Kitchen Color Choices...

Kitchen color? Hmm...
When I viewed my new apartment for the first time (I was in there for about one minute before I said "I want it!") the previous tenants, who were still mid-moving out, had painted the back wall of the kitchen in this gorgeous deep luscious plum purple color.. so I did put a request in to my new super for it to stay when it came to repainting the apartment. However, I'm wondering now if I want to keep it! I LOVE the idea, so I debating whether I should go a smart sophisticated elephant grey or divulge in my most favorite kitchen color; duck egg blue! Oh the decisions!!

By the way, have I told you recently that I CANT WAIT to move in?!!

Want This!

I love this kitchen.. clean, black & white, classic, but warm & friendly.
A kitchen to live in, love in, laugh in...

I Want To Live Here!

Please excuse me, I just fell in LOVE!!!!

Following from my last post about North Carolina, I went real estate huntin'! However, I was drawn to Virginia yet again! And then stumbled across this absolute gem, which is in Charlottesville, and instantly fell in love with it!

There are a few things that I must, must have in my dream home, and don't worry, I don't expect the house to come with all of them! But the house that does catch my heart, will eventually have all of those dreams encapsulated within it too! (as well as a few dreams!!) And this house, has a lot of them already!

I mean, just look at that garden in the photos above!!! It's just screaming 'English Rose Garden'!! And that porch too! Omg... heaven on a rocking chair or porch swing just waiting to happen!!

Now of course, with anything, it needs your own touch to make it yours, which I would enjoy anyways! For example, I'd change up the kitchen... although it's got a cute country kitchen vibe, I crave open shelves and a farmhouse sink. And I think the appliances need a change (I wonder if the space is big enough for my dream aga?!). Anyone who knows me, would know the walls would be duck egg blue within a week of living there! And I'd have a stunning solid wood countertop, clean white back splash tiles.... mm!! I think perhaps next I should do an inspiration post for my dream kitchen!!

This house is a 1,796 sq. ft., three bed, 2.5 bath, single family home built in 1925. The character of this house really caught my eye, and spurred on my love for it, I just don't think it's something you can get in newer houses and true character isn't something you just purchase from a store. Every home needs to start with the right foundations...

I just love the wood beams of the house showing in the living room and stairs, and I adore the exposed joint in the photo below... oozing coziness and warmth! (I would change the fireplace mantle to a big white one, with tile inside... maybe....vintage tile? hmm...) I wouldn't want to mix my woods, and loving the beams as I do, they would have priority! 

Another one of my 'must haves' is a roll top bath!! And guess what! In the photo below there is one! I have a sneaking suspicion that the plumbing fixtures would need an overhaul, and I'm curious of the actual size of this bathroom too!!

I love love love the sunroom below, with it's window seat.. a perfect little office/painting/reading spot!! Or just somewhere I could sit with a cuppa tea after a long day! If it rains, I'd watch those drops gather and roll down the window panes...

And with big bright bedrooms, including that attic room, I don't think I could say no to this house if I tried!!

The full listing with all details is here!

Amanda Prior...

I have to do a little shout out!! Been checking out Amanda Prior's Photography, and I just had to share!! I adore the iron balcony above (I would loovvvee to have one of these!!) and I'm dreaming of having that most perfect green kitchen below - totally fresh and bright, this is the only way I could have a kitchen so small!!! And well, who doesn't love chalkboard paint??!!

Dreaming of Elevensies!

There are a few things in my life I cannot get enough of, and one of them is amazing and beautiful vintage tea cups and saucers!!....Oh so utterly British of me I know!!

I love all the different kinds I find, some completely delicate in fine china, some subtle in just glass, others bold and unmissable...One day I'll have a carefully chosen and complete collection of mismatched cups and saucers - just perfect for elevensies (that's the British morning tea time of eleven am!) and for entertaining friends...

Below are a few of my favorites I found while browsing glorious Ebay!

Tea for Two...

You might have the idea by now, that I love thinking about my dream Kitchen - and while browsing one of my favorite Ebay sellers, Jbyrons. All of their amazing glass wear is hand made, which to me, adds to its charm and beauty. There are a few quirky things there, but it's fun to look around, and I always find something I want! - Like these amazing Jadeite Jade Jadite Glass Containers. I adore these, with their retro American diner look, and I love that green - wouldn't they just look fabulous on my open shelves in my dream kitchen?! Oh yes they would!!

Day Dreamin' Kitchen

Its a beautiful Saturday in NYC, it's the perfect kind of weather to be sitting on a porch and painting away...my idea of heaven! I can just imagine the lawn stretching out in front of me, and the sweet smells of my English Garden lingering in the breeze...

So then I think of my dream home, filled with my family... There are two rooms in my dream home that I'm rather particular about, the Bathroom, and the Kitchen... I've held the same idea of them for a very long time, and although its changed here and there, the general feel of it, and certain elements have always remained the same... like the claw foot bathtub, the big white farmhouse kitchen sink, and it's duck egg blue walls...and of course, the windows - lots of windows and lots of light...

So today while dreaming about all of this, and new additions like a big farmhouse kitchen table, retro fridges, and organized clutter on my open shelves, I cruised for pictures and inspiration...here are my favorites...Enjoy!