The kitchen I wish I woke up to

I am completely obsessed with a kitchen featured in this months Southern Living.

I love the way they built in this little area for the refrigerator and pantry.

If those photos were not enough to have you hooked wait until you see this backsplash

(here)

And this breakfast nook. That coral settee and the frame gallery are perfect!

Hello Best Commercial Ever

I'm sorry I've been MIA. I'm truly hoping to be getting back into the swing of blogging asap. Life has just been getting away from me.

I couldn't resist posting this commercial. It is absolutely precious.

I hope you enjoy it as much as I do. I think having a diary of your life like this would be amazing.

Hello Colette

Elle

A few weeks ago I purchased 8 of the Colette Dining Chairs from Crate & Barrel off of craigslist. I got a ridiculous deal on the chairs and they were immediately picked up by the upholsterer. The chairs are getting dropped off today and I cannot wait to see them! I had my eyes on these chairs for quite a while but could not even fathom the $500 a chair price tag. I will hopefully be back tomorrow with some photos of my new dining friends!

Hello Parisian Guest Bath

At the end of my last issue of House Beautiful was one of the most glamorous bathrooms I've seen. The detail and the little bits of luxury throughout were just beautiful. I would love to be a guest in that home just to see this little gem for myself!

Photos courtesy of House Beautiful

Hello Built-Ins

Built in bookcases and cabinets were something I knew I would want in our living room on both sides of the fireplace from when we first purchased our home. We've finally starting contacting some cabinet makers and collecting estimates and making drawings to get the project started. We definitely have some obstacles (backlighting on the sides of the fireplace which I don't want to lose as well as an angled wall on one side). My biggest goal is to have it look simple and clean and yet still be fully functional for us - lots of storage and lots of hiding spaces for the TV components.

Here are some of my favorite inspiration photos of Built ins surrounding a fireplace.

I love the look of the square box shelves here and the detail on the cabinet doors.

More box shelves.

I really like the simplicity of this one.

Completely asymmetrical but very cool looking.

Again here, great detail on the doors.

This one might be my favorite.

There are so many options that it makes it really hard to nail down one design. I love simple shaker style cabinets and symmetrical shelving but I also love the look of the box shelves, the detailed cabinet doors and the asymmetrical shelving. Hopefully I'll have a concrete design plan and drawing in the next couple of weeks. Wish me luck!

Hello Christmas Cards

Yes - it's February and I am finally posting photos of our Christmas cards from this year (ahem - last year now). I used these gift tag templates from Eat Drink Chic. I cut off the top portion to make them look more like cards instead of gift tags. I then added ribbon, some glitter, and wrote messages on the backsides.

OK, I'm really done with the Christmas related posts now. I promise. Although I could probably look at burlap year round.

Hello 2 Horatio Street

Dear Husband,

I am mildly obsessed with this New York Penthouse. It supposedly may be Jennifer Aniston's new home. I would like it to be mine instead. It would be a really lovely Valentine's Day gift. Pretty please?!

Love,

Beth

Now if you love it as much as I do it can be yours for the small sum of $14.95 million.

Photos via here and here.