Stay in bed...

No one in my house got any sleep last night. My son has a double ear infection, my husband was doing a sleep study with his doctor where he, ironically, couldn't sleep and I am just a big pregnant uncomfortable lump. This is what I'd like to do today.

Found

I picked up this funny side table on Craig's List last week. My brother happens to be in town from Chicago and generously offered to refinish it. He works in the theater as a props and sets artisan and knows all sorts of cool things about construction and making things look better than they are. So stay tuned... we'll have a finished product be the end of the weekend!

Let it all hang out.

More and more, I'm leaning towards open dish displays in the kitchen and dining room. I love the look of these open cabinets and hutches filled with pretty dishes and cookware.

Spring Green

I have Bermuda Grass as my front lawn and as you know it goes dormant in the winter. Well, its the end of April and my little brown thicket is finally starting to green up. So in honor of this momentous shift, I thought I'd celebrate with a little spring green color!

Via Dream House, Southern Living,
Keltainen Talo Rannalla, and Country Living.

Sofas I'd like to make out with.

Via Maison du Monde, Bohemian Shoebox,
La Dolce Vita, Belle Maison, and Country Living.

Your most cherished piece.

We all have something in our home that falls in this category - our most cherished piece of furniture. Something old and handed down or something you found on your own. A treasure in your home. Something you love. And when you see it you smile and say, "I love that piece of furniture." So spill it. What is it? Mine is a screen my grandmother decoupaged out of old Elizabethan costume designs. What's yours?

Is it an antique wardrobe?

A white washed Moroccan screen?

A velvet French daybed?

A reclaimed dresser that you painted yourself?

An tufted ottoman-slash-coffee table that you found at an estate sale?

A pharmacy curios cabinet from a second hand store?

Your great-aunt's bookcase made new again in grass green?

Food on the Brain

I am at the threshold of my third trimester and all I can think about is food. Thoughts of sweets, salt and sushi fill most of my waking hours. I even dream about it! My insatiable cravings are not helped by the fact that every blog I read seems to be showcasing gorgeous cuisine! If I could - right at this moment - eat anything I wanted, it might look something like this:

Food photos via Artists Who Blog, Tea for Joy, and Design Sponge