Outdoor Lovelies

I just LOVE Houston's spring weather this year!

Besides having LOTS of outdoor patio meals and cappuccino's, I spent a lot of this beautiful weekend picnic-ing with friends! We spent Friday night at Discovery Green and Sunday night at Miller Outdoor Theatre to see Matisyahu. Best weekend I've had in a long time. And so much time outside!

I think everyone is loving this weather, Houston and beyond? Or maybe I'm just really aware of it since it's been so rainy and gray this winter. 

So of course I'm noticing all the cool indoor outdoor furniture and it seems EVERY company is jumping on the outdoor furniture bandwagon- including West Elm! They usually have great accessories and a cool piece of furniture here and there, but they have recently updated their inventory and catalog and it's goooood lookin'!

That chair, those pots, and those succulents!

This space is just great. How about that red little table?!

I want to hang out here with friends and drink wine and make a few s'mores.

Chic lay-out loungers. Armed with some tanning oil, I could spend the whole summer on this thing.

Wire lanterns. Sculptural, modern, and just plain cool. I want 'em.

Evening dinner party? yes.

Great job on the indoor-outdoor, West Elm.


xoxo,


 

Fabulous Outdoors

The weather is warming up significantly AND it's still muggy from all the recent rain... must be spring in Houston! Not my favorite season here. At least I've got a fun outdoor patio to design today. Between Michael Taylor pieces and Janus et Cie, I've got a lot of eye candy in front of me. Here are some of my fave. Janus pieces. The catalog photos are just so pretty, I had to share.

That gorgeously contemporary house doesn't make a bad backdrop for the furniture, does it? 

Now let's pretend we live in sunny Los Angeles and can live outdoors all year long, lounging on such pretty pieces, sipping sparkly cocktails.... that is, unless you do live in sunny Los Angeles, in which case, I'm horrifically jealous and might even hate you (just a teency bit). ;)

xoxo,

 

Wednesday Inspiration (because Monday was uninspiring)

I'm currently excessively googley-eyed over my man this week. His birthday is coming up, so I've been thinking of things to get him and ways to make his day special (although he is the most low-key birthday boy). He really works so hard and treats me so well. This last year was one of the most beautiful and most difficult years we've ever experienced but I couldn't have survived it with anyone else. He is so good for me. :)

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Speaking of last year, people keep asking me where we are going to travel next... sigh... I don't know. As much as I adore traveling, I'm actually quite content to stay in one place for now... it's like having too much candy... your tummy hurts a little bit, but it doesn't mean you'll never want candy again.

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What if, in our next place, we vow to not buy anything new to furnish it? What if, we buy used and repurpose/renovate existing pieces? These are things I am pondering....

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How do we feel about blue or teal nail polish? I can't seem to bring myself to try it for fear of looking like a twelve-year-old. Any thoughts?

 

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In case you were wondering, THIS is my favorite nail color.... just in case you were wondering. 

I adore this moodboard by Making It Lovely. SUCH great ideas for a backyard lounge area.

 Those egg chairs always make me thing of the Mexican Resort in the Sex and the City movie.

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Hope your week is going well!

xoxo,

Summer Perch

Don't you just want to  perch inside one of these amazing wicker egg chairs (from Pottery Barn), read a book, and occassionally take a dip in a sparkly cold pool. oh yeah, I'd also need a marg. ;)