The Art of Simple

 Nothing is quite a wonderful as a simple, quiet room.

Filled with your favorite flowers
and
a soft comfy chair.

pretty white ironstone collections

touches of country blue

rows of white chairs and floppy hydrangea

a furry friend to keep us company

this is the fine art of simple...practice it often

All images from

New Farmhouse Style

Onions and Branches

These cute little round fluffy purple things are an Allium 

These were planted as bulbs about 5 months ago and have now have started to appear everywhere

I completely forgot where they got stashed in the yard 

during bulb planting season

But surprise.....they are really tall and peek out over the tops of the other shrubs in the beds

I love how they look paired with the branches of the 

chartreuse smoke tree branches

Since this house does not really have an entrance that makes a statement....you literally walk right in to the living room from the front door

I like to always have something from the garden displayed 

on this wonderful old scrubbed pine table

The branches are really unique 

and last a long time in a vase

I like the simplicity of the green vase too

Even with out a formal entry...it's not all that hard to find a little spot that shows off unique things that you may be collecting

Where is your special spot?

I would love to hear your ideas.....

~Cheers~

kelley

Guest Bath

Remember this little guest bath re-do?

 Well, after using this room a bit,

I deceided that the wood top was just not practical

While sorcing stone for my kitchen I thought we should 

put a marble top on the vintage table 

The carrera looks great with all of the other tile 

and now the vanity seems more finished

There is also a 4 inch backsplash across the back which is better for clean up 

and any problems with splashing water

The ogee edge is a nice touch too.

I used this same ogee on the Carrera in the kitchen

The new top gives us a little more surface area to put things on 

while getting ready for work

This little guset bathroom is a really nice space 

and I'm happy with all of the details...especially the new marble top!

Have a great weekend and thanks for stopping by!

More summer projects to come...

kelley

Ojai Re-decorating and a Something's Gotta Give Rug

 This post is sort of a

what came first....the chicken or the egg?

or in this case it's what should come first... 

the rug or the furniture? 

a very often asked question 

so what is the easy answer?

hmmmm....I'm not really sure

anyway...

 I made the decision a few months back to start putting some of the furniture 

we have in the rented condo 

into the little Ojai ranch house...

  it was really interesting how many of the pieces

 seemed right at home here

 remember the beige condo photos?

this was the condo living room below

 I also started repeating the use of certain elements in the Ojai house,
like galvanized metal,

 barn wood and grays and reds

 and then there was that little touch of blue
that kept popping up

so I introduced a new blue item....

a nice rug...
and I'm not talking toupee here

 I have always wanted one of these rugs, 

similar to the one in Diane Keaton's liking room

 in the movie "Somethings Gotta  Give"

 Do you just love this room...or what!?

and that rug!!!!

so here is my take on the idea

very different in a little country house...
about a million miles away from the Hampton's

 so what do you think came first?  

the chicken or the egg....

do you buy the rug first and decorate around it?
or
let the room take shape and then buy your rug? 

hmmmm....?