Nice Brown and White Kitchen

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I wish I could see the location of the refrigerator. Everything else is well thought out so I'm sure it's near the island. I like an island that's all work space without a cooktop or a sink. This one is command central, for sure.

Great Idea

My little thing was making chili today.

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Houmas House Plantation Batchelor Quarters

Burnside Plantation (Houmas House), Darrow vic., Ascension Parish, Louisiana . From the Library of Congress' Carnegie Survey of the Architecture of the South. Date 1938

Structure as it looks today. I think every house needs one of these, don't you?
Two story hexagonal brick and stucco structures built as bachelor’s quarters, presumably to keep the peace and quiet in the main house, consisting of a sitting room downstairs and an upstairs bedroom.

Measuring the east garconiere for the Historic American Buildings Survey, April 1936. via

Unlikely Friends

A dog and an owl. It doesn't get much sweeter than this, does it? They clearly love each other.

by Tanja Brandt

George Inness: Home at Montclair 1892

George Inness, American, 1825–1894

Inness painted the landscape around his property in Montclair, New Jersey, in many of his late works. In this winter scene, he captured the stillness of twilight in layers of thinly applied paint, evoking an atmosphere rather than recording topographical details. The artist’s son wrote of the painting: “There is nothing startling in this great work of art, and yet you are filled with a sense of bigness, grandeur, and the very conviction of truth and nature.”
The Clark Art Institute, Williamstown MA

Not Tonight, I Hope.

I hope this doesn't keep me awake tonight. Smile. Fingers crossed. xo via

Museum Portraits Taking Selfies

Fun at the art museum. via and via

Aren't these clever? Are you smiling yet? 

Two Workspaces I Like.

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I like to display favorite things to delight my eyes in my workspaces too.

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This whole room is nothing short of amazing. Love the window and the desk.
Happy Presidents' Day: be careful if you go out.. Bright sun is shining on the cottage and it's very calm outside this morning. I need some things but I won't be shopping today. I'll wait until tomorrow when I can combine a trip to the supermarket with my office meeting, mailing a package at the post office, and a routine dentist appointment. See you later. xo