All About FARMHOUSE SINKS

I found a great article about Farmhouse Sinks, also called Apron-Front Sinks. If this photo appeals to you, read more here.

Charming Attic Bedroom

You would have to mind your head when getting up in the morning but I dearly love what I see in this charming attic bedroom. The ticking duvet cover and pillow cases are perfect. via

Street Scene in Mystic, CT

I love the historic center chimney colonial.

Horse drawn carriage is the icing on the cake.

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Needlework Landscape Design

Gardening with a needle.

I really love this garden design.

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Beatrix Potter Rabbits Building a Snowman

I found another one for you ! ! !

This one was sold at Christie's in London in 2012 and brought over $35,000. 

Beatrix Potter Rabbits w/ Sled in Snow

Another Beatrix Potter watercolor that's new to me.

Potter, Beatrix
TWO RABBITS WITH A SLEDGE IN THE SNOW
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DIY Kitchen Island

How One Couple Used IKEA Finnvard Trestle Legs to Make a Kitchen Island

I have this setup in my attic for my desktop computer desk. I used a very large storm shutter in blue paint from an old house as the top. Works perfectly and I love this idea for a kitchen island. It is an especially great idea if you are renting.

Beatrix Potter Mice 1893

Beatrix Potter’s illustration, 1893

'Three Mice seated at a table about to devour a Christmas pudding’

I don't recall ever seeing this before. via

Less is More

Looks like they just moved in and haven't unpacked yet. I love everything in this lovely early American setting. via

Stunning White Bathroom

WOW. So fabulous. 

Perfection!

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Painted Hallway Floor

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You know I love a good painted floor and this one is really great.

Eat Dessert First

Look at that sign on the wall.

Life is Uncertain

Eat Dessert First

Sounds good to me.

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Vintage Photo of My Mother with Me

It seems like yesterday, but this photo was taken sometime between 1973 and 1975 when I lived in Mendham, NJ with a Far Hills mailing address. I still have this hat and it's my favorite. Miss you, Anna. 

A Delightful Bedroom

Yes. I can see myself waking up here. I love everything I see. via

Great Kitchen Sink

I love the double porcelain sink. Not sure about the stacked cement brick/blocks for the counter and backsplash. They are perfectly imperfect and that would probably bother me. I think I would like this setup better in a laundry room instead of a kitchen. Anyway, it's very interesting. via

Dormer Love

Most beautiful dormer ever!

Is this not perfect? I love every pixel in this digital photo. via

Thoughts on A Play Room Looking to the Future

Good idea. via I have a friend who can attest to this rule. The family put in a state of the art play room in the basement of their new home for their four young children and they never wanted to go down there to play. It was too far from the large country kitchen that was the real heart of the house. It wasn't until the children became teens and tweens that they ventured down there. When they were young, they wanted to be around the parents. As they got older, they wanted to get away from them. Smile. Such is life!

Cutest Little Owlet

Ouch. Don't those thorns hurt? Guess not. Sweet.

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Delightful Article on Bunny Williams

The main residence on the grounds was built in 1840 and is the subject of Williams’s best-selling "An Affair with a House".

Left to right: A loggia off the carriage house; baskets and birdhouses in the potting shed.

Detail of one of her gardens.

One of the world’s most respected interior designers has spent her career teaching folks that style doesn’t trump comfort—and that there should always be room for the dogs.

Bunny with one of her many dogs. 

Read the article here: 

Bunny Williams: The Art of Living

Lovely Architectural Elements

I love the balcony railing and the lattice as well as everything else about this lovely entrance. via