Found this beautiful traditional shingle home at Velvet & Linen's blog. This is such a terrific home and worthwhile to visit Brooke's site. I love their designs and garden designs.

The man's paneled bathroom with a Crema Marfil shower and floor with brown marble mosaic accents

The shower is Thassos marble.

The powder room is on this side of the home as well. The wall paper above the bead board wainscot is from Farrow and Ball.

The island has a butcher block top with a gray granite sink and surround. The bridge faucet is by Rohl.

School house ceiling fixtures illuminate the room as well as the white painted tin ceiling tiles. Two industrial pendants from Circa lighting are hung over the center island

Madagascar grass cloth on the entry walls

Traditional shingle home with white trim and shutters. The stone on the bottom of the facade as well as on the pillars of the fence is called High Desert.
images via Morrow and Morrow and Giannetti Architecture and Interiors.

Small Details - Big Impact

I like this built-in seating and bookshelf, found at Porchlight Interior's blog

I like the pedestal sink and wainscoting on the walls in this image - from Velvet & Linen's blog

Love this window seat found on Velvet & Linen's blog

Quotes for 2009

"Go confidently in the direction of your dreams!

Live the life you've imagined!"

Henry David Thoreau

Exterior Inspiration

I love the shingled exterior look with columns, here are a few images I found from the Beautiful Things to Share blog

Great Room Inspiration

I'm looking for that cottage farmhouse feel and want to track this process of searching for design ideas. I'm thinking of slipcovered sofas and chairs and comfortable pillows. The interior design has to be relaxed and the architecture timeless.


This is the great room from the movie "Something's Gotta Give", I'm loving it, the striped carpet is beautiful and the contrast is in the wood and paint is just what I'm wanting

So comfy, I could sit here with a magazine and cup of tea all day!

Peaceful relaxation - I like the wainscoting on the walls.

Kitchen Inspiration pics

Love this kitchen I found from Cote de Texas's blog from her favorite beach house ever - the house from the movie "Something's Gotta Give." The movie stars Diane Keaton and Jack Nicholson and a Hamptons house where most of the action takes place. The contrast of the hardwood flooring and white cabinets is beautiful and just what I think I'd like to try to re-create. The following photos are also from the series she wrote, which you can find here

This kitchen is a Christopher Peacock designed kitchen that I obtained from Willow Decor's blog. The link to the posting is here

This is a kitchen that someone tried to duplicate the look from "Something's Gotta Give" movie. This is also from Cote de Texas's article on re-creating the SGG look.

This is a honed granite that is beautiful and I like the pulls and brackets below the cabinets. The french doors with transom above are perfect!

Ceiling treatment keeps this kitchen feeling casual and not too formal.