Thursday, July 28, 2022

Buttons Made from Beach Stones




What a great idea. 
All you need is a drill or a Dremel Tool to make the holes. 
See more photos here on Bonkers About Buttons.
xo

I found a tutorial for making your own here.

Wednesday, July 27, 2022

Lovely Embroidered Tablecloth

This is wonderful, isn't it? I love it.
It would make me smile every time I passed by the table.
What a fun tablecloth. I think the person who did the embroidery had fun doing it.
xo

Tuesday, July 26, 2022

Beautiful Pots of Geraniums


I adore red geraniums in clay pots and these are simply breathtaking. The stone wall leading up to the house is wonderful too. Love❤️♡❤️
Photo found here.

Monday, July 25, 2022

Three Besties 🐾🐾




Aren't they adorable?
You can just tell they love each other.
♡♡♡
xo

Sunday, July 24, 2022

Summer Garden Party


This Instagram photo is from a book by a Southern Author and interior designer that is coming out in a few days called Celebrating Home, A Time for Every Season by James T. Farmer III. It looks like a "must have" coffee table book, doesn't it? Click on the Instagram link to see more photos and follow him if you don't already. See a long list of his other books HEREEnjoy your Sunday. I'm doing another Open House today. xo

Saturday, July 23, 2022

William Merritt Chase Group Portrait (his family)


Beautiful family portrait. Portrait Group (Dorothy, Helen, and Bob) (c.1904). William Merritt Chase (American, 1849-1916). Oil on canvas. North Carolina Museum of Art.

Chase first met his wife, Alice Bremond Gerson, in 1879 when she was only thirteen, and still known as Posey. He married her on 8 February 1886, although some sources claim it was 1887, when she was nineteen and he was thirty-six. Initially, the couple lived with William’s parents in Brooklyn before moving to their own place in Greenwich Village. Between the years 1887 and 1904, Alice bore a total of eleven children, of whom seven are believed to have survived childhood. They include Dorothy, Helen, and Bob, depicted in this work. 
photo found here 

Yesterday I went to an early afternoon movie with two girlfriends to see Where The Crawdads Sing and enjoyed it thoroughly. Have a great weekend.

Friday, July 22, 2022

Edwardian Villa in Johannesburg South Africa

Annabelle Desfontaines's villa in Westcliff, Johannesburg, South Africa was built in 1902.


Dog bed in kitchen♡🐾🐾♡


♡Dutch Door Love♡

You are in for a treat. 
There are SO MANY additional photos to view here.
Enjoy!
xo

Wednesday, July 20, 2022

The Most Wonderful Kitchen


There's so much to see in this kitchen and I love it all. This is a REAL cook's kitchen for sure. Wish I could see more! 
I have been advised this is a kitchen in France. The Instagram account is called Cat_in_France. Click here to see all of her posts.

xo

Tuesday, July 19, 2022

Monday, July 18, 2022

Refreshing Swimming Pool


I would love to jump into this pool right now. We just had a downpour and you can cut the humidity with a knife. This one looks super refreshing, doesn't it? xo
photo found here

Sunday, July 17, 2022

Such an Elegant Bathroom


I have been saving this image on my desktop and now I don't know the source. I shall post it when I find it. Isn't this elegant bathroom amazing? Every detail is perfect. Simply stunning. Hope you have a great Sunday. I certainly did. We had a very light rain overnight that gave my parched grass a good soaking. I was able to leave the windows open and listen to the pitter patter of the raindrops and it was wonderful. Today I played around with repotting things, weeding, transplanting and just a few other lazy day things.

Found the source.
Meredith Ellis Design 
Kipps Bay Decorator Show House
Dallas, Texas

Walk-in Closet off bathroom.


More built-ins inside closet. So wonderful.

xo