Sprucing Up For Spring!

With Spring rolling around (and Seattle weather cooperating now and then for inspiration - yahoo!), I have been changing things a bit around here.  

Perhaps this is obvious in Spring, but I am drawn to green this time of year.  I'm rearranging the furniture, moving the focal point away from the cozy fireplace and instead facing out into the garden.  I will be using these great botanical pillows in my living room, inspired by the view.  (The picture doesn't do it justice since the leaves are a beautiful mossy green but in this picture don't look as great as they do in real life!) 

Linen is a must for me for Spring and Summer, so the linen curtains are going up again to replace the silk ones.  Mine don't have banding like these, but I really like them.  Maybe I feel another project coming my way!

  Here are a few of my favorite accents that I'll be focusing on:

Fresh flowers!

Moving around accessories to make the home feel "new" again...  
I think layering art looks so casually sophisticated.  Do you agree?

and...THAT LAMP.  Wow.

I'll also be working on a gallery wall in my stairway landing.  This idea has been brewing for a while, but I think I'm ready to take the plunge!

I never want to neglect the kitchen...I spend way too much time in there.  

Fresh citrus is never a bad idea and of course the flowers are fab.  :)

(And I am crazy for those drawer pulls...they are going on my wish list)

How about you?  What do you do to spruce up for Spring?

My Favorite Things Right Now

First of all, thank you SO much for the nice comments and emails about my returning to blogging.  Wow - what a nice feeling!  :)

Now that I'm blogging a bit more often, the design bug has gotten back into my veins.  It never really left, but it's now in the forefront of my mind again!  :)  Anyway, here are a few things I am loving right now:

...these gorgeous obelisks.  Well, the whole vignette, actually...

Functional items displayed beautifully!

This gorgeous table.

Rustic, feel-good and natural.  Yummy.

More yummy.  Love that lavender!

What are some of your favorite things right now?

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I'm Still Here!

Hi Everyone,

Sorry I've been away so long.  I really appreciate the kind emails and comments I have gotten from several of you!!  I have used the time to get some very important things in my life in order, and now I'll be slowly transitioning back into blogging.  

So...I wanted to at least say hello.  :)  I'll be back soon, but for now here is a small dose of pretty to brighten your day!  

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After looking at the pictures that I chose for today's post, it seems I am in a bright, "fresh start" kind of mood, which  of course makes sense for Spring.  

What kind of mood are you in today?  Let me know!