Architecture Appreciation...

courtesy: 1-4 traditional home, 5-10 AH&L

Winner...

Thank you for participating in the giveaway. The winner selected through random.org is #10...Jules! Congratulations! More giveaways coming soon!

Giveaway...

This weeks giveaway is brought to you by Filipacchi-Publishing. When they offered to send my a copy of the new book Metropolitan Home Design 100 to review and include a copy to giveaway to you I accepted! Metropolitan Home is one of the great shelter magazines that we miss, but they have combined some of their greats into one book for us to enjoy. Below are a few of my favorite from the book and just an idea of what you will see. 

Photo by Vincente Wolf

Photo by Ted Yarwood

Photo by Jonn Coolidge

Photo by Catherine Tighe

Photo by John Granen

To Enter:

{open to US residents}

~ Follow them on Twitter or "like" them on facebook and leave a comment on this post letting me know

~ One entry per person {leave contact information}
~ Giveaway ends Sunday, April 10th @ 9pm CST

 ~Winner selected through random.org and announced Monday

Enjoy!

Image of the Day...

Planted.

Alabama Beauty...

courtesy: house beautiful

The Great Outdoors...

As soon as the weather starts warming up, I look forward to enjoying the outdoors. Warmer weather means firing up the grill and dining al fresco! In our new place we have a great back porch just waiting for new furniture and grill {which are on the list}. I love the inspiration from all these Southern Living porches and patios. And be sure to stop by the Party Resource blog to see what are my '6 for Spring'. Thank you for including me your series.  

 courtesy: southern living

Project: Hutch Renovation

A few months ago my sister contacted about redoing her hutch in her kitchen. I told her it was a great idea; the trick was getting her husband to agree. The hutch was passed down from his family and he wasn't too sure about updating it. I told her to tell him that it was past its prime and they would be doing it a favor with a little face lift. ;) My sister and I live 4 hours apart, so all our conversations/design consults are through phone, texts, and emails. After a short conversation, some inspiration images, and her hubby's agreement they got started and finished it in a few short days. 

{taken apart and ready to sand, prime and paint} 

The After

For the color I suggested White Dove by Benjamin Moore, because it is a soft white, with a contrasting color for the back. She picked Silver Sage by Restoration Hardware. I also suggested she remove the upper doors and detailing to open it up for more display space and pick out new hardware. She also lined the drawers with a fun paper. A job well done! After finishing the hutch {which her husband loved}, they got inspired to redo their laundry room. The before and afters are coming soon.