Lovin' India Rose

I stumbled upon this website, India Rose, and I have fallen smitten! Such feminine designs with ruffles, stripes, polka dots - just "ever so"! I love it all...so precious.

How beautiful!! I am trying to think how I could incorporate any of these into the wedding

Bath essentials?

Because it's only Tuesday...

Here are some fun images to help us all through the week! I have to believe that whomever lives in these homes must leave the house every day with an extra skip in their step - so fun!

Love all the color combinations!!

images courtesy of Trad Home

Time to reflect...

Happy Monday everyone! I don't know about you all (I really wish I could say y'all here b/c it fits so appropriately....but I don't want people accusing me of being from Boston and asking why I use words such as y'all. OK I digress) but I am exhausted from the weekend! The wedding was fabulous and couldn't have been more fun!!! But back to posting...

I find that I every time I move I seem to collect more mirrors. Mirrors are great for everything from giving the allusion of more space to a room or just adding a decorative accent to any space! A neat trick that we've all seen in various mags is finding antique or just plain different frames and then adding a glassed mirror to it. How do you all think mirrors fit best in a home? Any tricks you want to share...let us know! :-) Here are a few images that I liked when surfing the www.....

Last minute add...I just found this image on pink wallpaper - perfect for today's post and love this look!!!

I am in love with the mirror top row Left. I just don't know where I would use it!? I have been contemplating using a mirror like the one bottom row Right and top row Middle for my entryway when you walk in the door...is it too intrusive?

This image is from a renovation story on Southern Living. They didn't want to disrupt the window in the bathroom...so they added a vanity with surrounding mirrors. So cool and gives the feeling of yet another window and so much space - love it!

I heart these bathrooms.... <3

What a transformation....

While perusing CoastalLiving.com, I stumbled upon a pretty fantastic renovation story! Gives me some inspiration that my abode will one day get done and look beautiful too (well ok..not this beautiful)! :-) Wanted to share this great renovation story...enjoy:

Love everything about this beachy kitchen!

Love all the white!!

Great color on those vases

So comfy :-)

Love the green accents and OF COURSE the claw foot tub!

Flower Power

I really do believe that flowers can spruce up any room and bring a "freshness" to an otherwise dull/standard room. Drop by TJMAXX for some fake flowers or stop by your local flower shop for the real deal...but look to add flowers wherever you can... the bathroom, kitchen or bedroom...it will do wonders for your psyche until the actual sunshiny days arrive - till then!

Nice pop of a vibrant color in this white/neutral room!

Love the hydrangeas here...

I actually really like the vintage wallpaper here in this bedroom....might steal that idea, hmmmm

First post....

When I think of great design, I imagine it to be somewhat of an escape. An escape from my sometimes cluttered room...my coffee table crowded with magazines or my office filled with stick-it notes and files. I envision a fresh, clean palatte which evokes a feeling of calmness and beauty. My taste and style differs at times, leaning more traditional/victorian than modern... but every so often I suprise myself with a fondness for an overt mix of ages and style. I live in NYC but am a Boston girl at heart and my love for the beach and Cape Cod shape many of design tastes. I yearn for a rustic beach home and know that one day...I will have my home on the beach, my uncluttered room, my clean coffee table and an emaculate office. Until then, I can dream....


LOVE clawfoot bathtubs! I could just melt away in this serene environment! This space was featured in Coastal Living Magazine by James R Solamon - a magazine that I can go through and daydream all day long...


Boston interior desinger, Alina Apteker's, home was photographed by Eric Roth and recently featured in Elle Decor Magazine. Her dining room above gives off such a romantic and whimsical feeling...love it!


This bedroom scene featured in Coastal Living gives me a sense of calmness. I think it's important for your bedroom to be a place of serenity.