Loving this photo.  Gorgeous hooks! Dropping in for a few minutes in this heat.  Trying to stay cool.  Also going for a streamlined summer look with a simple orange dress, hair pulled back in a braid, a slick of lip gloss, sunglasses and a smile. How are you doing if you're in the midst of…

What a pretty dining room from love & lace!   Hard to believe it’s Monday. The weekend was full! A quick trip to Chicago via train. Feels luxurious to relax for 90 minutes on the train to downtown Chicago instead of battling traffic on a Saturday in a non-air-conditioned car! Met up with friends whose…

So…I've been wondering.  Do you have a blog?* I would so love to read it!   (if you've seen this "can I have your number?" sketch, picture me asking the question in that tone.) images:       one          two            three

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } simple entryway, originally uploaded by sunnygirlwi. The bloggers at Hindsvik completed their entryway which I think is simply perfect. They built a simple shoe holder out of plywood and added a simple rug. Lovely.

Not sure of the drama behind the grill. Wondering what the story is there. Check out the backyard though:  trees and then a big drop down through even more trees to a public park – with a bike/walking path. Little sense you're in a city. Very cool. Hellooooo!  The holiday weekend took forever to arrive…

These lovely photos are from a new-to-me blog called Hindsvik. It's so worth checking out if these storage options appeal to you.           images: via hindsvik

Didn't know the IkeaFamilyLive site had a gallery for readers to submit photos. I love this photo of the cabinet and how the owner set up the reading corner. via http://www.ikeafamilylive.com/gallery

I'm honored to be one of 300 people participating in a blog-it-forward scenario created by Victoria of sfgirlbybay.  I've had a blast using pinterest as I find amazing photos online as it only takes a minute to "pin" something I find "interesting" to a board I've created at pinterest.  I was nudged by Mademoiselle Cranky Pants…

I've included photos of industrial kitchens before thus I was delighted to find a new-to-me site that showed me even more industrial kitchens!       images 

what a great home office!!!