tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13370811616499120372024-03-12T17:34:17.073-07:00Seagrass InteriorsSeagrass Interiorshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14742397820236459628noreply@blogger.comBlogger110125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1337081161649912037.post-87934613442986139102012-01-22T20:14:00.001-08:002012-01-29T20:34:24.232-08:00For now....<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">I can't imagine there are many of you left, still reading my abused blog. I've come to a tough decision, but one that I think is necessary. I'm going to temporarily put Seagrass Interiors on hold and do all of my blogging on <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:130%;"><a href="http://www.bixbyandball.com/blog/">Bixby & Ball</a></span>. I'll be posting all of our design projects, you'll get to see Betsy's wedding and event projects and we're working hard to sprinkle in some personal stuff too. I would love for you to follow me there and update your sidebars if you'd like. : ) For all of you have followed me on this journey - thank you. This blog has introduced me to some amazing people (some of whom I've had the incredible pleasure of meeting in person and some who I have not - but feel like I have.) I'm going to try this for a bit, and see how it works. Until then, I'll still be blogging and hopefully more frequently!</span><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:180%;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';font-size:180%;"><a href="http://www.bixbyandball.com/blog/">Bixby & Ball Blog</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1099.photobucket.com/albums/g383/melissak13/?action=view&current=Typewriter.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1099.photobucket.com/albums/g383/melissak13/Typewriter.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div>Seagrass Interiorshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14742397820236459628noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1337081161649912037.post-10233759771028016222011-12-04T16:31:00.001-08:002011-12-04T16:55:40.382-08:00"And then cried Max, 'Let the wild rumpus start!'<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'courier new';">It's that time of year again - and this month (like all the others this year) has completely snuck up on me. Christmas is by far my favorite time of year. While I'm completely a beach girl - there's nothing I love more than snuggling up in front of a fire during the Winter. Normally I'm one of the crazy people out on the Friday after Thanksgiving picking out my Christmas tree (honestly I'd go on Thanksgiving if my husband would allow it.) This year, however, we hopped in the truck and arrived at Home Depot to find everything completely picked over and only the sad, Charlie Brown Christmas trees left. We're a little behind schedule this year but we have our tree! It's still outside drying (are we the only ones that hose down our tree before we bring it in??) but I wanted to post the beginning of Christmas around here!</span></div><div><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1099.photobucket.com/albums/g383/melissak13/?action=view&current=Christmas2011-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1099.photobucket.com/albums/g383/melissak13/Christmas2011-1.jpg" border="0" alt="<span class=" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">My mom, sister, Jenn and I all made what I'm thinking will now be an annual trip to Roger's Gardens yesterday and I came home with two Euro trees for our mantel. I actually love how they look even after Christmas. The brass candle holders were a gift from my sister and Jenn last year, and they're one of my absolute favorite things. They found them in an antique store back East.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';font-size:85%;color:#66cccc;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';font-size:85%;color:#66cccc;">{Close-Up}</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><br /></span></div><div a="" href="http://s1099.photobucket.com/albums/g383/melissak13/?action=view&current=Christmas2011-2.jpg" target="_blank" style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i1099.photobucket.com/albums/g383/melissak13/Christmas2011-2.jpg" border="0" alt="<span class=" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" /><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><a href="http://s1099.photobucket.com/albums/g383/melissak13/?action=view&current=Christmas2011-3.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1099.photobucket.com/albums/g383/melissak13/Christmas2011-3.jpg" border="0" alt="<span class=" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">We keep it pretty simple around here - but that's the way we like it! : ) Happy Decorating!</span></div>Seagrass Interiorshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14742397820236459628noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1337081161649912037.post-13727807339949627882011-11-05T17:01:00.000-07:002011-11-05T17:47:00.571-07:00'Round Here...<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">Anybody there?? If you are - thank you for hanging in there with me. I've been struggling with my little blog and what to share. I've mentioned it before but we officially have a blog up and running for <a href="http://www.bixbyandball.com/blog/">Bixby & Ball</a> and it's been tough to merge, manage, fill, nurture both blogs for me. I started Seagrass Interiors as an outlet for everything in my head and in my life. David and I were just moving into our house and beginning to piece together our home. I've been building a career and trying to have some from of a life at the same time. Bixby & Ball has become a huge part of that life and the struggle comes with what to share there and what to share here. I'm probably about to step all over some sort of blogging etiquette but I recently shared a project that I finished over on the Bixby & Ball blog - but thought I'd share it here too (GASP!!! I KNOW!!) : )</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">This was a collaboration with a dear friend and fellow blogger, Amber of the blog <a href="http://thegirliscraftee.blogspot.com/">The Girl is Craftee.</a> Amber emailed me and asked if I would help her out with a game/family room is her house. She had an idea of the direction she wanted to go in but needed some help with the execution. Just because I love having the first photo on a post be a pretty one, here's a sneak peek of the after: </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">*Excuse the slightly blurry photo*</span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1099.photobucket.com/albums/g383/melissak13/?action=view&current=Amber8.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1099.photobucket.com/albums/g383/melissak13/Amber8.jpg" border="0" alt="<span class=" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">Amber had a vintage, paint-by-number painting that she had found while scouring a flea market and wanted to base the room around it.</span></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';font-size:85%;color:#66cccc;">{Photo via The Girl Is Craftee}</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';font-size:85%;color:#66cccc;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1099.photobucket.com/albums/g383/melissak13/?action=view&current=Amber3.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1099.photobucket.com/albums/g383/melissak13/Amber3.jpg" border="0" alt="<span class=" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">We came up with a plan and went to work.</span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1099.photobucket.com/albums/g383/melissak13/?action=view&current=Amber5.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1099.photobucket.com/albums/g383/melissak13/Amber5.jpg" border="0" alt="<span class=" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'courier new';">The goal was to create a space that looked like it had been there a while. Amber wanted it to feel a little worn and not at all new. To help achieve this, we covered the drywall with horizontal planking. We used imperfect wood, that contained a few knots for character.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'courier new';"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'courier new';"><br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1099.photobucket.com/albums/g383/melissak13/?action=view&current=Amber9.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1099.photobucket.com/albums/g383/melissak13/Amber9.jpg" border="0" alt="<span class=" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">We also added a built-in around the main window for books, games and a little reading bench. (Have I mentioned that Amber has the sweetest daughter that made this project even more fun??)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">Next up was flooring. We did a worn brick in a herringbone pattern.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';font-size:85%;color:#66cccc;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';font-size:85%;color:#66cccc;">{Photo via The Girl Is Craftee}</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1099.photobucket.com/albums/g383/melissak13/?action=view&current=Amber6.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1099.photobucket.com/albums/g383/melissak13/Amber6.jpg" border="0" alt="<span class=" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">Check out that natural light!!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">We finished off the room with a few vintage pieces, a new sofa and some fun fabrics that Amber had been collecting.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1099.photobucket.com/albums/g383/melissak13/?action=view&current=Amber7.