Outdoor rooms...

 

While Spring promises it is approaching here at home we are planning on finishing off an additional piece of our backyard.  We have yet to complete our loggia and patio areas.  I have been seeing inspiration everywhere.  I want something cozy and beautiful with ivy covered walls and clean details, but I also have a love for stonework.  All of what I am looking for has to be balanced with the budget and my husbands ideas.. a challenge to say the least.  When I saw this outdoor space it summed up the style I am looking for in the way of furnishings.   Love that dining table and chairs!

 

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weekend wishes..

It has been quite the week and I am really ready for a little break.. this spot looks just about perfect.  I am plotting to see how I can get one of these swings in our back yard!

A few things that might help you relax...

Something pretty for your laptop or phone..

Did you miss modernism week in Palm Springs??  I did and I so wish I had been able to attend!  Here's a fun little peek at a little somethin'.

I am having some need/want issues with this lamp!

Swimsuits are popping up everywhere and now I need to get this for pool side with maybe one of these?? Yep I think so.

Have a great weekend!

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Weekend Wishes...

It is supposed to be a hot hot weekend here.. so much for all that fall weather!  We will survive though with a few little dips in the pool and lazy afternoons..

Here are just a few little things from this week...

Love this.. I have the complimenting piece but I may need this one too!

I don't know if I could pull it off but I love this.

I want to live in Anthropologie life for fall please..

Next weekend we are traveling to Sonoma any recommendations are welcome!

Have a wonderful full weekend friends!

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Weekend Wishes.. a little late!

 

Oh My Goodness... it is the weekend..  I dream of being here...

As it seems fall is coming and we cannot avoid it too much longer let's get prepared...

Someone please drop this by whenever you have a chance..

We could follow it up with something like this my friends!

I fell for this amazing artwork- add a little something new to your walls.

We all need some of these to get by.. Hunter is my favorite!

Planning a fall wedding?  Some beautiful inspiration..

Also if you have a minute stop by the shop and see what's new for you for fall.

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Boho outdoor space...

 

I love this space.  It is how I want my cabana to feel.. I am not even close!!  We are still enjoying it though as the last few weeks of summer seem to be flying by at an alarming rate!

Wishing you a wonderful Wednesday!

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Outdoor drapery

 

I am completely smitten with the striped drapery by this pool.  I love the opposing stripes to give a little interest with all of the brown...

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Weekend Wishes..

 

Wishing you a Wonderful weekend. It is hot hot hot here this weekend. I thought this might help!

A few ideas for summer weekends..

I think these are so fun for hanging in the trees.

Would love to win this- I know you would too!

Wishing I had a little more time to sit back and really read this beautiful book.

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What I've been up to..

 

Wow I cannot believe it is Friday..  it has been quite a week and I have a lot left to do..  Anyway here is a little peek at what I have been up to this week.

I installed two different jobs this week and I am pretty sure this one is my favorite..  I love the colors and it came out the way I had imagined, which is always nice. You can see where it started below.

 

 

I just loved this succulent piece we made.  I have to have one made for me!

In other news we are moving forward at what seems an amazing rate on the pool area.  We had Brandon from Monkwood come and install our reclaimed wood wall in the cabana and I am in love with it! Everything still needs some finishing touches but once the cushion is made for the daybed he made and the pillows it is going to be an amazing oasis in there!  The "green" is coming tomorrow and I could not be more excited to see it in the place of the dirt that we have been living with for months. 

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Our Pool.. getting from there to here...

 

I finally feel like I can share a little of our pool installation and design with you because I feel like we have actually accomplished something.  So far the process has taken about 10 or 11 weeks and we are still knee deep in work, but we are swimming.  Everyone says we won't swim much after the first few months but that's okay we are living in pool bliss right now and swimming almost every day or evening and loving it.

 

 

Before we dug the hole we actually had grass and many many trees.  We pulled everything out to completely overhaul the yard.  It is big by Southern California standards and was begging for a pool.  We could not have been more excited to just have a dirt hole.  The first weekend (and the second) we sat out there and stared at it in the sunshine.

 

 

This was just 10 days after they started digging.. so excited!

 

 

 

Our fire pit area with gridded slabs.

 

Then came the concrete.  This was put in just a week or so before I left on my trip so I have an entire missing section of the progress here..  it went from this to a real live pool with water and everything while I was gone.

 

 

I also came home to this.. our cabana being built.  Which is still in progress. I cannot wait to get it all together!  

 

 

There is still a lot to do and I promise to keep you updated..  We expect the sprinklers and the cabana to be finished at the end of this week, so soon we will be able to plant and put in grass.  I have never longed for green and trees so much in my life!  The details of this project have really been challenging and I am so glad to see it coming together! 

 

Follow along on Instagram to see all of our progress..

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The outdoor shower

 

Getting back into the swing here has been a challenge as all I want to do is focus on relaxing and getting my pool project completed!  We are finishing up the cabana over the next couple of weeks and then it is onto planting, sprinklers and dirt.. lots and lots of dirt.

My current focus is on the little outdoor shower that will be on the side of the cabana.  I love this look and just cannot wait to get it all together here.  I need opinions please- do you have an outdoor shower?  Do you love it?  Any suggestions on hardware?  This exposed look is what I am after and have found a few things but I always love a few choices that come with recommendations!

 

I found this little pretty but I am a little worried about the finish being exposed to the elements.

 


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Weekend wishes...

 

Perfect for relaxing the weekend away!  

Wishing you a wonderful weekend!  We are soaking up the last little bits of France while in Normadie today and tomorrow... shopping of course.

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Teak pool lounges

Okay friends as I am sure you know we are in the middle (actually on the tail end) of putting in a pool.  This is a first for both the Husband and myself.  So I have dreamt for years of having a big double lounger to relax on pool side.  It seems like so much more fun that sitting all alone right?  I was going to buy a couple of inexpensive pieces from one of my favorites, Target, but I cannot seem to pull the trigger..  I think I may have to get the double lounger even if we all have to share it this summer.  So I am asking for opinions please - do you have a double?  Do you have singles?  Pros/ Cons the whole thing please!    I did pick up two of these beauties though and there was not a question about them.  Had to have em!

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