Midweek Inspiration...Feel Free

Just a little Illustrator fun...

Enjoy the short week!

Favorite Things...a weekend at the "beach cottage"

A few of my favorite things this weekend...

We finally had a weekend at our "beach cottage" rental

without any big plans for a change.

So I finally started my Spring cleaning

& "found" my beautiful Kitchen Aid mixer & vintage blender.

I can't wait to get these up to The Farmhouse in our

remodeled kitchen (see the vision here).

I also had a chance to go to two local flea markets

this weekend...more like community garage sales. I found

a couple cool items:

{please excuse the ugly dark grout in our rental kitchen}

 a Fire King bowl that I've always coveted,

but is generally out of my price range

some local Meyer lemons ~ yum!

 a cute fish bowl

with a world of opportunities to fill it up

a bunch of really cool frogs for $0.10 each ~ best bargain ever!

and a couple heart cookie cutters

to add to my small collection

I also finished my first {make-believe}

product packaging design

~ Tin Roof Farmhouse ~

Vintage Market

Soy Votives

maybe someday it will be a reality!

What were your favorite things this weekend?

Five Faves for Friday...Beach House Accents

With summer just around the corner I've been dreaming of

the beach & the sunshine.

The last week has been amazingly hot & I've been

inspired to update our "beach cottage" with more beach accents.

Here are my favorite quick fixes to create a beachy home...

{shells}

shells in bowls, jars or on shelves

{rope}

rope, twine all weathered & worn

{maps}

dreams of road trips & traveling to exotic locations

{driftwood}

washed, weathered & sun drenched

{aqua}

the perfect accent color for a beach style home

All images found on Pinterest

What brings the beach back home for you?

Midweek Inspiration...Dream On

Inspiration

on so many levels

image (not me) via Pinterest

fit, active, healthy woman

dogs

stand up paddle boarding

sunshine

black & white photography

the lake

summer is on it's way!

What inspires you?

Sunday Still Lifes...Cupps Farm, Kansas

My grandma passed away this past week. She lived an amazingly full life. She was 94. She still lived in her 2 story home that my mom grew up in. She drove until she was 88, when she decided it would be better for her not to anymore. She went to church daily, did water aerobics twice a week and quilted until just recently. She was a tough little cookie and hung on for over 10 years after my grandpa passed. She was a very kind soul with a quirky little attitude. She definitely passed that along to my mom & myself.

I am grateful that I was able to visit her last month for a few days. She was doing well and I was able to show her pictures of my husband and our wedding, my vintage rental items (she was a big antiques fan) and chat about life a bit.

I feel fortunate that I was able to have her in my life even if we didn't spend a ton of time together over the years. I see her in my mom often and know she lives on through all of us.

Out of this hardship came a beautiful family reunion of sorts. My husband and I were able to fly back to Kansas, along with my brother, his wife and their two boys. My mom was able to reunite with some high school friends, visit with her brother and sister,  say a final good-bye and show off her side of the family a bit. We all got to go see the Cupps Farm which has been in the family since the late 1800's.

All around it made me appreciate family even more and know that even though I'm part of the crazy California family, I have a little midwest country girl in me as well.

Seasons come and go.

Projects are completed and new ones arrive.

Life continues.

We grow.

Here are some images from the weekend in Wichita, Kansas...

Sunday Still Lifes...Spring is Here!

Spring has definitely Sprung!

The sunshine was a welcome addition to this weekend.

I'm looking forward to a productive week ahead.

Midweek Inspiration...focus

I've been lacking a little inspiration the last few days...

So, I thought I would focus on some little goals that

I hope to accomplish this month.

finish the guest bedroom at The Farmhouse

(or at least lay the floor & put up the curtains)

complete my Illustrator homework on time

start my Spring cleaning

run the NWM DC 1/2 marathon

(or maybe walk most of it...)

juice at least one morning each week

...and a beautiful image to inspire us all...

Happy Easter

Happy Easter

from

Tin Roof Farmhouse

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Project Inspiration...this is the dream

An amazing new farmhouse built on an

organic farm in Austin, Texas.  This captures much of our vision

for The Farmhouse we are creating in the foothills of California.

I love the add-on style of this new construction home.

The design was developed to imitate the appearance of a generations old farmhouse that had been added onto and remodeled over the years to accommodate a growing and changing family.

I love the siding and tin roof.

The wrap around porch that doubles as a

dining room is perfection. 

That industrial sink is awesome!  We're looking for one for

our breezeway / mudroom.

The light open kitchen works with a mix of new and vintage.

The siding in the kitchen is the perfect backdrop for the

refurbished stove with the sleek new custom hood.

The warmth of the wood floors and linen chairs

plays nicely with the white walls.

The rustic metal bed frame is highlighted by

the gorgeous wall color.

The square claw-foot tub is super cool.

What do you think of this modern farmhouse?

All images and complete story found on Houzz.

Midweek Inspiration...Spring

Happy first day of Spring!

Source anything goes here 

Five Faves for Friday...Antiquing in Wichita

I'm in Wichita, Kansas visiting my 94 year old grandma.  I've taken advantage of the fact that my mom is out here as well. It's been a fabulous few days catching up with my sweet lil grandma & my wonderful mom.

My mom & I spent the last two days scouring her favorite antique shops for some great finds. A couple items I drooled over...

And one I need to go back for tomorrow.

great worn texture

incredible patina

milk glass hobnail on grandma's bedside table

perfect for a table display or buffet

Spring in a glass

What are your favorite antique finds?