A Rainy Day in June Tablescape

What is with this weather? It's the end of June and raining like it's January!It's too rainy to go outside and garden, so I decided to stay inside and play with my new dishes.They were a recent flea market purchase, "Olde English Countryside" by Johnson Bros. and the inspiration for my tablescape today.The scene depicts a lovely summer cottage garden, but it looks like a rainy day in the English countryside too!Wicker chargers and bamboo flatware...

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Tuesday Inspiration: Wine Cellars

Whether you enjoy wine, or are a teetotaler, you have to admit, there is just something quite beautiful about a well designed wine cellar.We don't have one, but it's Mr. A's dream to someday have a dedicated cellar for his wine collection. So here are a some fantastic wine cellars from my inspiration file.Starting with my personal favorite, a romantic underground cellar designed by Apex Wine Cellars. I love how this cellar is designed to also be...

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Holy Mother Earthship!

While in Santa Fe, we took a side trip to Taos to see our daughter, Ashley.She has an internship with Earthship Biotecture, a company just outside of Taos that builds radical homes out of recycled materials.We were able to actually spend the night at an Earthship, which was quite an experience!This one is called The Phoenix. Built and designed by the founder, Mike Reynolds, it is like stepping back in time to the 70's, or even like landing on another...

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Window Shopping In Santa Fe

I'm not going to lie, I've been doing a lot of shopping while in Santa Fe!The first night, we found ACC, a fabulous home store, right on the square, with these two chairs in the window.Also in the window, a unique bar stool. Isn't that upholstered seat cool with the woven upholstery webbing?I'm in love with it! Santa Fe has beautiful clothing boutiques also.Boots galore!And my personal favorite: jewelry. Especially turquoise jewelry!Ortega's,...

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