decorating {enjoy}

{photos from bhg.com}

she sells seashells...

Missing the California weather...it has rained {poured actually} for the last two days here in Northern Virginia. We miss the beach...the sun...the sand...maybe not the sand. We are excited for our trip this summer to the Gulf Coast. The beach awaits us...

{CountryLiving.com}