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1099.photobucket.com/albums/g383/melissak13/Amber7.jpg" border="0" alt="<span class=" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';font-size:85%;color:#66cccc;">{Photo via The Girl Is Craftee}</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';font-size:85%;color:#66cccc;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';font-size:85%;color:#66cccc;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1099.photobucket.com/albums/g383/melissak13/?action=view&current=Amber1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1099.photobucket.com/albums/g383/melissak13/Amber1.jpg" border="0" alt="<span class=" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">For more photos (and facts) on these fun, vintage picnic baskets that Amber has been collecting, click <a href="http://thegirliscraftee.blogspot.com/2011/10/tisket-tasket-green-and-yellow-basket.html">here</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">And for the BEFORE photos, click <a href="http://thegirliscraftee.blogspot.com/2011/09/it-started-with-paint-by-number.html">here</a>.</span></div>Seagrass Interiorshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14742397820236459628noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1337081161649912037.post-75431826847869898422011-10-08T11:55:00.000-07:002011-10-08T12:01:38.794-07:00Day Date<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1099.photobucket.com/albums/g383/melissak13/?action=view&current=BeachCruiser-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1099.photobucket.com/albums/g383/melissak13/BeachCruiser-1.jpg" border="0" alt="<span class=" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">I have a standing, beach cruising, day date with David today! We're off to Coronado to do a little cruising (and probably a little house stalking : )</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">How are you spending YOUR weekend?</span></div>Seagrass Interiorshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14742397820236459628noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1337081161649912037.post-89832570970338863692011-09-27T15:30:00.000-07:002011-09-27T15:30:00.466-07:00Painted<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">We officially finished the paint process downstairs and I could not be happier that we decided to do it. Just as a fair warning - this was NOT a big change so no dramatic "after" photo here. It's just a good example of what a little bit of tweaking can do. So, without further adieu....here's the after!</span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1099.photobucket.com/albums/g383/melissak13/?action=view&current=Repaint2.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1099.photobucket.com/albums/g383/melissak13/Repaint2.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">Not a huge change but made a huge difference. (David still can't entirely tell that anything has change. : )</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">The biggest difference is next to our painting. No more green fighting with our painting.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">**Our painting still needs to be ru-hung so that it's not sitting right on our picture rail.</span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1099.photobucket.com/albums/g383/melissak13/?action=view&current=Repaint4.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1099.photobucket.com/albums/g383/melissak13/Repaint4.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1099.photobucket.com/albums/g383/melissak13/?action=view&current=Repaint1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1099.photobucket.com/albums/g383/melissak13/Repaint1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1099.photobucket.com/albums/g383/melissak13/?action=view&current=Repaint3.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1099.photobucket.com/albums/g383/melissak13/Repaint3.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">The color we ended up going with is Benjamin Moore's Gray Owl. Gray's are tricky because they can turn, blue, green and even pink very easily. Gray Owl is the perfect balance, and tends to pick up it's surrounding colors.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">It looks much darker in this swatch than in reality.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1099.photobucket.com/albums/g383/melissak13/?action=view&current=BenjaminMooreGrayOwl.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1099.photobucket.com/albums/g383/melissak13/BenjaminMooreGrayOwl.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">I couldn't quite part with our "mystery green" that we had before. So, we kept it in our desk area but I think we're going to end up painting over it with the Gray. I'm just determined to crack the mystery and figure out what color it is. Until next time.... </span></div>Seagrass Interiorshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14742397820236459628noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1337081161649912037.post-16424158471959532602011-08-29T22:48:00.000-07:002011-09-03T15:25:31.625-07:00One Year<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">David and I snuck away last weekend to celebrate our first year married. As cliche as it sounds - I can't wrap my head around the fact that a year has already slipped by. In May we actually celebrated 11 years together - and he still manages to give me butterflies. This time last year we had grand dreams of spending our anniversary in Paris (in our dreams!) Instead we went to one of our favorite places. We drove up to Mammoth where my family has a cabin and spent the weekend, just the two of us. It was heaven.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;">
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<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">We spent an entire day biking around all of the lakes, went on a sunset horseback ride, and had a lakeside dinner. I couldn't think of anywhere I would have rather been.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;">
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<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">On our way home we drove off the highway to the Bristlecone Forest. It's the home of some of the world's oldest trees. Some even argue that the Methuselah Tree is actually the oldest tree in the world. The best part about our detour is that there wasn't a single person around. We stopped on the side of one of the dirt roads and had sandwiches for two.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;">
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<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">While we're on the subject of anniversaries, I had to share these two gifts we received. Both are so incredibly thoughtful and are a great idea for anyone special you may know with an important anniversary coming up.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"> The first is from our dear, dear friends Kathy and Micky. They were the one's that gave us our very first wedding gift <a href="http://seagrassinteriors.blogspot.com/2010/06/speechless.html">here</a>. Micky was the officiant at our wedding that married us. To say they are important people in our lives would be an understatement. On the morning of our wedding, Kathy snatched up the paper from the day. She's been saving it and wrapped it up for us for our anniversary. It's such a simple, thoughtful gift. I love knowing that I'll be able to look back and read about what else was going on that day.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">
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<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">Our second gift was from my Mom & Dad and has a little bit of a back-story. Growing up , probably starting at the age of 7, my Mom pulled out an old demijohn bottle as a place to throw extra change. Over the years it slowly filled. It's where hot lunch money in elementary school, quarters for arcade games in Jr.High, and laundry change in college all came from. We always talked about what we were going to do with the money once it was filled. The jar is finally a few weeks away from being completely filled and my mom has decided that whoever is closest to guessing the correct amount in the jar gets to choose an activity the entire family can do.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">
<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">The Friday we left for Mammoth we had a jar with a small pile of change in the bottom waiting on our doorstep. David and I now have our own change jar to fill.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">
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<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">David - Happy Anniversary. I love you always. zo</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">
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<br />Seagrass Interiorshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14742397820236459628noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1337081161649912037.post-1739453778966972522011-08-17T19:53:00.000-07:002011-08-17T19:58:48.586-07:00New York Gift Show<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><a href="http://www.bixbyandball.com/">Betsy and I</a> just got back from a week of buying in New York at the New York International Gift Fair (NYIGF.) We had such a fun time (probably a little too much fun!) I'm back though and will be back up and posting soon!</span></div>
