have you been following the remodelista considered design awards?
let's see if you can guess which kitchen i voted for in the amateur category...
this 1920's cottage?
this rustic and refined kitchen in canada?
based on your knowledge of my kitchen "type" i'd love to know your guess.
and i want to know your favorite too...so go take a peek and come back and tell me.
from the instagram accounts of some of my favorites:
charlie mccormick - anna spiro - cabana magazine - lulu dk - katie armour taylor -
michelle r. smith - rebecca de ravenel
pink plates here.
it's supposed to be the hottest day yet here in atlanta. my plan is to stay inside.
in other news- i've been having the weirdest/most intense/vivid dreams these last few nights. anyone else?
also- i find this dress to be a win. color is nice (great with a tan), price is right (bc to me it looks more $$ than it is), the fit is flattering for all body types bc it accentuates all the right parts, you could easily dress this up with statement earrings and a sleek sandal.
if you follow me on instagram i recently did a whole instagram stories on this cookbook.
it's really one of my favorites. and totally worth checking out. it fits the way i like to cook which is seasonally and inspired. i get real bummed when i have to cook the same things over and over. it's set up alphabetically by vegetable, which is great because i go to the store and just buy what vegetables are in season and in mass quantity (usually the cheapest) and go to the book and look up whatever vegetable i aim to use and see what delightful recipe he has written for said vegetable. there are loads of meat dishes too. there is so much more to this book though than just recipes. there are also gardening tips and samples of his diary whilst building his garden.
ok then. stay cool.
this old photo of flight attendants taking a smoke break (on the plane!) is my weekend vibe.
lately i've saved the coarse coffee grounds from my chemex brew to use as a body scrub. guess what? it's every bit as effective as this stuff. only it's essentially free. it doesn't smell as good. it smells like day old brewed coffee grounds which isn't a bad thing really. you could totally add a few drops of an essential oil (orange would be nice) and a spoonful of coconut oil if you wanted. i don't. i'm just there to slough and tone. i think it's important that the grounds be coarse. and if you don't brew your coffee that way i'd buy the cheapest organic coffee you can find and grind it at the store or at home if you're able. whole foods has a grinder. just set that sumbitch to coarse and you're done. and you have twice the amount of the frank body for a lot less money. the only caveat is it is messy. and it has clogged my shower drain. a small price to pay for tightened baby soft skin.
i've decided to take my yard one project at a time. there are so many things that need to be done that it really overwhelms me and i feel helpless. so...while it's not necessarily a novel idea it is one that has put me back in the driver's seat. it's like "i'll deal with this area now and ignore the rest to the best of my ability." like if i was a duggar and all my kids were terrible i couldn't deal with all of them at once so i just pick one to focus on. first up on the list of problems is the hell strip. i feel like this is something i can tackle pretty easily. i think i just need a good tiller and some drought tolerant plants.
the photo above is a hell strip i pass a couple times a week to get coffee and it's a bit all over the place but i like it. it always makes me happy and i look forward to walking by it. (it really is the little things young people) i always want to stop and pull the weeds but i don't. it's full of english ivy, a few mounds of blue fescue, sedum, coneflower, mint, some kind of seuss-y vine-y things which could be weeds but are delightful nonetheless and lamb's ears i think...it's all just....nice. everyone says not to plant mint or ivy but i'm ok with it looking overgrown and i am happy to cut back mint to use for pesto and cocktails.
i mean look at this hell strip-
i'd love my gardener friends to advise me, not so much on plants to choose but how to begin.
thanks!
umm. we eat a lot of nutella around here and it's loaded with sugar. i mean loaded. i've tried a lot of homemade recipes and none of them are close. this one by jamie oliver looks like it might be a winner. it uses melted chocolate for one...and a lot of it. it also uses cream and butter. which i am ok with. i'd rather have more fat than sugar. i aim to give it a go.
and finally...
i've just listed a few works on sale in my shop.
have a peek and see if there's something you like.
have nice wknd.
it's gigantic. which in reality i'm not sure i'd like. i'd have to have parties all the time to justify all that space. or workshops with lots of dance breaks.
oh who am i kidding?! i'd get used to that space in about 4 minutes. such a considered design. the floors with that black larger-than-life island, the mix of traditional kitchen cabinets and free standing furniture, the molding, those doors/windows. if i could change anything it would be that shiny brass faucet. i'd tone it down a notch. i know everyone loves their brass kitchens these days but i'm just so sick of seeing it that i have developed an aversion to it. i DO like the pulls. i can't decide if i love the lighting or hate it.
thoughts?
from devol kitchens (a glorious site to peruse for kitchen inspiration).