House Design

Wrapping up my blog week a bit early! Here's what I'm adoring right now!! Have a great one, see you next week y'all! kiss kiss . Be sure to follow me on Insta while I'm away! I'll be posting beautiful vacay shots and some style sneak peeks. 1. Pools and palm trees! 2. The "it" piece this summer is the little white dress. Buy it here ! 3. I remind myself of this several times a week...Breathe... 4. I bought these yesterday ! They are so cute and very comfy! 5.  I need to find a spot for this adorable  Roberta Roller Rabbit quilt. 6. I love almost anything caned, beds included !! Image via House Beautiful.

I'm running around like crazy trying to button up all my busy biz work before I jet off to the Bahamas on Thursday! I thought it would be apropos to share a couple of Tom Scheerer's Bahamian kitchens. He resides there part of the year and also designed some of the public spaces at Lyford Cay Club . Long before Pinterest I had these images torn out of my favorite design magazines! (One of these kitchens is in Florida but really who is keeping track)...Besides the limed oak (still obsessed) I love, love, love the walls of cement tile. I MUST do this soon someplace! I swear once I finish my home the way I want it, I'll be itching to do another! Cement tiles will be in order some place. Here are three sources for cement tiles. one , two , three .

I'll be honest here, I'm all about comfort when traveling for vacations! Let's face it, planes are either too hot or too cold and flying is far from glamorous these days. (Unless you own a G6 - lucky you) I'm going to be organized with packing this year. Here's what I'll be wearing to the airport. I also drinks tons of water and travel with my design and fashion reads. Happy Weekend and Easter!!! I'd promise to be back with my Shelter Loves post today but I have 11 kids coming over to decorate Easter eggs. 1 // 2 // 3 // 4 // 5 // 6 // 7 //

Here on Shelter, I'm always trying to mix it up with knock your sox off (you can tell I'm from Boston) design ideas, color combos and incredible moments! I came across Jayme Amour and Daniel Soder's home via Atlanta Magazine  . I was drawn to the "out of the box" style and funky color combinations. Designers tend to take more risks at home, we'd rather go bold than boring. My client's NEVER regret the design risks we take..... This entire dining room is so cool!! I would happily sip wine out here on a Friday evening! Pillows galore! I have a bit of a pillow (and chair) addiction myself.

Happy Monday! Here's what I was loving last week! As of late, I have the beach on my brain. Let's look at the run through of my current favorites...... 1.  I love fun shoes that can be a conversation starter. These beaded lovies are so bright and cheery. Don't miss Calypso's big sale here ! Save $50 off of $250 etc. etc. That's a great savings! 2. Exactly!! 3. The warm weather won't be here for another couple of months, fresh flowers warm my heart.  4. I love the idea of a back yard party with wonderful friends, sparkly patio lights and lots of yummy food and drinks. 5. Sienna looks adorable in this little dress and booties. Booties and dresses are a great transitional Spring look. 6. I saved Dr. Lipman's book after reading about it on Goop (of course). My dear friend just finished the two week cleanse! I'm going to read this when I get back from my vacay. 7. What's better than a beautiful vignette? Rebecca de Ravenel's home is full of beautif...

Two weeks from right now I'll be relaxing (I hope) on the beach in the Bahamas! We ended up booking a trip for an extra long weekend. I love the idea of stealing away even for a short amount of r and r. I get so inspired by travel and usually come home refreshed....Here's my look for a day at the beach. Any favorite destinations in The Bahamas? I'm all ears. 1 // 2 // 3 // 4 top and bottom // 5  - sunblock // 6 // 7 //

I could use a little cheering up on this gloomy day in Boston, how about you? It seems everything that Tory Burch gets her hands on becomes ultra chic. I especially love how she looks so amazing but is never over done. It is as if she doesn't try too hard: that to me is natural style. With Easter and Spring right around the corner I wanted to share some cheery inspo. I love Tory's ability to mix patterns and texture. I will say that her Dodie Thayer lettuce ware collection is on my wish list. I'll be purchasing some of her salad plates to mix with my white plates at some point. I adore vintage dish-ware, I just need to figure out where I am going to store it all! Purchase the lettuce ware here and the adorable wine glass pictured below (see note). ( Tory's collection of original Dodie Thayer lettuce ware. above -  Photo by Noa Griffel ) This glass is available for purchase on Tory's site.