WISHES AND PANCAKES

Hello! I hope your 2016 is off to a wonderful start. I've been nesting, reflecting regrouping, and realigning. Which I tend to do very slowly. So excuse the dust on the blog. I feel pretty strongly that until inspiration kicks in I just don't want to ramble on about nothing. It must feel authentic and organic and inspired.

What is authentic is the construction zone that is our home right now.  If you follow me on Instagram you have seen the mess that was our backyard.  I can happily report that we spent a lively NYE in our new 'shed' with dear friends. We dusted off the paver dust and sawdust just in time to celebrate (the carpenter was still working the morning of new years eve).

We had a houseful of friends for days during which time we made lots of wishes and pancakes. As it should be.

Here are a few snaps of the backyard craziness start to finish. Moldy bricks (we do love Chicago brick, just not for a pool deck) and cracked concrete out. New creamy pavers in. And a pavilion, pergola, cabana thing. All of those words sound funny to me so we call it 'the shed'. 

demo day:

taking shape and getting input:

 old deck. dirt. new deck.

 the  'shed' going up

 at long last the table is set

ready.

Thank you for spending time with me here today. Next up on the reno list is enclosing an unused porch and remodeling the master bath.  Tune in here. 

And ps: you can find the outdoor sofa and tall white dining chairs at Canvas Interiors. Go figure! :)

SECRET GARDEN

I am completely immersed in searching for garden gate ideas as we lean in to a small reno chez K. We have a decent sized porch off of the master bedroom that is never used (Florida = mosquitos) and we are getting ready to enclose it and turn it in to a little master suite office/den.

Outside this porch there is a small area that is a lost lonely space. Leave it to my Mom (she is really good at this stuff) to figure out how to reconfigure the fence and claim that little patch of dirt as a proper garden area. This mini-reno is going to change the whole feeling of the bedroom from the inside out.  Imagine looking out the window at a little secret garden. Which brings me to fences and gates. The gate on the bottom left is the one. Practically the same paint colors as our house and just the style I was looking for. 

This is going to be fun. Oh and did I mention I have envisioned exactly that pool cabana situation since we moved in to this house? Fireplace in the middle, same colors, same layout - seriously just what I had in mind. I am so excited by these images. 

Get ready Mr. K. My wheels are turning.  

beautiful images by Ann Stratton for Milieu Magazine