Pinteresting Tuesday {2}

pinteresting tuesday {2}
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Pinteresting Tuesday continues. Last week I started a new series called "Pinteresting Tuesday" where I share my thoughts behind some of my favorite pins on Pinterest. Check out last week's post.

My pins over the past week tell me that I'm ready for some cooler weather and that I'm still quite enamored with mustard yellow and teal. In fact, over Labor Day weekend, I picked out three teal color samples to test on my breakfast nook wall, which is currently a light blue/grey color. The color I like is a bit too dark on the wall, but in the can it's perfect. So I'm going back to sample a slightly lighter shade tomorrow. More to come on that painting project - it's going to be a dramatic change for autumn at my place.

1. Terrain never fails to inspire me. I found this wrought iron pendant made with woven jute and burlap. I love the organic textures and the warm glow it creates - perfect for an autumn evening.

via Chanee on Pinterest

2. Oh the charms of cottage life! Downsizing has been on my mind a lot this week. Living in a home with a smaller footprint is less expensive and better for the environment. Of course living with less space can have its downside, but I'm always up for the challenge of making more out of less. This amazing cottage uses the covered patio as an outdoor kitchen. I just love the casual feel of this kid-friendly cottage home.

via Chanee on Pinterest

3. Like I said, my love of mustard yellow is still going strong this week, especially after seeing the tri-colored dresser from Remodelista. I can feel a craft project coming on.

via Chanee on Pinterest

4.  I've been searching for creative ways to hang brooms, mops and dusters inside my hallway closet. The cheap metal strip ripped out many months ago and the closet has become a mess of brooms and mops leaning against the wall. After seeing Martha's hanging method, I'm on the hunt for several vintage hooks to get the broom closet organized and functioning again.

via Chanee on Pinterest

5. I'm considering wallpaper in two areas of my home. The first is in the downstairs hallway that leads to the dining room with grey linen drapes and newly painted white walls. The second, the entryway that leads to the the living room also with white walls. This bold grey botanical print wallpaper from Ferm Living is on the short list for the hallway.

via Chanee on Pinterest

6. Let me take you to the back porch of my imaginary lake house. Have a seat in my vintage bamboo chairs {yes, they're so comfortable!} and I'll get us a glass of wine. Isn't that sunset nice?

via Chanee on Pinterest

To see the rest of my pins from last week, you can follow me here

What are your pins saying about you this week?

Virescent Dining

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Recently I've come across many interesting rooms using the architectural styling of a sliding barn door. I've pulled together a collection of my favorite rooms designed with sliding barn doors. Like pocket doors and french doors, I think sliding barn doors add functionality and unexpected interest to a space.

For today's idea board, I've created a green dining space I'd like to see behind any of these sliding barn doors.

1. Vita vase - set of 4 handmade by Etsy seller MichikoShimada

2. 1970's Belgian Painted Plank Top Dining Table with Metal Banding from Mecox Gardens

3. Vintage Industrial Stackable Chairs from Battersea

4. The Jack Rabbit Original Painting by Lisa Congdon

5. 1960's Round Lime Green Mirror from Mid Century Antiques

6. Pin Dot Drops Lantern from Terrain

Remodelista

VT Wonen

Design Sponge

Apartment Therapy

My Home Ideas

House Beautiful

Houzz

Lake House Ideas {3}

After a long and lovely weekend in NYC with the hubby, I feel refreshed {due to the much cooler weather} and ready to share another 'Lake House Ideas' post.

However, don't expect any 'before and after' posts of the lake house anytime soon. We had plenty of time to ponder our life with and without a vacation home last weekend. Right now, life without a lake or mountain home is where we're landing. That doesn't mean I'm not still dreaming of a little white-washed lakeside cottage in the mountains! And that's what this blog is about - sharing my ideas.

My new favorite accent color is mustard yellow. I've seen it everywhere over the past few weeks and now I'm 100% infatuated. Mustard yellow would be the perfect accent color for my now imaginary lakeside cottage's mudroom.

Every cottage needs a mudroom {my favorite room} where shoes can be stored, coats, bags and hats can be hung, and where the dirt from the outside remains. When you live in a small cottage home, mudroom storage is essential, and cubbies are a godsend.

In my house, the mudroom is in the walk-out basement and holds our bikes, the dogs' bowls and food, tools, pottery and gardening supplies.

I built and designed the mudroom in my previous home. It was my favorite room in the house - sunny, practical, and organized with hooks, cabinets and shelving. It had plenty of counter workspace for folding laundry, starting seeds or crafting.

