Spring

 

Yesterday I redecorated some of the kitchen cabinet shelves. 

 

It feels so good to bring in spring blossom branches.

 

 

I grouped some of my chinese celadon plates together with my Syrian vases.

Last week the painters painted the inside of my kitchen cabinet niches in a more ‘verdigris’ color . I love the new color in combination with the oak shelves and celadon pottery. Don’t you?

 

And I brought in a new slipcovered chair.

Libeco linen of course!

 

A few days ago we went to visit Jan’s daughter and son-in-law and their children Alexa & Tristan. Because they live rather far from our place, we don’t see them that often. So it is always so nice to visit them to see the grandchildren growing!!! And Alexa, who is almost 3 years now, has made us some beautiful drawings!

I scanned and resized them to fit in these photoframes.

Lovely isn’t it?

 

Our sweetest Alexa & Tristan.

 

Brother and sister are hugging!

 

My husband and his dearest granddaughter! 

 

Do you also feel these spring tickles?

To end this spring post, a beautiful saying :

“Spring is nature’s way of saying : let’s party!”

(Robin Williams)

Hope you will all enjoy this new week!

xx

All pictures by me.

One Room 2 Looks with: Mr. Goodwill Hunting!

This stylish fella needs little introduction. He is the super talented,  super fabulous Mr.Goodwill Hunting! When I started to read blogs Mr Good Will Hunting was one of my all time faves. I would remember thinking he was such a trend setter and he must throw some pretty swanky parties!  Well when I reached out to have him do this series I though for certain he would not have time for such a small fish...boy was I wrong. He is just as sweet as can be and jumped at the idea! Introducing: Mr Good Will hunting.

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What a great surprise to be asked by Amber to participate in this amazing series.

When she asked, I was unsure which little space I would redo or even what changes I would make.

Now you must understand that there are only a handful of useful colors in my home, so I don't have a full spectrum to work with.

However, I believe even small changes can make a difference.

I hope you guys enjoy!!!


Mr. GWH

Thanks so much for playin Mr.GWH!

Thanks for the mentions.....I had no Idea!

So I was just taking a look at my "stats on blogger" and I guess Apartment Therapy posted my Dining Room!!!!I wish I had known before today... oh well now I do! Anyways thanks for the mention folks...

Also my buddy Christine from the amazing blog Bijou and Boheme informed me that I was spotted over on A Diary Of Lovely as well...

Also ....my dream is that one day my blog will have a "thanks for the mention" section in my side bar. ONE DAY!!!

The Kooples

Your get lost for hours watching these two... You can thank me later,

Boredom Files:

I LOVE these chairs so much and I have so much work to do that I decided to instead of working, waste all my time doing this.... Makes sense?

I made a little nursery for our future, one day, baby boy. Maybe you haven't heard me say this before but hey if your looking for a RADICAL designer to make your own little dudes room...Give me a call!

xo

Psst....I am over here!

I am over at Effortless style blog today guest posting a day in my shoes! 

One Room 2 Looks with: Classic Casual Home

"Sophisticated comfort" is a great way to describe the design style of my next guest blogger for "1 room 2 looks". Mary is as talented as she is nice and that is an understatement! Her classic approach to design is a nice break from the all the current fad trends happening in the world of design! Her blog is a daily read of mine and up in my top faves! If you have not visited Classic Casual Home then get your bloggin butts on over and fall in love, I know I have!

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 When Amber from Amber Interiors asked me for a post about decorating one room two ways I thought "That's easy since I am always moving things around."   I have pillows covers stored in a closet that make reappearances.  Sometimes, something as simple as a little accessory like beach glass from Pottery Barn can motivate me to start playing with room.   I think many of you feel the same way.

Here is a our living room/family room in our renovated 1950's cottage in Newport Beach, Ca.

"Dressed for Winter"

 The Ikat pillow is by Madeline Weinrib and the black paisley pillow was custom made from a cotton/wool blend (made in India) from Kravet.  I bought the hand embroidered suzani cloth (made in Uzbekistan) on Ebay a couple years ago.  It gets moved around from room to room.  It was last used as a table runner.

 I like to accessorize with real fruit.  The elegant 

Orrefor's crystal bowl from my mom counterbalances 

the rough cement planter and succulent plant.

"Dressed for Spring"

This is one of four 100% linen pillows (we have two matching sofas in the room).  The fabric is by Blithfield and is made is England.  The colorful cotton quilt was purchased by my friend's daughter on a trip in Polynesia.

 Here is the beach glass from Pottery Barn that I mentioned and 

some fresh flowers from the grocery store.

Thanks, Amber, for letting me stop by and "play."

Mary Ann

Mary you are a treasure! Thanks for playin'.

xo