HOUSE UPDATE: THE BAR CART

I was reluctant to put a bar cart in our house, they’re so trendy right now and I’m just not that much of a booze hound (anymore).  But Lou really REALLY enjoys his sazeracs, and I really REALLY needed something to fill this awkward bit of space at the end of our kitchen counters, so when I spotted this baby from Target it was a done deal.  Filling up those little spaces makes the house feel so much cozier, so much more lived in, so I’m super happy to welcome this little cart to our home!  We’ve got extra exciting things happening around here with the decorating and I’ve been sharing little sneak peeks over here, can’t wait to share a big update soon! Sources at the bottom for as much as I could wrangle up.  Happy Friday friends!  xx- Sarah

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HOMES AND SPACES

Hello Friends, happy Thursday!  I’ve got some beautiful interiors to share with you today.  Just a random collection of spaces that make my heart pitter patter.  Hope you love them as much as I do! And if this post was just too short for your liking, head over here to see a curated collection of all the spaces that I stumble across and love! xx- Sarah

PHOTO CREDIT: Domino Magazine, Sean Fennessy for The Design Files, Domino Magazine,  Inside Out via Desire to Inspire, 

HOUSE UPDATE!

Well, it’s been awhile.  And there’s been a few changes.  Not many, but a few.  I’m really excited to tell you that we’ve financially recovered from the house purchase (and all of the miscellaneous expensive-but-not-fun purchases that come along with it like a water softener and window coverings) and are moving forward full steam ahead with the decorating process!  I’m going to share every step along the way with you, so I figured it’s best to start with a current state of things photos.  Here’s what’s new….

That painter-tape art exhibit- it’s amazing, right?!  So abstract and unexpected.  NO!!!!!!!!  I used the tape for a visual gauge of size for the floating drawers and giant round mirror I’m going to install there.  Do you see where I’m going?  The mirror will make the size-challenged room feel bigger, the floating drawers will create an entryway with the front door right there and will also serve as a place to put pretty things and store less-pretty things!  I’m also plotting what should go underneath the drawers to distract from the grate but still allow air to flow through. Two of these tables are on there way, compliments of Target and the Threshold Fall Trend Collection.  I’m hopeful they’ll be perfect. You can’t beat that price, right!?  {more after the jump}

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FOR SALE: DINING TABLE AND WOMB CHAIR!

I have exciting news!  We’ve finally recovered, financially (and emotionally, but I’ll save that story for another day), from our couch purchase and are moving on to decorating the rest of the house!  I can’t wait to share!  In the meantime, we have to let go of our dining table and womb chair, neither fit in the space (the dining table is too small, the chair is too big).  SO, our loss will be someone else’s gain!  Details after the jump.  And a recipe post coming up later today!  xx- Sarah

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A PERFECT HOME IN THE CATSKILLS

I cannot even cope with how much I love this home in the Catskills, owned by Amanda Bupp and featured this week on Design Sponge.  I feel like I could move right in without skipping a beat.  I dream of having a home backed up against the woods, with big windows that make the trees the most magnificent part of the home.  Lou Mora are you reading this?  We need a vacation house in the woods, I mean it!  xx- Sarah

More of this amazing space after the jump!

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INSPIRING SPACES : MINIMALISM AT IT’S FINEST

I’m in love with this home tour from Apartment Therapy, photographed by Leela Cyd.  It’s right up Lou’s design alley, he’d be SO right at home in such a well edited space, where nothing extraneous remains and everything has it’s place.  I need a space to be filled up a bit more to feel like home to me, but I can definitely appreciate the minimalist approach and this home is shining example of it!  Fortunately Lou is flexible and can live happily in a space that’s quite the opposite of minimalist.  What do you think?  Do you love this well-edited spaced or do you prefer a little more to look at?  xx- Sarah {more after the jump}

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