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<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';font-size:85%;color:#66cccc;">{image via <a href="http://www.condenast.com/">Conde Nast</a>}</span></div>Seagrass Interiorshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14742397820236459628noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1337081161649912037.post-80171863559971470082011-08-01T20:48:00.000-07:002011-08-01T21:08:41.810-07:00French Bistro Chairs<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'courier new';">I have French Bistro chairs on the brain right now! I've gone into full-on house sprucing mode lately and I'm thinking these may be joining our household. I have been doing a lot of research on bar stools lately and French Bistros are quickly becoming the front runner.</span></div><br /><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#66CCCC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">{via Trad Home}</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1099.photobucket.com/albums/g383/melissak13/?action=view&current=TradHome-.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1099.photobucket.com/albums/g383/melissak13/TradHome-.jpg" border="0" alt="<span class=" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Courier New';">I was thinking about upholstered bar stools for a little while, but I feel like I need something to break up all of our upholstered seating. Our downstairs is essentially one open space where all of the seating except for our side dining chairs (the head and foot of the table are upholstered wing-back chairs)are upholstered. French Bistro's will break that up and add a new texture. However, the best part is, they're indoor outdoor. In other words THEY'RE DURABLE!! Which is a HUGE necessity in our house. Even though we don't have kids yet, I know in the future durability will only continue to be important.</span></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#66CCCC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Courier New';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">{California Home Magazine, via Maison Gatti}</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1099.photobucket.com/albums/g383/melissak13/?action=view&current=11-beverly-hills-kitchencopy.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1099.photobucket.com/albums/g383/melissak13/11-beverly-hills-kitchencopy.jpg" border="0" alt="<span class=" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#66CCCC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Courier New';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">{via Elle Decor}</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1099.photobucket.com/albums/g383/melissak13/?action=view&current=ELLEDECORJULY2011.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1099.photobucket.com/albums/g383/melissak13/ELLEDECORJULY2011.jpg" border="0" alt="<span class=" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(102, 204, 204); font-family:'Courier New';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">{House Beautiful}</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1099.photobucket.com/albums/g383/melissak13/?action=view&current=HBMarch2010-Kitchenofthemonth-FORWEB.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1099.photobucket.com/albums/g383/melissak13/HBMarch2010-Kitchenofthemonth-FORWEB.jpg" border="0" alt="<span class=" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(102, 204, 204); ">{via Ashley Whittaker Design}</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1099.photobucket.com/albums/g383/melissak13/?action=view&current=ashleywhittakerdesignbreakfastdiningroomsouthhamptonsummerhomefarmtablefrenchbistrochairsbluewhiteseashellsixlightchandelierfrenchdoorsstrip.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1099.photobucket.com/albums/g383/melissak13/ashleywhittakerdesignbreakfastdiningroomsouthhamptonsummerhomefarmtablefrenchbistrochairsbluewhiteseashellsixlightchandelierfrenchdoorsstrip.jpg" border="0" alt="<span class=" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Courier New';">I'm doing a little bit of last minute price comparison and then I'm ordering! </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Courier New';"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Courier New';">**In other news - we finished painting and I've been trying to get a good shot of the paint, but our weather and my schedule has been a little funky this last week and I haven't been able to catch good light. Will post soon though!</span></div>Seagrass Interiorshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14742397820236459628noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1337081161649912037.post-9929759170947592252011-07-13T17:12:00.000-07:002011-07-13T17:12:00.188-07:00Some Much Needed Time...<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">I'm sorry to have taken some time off, and without warning. I was feeling a HUGE need to step back, take a breath - and a break. This has been a crazy, whirlwind of a year and I still feel like I'm trying to fall into some kind of a routine. I realized that I haven't officially shared the launch of the <a href="http://www.bixbyandball.com/">Bixby & Ball</a> <a href="http://bixbyandball.com/blog/">blog</a>. This has been another struggle and challenge. Some of you know that my blog hasn't always been the most (ah hem) consistent. : ) And now to think of keeping up with two feels just a bit daunting. At first I was thinking my posts on Bixby & Ball would be more "business-y" and less personal but let's be honest - first of all, who wants to read an all business blog (NOT ME!) and second, Bixby & Ball IS personal to us. Afterall, it holds a lot of our blood, sweat, and a lot of tears! We're sensitive girls! : ) I'm trying to focus on my reasoning for starting this blog in the first place, and that was a place to catalog inspiration and document the projects we work on at our home. Which is actually a fitting time to kick-start this blog again because we have a lot of changes about to happen around here. Tomorrow we're repainting the downstairs to kick-off the changes! I received quite a few emails asking about our current downstairs color. Right now it looks like this:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1099.photobucket.com/albums/g383/melissak13/?action=view&current=Desk11.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1099.photobucket.com/albums/g383/melissak13/Desk11.jpg" border="0" alt="<span class=" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">and this...</span></div><a href="http://s1099.photobucket.com/albums/g383/melissak13/?action=view&current=DSC01984.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1099.photobucket.com/albums/g383/melissak13/DSC01984.jpg" border="0" alt="<span class=" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">I love this color, and am actually considering leaving it in the office area of the downstairs but the soft green clashes terribly with this:</span></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1099.photobucket.com/albums/g383/melissak13/?action=view&current=art1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1099.photobucket.com/albums/g383/melissak13/art1.jpg" border="0" alt="<span class=" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">When we first re-did the house, we had not a thing in it. I generally knew the color scheme I wanted to go with and chose colors that I liked. Then my grandparents started cleaning out and giving us things they no longer had room for. This painting (of the Cyclone Roller coaster in Long Beach) has been in this house (pre everything being re-done) for as long as I can remember. The rich, bold colors just don't go with the soft, pale green. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">Below is the original color palette I was planning on going with. These are the colors I always gravitate to for myself. But, as you can see, they just don't go with our painting - and the painting stays. Luckily, I'm flexible and love many different colors.</span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1099.photobucket.com/albums/g383/melissak13/?action=view&current=WATERLEAFINTERIORSPORTFOLIO_8.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1099.photobucket.com/albums/g383/melissak13/WATERLEAFINTERIORSPORTFOLIO_8.jpg" border="0" alt="<span class=" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#66CCCC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">{Waterleaf Interiors}</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">Sadly, I absolutely love our current color and somehow misplaced the name. We have an organized binder full of all of the different things in our house (finishes, plumbing fixture brands and models, maintenance manuals, warranties, etc.) and somehow with all of that organization the color for our downstairs never made it in.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">I will most likely have to wait to take photos this weekend and will post the after photos then! It won't be a super dramatic change but it definitely will no longer be green.</span></div>Seagrass Interiorshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14742397820236459628noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1337081161649912037.post-63592880917901402232011-05-27T15:00:00.000-07:002011-05-27T15:00:01.589-07:00Home Sweet Home<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">....for the week at least. To leave this place is going to be difficult to say the least. It is absolutely breathtaking here. It's quaint, historic, and simple. I have so much to share but I have to start with our humble abode that we're calling home for the week. Like, many of the homes here - it has a name: Treetops. Named for its' perch on a hill just grazing the treetops and revealing a sweeping view of the Atlantic. Welcome to Treetops.</span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1099.photobucket.com/albums/g383/melissak13/?action=view&current=PTown13.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1099.photobucket.com/albums/g383/melissak13/PTown13.jpg" alt="<span class=" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">The house was built in 1910 and functioned as a "tea house and ladies gift shop." The last part is in parenthesis as the current owner, Eric Drey who also happens to be one of the founders of the town's Historic Society, as well as others speculate on evidence that the building was actually a brothel.<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1099.photobucket.com/albums/g383/melissak13/?action=view&current=PTown3.