Recovery...

 Just wanted to share a few of my favorite instagram pictures from the trip.  I promise to go through my photos over the holiday weekend and share a bit with you next week.  Every time I visit Paris I fall for it all over again even though she really makes you work for it!  I am exhausted when I return from these trips both physically and mentally!   This weekend I will do my best to fully recover!

I also want to extend a huge THANK YOU to the girls that were nice enough to guest post for us while I was away!  I could not have done it without you!  Thank you to Andrea, Si, and Shari!

 

 

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Paris bound..

I am spending most of this week wrapping up projects here, shipping and packing for our trip to Paris. I will be posting prep and travel photos on instagram if you want to follow along or you can check out the facebook page too.  Our pool project should be finishing up too... so exciting!  Wishing you a wonderful Monday!

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Black entry doors

 

I love the contrast of a black or espresso door.  We have a pink Wisteria planted to go over ours and I am so hoping that this is the year it grows across the front of the house.  These are a few of my favorites that I have collected and were great inspiration for me.  When we redid our kitchen this year I had the painters paint the interior of my doors black also just for a change in the space and I love it. 

Are you a fan of the high contrast?

 

 

 

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architectural love..

 

Well we all know I am a sucker for a well designed building.  This one is at the top of my list... let me see here used brick, black doors, white columns, ivy or wisteria growing up one side.  Pretty much perfect I think.  I cannot believe we are already on Thursday again.  How does time fly by so quickly?  Where is it all going and why?  

I hope you are looking forward to a restful weekend (yep I pretty much consider it imminent at this point)!

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pool side...

 

Today I will be lounging poolside... I know it seems odd to me in the beginning of December too!   We are taking a little trip to celebrate my husband's birthday.  Don't worry I have so much set up here for while I am away.  I am looking forward to more giveaways and wonderful inspiration!

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simplicity in the entry

 

This is so simple and clean.. Just love the different bottles and always love fresh greenery!  

Are you ready for Thanksgiving?  I think I am, turkey and fixins check!

Wishing you a wonderful start to the long holiday weekend!

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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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35 Amazing Interior House Designs 2012

This post contains 35 most beautiful and amazing Home Interior Design Photos which will gives you ideas for decorating your house.

Interior design describes a group of various yet related projects that involve turning an interior space into an "effective setting for the range of human activities" that are to take place there. An interior designer is someone who conducts such projects. Interior design is a multifaceted profession that includes conceptual development, liaising with the stakeholders of a project and the management and execution of the design.

Decorating Ideas

Awesome Hotel Interior

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French this weekend...

What do you have planned for the weekend?  We are doing a bit of this and that around the house.  Hanging art and moving things around and enjoying one of the last weekends of summer.  I also have been invited by the lovely Andrea from French Basketeer to a dinner at her home tonight, I am very excited!  

Wishing you a wonderful weekend whatever you have planned.

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Examples of Black and white Architecture Photography

Here are 22 beautiful black and white examples of Architecture Photography Pictures.Unlike color photographs, black and white photography has a special impact on the viewer’s eye and gives a more dramatic effect compared with similar colored photos. This many be the reason of why the black and white photography lasts till our recent days where there are colored images and digital media.Architecture and buildings photography is a real challenge to convert the walls into a truly inspired photography experiment where the viewer sees the buildings with a totally different angle than just solid items in the image. Choosing the right angle, light and shadows in these images are very important factors in taking a good architectural image. Architectural black and white photography gives the photo a more dramatic effect especially when it depends on using the light and shadows to show the details in the image.

Wow

Cool photo

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greige on the outside..

 

 

The exterior of this home in Los Angeles is so gorgeous!  I love the grey in the siding and the shutters just a subtle color change and it contrasts so nicely with the landscape.  Really the green in the landscape makes the colors work so well.  Looking forward to another busy and successful week here!  

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Mind trip...

 

You know you are working too much when you get to view all of your really old photos on screen saver video slide shows.  I was reminded of my trip to Portugal almost 6 years ago - is that even possible that it has been that long?!  Wow!  

I hope you have a wonderful weekend planned!  Working on getting caught up here and taking a little family time.  

Images by christina for greige 

 

Garden Entry

 

Oh my, thank goodness it is almost the end of the week.. we can celebrate Thursday right?

I love the amazing windows in this house, it seems they almost touch the floor and the arched gateway is amazing!  

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Nature Inspired Home Interior Design

No matter how advanced our society and technology is, we can never forget our origins, and we will always need something green around us. Of course, the best idea is actually spending some time in the countryside, but it’s not always possible, so the only thing left is probably bringing some nature to your house instead.

Maybe you would like to stand on a living moss bath mat when you get out from the bath? Sit on a grass covered furniture, and wear a planter on your neck when you leave your house? Human creativity has no limits!

Let’s take a look at some of the most creative Home Interior Design ( decor ) ideas inspired by nature.

Which one do you like the most?

Interior Design Nature Theme

Interior Design with nature

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In detail..

 

Good morning!  After a little blogging/technology break yesterday I am feeling so refreshed and ready to get the week going!  This image is amazing in so many ways.. well the most obvious is the detail in the doorways.. then the clean simplicity is pretty fantastic.  

I hope you had a wonderful weekend!  I have so much to share I am hoping to get to it all this week!  

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interior design by Katrin Cargill

 

blush blush

 

Some days a color just grabs you.  I was loving these little touches of the lightest of pinks..

We had a wonderful weekend here at home, just the necessary amount of relaxing and trying to catch up.  I am looking forward to getting some things taken care of this week and I promise to get to sharing some great new books I am loving as well as some of the great flea market finds from this weekend that I am super excited about.

Happy Monday and welcome April!

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