I found so many well-designed mudrooms that helped inspire today's idea board. Aren't they amazing? Do you have a mudroom in your home? Or a functional nook or entryway?

Apartment Therapy

Remodelista

Remodelista

Remodelista

Southern Accents

Garden Web

Martha Stewart

Design Studio B

Enjoy these vintage and eco-friendly accessories that would certainly make my ideal lakeside cottage mudroom feel organized and cheery.

1. Vintage Coat Hooks Set of 6 from Etsy seller Lemon Tree Farm

2. FERN PILLOW: CREAM + AMBER HEMP/ORGANIC COTTON from Amenity

3. 1930's Rustic American Original Crumbly Paint Bench from Antiques on Old Plank Road

4. Crew Little Guy Pendant in Antiqued silver glass from My Sparrow

5. Vintage 1950s Corn Shucker straw hat from Etsy seller Luncheonette Vintage

6. VINTAGE IRON PLANT STAND from France at Terrain

Lake House Ideas {2}

lake house ideas 2
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We're heading to the mountains again this weekend to look for our ideal vacation home - hopefully a lakeside cottage in the mountains {that's my vote}.

 As I explained in Wednesday's post, I'm starting a new series simply titled "Lake House Ideas" to capture all of the ideas swarming around in my head about furnishing and decorating this potential vacation home.  One of my rules is to furnish the cottage with only vintage and secondhand items.

Today's idea is inspired by a summer house I found on the oh so incredible- Emma's Design Blogg.

Hus & Hem

The crisp and casual styling of the summer house is exactly what I'm hoping to recreate. The whole house is adorable, but I became infatuated with the idea of the rolling bamboo table as a bedside table. It's perfection. Plus, when you place casters on something it can serve dual purposes throughout a small space.

I also love the expandable lamps mounted to the white walls - so practical, and they can never tip over like the pharmacy table lamps often do.

Finally, I love the look of using a vintage chalkboard as a headboard for a twin bed similar to this room from Apartment Therapy.

Apartment Therapy

Two other bedrooms that inspire me.

sköna hem

Hus & Hem

Here are a few vintage finds that I'd gladly welcome to my bedside and that would fit perfectly in my ideal lakeside cottage bedroom.

1. Primitive Tin Jug from Etsy seller Trampoline

2. Large 1930's German Scissors Wall Lamp by Christian Dell at Tom Thomas

3. Vintage HEYWOOD WAKEFIELD ASHCRAFT TABLE Double-tiered with bamboo legs from Etsy seller Dixie La Rue

4. Large vintage school chalkboard from Etsy seller Blue Bell Bazaar

5. Pair of Big Yellow Fishing Bouys from Etsy seller Trampoline

6. Vintage mechanical alarm clock Smiths Cavalier from Great Britain from Etsy seller Clockwork Universe

Finding Traditional

finding traditional
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This weekend I flipped through one of my favorite interiors books - 'The New Traditional' by Darryl Carter. Every time look at his designs I want to break out the sand paper, rough up my highly polished furniture, and paint all my walls and floors white.

Carter has mastered the art of "finding perfection in imperfection" {pg 21} and how to edit out the unnecessary with confidence. What makes his designs so calming to me is the neutral palette, and his clutter-free and multi-functional approach to object and furniture placement. I love how he infuses personal and striking art into each of his living spaces, as well as his light fixture choices. Carter has also mastered design continuity and flow - the rooms, while distinct, spill over into one another perfectly.

I'm in desperate need of wall decor - something besides mirrors. Carter's book has given me new inspiration to take my time and seek out the best vintage art and photography for each of my rooms.

I created a Darryl Carter-inspired idea board based on some of his room designs from his 19th-century Virginia farmhouse below. The photos are from Carter's Elle Decor Magazine feature, 'The Peace Keeper,' and they're also featured in his 2008 book 'The New Traditional.'

1. Large Antique Handwoven Basket from Etsy seller Trampoline {ethanollie}

2. 1940's Card Deck Cafe Table from Etsy seller Hindsvik

3. Zig Zag Lamp repurposed from salvaged industrial pieces from Terrain

4. Ditte Sofa, Seaswept in cotton from Anthropologie

5. You - Limited Edition Large Framed Woodblock Print - Signed Steve Ockenfels - 1971 from Etsy seller Uncommon Eye

6. 303 PLEASANT Vintage Hotel Silver on Copper Tea Pot from Etsy seller Trampoline {ethanollie}