May 10, 2008

Cottage Living

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The May/June '08 Cottage Living is crazy awesome.  I ripped out the entire magazine. Literally.

May 01, 2008

Derby Party!

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It's May and that can only mean one thing: The Kentucky Derby!  I'd love to have a derby party like the one featured in the the May/June '08 Southern Accents.

April 27, 2008

Domino Outdoor Rooms

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I'm getting ready to work on the deck, and the May '08 Domino is FULL of inspiration!

April 03, 2008

Cottage Living Blogs!

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Cottage Living is one of my favorite magazines, so I was excited to see they started three new blogs: Dear Cottage Living, Front Burner and The Petal Pusher. Check them out if you haven't already! (Image from Cottage Living, June 2007.)

March 30, 2008

John Derian's Studio and Home

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I love John Derian (who doesn't!) and I haven't been able to get his studio out of my head since Domino published shots of it back in August '07 (above-top).  Imagine my delight when I saw pictures (above-bottom) of his Provincetown, Massachusetts home in the Spring/Summer issue of Vogue Living!  The place has a great patina.

March 20, 2008

Kitchen Love

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I'm completely in love with the April 2008 House Beautiful Kitchen of the Month.  It looks like a fabulous movie set.

A Perfect Gallery Wall

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I never get tired of a good gallery wall.  Living etc. March, 2008.

March 02, 2008

Spring=Open Patio Doors

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It was nearly 60 degrees today in Chicago. The weather was so spring-like and perfect, it was making me wish I had patio doors like this on my bedroom! Cottage Living, March '08.

February 26, 2008

Woodblock Cow

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I'm a crazy fan of woodblock prints - so I nearly died when I saw this two-dimensional steer sculpture! The Spring '08 issue of O at Home features the country retreat of Bil Ehrlich, a New York real estate developer, and his family.  Ehrlich created the sculpture himself by magnifying an 18th century woodblock print and then transferring that cute cow onto outdoor-sign plastic.  Perfect!

February 24, 2008

My Perfect Sunday

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House Beautiful, March 2008.