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1099.photobucket.com/albums/g383/melissak13/PTown3.jpg" alt="<span class=" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" /></a><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1099.photobucket.com/albums/g383/melissak13/?action=view&current=PTown18.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1099.photobucket.com/albums/g383/melissak13/PTown18.jpg" alt="<span class=" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" /></a><br /></div><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">The layout of the house seems to lend itself to that theory. There is one large middle room, surrounded by numerous, curiously small "bedrooms."<br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1099.photobucket.com/albums/g383/melissak13/?action=view&current=PTown14.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1099.photobucket.com/albums/g383/melissak13/PTown14.jpg" alt="<span class=" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" /></a><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">Eric has meticulously gathered vintage and antique pieces to furnish the home. Before he left us for the week, he added that it is still a work in progress.</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1099.photobucket.com/albums/g383/melissak13/?action=view&current=PTown15.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1099.photobucket.com/albums/g383/melissak13/PTown15.jpg" alt="<span class=" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">The layout of the house is very unique. The large center room acts as the living room, complete with the original brick fireplace. The ceiling is two stories with exposed beams.</span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1099.photobucket.com/albums/g383/melissak13/?action=view&current=PTown6.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1099.photobucket.com/albums/g383/melissak13/PTown6.jpg" alt="<span class=" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">There is a small platform with a railing that runs around the perimeter of the second story with a small room at either end.</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1099.photobucket.com/albums/g383/melissak13/?action=view&current=Ptown7.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1099.photobucket.com/albums/g383/melissak13/Ptown7.jpg" alt="<span class=" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">There is one teeny, tiny bathroom at one end of the upstairs.</span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1099.photobucket.com/albums/g383/melissak13/?action=view&current=PTown12.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1099.photobucket.com/albums/g383/melissak13/PTown12.jpg" alt="<span class=" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">The walk way surrounding the the second story was put to use as a well-stocked library.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1099.photobucket.com/albums/g383/melissak13/?action=view&current=PTown10.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1099.photobucket.com/albums/g383/melissak13/PTown10.jpg" alt="<span class=" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">Possibly one of the best features of the house is the original floors. I don't know if you can fully tell in this picture but you can actually see through the slates in the floors to the area below.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1099.photobucket.com/albums/g383/melissak13/?action=view&current=PTown11.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1099.photobucket.com/albums/g383/melissak13/PTown11.jpg" alt="<span class=" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">Below is the staircase leading up to the second floor.</span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1099.photobucket.com/albums/g383/melissak13/?action=view&current=PTown5.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1099.photobucket.com/albums/g383/melissak13/PTown5.jpg" alt="<span class=" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11" /></a><br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1099.photobucket.com/albums/g383/melissak13/?action=view&current=PTown4.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1099.photobucket.com/albums/g383/melissak13/PTown4.jpg" alt="<span class=" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12" /></a><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">The kitchen has the original wood, slat siding. No back-splash needed.</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1099.photobucket.com/albums/g383/melissak13/?action=view&current=PTown16.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1099.photobucket.com/albums/g383/melissak13/PTown16.jpg" alt="<span class=" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1099.photobucket.com/albums/g383/melissak13/?action=view&current=PTown17.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1099.photobucket.com/albums/g383/melissak13/PTown17.jpg" alt="<span class=" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14" /></a><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">Although I don't believe that the lights are original to the house, they are definitely appropriate for the era.</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1099.photobucket.com/albums/g383/melissak13/?action=view&current=PTown1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1099.photobucket.com/albums/g383/melissak13/PTown1.jpg" alt="<span class=" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">It's going to be beyond difficult to say goodbye to Cape Cod, and our little house.</span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1099.photobucket.com/albums/g383/melissak13/?action=view&current=PTown2.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1099.photobucket.com/albums/g383/melissak13/PTown2.jpg" border="0" alt="<span class=" id="SPELLING_ERROR_16" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">For anyone who is thinking about a vacation to Cape Cod I would HIGHLY suggest looking into renting a house. We went back and forth between a hotel and a house and by the time we did a little number crunching, a house made the most sense. There are six of us, which means approximately 18 meals a day. The house gave us the ease to cook - which was actually a ton a fun!</span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1099.photobucket.com/albums/g383/melissak13/?action=view&current=PTOWN20.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1099.photobucket.com/albums/g383/melissak13/PTOWN20.jpg" border="0" alt="<span class=" id="SPELLING_ERROR_17" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">We traded off eating dinner on the enclosed porch and the family sized pine table.</span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1099.photobucket.com/albums/g383/melissak13/?action=view&current=PTOWN19.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1099.photobucket.com/albums/g383/melissak13/PTOWN19.jpg" border="0" alt="<span class=" id="SPELLING_ERROR_18" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">Thank you all for your Cape Cod suggestions. I think we've done just about everything that was suggested. (I'll post pictures of those next!) The only thing we will be leaving without doing, is a trip to Nantucket. I'm really bummed but that just means we'll have to come back! : )</span></div>Seagrass Interiorshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14742397820236459628noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1337081161649912037.post-56907330825035768352011-05-22T15:23:00.000-07:002011-05-22T15:41:03.127-07:00Cape Cod<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">I'm popping in for a quick post and hello from.....Boston! I don't know how I didn't manage to post on this earlier. My sister graduated from her master's program at Salem State this week and the whole family made it out to celebrate! We've been in Boston where Heather lives for the last two days and tomorrow AM we're packing up the car and heading to CAPE COD for a week!!! I have never been and I'm so incredibly excited. If I had to describe my personal design style I would have to say Cape Cod is it. </span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1099.photobucket.com/albums/g383/melissak13/?action=view&current=cape5.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1099.photobucket.com/albums/g383/melissak13/cape5.jpg" border="0" alt="<span class=" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1099.photobucket.com/albums/g383/melissak13/?action=view&current=cape3.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1099.photobucket.com/albums/g383/melissak13/cape3.jpg" border="0" alt="<span class=" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">This definitely isn't the time of year for lounging on the beach, but that's just fine! We have tons of exploring planned. </span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1099.photobucket.com/albums/g383/melissak13/?action=view&current=cape4.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1099.photobucket.com/albums/g383/melissak13/cape4.jpg" border="0" alt="<span class=" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'courier new';">I can't wait to soak up every last minute and load up on inspiration!</span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1099.photobucket.com/albums/g383/melissak13/?action=view&current=cape2.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1099.photobucket.com/albums/g383/melissak13/cape2.jpg" border="0" alt="<span class=" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">I've gotta run! David has never been to the East Coast and we can't leave Boston without a trip to Fenway Park. The Red Socks are playing the Cubs and we're squeezing in a trip! </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">If anyone has any tips or must-visits in Cape Cod I'd love to hear them!