One of my favorite ways to make a space feel like home is plants- they bring life to an interior and I don’t think I could ever consider a space done without at least a plant or two strategically placed. And plants with broad leaves help keep the air clean, so I am always cognizant of that as well! Today I’ve got twelve pots that I’m loving to inspire your own decorating moments! Hope you love! xx- Sarah
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I’m annoying in my love for Australians and their design sensibilities, I know it. I get the same twinge of “ugh, enough already” when I find myself going on about how much I love what they’re doing that I do when I read about other people’s obsession with French people. As if a population is somehow better at life (or design as it may be in my particular case). BUT, then I stumble across an image somewhere, follow the rabbit hole to the bottom and discover that the home I’ve fallen in love with is in Australia. And I give up. I surrender to my own simplistic self who loves Australian design and thinks they ARE somehow doing it better. Case in point: this house. It’s my inspiration for our next home. Light wood floors, spaces that feel clean and open, modern but inviting. I dig it. It can’t be helped, I love what they’re doing and as much as I try to fight it, they’re winning. xx- Sarah { photos: Citizens of Style for Inside Out Magazine
Blackberries were on sale at the market yesterday- three 1/2 pints for $5! I nearly yelped when I saw them. And then I scooped up my berrries and hustled home to make a galette. And by hustled I mean waddled because I swear to you I am so pregnant that multiple neighbors have complimented me on my pregnancy stride (monkey covering eyes emoji). No, that’s cool. I’ll take any compliment I can get these days. Anyway, back to the galette. They’re the rustic baker’s pie, the lazy lady’s best friend, the thing that summer dreams are made of. They’re so easy to make and such a treat to devour! And I say devour because after I finished shooting this Lou served us each up a slice and one would not describe me as ladylike as I shoveled it into my mouth. Ahhhh, pregnancy and galettes. SO DELICIOUS!!! Recipe after the jump. xx- Sarah
If I could only ever buy one type of furniture for the rest of my life it would be chairs. SARAH, you say, THAT IS RIDICULOUS! WHERE WILL YOU SLEEP?! I will sleep with my chairs pushed up against each other and fashioned into a bed, I say. Is it ridiculous? Probably. But the heart wants what the heart wants, and this heart wants allll of the chairs. The first piece of furniture I ever considered an “investment” piece, meaning it cost more than I ever thought I would spend on something for our house, was a vintage womb chair. And by more than anything I thought I would spend I mean I think I spent half the money I made that month on the chair. Which some (aka anyone with two financial cents rattling around in their practical head) might find to be excessive. But I coveted that chair for so long, and when it was finally ours, I had no regrets about the purchase. Not once. It brought me a tremendous amount of satisfaction to see it sitting in the various rental homes we carted it around to. Chairs, I love you. I want you all. I want to style you up with pillows and put you in every corner of my house. I love you in pairs, I love you around tables, I love you in all of your glorious shapes and sizes. Truly, if loving you is wrong, I don’t wanna be right. Forever yours, Sarah {SIXTEEN MORE RIDICULOUS CHAIRS AFTER THE JUMP!}
Bohemian Leather Club chair ($525) , Francesa Chair ($315), Homsel Chair ($70), Rialto Rust Faux Leather Chair ($189), Georgia Swivel Chair ($1899), Hollings Velvet Chair ($3099), Molded Natural Plywood Chair ($109), Origami Leather Chair ($1499)
I just stumbled upon Australian designers/makers Pop & Scott and felt compelled to share the goodness ASAP! They sell furniture, lighting, art, bed linens, rugs and ceramics- all of which are lovely beyond description and hand crafted in their workshop. I’m bummed that they’re all the way over in Australia (but on the other hand I do love a good excuse to fantasize about booking a trip down under). On the bright side, Amber Interiors is stocking some of their goodness here stateside! And I have dreams of someday carrying some of their beauties in our humble little store. Can we just please have more hours in the day?? I’ll get right on adding their pieces to our shop if I can just have a meager 5 more hours a day. Please and thank you. In the meantime, click through to see more of my favorites and pop over to Pop & Scott and see what all my fussing is about, you won’t be disappointed! xx- Sarah
Hola amigos! It’s been a game of musical rooms around here since we moved in. What started as my office became our guest bedroom, and it’ll undergo another transformation before baby arrives. SO I thought I’d share it before we mix it up again as it’s been such a cozy space for guests! We planned on outfitting the RV with Parachute Home’s linen bedding, but after the trip was postponed we added it to the guest bedroom for an instant luxury upgrade for guests. Having slept on it myself a few nights this pregnancy when insomnia had me tossing in our bed, I can tell you it’s heavenly! As for the rest of the space- we kept it simple with just a few pieces of decor so that our guests would have space for bags and living. It feels like a cozy little boutique hotel and we’re loving it! Wanna come for a stay? It’s a dream of ours to one day open a bed and breakfast- maybe someday we’ll see you there!! A girl can dream… xx- Sarah
Sources: bedding set, duvet, wall hanging, bedside table, bedside table lamp, curtain rods, curtains, feather Juju hat, rug, baskets
