Happy Monday!

Love these colors together!

Southern California Dreaming.

About this time of year in the Pacific Northwest I start day dreaming of moving back to Southern California...actually the real dream is I live there October through April and up here May through September - the best of both worlds. This home designed by Pamela Shamshiri for Commune in the Dec/Jan issue of House Beautiful feeds my dream.

Messy.

I love that they put a messy table on the cover of the September issue of House Beautiful! It's a great issue with fabulous colors. I'm liking lots of white these days, but it's not practical in my house with the dog. When we bought our IKEA sofa I actually bought the white slipcover along with the blue one. I've never taken the white one out of the bag. Maybe I should just do it and see how bad it gets. What the heck!

P. S. I'm house and cat-sitting these days so I'm not home and on my computer much. Posts will be a little less frequent. The house is three times the size of mine and clean and quiet....I'm enjoying it.

House Beautiful.

The July issue of House Beautiful arrived and it's all about small spaces. Being that I live in 1000 square feet with a husband, son, daughter, dog + cat, this issue is especially appealing to me. I love this 60 square foot kitchen (page 108) in St. Helena, California. I've been thinking about removing the cabinet fronts from my upper cabinets and this just about has me convinced.

And this "Small and Rugged" guesthouse (page 60) is what I'm aiming for....clean and crisp....I have way too much junk. Of course this is someone's guesthouse, no one lives in it full-time like we do. I love the natural finishes and fibers and the neutral colors. Gorgeous!