</span></div>Seagrass Interiorshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14742397820236459628noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1337081161649912037.post-69318555892366049422011-05-18T15:30:00.000-07:002011-05-19T20:07:48.591-07:00I Survived!<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">Thank you for all of your Happy Birthday wishes and words of encouragement to get through the weekend! Good news - I survived!!! That being said, I don't think I need to do that again. : ) Having 700 people come through our house was a very bizarre feeling. We had 3 offers (and by offers I mean we were told that </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">when</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"> we sell our house they </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">would</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"> be buying it) to buy our house. It wasn't a bad experience by any means, just not one I think I need to do again. As some of you know, I'm not exactly known for having a green thumb. I would really really like to have one, but I just don't. It doesn't mean I don't try though. And I'm proud to say that I had a least one plant to be proud of for the Mother's Day Garden Tour. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">I have discovered that I can grow artichokes. </span></div><br /><a href="http://s1099.photobucket.com/albums/g383/melissak13/?action=view&current=artichoke1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1099.photobucket.com/albums/g383/melissak13/artichoke1.jpg" border="0" alt="<span class=" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">....and a lot of them!</span></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#66CCCC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#66CCCC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">{I know I waited too long to harvest some of these}</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#66CCCC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1099.photobucket.com/albums/g383/melissak13/?action=view&current=artichoke2.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1099.photobucket.com/albums/g383/melissak13/artichoke2.jpg" border="0" alt="<span class=" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">This is actually not even half of them. In less than nine months we have grown a 6 foot artichoke plant. I'm actually borderline afraid of it. It's huge!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">In other updates around here - it's been another busy week. Last Saturday <a href="http://www.bixbyandball.com/">Bixby & Ball</a> hosted its' very first Pop-Up shop. And who better to pair with than the beautiful and incredibly talented Bianca of <a href="http://www.binkandboo.net/">Bink & Boo</a>! It was such a fun day and Bianca completely transformed our little patio.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1099.photobucket.com/albums/g383/melissak13/?action=view&current=pop-up4copy.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1099.photobucket.com/albums/g383/melissak13/pop-up4copy.jpg" border="0" alt="<span class=" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">We celebrated a successful day over Sangria and <a href="http://www.binkandboo.net/">Bink & Boo</a> pocketbooks (mine's on the left!)</span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1099.photobucket.com/albums/g383/melissak13/?action=view&current=artichoke3.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1099.photobucket.com/albums/g383/melissak13/artichoke3.jpg" border="0" alt="<span class=" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">On Sunday <a href="http://nameisgrace.blogspot.com/">Grace</a>, <a href="http://www.amymeierdesign.com/blog/">Amy</a> and I hopped in the car and headed to the <a href="http://www.pasadenashowcase.org/content.php?p=117">Pasadena Showcase house</a> for the last day of tours. To say it was amazing would not be doing it justice. Pictures were not allowed but I was able to sneak a few here and there.</span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1099.photobucket.com/albums/g383/melissak13/?action=view&current=artichoke5.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1099.photobucket.com/albums/g383/melissak13/artichoke5.jpg" border="0" alt="<span class=" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">This is actually the outside of the guest house, which was hands-down my favorite part of the tour. The cottage was so well done, cozy, and classic. The gardens were stunning!</span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1099.photobucket.com/albums/g383/melissak13/?action=view&current=artichoke4.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1099.photobucket.com/albums/g383/melissak13/artichoke4.jpg" border="0" alt="<span class=" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">The little vignette above, was from one of the bedrooms in the guest cottage. I love the collection of old photos.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">No visit to Pasadena would be complete without a little house stalking. This is Grace and Amy scoping out Pasadena housing prices. </span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1099.photobucket.com/albums/g383/melissak13/?action=view&current=artichoke6.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1099.photobucket.com/albums/g383/melissak13/artichoke6.jpg" border="0" alt="<span class=" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">We only set one property alarm off. Whoops!</span></div>Seagrass Interiorshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14742397820236459628noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1337081161649912037.post-12640437186564300502011-05-05T22:12:00.000-07:002011-05-05T22:22:38.170-07:00Cinco De Mayo, Birthdays, and A Crazy Weekend<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">{Happy </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Cinco</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"> De Mayo!}</span></span></span></div><div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1099.photobucket.com/albums/g383/melissak13/?action=view&current=CincoDeMay-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1099.photobucket.com/albums/g383/melissak13/CincoDeMay-1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">We've got a busy weekend ahead of us. A quick Cinco De Mayo celebration tonight. Tomorrow is my <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6666;">birthday</span> (woohoo!) and we'll be doing another quick celebration and then preparing for a LONG, BUSY weekend. David and I were asked by the <a href="http://www.offtrackgallery.com/">San Dieguito Art Guild</a> if we would volunteer our house for the annual Mother's Day Garden Tour. (Ironic since I'm NO gardener!) One of the artists is a family friend so we of course said yes. I'm a little nervous as we will have up to around 800 people coming through our house. Yikes. I'm beginning to wonder if this was a crazy idea. I'm thinking the answer is possibly yes. Wish me luck!</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Seagrass Interiorshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14742397820236459628noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1337081161649912037.post-7349225877891180132011-04-27T22:42:00.000-07:002011-04-27T23:02:35.566-07:00Install Day<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">I had to share some quick photos before heading to bed. For those of you who follow the Bixby & Ball <a href="http://bixbyandball.com/blog/">blog</a> - I apologize for the repetition. I'm so excited with how everything is turning out that I just had to share. I have been working on a project in Cardiff for a few months now and tomorrow is Install Day! </span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1099.photobucket.com/albums/g383/melissak13/?action=view&current=Betsy1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1099.photobucket.com/albums/g383/melissak13/Betsy1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">Our contractor installed all of the bigger items this morning and tomorrow we'll be bringing in all of the furniture and accessories!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1099.photobucket.com/albums/g383/melissak13/?action=view&current=Betsy2.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1099.photobucket.com/albums/g383/melissak13/Betsy2.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1099.photobucket.com/albums/g383/melissak13/?action=view&current=BetsyHardware.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1099.photobucket.com/albums/g383/melissak13/BetsyHardware.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">We're having the space photographed in a few weeks and I'll share the "afters" as soon as we get them!</span></div>Seagrass Interiorshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14742397820236459628noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1337081161649912037.post-5302019401211818082011-04-26T15:00:00.000-07:002011-04-26T15:00:00.921-07:00Brunch Recipes<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1099.photobucket.com/albums/g383/melissak13/?action=view&current=EasterBrunch2.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1099.photobucket.com/albums/g383/melissak13/EasterBrunch2.jpg" border="0" alt="<span class=" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#66CCCC;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#66CCCC;">{Grapefruit Brulee}</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">*Cut a grapefruit in half</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">*Slice a small piece off the bottom (so fruit will sit flat)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">*With a serrated knife, cut around the fruit sections for easy eating</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">*Sprinkle a mixture of brown sugar, regular sugar, and a little bit of cinnamon on top of the grapefruit</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"> >do this step just before putting in the oven. I did this too early my first time around and the</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"> mixture gets too juicy and doesn't broil very well</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">*Place grapefruits in a glass pan and set under the broiler for about 5-8 minutes or until just brown</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">*Serve and enjoy!