Hello! I'm rerunning this article from a few years ago as maybe we need a bit of sun while in our shelter&place mode. Everything around here looks the same except that ]the slipcovered furniture was replaced last year. Maybe it's jumping the gun, but aren't you ready for a sunny spring? Getting your rooms ready is as simple as 1 - 2 - 3. First, choose one accent color to spread around your rooms. Inspiration for our rooms comes from just outside our windows - Forsythia, Scotch Broom and Acacia blooming yellow everywhere (Gesundheit!) Let's look at 5 easy ideas to bring spring inside. 1. Flowers. Fake or real? I love buying stems of Forsythia from the SF Flower Mart every February bu
Are you under a "shelter in place" order like we are in California? Around here, we're all for doing everything we can to prevent this virus from spreading but I'd say we need a little cheering up! Nothing says spring like an oversized bouquet. A trip to your backyard or the grocery store (as we can make essential trips to get food) should provide you with some branches or flowers. You might even have some artificial flowers around. Just keep the bouquet light and frothy, balanced in a large container. Here's to a cheerful Happy Hour! Let's take a look at some inspirational bouquets. bloglovin'.com Forsythia branches reflect the yellow in the painting. mydomaine.com Leafy branches bring
Take into consideration we can only binge-watch TV so long. As we consider nesting in the next weeks, why not take a Happy Hour and "binge-read" some shelter magazines? It's the perfect time to catch up on old issues and check out what's new. With almost everything online, we really don't need real magazines any more as screen images will do. Gotta say, even with all the virtual stuff (and who could have imagined this 30 years ago?), I still get so excited when a new edition of a magazine arrives in the mailbox. I subscribe to six magazines as that's about all I can read before the next issue arrives. Let's look at my current favorites - the covers pictured are of the current issue ou
Right about now, travel for fun is highly discouraged. So why does that make me yearn for an adventure? Here, in Oakland, we have rain - first time in 38 days - another reason why it's the perfect day to mind-trip! If you're game, how about a quick trip to Normandy? Just so you know, we should rent GÎTE LE CERISIER in Normandy, about 90 minutes NE of Paris. A Dutch couple had their way with this property and it's absolutely perfect. After a morning at the outdoor markets, how about making lunch in the cozy kitchen? Upstairs, the master bedroom and landing. Loads of skylights wash the space with light. A simple guest bedroom furnished with IKEA. Don't you love the green circle aroun
Last Sunday, we looked at glamorous rooms. This week, I'm proposing using a Happy Hour to add a bit of "glam" into one of your rooms. And what better way than to start with something from IKEA. Huh? It never occurred to me, but IKEA devotees are nothing if not super creative. Take these plain IKEA glass vases as an example. A dip of gold paint turns them into something really luxe. Let's take a look at some other inspiring projects. apartment therapy.com Gold trim dresses up a basic IKEA chest of drawers. And every bedroom could use one or two of IKEA's sheepskin rugs ($14.99 each) for even more glam. buzzfeed.com IKEA bookcases spray painted gold. mydominane.com Floating shelves cove
