add a little drama..

Susan Ferrier always knows how to make the most beautiful spaces.  I love this just as much as so many others I have featured here on the blog.  The sofa itself is to die for!  I love the stone on the table to add that extra bit of dark drama to the space though. The color palette is based off of a pair of Uniforms from the owner Mary Pirllaman's Great Grandfather (one shown below).  What an amazing bit of inspiration.  I love everything about it!

 

 

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discovered on a perfect gray

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Design Traveler: Washington School House Hotel

 

One little peek at this Hotel and I was hooked.  The design has a clean European feeling, with great texture and a sense of history, just stunning.  The Washington School House Hotel is located in Utah but it feels like a complete world away.  

It could be all of the soft greige and white details that are really getting me.  Each room is unique and the beds are fabulous looking!  Can you imagine staying for a ski weekend or the fabulous Sundance Film Festival?  Yes please!

 

 The lighting is amazing too.  Just as it should be the perfect compliment to the space and it's surroundings.

all images from Washington school house hotel

 

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light grey in the kitchen

 

Wishing you a wonderful Saturday!  

I love that this kitchen has just the slightest bit of contrast so the really dark pieces have center stage and it keeps the stone and tile from being too busy.  Perfectly calming.

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Dark grey and the chesterfield

 

Sometimes simplicity is the most wonderful thing.  Don't you think?  This is so fantastic, I know this is not how one would live- believe me I know that all too well.  But I love the idea of the whole space painted the same color with simple wood detailing to keep it interesting.  I can just imagine it with a great classic yet modern chandelier and some interesting furnishings.  What about you- what would you do?

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white and bright kitchen

 

Once we really get moving in the new year all I want is clean and bright- it is like I need to fast track to Spring to make everything new again!  I love this clean kitchen with that touch of dark grey in the pendants and the appliances.  Just about perfection.

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2012 a little review...

 It has been a busy year, so many photos and so many experiences...  here are a few of my favorites!

 

Little white sofa

 

I hope you had a wonderful holiday with family and friends.  This space makes me think of my renewed feeling of cleaning up and simplifying my life after the holidays.  After all of the cooking and cleaning of dishes I want to wipe the slate clean and make sure we can celebrate the upcoming holidays as simply as possible and really take the time to enjoy.

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A little grey for Monday...

 

To be honest I could have used just one more day before we hit Monday.  I know it sounds selfish but I am tired even with the extra hour.  I love this space it is so easy going, perfect for spending the day reading and relaxing.

I hope you have an easy going day! 

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exterior accents

 

Everything here is just right.  I love the shutters and the pavers!

Wishing you an inspired Sunday!

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Grey bookcases..

 

I have been studying up on grey storage pieces lately for the kitchen and family room.  I came across this piece which I don't think I have shared.  Love this.  I am not sure what it is that makes it seem so right, the monochromatic feel of the books that are slightly askew?

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The china cabinet

 

I spent most of the day yesterday trying to empty out my china cabinet and get ready for our new wood flooring to be installed and I started thinking about how lucky I am.  I have waited 4 years for the flooring I wanted, after pulling up some damaged wood when we first moved in, I am excited.  But I was really thinking more about all of the wonderful pieces I have accumulated over the years.  I LOVE dishes and when I was on a trip to Paris about four or five years ago, I found out how very much fun it could be to buy beautiful pieces while I was there and bring them home with me.  I fell hard for Astier de Villatte and my life has never been the same.  Each trip I have taken I have bought pieces and brought them home with me, very carefully.  I have a large collection now and although I don't use it as I should, each piece seems to hold a wonderful memory for me.  There are many other beautiful pieces in there too but each of these is like a little treasure to me.  

As I have been going through emptying out our kitchen and now the china cabinet I have realized something else too, I need to buy only what I love, not what is a good deal or something I may never use.  I have donated boxes and boxes of pieces over the last few weeks that have never been used or were still in the original packaging.  So this project or combination of projects has given me the jump start I need to spend more wisely and maybe just maybe start using those beautiful pieces I have been sheltering from my loved ones for fear of breakage.

Do you use what you have?  Do you save the best dishes and glassware for only special occasions or do you use them everyday? 

 

Monday wishes and a Thank you!

 

Oh how I wish I was playing hookie today and taking this little guy on a picnic with the hubby!  Perfection I think.

The weekend has ended and we are knee deep in design goodness here- wishing you a wonderful start to the week!

Also a big thank you to everyone who takes the time to follow here and elsewhere we just hit 10,000 + on pinterest!

 

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