My weekend in the Vineyard was just lovely. The towns of Oaks Bluff and Edgartown were so quaint and filled with beautiful architecture and charming shops and boutiques.
This area was filled with little Victorian Gingerbread houses that were so adorable. Each unique in their own way!
This one was my ultimate favorite. The colors are fantastic and the lush flowers gave this cottage the most curb appeal.
The porches themselves were quite elegant. I was just a little obsessed with the turquoise on the ceiling of the porch with the black shutters against the white clapboard was the perfect touch for these seaside villas.
I couldn't create this post without a photo of the beautiful dock and light house. So perfect!
I'm home from my glorious trip to Ft. Lauderdale! So nice to come home to an hour of extra daylight and the offical start of the spring season (not that it physically started yet since we are expecting a snow storm in the coming hours). I will miss the 80-90 degree weather everyday and the beautiful sandy beaches...
During our trip, we took the time to visit Miami; the Art Deco capital of the world! I fell madly in love with all of the vibrant colors and divine architecture.
I fell in love with Miami and the beauty just pouring out of the streets and the beaches.
Today has been so incredibly beautiful and spring-like that I believe I have already been bit by the bug and given a healthy dose of Spring Fever. While lusting over the 50 degrees of warmth outside (yes, 50 feels hot) I couldn't help but let my eyes wander to some architecture and landscape design that is particularly spring and summer inspired.
Probably the only treehouse with a curtain wall making for a beautiful view from inside.
I'm secretly hoping the more I think spring, the faster it will come.
Deck photo, credit: Home-Designing.com
Disappearing pool photo, credit: Home-Designing.com
Tree house photo, credit: ArchDaily
Exterior photo, credit: Home-Designing.com
Veranda photo, credit: Home-Designing.com
Last night I snuggled in while the blustery wind blew outside and watched "
A Single Man". It was an amazing movie in itself featuring Colin Firth and Julianne Moore. Set in the 60s in Santa Monica, CA, it featured the most beautiful architecture and captured the essence of true Hollywood glam. A set designed so elegantly, I feel
Woodson & Rummerfield would be proud.
First up, is Colin's character, George's home. Absolutely impectable architecture by John Lautner was the backdrop for this gorgeous set.
Now on to Julianne's character, Charlie's home. The interiors of this home were my personal favorite. Just look at that sofa!
Yes, I'll take this as my powder room please!
I found out the home is now on the market selling for 1.495 million... any takers?
Charlie's home photo #1, credit: IMDB
It's this time of year (the harshest of the winter) when I think of all the lovely places I would love to visit. I always have the typical tropical islands pop into my mind first but then I came across the enchanting Castello di Reschio villas in Perugia, Italy. My personal favorite is the Arrighi villa, pictured here:
Definitely not tropical, but sultry and spectacular in it's very own way, don't you think?
I will not be going here on my next vacation, but a girl can dream, can't she?
All photos, credit: Castello di Reschio
I often worry (or is it fear, I can't really tell) about the future of architecture. Homes and industrial buildings are just not built the way they used to be. I know I'm probably preaching to the choir, but the thought of pre-fab this and manufactured-that honestly makes my head hurt. To me, there is nothing like walking through an early 19th century Victorian and just admiring it's profound architecture and stunning details. It's becoming a rarity, and honestly, less and less architects and builders are putting the kind of thought and regard into the aesthetics of a design. We are from an age when quicker is better, "simple" is trendy... however when I see interiors like this, I get inspired again!
Bedroom, Photo: Tumblr, source unknown
This could quite possibly be the coolest and most necessary piece of furniture for when I someday have a beautiful summer/winter cottage somewhere... (yep, wishful thinking right there.)
But seriously, what an perfect example of functional design at it's absolute finest!
Photo: Tumblr, source unknown
"What lies behind us and what lies before us are small matters compared tow hat lies within us."
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
