Syd and Goose

Something's Gotta Give

There was a period in time that I thought I wanted to go into set design-I didn't follow that path but I still love movies for their sets-even movies that aren't exactly groundbreaking hold lots of inspiration for me. I saw the movie Something's Gotta Give on tv a few weeks ago and pretty much want to move into the Hampton's based set. Diane Keaton, Jack Nicholson and Keanu Reeves(yeah Keanu Reeves, not so groundbreaking) star in the movie but it has been widely reported that the house is the film's true star. Loose slipcovers, beachy blues, fresh flowers and an overall feel of elegance and comfort surround the house. After doing a google search I realized that I was definitely not the only one who has fallen in love. Hope you enjoy these pictures/links as much as I did-have a great weekend!

   

window boxes

A few of the many things that I dream about when owning our first home are window boxes. I'd put them in every window if I could-something about waking up to flowers right outside of the bedroom window, or a kitchen window box filled with fresh herbs. A glossy black box filled with green plants hanging down the sides-a daisy filled box painted white...



Oh, and check out this pretty little window box-love, true love.

~top picture from freefoto.com, second picture from hooksandlattice.com, last two pics from marthastewart.com.

Tiny Corner

Happy Monday to ya! We had a busy weekend and I don't have a tremendous amount to show for it so I thought I'd share a tiny corner with you. See you tomorrow!

Martha Gets Off Of The Floor

and onto a bookshelf. Finally, I've organized my magazines and books-it was overdue let me tell you. Piles of magazines were slowly starting to take over the corners of our living room and it wasn't a pretty sight!

As much as I love IKEA(and I do, I really really do) it becomes a black pit after the first 45 minutes- feet get sore, hunger sets in, inevitably an argument breaks out. In our case, the arguing started in the bed linens and ended at the lighting...Is it just me or does the whole experience leave you exhausted? I was SO looking forward to the frozen yogurt cone after checking out, you know, reward myself for not completely losing it after lugging three heavy baskets upstairs, walking against the pedestrian traffic back to the kitchens to make sure they fit a specific shelf, only to come back downstairs to find that same shelf a few measly feet to the right of my waiting husband. How could we have missed it? We then got in line to find that the yogurt machine was broken. Horrors!

A good friend of mine brings chocolate with her when she goes to IKEA, otherwise she says she can't make it through and will abandon her cart and leave. Can't wait in those lines with low blood sugar!

Here are my Marthas, finally in magazine holders and organized by month.
Have a great day-tomorrow is Friday!