Category — Cottages + Cabins

This week has been another blur…actually, I feel like I’ve been in a bit of a haze! You know that feeling when you’ve got nothing but deadlines then they pass and you don’t know what to do next? That pretty much sums it up. But I did manage to roundup a few great links to finish off the week…

1. I’m dreaming of a summer beach vacation somewhere like this. Our holiday in Gearhart, OR with friends and families was the best ever…yet!

Rohleder Borges Architecture

2. The mix of clean lines, personal mementos and overall Scandi feeling of this space really does it for me:

Style at Home. Photo by Donna Griffith.

3. The non-stop schedule/planning over the last few weeks has me longing for at least a couple of these refreshing mojitos!

The Novice Chef

And what are drinks without good tunes?! Here are a few faves that I’ve collected this week, just in time for BBQ weather:

1. RAC: Hollywood
2. The Dear Hunter: Whisper
3. K-Os f. Sam Roberts: Don’t Touch
4. Bastille: Overjoyed
5. Nightwaves: Sweet Carrie

I’m going to take a little break next week…June is a busy month, isn’t it? We’re coming to the end of school and activities not to mention lots going on at the shop. I may pop in to say hello at some point but if I don’t, I’ll be back to chat in a week…cheers :)

How was your week? We worked most of last weekend on some minor renovations at the shop (it was a family affair!) so didn’t get a lot of downtime but I’m hoping to put my feet up at some point over the next few days. The weather has been a little manic…hot and sunny one moment and pouring rain the next…so it’s hard to know what to expect, let alone what to wear! I haven’t spent much time perusing my fave blog reads this week but the following posts caught my eye…

1. I want to be invited to a backyard fiesta like this one:

DesignLoveFest. Photo by Jessie Webster.

2. Loving all of the vintage touches throughout this house tour, especially this sliding door:

A Beautiful Mess. Photo by Janay Hardy.

3. Everything about this rustic wedding reception is simply beautiful:

Style Me Pretty. Photo by Jose Villa.

4. Lemon Blueberry Baby Bundt Cakes with Rosemary Syrup? Yes please! :

Camille Styles

5. I could definitely handle I need a weekend away, tucked into a guest room like this:

Country Living

1. Alpine: Gasoline
2. Maritime: Washington Weather
3. Slam Donahue: I Turn On
4. Haim: Falling
5. The Ceremonies: Land of Gathering
6. Sea Wolf: Kasper
7. Goldroom: Fifteen
8. The Tourist Company: You Came Home
9. The Staves: Mexico
10. Litost: X Ambassadors

I also heard some great new tunes over the week and just had to share! Do you enjoy new music or stick with your favourite oldies? I’m always hunting down new tunes and Shazam is frequently put to the test when I hear a song I like. What are your weekend plans? Whatever they are, cheers and enjoy :)

How is it Friday again, already? Jeepers. How was your week? Ours was busy but sun-filled and I can’t complain. It’s Mother’s Day this weekend…what plans do you have in the works? We’ll be pretty low key over here, spending time with both of our families, and the kids have some top secret projects in the works at school. I’ve got a preschool tea party with Lilah this morning before I head off to the shop and it’s bound to be adorable :) As promised, here are my top links of the week plus some tunes for the weekend…

1. These Mother’s Day printables by Striped Cat Studio would make any mama smile on Sunday morning:

Striped Cat Studio for Studio DIY

2. The entire May/June 2013 edition of Rue is devoted to the Pacific Northwest, YAY! So many great features, including this outdoor picnic, as well as a great tour of Vancouver shops and much more…

Rue. Photo by Julie Harmsen. Styling by Hens & Chicks Collective.

3. This entire cabin makeover is to-die-for, especially the kitchen. Seriously. My dream getaway:

Smitten Studio via A Cup of Jo

4. Loving everything about this pic, especially the pile of new pillows:

My Cakies

5. This Kentucky Derby themed wedding shoot is pretty near perfect in my books! My childhood friends would laugh…I’ve always fallen hard for horses! (While most had Kirk Cameron posters on their walls…um, I had Palominos and Arabians!) :

Ali Harper and Blue-Eyed Yonder via Snippet & Ink

As I’ve mentioned before, I love finding new music (as in not Top 40) and great apps like Songza and Shazam make it all the easier these days. I’m also a huge fan of NoiseTrade, where artists share their latest EP’s and it’s FREE! So great. Here are some tunes that I have on current rotation, hope you like them! Happy Weekend!

1. Among Savages: In the Nighttime
2. Empire of the Sun: Walking on a Dream
3. Churchill: Lock Your Heart Down
4. Boy: Little Numbers
5. American Authors: Believer
6. Freedom Fry: Friends + Enemies
7. Paper Route: You + I
8. Rah Rah: Art & a Wife
9. Walk Off the Earth: Red Hands
10. Wild Country: Wake Owl

What an amazing week! The kids are settled back in school, we got some awesome press for the shop, my house is relatively clean and now I’m off for an impromptu girls night in the city! But before I head out, I thought I’d leave you with some serenity for the weekend. I am loving this clean and crisp mountain cabin renovation that I found over at Country Living…just the perfect blend of rustic and modern, if you ask me. The pickled wood panelling in contrast with warm wood floors and white furnishings is so bright and fresh! I could definitely handle a weekend retreat like this, but how about you? Does it feel like a cabin you could hunker down in or would you prefer a little more kitsch in the mix? Come take a look…

Photos by John Gruen for Country Living

Renovated and lived in by Bobby Houston and Eric Shamie, the couple brought this formerly dilapidated 1960′s rancher out of the dark ages and transformed it into their own personal getaway. Located in the Berkshire Mountains, Massachusetts, the surrounding nature is now the focal point in this calming light-filled space…

Photos by John Gruen for Country Living

Photos by John Gruen for Country Living

What are your plans for the weekend? I’m a little sheepish to say it but I’m off to see Lady Gaga tonight…I know! Not a sentence that I would typically say out loud but my good friend was given box seat tickets and invited a few of us along for the ride…hooray for generous friends! I don’t doubt that it’ll be an entertaining show and I always love a spontaneous night out with my girls! Now if only I had a meat dress to wear…Happy Friday!

Hurray, it’s the long weekend! Happy Labour Day, y’all! Ok, so not sure where that y’all came from but maybe it’s due to all of the gorgeous red, white and blue in the pics below. And I am writing this post in the wee hours of the morning after spending a long (and successful!) day of thrifting in the States. And I just got home from painting the classroom floors at the shop so may or may not have inhaled too many paint fumes! Anyway, regardless of my new Southern drawl, the weekend is here and I would love, love, love to squeeze in one last beach day. There is sunshine in the forecast so I’m hoping to make it happen on Sunday or maybe even Monday….one last hurrah before school starts on Tuesday! To inspire beachy thoughts, I’ll leave you with the Malibu surf “shack” belonging to Nathan Turner and Eric Hughes…

Photo by William Abranowicz for Elle Decor

Photo by William Abranowicz for Elle Decor

Photo by William Abranowicz for Elle Decor

Photo by William Abranowicz for Elle Decor

Photo by William Abranowicz for Elle Decor

Photo by William Abranowicz for Elle Decor

I love this home with it’s crisp white walls and quirky bursts of colour throughout! And Malibu? Well, looks like they’re living the dream, wouldn’t you agree? Have a wonderful weekend and I’ll be back to chat on Wednesday!

 Elsewhere this week: 

• My last guest post of the season over at Poppytalk…camping, anyone?
• A little shop announcement over at Spruce Collective