Off to enjoy...

open fields, lazy days, frosty beer, home cooked meals, outdoor fires + family..I'll return on Friday - Have a great week!

images: Jose Villa, via the little big house, flickr, Camilla at Home, Laura Resen, Domino Scan by Shelter, Jose Villa

A little bit of country

There's nothing like four days in the country for the psyche! Open fields, home cooked meals, and the lack of traffic work wonders for my stress level! A little bit of updated country is sometimes a good thing!

Images: Mary Ruffle, Country Home Magazine 2,3,4, Elle Decor, Mary Ruffle, Pink Wallpaper, Interiors, Unknown

Still Pleasantly Surprised..

I spent the weekend in Vermont, one of my favorite places to cozy down + relax. I always bring a design magazine or two along. This weekend I brought Country Living. I'm instantly in a comfy mindset up North so I wasn't at all disappointed with November's issue. Country Living is a magazine I long ago abandoned but I decided to give it another shot after Domino, Cottage Living and a number of other design favorites folded. Well I'm so glad I decided to subscribe. Their fairly new editor does not disappoint, this revived magazine features a modern approach to Country Style. The homes covered are also a bit more accessible then some of the other design publications I receive.

This richly layered cottage is home to Caroline Scheeler the head buyer for Jayson Home and Garden. {above images}

I love the splashes of yellow used throughout this house!