shades of green.

my days have been filled with design projects of all kinds.  today i am off to one of my favorite local boutiques to work on their newest window display for spring.  i am excited about this one...it includes pretty shades of green, paint brushes, a window mural and hanging terrariums!

only a few more days until matthew and i leave for our vacation in the mountains...my heart is smiling and can hardly wait.  xo

dear valentine.

dear valentine,

i want you to know that i love you today, just as much as i love you every other day.  thank you for making reservations at my favorite thai restaurant for dinner (even though i think secretly you don't adore it as much as i do), i have been looking forward to it all week.  of course i'll be wearing red to our date...cliche i know, but you won't judge me.  you'll probably say it looks cute and offer to take pictures so i can share it on my blog...i love you for that too :)

happy love day mister.  i'm so lucky we get to celebrate it every day.  xo.

thrifted treasures

nothing excites me more than a day of thrifting.  we have been doing a lot of that lately and have found so many beautiful pieces for our home.

the vintage singer sewing machine (1909 model) is one of my favorites.  we purchased the entire treadle table and are using it as our tv stand and of course have the machine out on display as well...it's one of the most beautiful models i have ever seen.  the night we got it matthew and i were talking about how amazing it is to have a piece with so much history...i would love to see the clothes that were made for families with this treasure.


i came across a few other beauties yesterday...a vintage american flag,  disneyland vinyl - we have been searching for place mats for our dining room table, we thought nothing is more fun than a record, and antique wooden hangers...yes wooden hangers!  about 60 of them for $6.  is it sad that I am excited for this?  i've been wanting to ditch the plastic hangers for quite some time now so i have an excuse :)  XO, lindsay

kitchen tour

good morning lovelies!  i thought it would be fun to do something a little different today and take you on a little tour of my favorite things that we use in our kitchen.  all of these pretty little things were gifts that we received for our wedding (almost a year ago i can't believe it!)

everything in these photos with exception to the napkins from india, is from anthropologie!  after our wedding matthew and i decided to only purchase things that we absolutely love to fill our home with.  so far we're doing great....we're still in the "remodeling" stage so i'll be sure to share more pictures as we finish up some projects!

hope you all have a beautiful day!  the sun is shining brightly in my corner of the world and i have a lunch date with a new blog friend...doesn't get any better :) xo, lindsay

around our home - the small details

i know it's not much, but i thought i would take a few shots of the fun details that we currently have displayed in our home.  we are in the process of painting all of the rooms and have very little on our walls...actually we have very little decoration anywhere...so not me :) but we're saving some money and plan to go antique shopping soon and hope to come across some unique finds!

we were also gifted several pieces of antique furniture that we plan to reupholster and refurbish...i'll definitely share that process with you...don't you love before and after shots?  i'm especially excited about an antique radio/record player that our good friend is going to give to us...it's gorgeous and we already have a spot picked out for it!

hope you all are having a fabulous day.  happy weekend! XO, lindsay