First Impressions

Today, I'm in the mood to look at beautiful entryways...

In a few days, my family will be making the move to a new home, so I'm thinking about first impressions... Our first moments living in the home... The way others will see our home, when they enter... What will make us feel at home, when we walk through the front door.

A beautiful entryway says so much about you, and really sets the mood for the experience of your entire home.

Here are some entryways which are inspiring me right now. I hope you will enjoy them, too.

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Happy Weekend

I hope you're all having a lovely weekend. Ours has been pretty relaxed... Baking cookies, humming along to Nina Simone in the kitchen, a beautiful drive through the hills to a favorite town, a visit to a pop-up market... Wishing it could last a little longer....

By the way, the chai banana bread, pictured below (see link for recipe) is SO good! I made it a couple of weekends ago. Let me tell you, the recipe is a keeper. I love chai lattes and I love anything drizzled in a sugary glaze. This bread (or cake, really--I mean, it has frosting, so it must be cake, right?) is wonderful. Try it the next time you've got a few overripe bananas sitting around.

 chai banana bread

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A dozen gorgeous rooms

Sunny, fresh, cozy rooms... that's what I'm in the mood for right now. It must the midsummer vibe going on here. I just realized that almost all of these rooms are white. What can I say? I always love a chic white room. Like an art gallery, they showcase the beauty of each piece in the space.

Hope you enjoy them, too.

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A few beautiful entryways

Now that the holidays are over, it is so nice to just relax and get back to the little pleasures of life. Right? 

I always love walking into a home and feeling welcomed. A beautiful entryway will do that for you. I love every one of these entryways. They are all so gorgeous, in their own ways.

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Happy new year, everybody!

pale blue heaven

Soft, delicate light blues... so perfect for the early spring days we are having.

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