Final Day of Summer Holiday

Today is my final day of a long and beautiful summer holiday.  I am back to teaching history tomorrow.  I am always a bit sad to see the summer end but also ready to get back into a bit more routine.  Yesterday I spent the day antiquing and found three lovely mid-century chairs that will go in both my home and also my daughters. I also bought an inexpensive set of transferware for the Autumn months.  Today will be spent with final organization of the house before a painfully early awakening tomorrow.  Hope you are all having a special end-of-summer weekend!

photo: design is mine 

Summer Simplicity - Oh the Joy

I have finally finished the summer clean out (like none other!) and now I am feeling so ready for a retreat in a room like the these.  I adore their simplicity - so inviting.  All three of these rooms look like summer to me.  Light filled rooms, clean lines, and beautiful bones.  That is what makes a classic home to me.

{photos: 1 &3: haute design , 2: coco & kelley }

Outdoor Living - Oh the Joy!

One of the things I love about summer is that the outdoors becomes another room of the house.  In my townhouse I only have a porch off of the kitchen and a front porch but I enjoy every minute I can out in the fresh air.  Today is cloudy but I still managed to sit out there for breakfast (yummy granola from San Francisco).

{photos: automatism }