What's making me happy today: Kate: dining area with the white + orange 13 Threads:  Her clothing line reminds me to buy a long sleeve pop of color to wear beneath the black jumper I'm wearing today. Swedish Interiors:  All that white, natural light and the great pink accents. Love the artwork! Fearless Color in…

  It's a quiet Sunday evening…a perfect time to pull out some pretty stationery and pens and create a handwritten letter to a friend.  This new-to-me blog, Nectar & Light, is gorgeous and has inspired me to write a letter tonight. The house is quiet, the white (not just for Christmas) lights are shining into…

  Bloesem Kids featured the home of Jacqi of mee a bee.  What I love about her home are the simple lines, the pretty bookcase and lamp next to the bed, and the creative, orderly storage.   mee a bee has a line of children's bags that are about the cutest things ever!     …

*cough* *cough* *cough* *fuzzy mind* I am finishing up Week One of a flu/cough that has left me fuzzy-headed and coughing and with a left ear out of which I can hear nothing.   But my eyes work, and I've fallen quickly in love with a Chicago house.  The owners, Emily and Jacob, decided on two…

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } 2_18 Death to Kleenex (48/365), originally uploaded by Aprille. ahhh….tissues not needed for a sad story. I’m just down for the count today. First Cold of 2009 and too much going on at work…

Loving this new-to-me blog, The Hidden Seed.  Her wardrobe is beautiful!  

Blonde Designs is a new favorite blog of mine.  They have such creative ideas for customizing party foods, beverages and goody bags.  But this recent post is an instant favorite of mine.  They created a "reunion in a bag" for a friend who couldn't be with them at the latest reunion.  The green bag from…

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } [MCCALL’S MAGAZINE, KIDS IN LINEN CLOSET], originally uploaded by George Eastman House. What an orderly linen closet! My towels and other linens have yet to make their way onto the shelves in such a…

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } fermob flower chair, originally uploaded by wood & wool stool. Great desk area.Love the chair. Brief post as it’s one of those days. Feeling out of sorts. Perhaps a cold is arriving soon.

Still can't get enough of white + color and real homes in Sweden. Love the pillow on the chair and the chairs themselves.   White + Orange = Pretty That rug!  The artwork!! [images: StyleRoom]