home design: June 2012

A New Cottage Fits Perfectly in the Neighborhood

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Today I love

This wonderful copper counter top!SourceQuote:Mellow patina. Considered a "living" surface, copper tarnishes as it oxidizes and reacts to the substances that cross it. For many, that's part of its appeal. Unsealed copper will gradually dull and transition to a blend of matte reds, browns and greens, which a lot of homeowners appreciate...

The garden in June

Happy weekend to you all! Our garden in June is at it's peak of beauty..... All images by V.Zlotkow...

Graduating

Easy riderToday our youngest graduated from Elementary School to attend Jr./Sr. High School in September! Perhaps a small step compared to the graduation from High School or College, but a huge step for these kids, who have made it over the threshold of childhood into youth.We have seen it this last year, the sudden change of voice and...

Unique and Beautiful Kitchen Design Gallery

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A father's and a son's day

Today the stars have aligned to a happy meeting: Father's Day and our oldest son's 25th birthday!A quarter of a century of parenthood and a wonderful blossoming young life of an aspiring artist and filmmaker!To you both, although you did not know each other from the very start, the years have brought you in wonderful ways together! A...

Lemonade Days

Oh, lemonade days are coming, school will be over next week, we will celebrate another great year of learning and maturing for our kids and learning and maturing for ourselves. Growing up with the children... it's a wonderful thing. I watched through the kitchen window these little robin chicks mature tooI have learned a whole...

To my friends and readers

Dear Friends, more then a month has passed since I last laid eyes on the blog, I missed it and yet I was so busy that I had hardly time to think about it.The weeks, which have passed, have been purgative, cleansing in more then one way!My surgery has been successful, I am grateful for that and has left me full of enthusiasm and positive energy....

coffee table styling

Dallas Designers and sisters Kirsten Fitzgibbons and Kelli Ford are featured in this month's Southern Living and wow, they do not disappoint. Check out these stunning images from their dynamic portfolio. These two are masters at coffee table styling in my book.books, boxes, candles and flowersa tray of spurs and...

Chiang Mai Dragon Dining Cabinet

Schumacher's Chiang Mai Dragon Aquamarine. It's a LOVE for ...