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; "><a href="http://s1099.photobucket.com/albums/g383/melissak13/?action=view&current=EasterBrunch1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1099.photobucket.com/albums/g383/melissak13/EasterBrunch1.jpg" border="0" alt="<span class=" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" /></a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">**One of my goals for 2011 is to learn how to photograph food! </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#66CCCC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">{Grilled Toast with Scrambled Egg & Roasted Vegetables}</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">*The name pretty much says it all! </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">*Roast tomatoes, onions, and asparagus (the same as here)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">*Scramble eggs with a little bit of milk, salt & pepper</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">*Add Gruyere cheese to the eggs just before they're done cooking</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">*Sprinkle bread (of your choice) with a little bit of olive oil</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">*Grill bread on bbq until just brown</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">*Assemble "toasts": eggs first, then roast vegetables, place asparagus spears on top</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#66CCCC;">{Apple Cinnamon Muffins}</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';color:#66CCCC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">*Full recipe and ingredients <a href="http://smittenkitchen.com/2008/04/whole-wheat-apple-muffins/">HERE</a></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1099.photobucket.com/albums/g383/melissak13/?action=view&current=2404082641_0401963803-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1099.photobucket.com/albums/g383/melissak13/2404082641_0401963803-1.jpg" border="0" alt="<span class=" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Seagrass Interiorshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14742397820236459628noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1337081161649912037.post-29057589634616830542011-04-24T09:21:00.000-07:002011-04-24T09:27:14.949-07:00Happy Easter<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#66CCCC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">{Happy Easter}</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#66CCCC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></span></div><a href="http://s1099.photobucket.com/albums/g383/melissak13/?action=view&current=8.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1099.photobucket.com/albums/g383/melissak13/8.jpg" border="0" alt="<span class=" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" /></a><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">I'm off to finish making breakfast. Grapefruit Brulee, grilled toast with scrambled eggs and grilled veggies, fresh baked apples cinnamon muffins, and fresh fruit YUM! I'll share pics and recipes later! </span></div>Seagrass Interiorshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14742397820236459628noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1337081161649912037.post-91185449627807541362011-04-16T12:15:00.000-07:002011-04-16T13:22:25.347-07:00Glamping<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:courier new;">First, I need to apologize to my blog for the abuse it has received in the last two weeks. I didn't pay it one single visit. Life got the best of me - but I'm back (again).</span><br /></div><span style="font-family:courier new;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:courier new;">On to "glamping." Have you heard of this?? David sent me a link chalk full of glamping examples. Don't get me wrong - I was a girl scout and I have camped. Unfortunately, due to an incident with a bear, I no longer like to camp in a thin nylon enclosure. But a nice, sturdy, wood framed "tent" I can do.</span><br /></div><br /><a href="http://s1099.photobucket.com/albums/g383/melissak13/?action=view&current=glamping.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1099.photobucket.com/albums/g383/melissak13/glamping.jpg" alt="<span class=" error="" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s1099.photobucket.com/albums/g383/melissak13/?action=view&current=glamping-image-736572.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1099.photobucket.com/albums/g383/melissak13/glamping-image-736572.jpg" alt="<span class=" error="" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s1099.photobucket.com/albums/g383/melissak13/?action=view&current=glamping-paws-up-resort-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1099.photobucket.com/albums/g383/melissak13/glamping-paws-up-resort-1.jpg" alt="<span class=" error="" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center; font-family: courier new;">This October my Dad will be celebrating a very significant birthday. It's not one he's particularly looking forward to so we're planning a fun family getaway. We'll be heading to Treebones in Big Sur, CA. <a href="http://www.treebonesresort.com/why_treebones.php"> Treebones</a> has been perfecting Yurt-style glamping since the 60's. This July my sister will be moving home from the East Coast after being away for 10 years. This getaway will be one of our first family vacations in a very long time.<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1099.photobucket.com/albums/g383/melissak13/?action=view&current=big-sur-treebones-m.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1099.photobucket.com/albums/g383/melissak13/big-sur-treebones-m.jpg" alt="<span class=" error="" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9" /></a><br /></div><br />The original owner of the land was granted permission by the U.s forestry to collect "dead" wood from the surrounding mountainside. He would then mill the wood and sell his found lumber. The old, silvery wood that was collected and waiting to be milled, looked like old bones - or tree bones as it's now affectionately known.<br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1099.photobucket.com/albums/g383/melissak13/?action=view&current=treebones-9-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1099.photobucket.com/albums/g383/melissak13/treebones-9-1.jpg" alt="<span class=" error="" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; font-family: courier new;"><br />Now stands approximately 16 yurts and 1 human nest: a man-made wood "nest" with a wood deck and a sleeping cushion.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(102, 204, 204);"><span style="font-size:85%;">{image via <a href="http://www.treebonesresort.com/index.php">Treebones</a>}<br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1099.photobucket.com/albums/g383/melissak13/?action=view&current=IMG_9410.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1099.photobucket.com/albums/g383/melissak13/IMG_9410.jpg" alt="<span class=" error="" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12" /></a><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><a href="http://s1099.photobucket.com/albums/g383/melissak13/?action=view&current=treebones-8.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1099.photobucket.com/albums/g383/melissak13/treebones-8.jpg" alt="<span class=" error="" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:courier new;">Big Sur is one of those places that will always hold a special place in my heart. It's one of the most pristine places in CA. I always imagine it looks pretty much the same as it did many years ago. I will never forget the Thanksgiving my Dad drove to pick me up for break at college in Chico and took 2 days to drive all the way down the coast. We listened to the same best-of Van Morrison CD on repeat for the entire 2 days. It was heaven. My family was one of the first families in the area and built one of the main bridges connecting one of the many hair-pin switchbacks. </span><span style="font-family: courier new;">I always love seeing the places I've heard so many stories about.</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center; font-family: courier new; color: rgb(102, 204, 204);"><span style="font-size:100%;">{Bixby Bridge}<br /></span></div><br /><a href="http://s1099.photobucket.com/albums/g383/melissak13/?action=view&current=Bixby_bridge-1280x800-1024x640.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1099.photobucket.com/albums/g383/melissak13/Bixby_bridge-1280x800-1024x640.jpg" alt="<span class=" error="" id="SPELLING_ERROR_16" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center; font-family: courier new;"><span style="font-size:85%;">{image via Galaxy Tab}</span><br /><br />I hope everyone else is experiencing the same summer-like weather we're having here. Tomorrow I'm off to the beach!<br /></div>Seagrass Interiorshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14742397820236459628noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1337081161649912037.post-14834168627843458292011-03-28T15:00:00.000-07:002011-03-28T15:00:04.280-07:00Movie Star Furniture<div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">Let's try this again......