House of Hydrangeas

I got to Skype with my sis and little Cohen last weekend, but this weekend I'm excited because I get to see them in person!  I'm visiting to watch my other nephew's first T-ball game.  I can only imagine how adorable all of those kiddos are going to look out there on the field. I've had this bouquet sitting on my desktop for quite some time and have neglected to share it with you guys.  Now that spring is almost in full bloom, I think it's appropriate.  The colors are so cheerful, and the pom pom ribbon tied around the stem is so fun and unexpected. I want to have an area like this in our next house.  I think it's a much more efficient use of the space right off the kitchen, don't you?  I'd rather dine all of the time in my formal dining room anyway :) This lace cardigan is my latest purchase.  I think it will work great for this spring/summer weather, and I looove the pattern and texture.  I ordered it from Forever 21 online.  I hope i...

Aside from adding wood floors and tearing down wallpaper in the eating area and replacing it with paint (which isn't finished just yet), we'll also be updating the cabinetry in my mom's kitchen and building on added storage. Currently the kitchen has an unused space in the corner next to the pantry. The goal is to build on more cabinetry for added storage and replace all cabinets fronts to create a unified look. P.S. That microwave is as old as my sister (29 years).  It's a Kenmore, and it just keeps going.  And we will use it until it dies. I like the idea of an extended counter top with cabinets underneath and an open space above.  This meets our two needs or creating extra storage space while keeping an open and airy feeling in the room.  My mom isn't a fan of glass cabinet fronts, but we will be getting rid of the current wood ones and replacing them with white ones, which will also help the space seem larger.  Along with the cabinetry, we'd also li...

It's that time again. Time to clean up the desktop!  So here are a few beautiful rooms I've been keeping from you.  Please forgive me. Designed by Elissa Warner Designed by Elizabeth Dinkel  Designed by Amber Lewis Images via 1-3 Lonny Magazine , House Beautiful  Tomorrow I'll be sharing Jon's big day today with you!  This afternoon I get to spray him down the a fire hose!  Hey, it's tradition :)

One of my best friends made an offer on her very first home today, and I couldn't be more excited for her!  While I've had several of my own places since college and now one with my hubby, I've never lived in a place that belonged to me.  I'm hoping our next stop will bring us just that... a place to settle and call our own!   I want a place I can paint.  A place where I can knock down walls.  A place I can transform (budget allowing of course)  into our "home."  Jon has been so patient with my sporadic purchases of things that we have no room or place for in our current home.  "It's for our future home!" I'll exclaim as he gives me the "What did you buy today?" look.  He'll normally just smile and shake his head. :) I'm so lucky to have found a man who loves and supports my dreams (and weakness for pretty things at a good price).  I've mentioned before that I have a file on my computer entitled "Wish List." ...