summertime blues
Yesterday marked the first official day of summer and with all this heat and humidity, I’m thinking of cool, watery blues to inspire me! I just started working remotely on a small summer cottage in the Outer Banks where the client requested lots of blue -running the gamut from pale blue to navy- mixed in…
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navy + coral
If you’ve been following my blog for any length of time, you know that I love me some navy blue (hello, logo!) Navy blue is the ultimate neutral-it goes with every color imaginable and a little bit can go a long way. Lately, I’m loving it paired with coral pink-the perfect combination for summer! It…
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grey + white + lovely all over
If there’s one thing many clients are most unsure of initially, it’s bringing color into their homes. While their closets boast bright and bold or dark and moody hues, they have no idea how to incorporate the same into their living spaces. I often hear, “I love dark colors, but I’m afraid it will make…
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shingle-style chic
As a kid, our family spent every summer at the beach- my parents loved walking the shoreline after dinner in the evenings, admiring the beautiful shingle-style homes and cottages that dotted the coast. I guess the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree because, if you follow me on Pinterest, you know I have a…
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by the sea
We are taking a much-needed trip to Sullivan’s Island, SC, to celebrate the hubby’s birthday and it can’t come at a better time! Having lived ten minutes from the beach for eight years, it’s been a tough transition, being now more than 2 hours away, so I’m looking forward to digging my toes in the…
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ship shape
Happy Hump Day! Last night, I finally got a chance to flip through the stack of magazines that have been sitting next to my bed for the last week or so. My jaw literally hit the floor when I saw the New York cottage built from a salvaged ship in Country Living…have you seen it? …
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screened-in porches to make you swoon
Screened-in porches and ceiling fans go hand-in-hand here in the South and are a downright must in order to get through the hot and humid summers. In the two years since we built our home, our screened-in porch has gotten virtually no love, save for a plastic adirondack chair in which I blog, eat breakfast,…
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connecticut stunner
When we built our home, we had the builder dig beds around the entire house, but leave the landscaping to us. Over the past two years, I’ve added quite a few bushes, trees and ground cover, which are all filling in so nicely, but every year around this time, I get a little crazy about…
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the waves
Rhode Island is one of my favorite places to visit in the summer. Not only does one of my best friends live in Providence, but my aunt and uncle own a fabulous summer cottage in closeby Newport, as well. Before they bought their current summer home, they used to rent out a part of The…
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chic shingle style
If you follow me on Pinterest, you know I’m obsessed with shingle-style homes, but I’m also a huge fan of small, cozy cottages, too – the smaller, the better, honestly. So, when I stumbled upon the Hamptons summer home of Martha Stewart Living’s decorating editor, Rebecca Robertson, I jumped with glee! Originally featured in the…
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