gardens

i loved all of the comments from yesterday!

and, i am so relieved to know that i am

not the only one who dreads doing laundry.

whew.

it is snowing outside my house today.

yes, snowing.

spring just can't get here soon enough for me.

by the end of winter...well, i'm ready for it to be the

end of winter!

snow in march 

makes me grumpy.

i'm even more grumpy considering the fact that

tomorrow is the first day of april!

i am not yet used to the trickery

that mother nature insists on playing

here in the great beehive state.

i think the claim

"the greatest snow on earth",

should be changed to the

"most persistent snow on earth",

it.

just.

won't. 

stop.

snowing.

bit alas, while the ground may be 

temporarily covered with snow (again),

i can dream about pretty green spaces elsewhere.

isn't this garden particularly lovely? if you are wanting to add some character to your garden or yard,

be sure and are looking for fence panels-click here.

ah. i think the snow is melting...

ok, maybe not, but i do feel

a little warmer.

images found at southern accents and canadian house & home

laundry rooms...

that almost make me want to do laundry.

almost.

do you ever have one of those

weeks...er,

*cough*cough

months

where you have no desire to do

laundry?

i'm having one right now.

i'm not sure what it is,

but the thought of sorting those

two baskets full of unmatched socks

and tackling the slowly growing

piles of laundry in my house

is making me naseated.

light headed.

sick to my stomach.

weak.

faint.
and downright cross.

i think i would be much more motivated

if i had a laundry room that looked like this:

can you imagine having a lundry room like this?

love the windows, and the soothing wall color.

is that a dash and albert rug?

retro and cool.
i actually have a strange aversion to laundry sinks,
but that old-school stainless steel one is awesome! 

love how bright and cheery this is.

the stripes are so fun!

love the color the fabric brings in,

and that rug is darling.

checkerboard + bead board.

say no more.

ahhhh---don't you just FEEL clean looking at this one?

ahh...much better.

i am almost motivated to do that laundry now!

*almost*
i will be posting more images of laundry/mud rooms 
from my stash later in the week...  

homenature

things i'm wanting...

available at homenature

shadow fun

i thought these were sweet.

the base holds a light that leaves 

an incredible shadow on the wall 

from the tree shape.

my oldest daughter would love to have one in her room!

 available at uncommon goods

also, many thanks to toni at 

design dazzle

for featuring my lego party 

yesterday!

click here to see the feature.

dirty laundry...

never looked so good!

i totally forgot where i found these.
country living, maybe?
in any case, i threw the page away and
forgot to find out where to buy it.
yikes.
all i remember is that each tote was 
around $100.
however, don't you thing it would 
be easy to "knock off"?

don't hate me...

but i've been holding out on you.

yep.

i've been doing some thrifting

and scavenging and shopping

and not telling you about it.
(until now, that is)
in fact, here is one of my 
recent finds:

i bought it for $40 at a local thrift store.

i actually thought that it was priced a 

little too high, but as i was standing there, 

deciding whether to buy it or not,

these images came to my mind:

oly studio's jonathan bench

(apx $1600)

room & board's portica banch

($799)

pottery barn's norrell bench

($399-no longer available)

needless to say, i snatched that bench right up.

i am planning on recovering it and

placing it at the foot of my bed, 

once we are in our new house.

***

if you want to see a couple 
more of my finds,
head over to visit dayka at

life + style

she has a great new feature post where
she shows off people's thrifty finds
before their big makeover.
(she calls it "trash day",
isn't that funny?)
a totally brilliant idea,
if you ask me...how many of us
have a treasure in our garage or
closet awaiting a transformation?
plus, she shows pictures of
what the item could become--
providing fabulous inspiration!
you can check out my feature here.

bath storage

i'm trying to drag out bath week.

can you tell?

there are just a few more interesting things

that i found that i wanted to share:

i loved the streamlined look of this bathroom

storage unit. sleek, modern,and roomy.

it could even be covered with a mirror for

added functionality and to blend in 

with a more traditional setting.

available at duravit

i thought this little storage unit was cute
and well designed. it is also clean, 
simple and easy on the eyes.

found at xylem

bad news, house hunting update, and 6 things i'm sick of looking at.

how's that for a title?

so, first the bad news...

i didn't win the "imperfect party challenge"

over at the city cradle, so i don't get to give away

the 100 gift card to anthropologie!

boo.hoo.

it's a sad day for all of us...

thanks again to all those that did vote for me.

you can check out the  winning party here.

***

house hunting update:
a few weeks ago,

my husband and i looked at a few houses

in a new development about 20 minutes away from

where we currently live. we really loved the 

look and feel of the development, but we

have ultimately decided to stay

exactly where we are.

and when i say exactly, i mean

within a few blocks.

so, our house hunting will be taking on

a more unique and 
possibly challenging spin.

we are hoping to find a house "under the radar".

we are trying to find a house that is

not officially on the market by talking with

friends and neighbors to find out if there

is anyone in the area that will be moving soon.

we are hoping this will accomplish two things:

1. it will keep us in the area we want to be.

2. it will save us some money if we can deal

directly with the homeowners.

it should be interesting,

to say the least.

***

and, for our last topic:

6 things i am sick of looking at:

you can't even imagine

how excited i am to get into a house 

of our own again. 

this rental house has been great. 

there are so many good things

about it, but there are also so many things

about it that drive me crazy.

here are 6 things that i am

sick of looking at:
(it was very difficult to narrow the
selection down to just 6!)

no words needed...

so ugly, it's almost cool.

almost.

blah and blech.

really?!

my eyeballs are deeply offended

by this, i'll have you know...

ugh,

and double ugh.

i'm sure these were cutting

edge design in 1968. 


so there you have it.
no more ugly pictures in posts.
i promise.
i jut had to vent, ya know?

bath floor ideas to steal

i love the way the black and white marble is integrated into

what appears to be a simple ceramic tile.

awww, c'mon.

i HAD to sneak in at least one checkerboard floor!

lovely accent to the carrara shower surround.

very nice...

ok, so i sneaked in two checkerboard floors!

love the subtlety on this one...

wowzers!

daring color choice, and the pattern and angle are so unexpected.

this is a really old clipping,

but i was really drawn to the herringbone effect on the edge.

an easy and fun pattern to duplicate.