Super Cool... Super Cheap!

Ikat Melamine dishes... on sale at Target... get 'em while you can... you'll be set for outdoor dining this spring/summer...

BUY HERE!

Bringing Me Some Happy Today...

Madeline Weinrib Atelier furniture...

It's just SOOOOOO good!

To see more: www.madelineweinrib.com

A Classic Stripe...

Take one classic striped shirt...

(The original designed & worn by Coco Chanel - via themarionhousebook.com)

And bring it indoors...

via traditional home

Carolyne Roehm

 via gandana.com

via London Lisbonite

via interior-styles.blogspot.com

via cotedetexas.blogspot.com

Southern With A Twist...

Palmer Weiss.  Southern born & impeccably educated (received her BA from Brown and her MBA  from Northwestern University... go girl!).  Resides in San Francisco.  Recently featured in Elle Decor Mag (SF Showcase Designers - Feb/Mar 2011).  

"Never one to give into trends, Weiss is known for creating timeless, modern and livable interiors with her signature bursts of color and a little bit of that Southern eccentricity thrown in for fun."  Take a peek... you will LOVE...

See more: http://www.palmerweiss.com/

For Japan With Love

When something so enormous and catastrophic happens, it's hard to know where or how to  help.  Enter ordinary, honest-to-good people from Ever-ours.com & Utterlyengaged.com who have brilliantly organized a movement to bring individuals together to make a big difference...

A bit about ShelterBox  - provides emergency shelter and lifesaving supplies for families around the world who are affected by disasters at the time when they need it the most. Each large green ShelterBox is tailored to a disaster but typically contains a disaster relief tent for an extended family, blankets, water storage and purification equipment, cooking utensils, a stove, a basic tool kit, a children’s activity pack and other vital items. A whole box costs $1,000 (US).  

I've made my donation and you can too: http://www.forjapanwithlove.com/

Cheers!

To the adults celebrating this fine GREEN day...

Gwyneth's cocktail inspiration for St. Patrick's Day... Goop.com

It's Plantin' Time!

I am in awe of home grown vegetable gardens.  I have the perfect spot picked out in my yard to plant my own... and alas, I think another year will go by without me "breaking ground".  If only I could magically grow a green thumb and make it look exactly like this...

The most beautiful "chicken coop" I've ever seen...

Dede McGehee on her 120 acre property... heaven!

On the left... asparagus plants, chard and the most beautiful planting plan

Amidst the hens, 20 kinds of tomatoes, peppers, squash, okra, field peas, berries and artichokes are beautiful blooms of zinnias, dahlias, sunflowers, and hollyhocks

See/read more: Martha Stewart Living Magazine (March 2011 issue)

Photo Credits: Christopher Baker