</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">A few days ago I received a message from <a href="http://www.binkandboo.com/blog">Bianca</a> informing me that my blog (or Photobucket I should say) was having some issues. I was out and about and only had my phone on me, so in a moment of panic I just deleted the entire last post I had done. Come to find out, it was actually my entire blog that was having issues. So, I'm now RE-writing that post. For those of you who read the post (sans pictures) hopefully it's somewhere close to the original. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">Last week we had a visit at <a href="http://bixbyandball.com/blog/">the store</a> from two of our vintage furniture dealers. They are such fun guys with one of the most fun jobs. They, as always, pulled out all kinds of fun pieces but when they brought out one piece in particular, my heart almost fell out of my chest. It was the most perfect old pine table.</span></div></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1099.photobucket.com/albums/g383/melissak13/?action=view&current=DSC01978.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1099.photobucket.com/albums/g383/melissak13/DSC01978.jpg" border="0" alt="<span class=" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">These guys have been granted special access to movie production studios, where they go in and clean out old movie props. The piec</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'courier new';">es are actual vintage pieces, they just aren't being used anymore.</span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1099.photobucket.com/albums/g383/melissak13/?action=view&current=DSC01982.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1099.photobucket.com/albums/g383/melissak13/DSC01982.jpg" border="0" alt="<span class=" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"> <!--StartFragment--> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:center;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace: none"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">The studios track the pieces with bar coded stickers. The fun part is, the guys always leave the stickers on.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:center;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace: none"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1099.photobucket.com/albums/g383/melissak13/?action=view&current=DSC01983.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1099.photobucket.com/albums/g383/melissak13/DSC01983.jpg" border="0" alt="<span class=" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"> <!--StartFragment--> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:center;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace: none"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">My little pine table starred in some long-lost Dreamworks movie somewhere in its' lifetime. Truth be told - the first thing I checked when I got home was which production studio was behind any Nancy Meyer movie....unfortunately, not Dreamworks. The mystery continues...</span></span></p> <!--EndFragment--> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">This next picture is for you, Janet! Here's a wide-angle look at our entry : )</span></div><div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1099.photobucket.com/albums/g383/melissak13/?action=view&current=DSC01984.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1099.photobucket.com/albums/g383/melissak13/DSC01984.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1099.photobucket.com/albums/g383/melissak13/?action=view&current=DSC01980.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1099.photobucket.com/albums/g383/melissak13/DSC01980.jpg" border="0" alt="<span class=" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">I was having a little "<a href="http://nameisgrace.blogspot.com/2011/03/i-heart-these-two.html">girl's night out</a>" at our house and decided to spruce up our entry with some fresh flowers. It's Ranuncula season right, and with the Ranuncula fields right up the street - they're everywhere!</span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1099.photobucket.com/albums/g383/melissak13/?action=view&current=DSC01981.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1099.photobucket.com/albums/g383/melissak13/DSC01981.jpg" border="0" alt="<span class=" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">Also in full bloom right now - our lemon tree! It's the one thing I can actually grow. We have so many that I'm literally filling random bowls around our house.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1099.photobucket.com/albums/g383/melissak13/?action=view&current=DSC01991.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1099.photobucket.com/albums/g383/melissak13/DSC01991.jpg" border="0" alt="<span class=" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">I hope everyone had a great weekend and thank you for sticking with me through my technical difficulties!</span></div>Seagrass Interiorshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14742397820236459628noreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1337081161649912037.post-62082427653161542412011-03-23T18:35:00.000-07:002011-03-23T18:39:45.198-07:00REALLY?<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'courier new';">Well how tacky am I? Seagrass is temporarily down due to a Photobucket glitch. For some reason my account with Photobucket is not registering and is now replacing all of my photos with a lovely warning icon. Fun. Has anyone else encountered this problem? I'm hoping to be back in business tomorrow. Thanks for hanging in there with me!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'courier new';">
<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;">{UNDER CONSTRUCTION!}</span></span></div>
<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1099.photobucket.com/albums/g383/melissak13/?action=view&current=construction.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1099.photobucket.com/albums/g383/melissak13/construction.jpg" border="0" alt="<span class=" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" />Photobucket"></a></div>Seagrass Interiorshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14742397820236459628noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1337081161649912037.post-14988100172164612432011-03-14T13:00:00.000-07:002011-03-14T13:00:00.345-07:00A Peek Inside II<div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">I don't know why it has been so scary for me to post pictures of my own home. After all, that was the whole premise for starting this blog. After finishing recovering my desk chairs, I got my butt in gear and gave our desk area a little sprucing. I also thought I'd share some of the nitty gritty design details that went into building out this area.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">
<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">First, let's start with the pretty pictures.....</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">
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<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">Our desk area sits right off of our kitchen area. Our entire downstairs is pretty open and besides our bathroom, there isn't a single room that is completely sectioned off. For a reference, if you turned directly around from facing our desk area, you would see <a href="http://seagrassinteriors.blogspot.com/2010/03/barstool-reveal.html">this</a>.) Therefore, everything has to have a place and look nice. In other words - no messy desks for us. Yes, of course it happens, but the design had to be made so that it would be as easy as possible to keep it tidy.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;">
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<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">Open shelves kept the area open and airy, which has been a theme around our house. The silver vase was a flea market find and it is patiently waiting for an orchid. The brown, craft magazine files are from Border's when they closed down there location here. They hold all of my design concept photos.</span></div>
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<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">My grandmother has been doing a little bit of cleaning out, and asked me if I would ever want this little gold Tiffany's clock - of course my reaction was "YES YES YES!!"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">
<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">Now on to the nitty-gritty details....</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">
<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">The shelf brackets are from Ikea. We painted them white and had two shelves made. It's a simple, clean, open look.</span></div>
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<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Courier New';">When designing this space we had to get creative with all of the small details (chords, printers, external hard drives, etc.) Because we went with a built-in top, there was no space left for chords to fish down the back of the wall. We had our installer cut a 3" hole and placed a plastic, chord fitting inside. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;">
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<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Courier New';">This keeps our chords bundled together and out of site. Moving on to the lower chords (underneath the desktop) - those are out of site as well. At first glance, you wouldn't know they're there.</span></div>
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<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Courier New';">From a standing position you can see one outlet with a single chord. We built a track system that sits right below the desk top. It's almost like a trough that cradles all of our chords. There is a small hole that runs between both sides our desk to run chords.</span></div>
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<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Courier New';">That whole mess - out of sight!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Courier New';">For all of the computer "extras" (remember - I'm married to computer nerd...who I love dearly!) we found a ledge that mounts on the back of the computer and offers a space for those extras to perch.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;">
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<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Courier New';">Again - out of sight!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Courier New';">
<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Courier New';">There you have it - all of our desk area details! One of these days, I might be brave enough to share David's side. : )</span></div>
<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1099.photobucket.com/albums/g383/melissak13/?action=view&current=Desk11.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1099.photobucket.com/albums/g383/melissak13/Desk11.jpg" alt="<span class=" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12" border="0" /></a></div>Seagrass Interiorshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14742397820236459628noreply@blogger.com28tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1337081161649912037.post-68474821762166142582011-03-08T14:11:00.000-08:002011-03-08T14:12:09.918-08:00Bamboo Chair Redoo<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">This post is LONG overdue since the <a href="http://seagrassinteriors.blogspot.com/2010/04/to-paint-or-not-to-paint.html">first time</a> I did a post on my bamboo chairs was way back in April! The reason they have been sitting is that I just wasn't convinced that my original fabric selection was the right choice. I've been trying to be patient and wait until the right fabric came along. About a year ago I was introduced to a fabric that was the perfect fit but at about $65 per yard, it was the not the perfect fit for my budget. While poking around the Internet a few weeks ago I came across the same fabric for $10/yard!</span></div>
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<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Courier New';">It's soft and subtle with the perfect punch of my favorite green. I know that the ikat print is sort of a trendy thing right now but the covers are very simple to remove and could easily be swapped out in the future. But for right now, I love them!</span></div>
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<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Courier New';">Here's a look at what these chairs started out looking like, along with my original fabric selections. There were 3 layers of old fabric under that light blue floral fabric. It was fun to imagine the life these little chairs have had before us. That dark blue ikat ended up going </span><a href="http://seagrassinteriors.blogspot.com/2011/01/little-sprucing.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Courier New';">here</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Courier New';">.</span></div>
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<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Courier New';">I bought the chairs for $5 each, the fabric for $10, and purchased new foam for about $15 (for both.) The grand total for both of our desk chairs</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#66CCCC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Courier New';">{</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#66CCCC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Courier New';">$35}</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">
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<br /></span></div>Seagrass Interiorshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14742397820236459628noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1337081161649912037.post-35497606747798571132011-03-02T19:23:00.000-08:002011-03-02T19:23:44.138-08:00We've Been Featured!<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">Hi Everyone - I hope you're all having a great start to your week! David and I received some exciting news last week.....our wedding was featured in Ceremony magazine this quarter!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;">
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<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">We feel so honored to be included in their magazine. It was fun to relive that day again and seemed especially fitting since Monday happened to be our sixth month anniversary (WHEW we made it!) No - we don't really celebrate our month to month anniversary. : ) I know I've already shared most of these photos but here they are they are in magazine form. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">
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<br />Seagrass Interiorshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14742397820236459628noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1337081161649912037.post-35430409079558954312011-02-20T17:33:00.000-08:002011-02-20T22:18:01.750-08:00Breakfast of Champions<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">I woke up this morning in need of some inspiration and something different. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 18px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Normally I would be sharing pictures of inspiring interiors or current design projects and ideas in the works. But, this morning I'm cooking instead. </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 18px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">I find cooking to be extremely therapeutic. Some of my favorite moments are cooking in the kitchen with David who happens to be quite the chef. In college whenever I had late design classes - I'd always come home to wonderfully home-cooked meal. His signature dish was pork chops with an apple chutney. Cooking together always takes me back to our little tree house apartment.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 18px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">
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<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 18px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">I took inspiration for this morning's meal from Sara at Sprouted Kitchen. Reading </span></span><a href="http://sproutedkitchen.com/?p=1934" style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 102, 204); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">her blog</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> is definitely a treat. Her talented husband, </span></span><a href="http://hughforte.com/blog/" style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 102, 204); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Hugh</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> is a photographer. Hugh happened to have gone on Semester at Sea with the Best Man in our wedding. We desperately tried to book him for our wedding but someone had already snatched him up. Lucky them! : )</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 18px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">
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<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">The ingredients for this breakfast are pretty simple.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Whole Wheat Tortillas (you can use flour or even corn)</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Eggs (or egg whites would be a good healthy option)</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Jack Cheese (or any cheese)</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Spinach (for big muscles)</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">tomatoes</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">onions</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">basil</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">avocado</span></span></div>
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<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Cut the tomatoes in half a roast them in the oven at 325 for about 20 mins or until the onions turn slightly brown. Do this in the beginning while you're preparing the rest of the meal.</span></span></div>
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<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">I forgot about mine and they turned a little more than slightly brown - still good though!</span></span></div>
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<br /></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">I warmed the tortillas straight over the stove flame to get them nice and toasty.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:medium;">
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<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Pile it all in and enjoy!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;">
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<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">All photography by our incredibly talented roommate/dear friend.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">You can find him at </span><a href="http://trevorvieweg.com/about"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Trevor Vieweg Photography</span></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">
<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Remember </span><a href="http://seagrassinteriors.blogspot.com/2010/04/gallery.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">these</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">? They were Trevor's handy work too!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">
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<br /><span style="font-family: courier new;">{Image via Inspired </span><a style="font-family: courier new;" href="http://inspiredhouseofwright.blogspot.com/">House of Wrigh</a><span style="font-family: courier new;">t}</span>
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