Fairy Tale town..........

                      

Next week, my sister and 2 nieces who live in southern California, are getting ready to take a road trip up the coast to San Francisco.  On the way, they are going to stop at one of my favorite places, Carmel, often referred to as "Carmel by the Sea."  It is one of the most beautiful little towns in the country and is known for it's neighborhood of  "fairy tale cottages."  The 1st one was built in 1924 by a man named Hugh Comstock for his wife as a place to showcase her large doll collection.  He went on to build another called Gretal and then built another named the Obers that he and his wife moved into.  By 1928, 27 more cottages were built not only by him, but other residents who joined in by turning their own cottages into "fairy tale homes."
I don't know about you, but I would love to live in any one of them!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                Which one could you see yourself living in?


Till next time........
Rebecca

Out Back.......

                                           It's been so hot here, in the 90's every day and counting!! The only relief is in the evening when the sun starts to set and it begins to cool off, not a lot mind you,  just a little. When that happens, there is nothing better then taking a cool drink, preferably my favorite, a frozen margarita,  going out on the patio or deck, sitting in a comfy chair and and watching the sunset's glorious colors slowly fade to black!  Here are some beautiful examples of outdoor spaces I think you might enjoy!

 

 

 

All the above images are from Pottery Barn,

I could just live in that catalog, couldn't you?

Till next time......

Rebecca

                                        

Sun, Sand, and Shells.........

Being from California, summer to me means beach!  Since I'm a long way from there, I make do by getting out all my beach accessories.  I love sea shells, beach signs, prints and sand.  I actually have some sand from Huntington Beach California, better known as "Surf City."  My sister brought me a gallon bag of it on one of her visits.  Of course, when she went through baggage x-ray, they had to open her suitcase and check it out.  They just couldn't get why someone would want a bag of sand!  Anyway, here are some summer decorating ideas I thought you might like.

 

 

 

Till next time.....

Rebecca

Celebrate........

Happy 4th of July!  Hope you are spending it with family, good friends, great food and fantastic

 fireworks!  Have a safe and wonderful weekend!

 

 

Till next time.......

Rebecca

Dream Beach Cottage.......

It's been awhile!  Sadly, my computer has had a virus since right after my last post and is still not up and running.  Hopefully it will be fixed soon!  In the meantime, my son has graciously allowed me to use his as long as I promise not to break it!!!

Here it is July already and that makes me long for lazy fun filled days at the beach!  Unfortunately, it's not to be, maybe next month!  If I was going, there is nothing better then spending time in a cozy cottage, steps from the sand, with a view of the sea. This beach cottage was just featured in Country Living magazine and is fabulous! It would totally fill all my vacation requirements!

  

Is it not beautiful?!  If this was my cottage, I don't think I would ever want to come home!

Till next time.......

Rebeca

It was a success, now I need a nap.............

First, we just want to thank everyone for coming out and supporting our big open house party Friday night!  It was a huge success!  We have the best friends and customers!  Our dealers out did themselves at bringing in new items and decorating their spaces.  We also want to thank our fabulous band, Root Road. They were wonderful and just as adorable as ever!  Getting ready for it was a lot of hard work, but it was definitely worth it!  

Now, I'm ready for a good, long nap!  If I had a bedroom like one of the ones below, I'd be in 7th heaven!

Are these rooms not dreamy?  

Till next time........
Rebecca

You're Invited!

 We are so excited to invite you to our

"Kick off Summer Garden Party!"

It is a week from this Friday, June 4th from 4pm till 9pm.  All of our venders are having fabulous sales anywhere  from 15 to 50% off. There will be lots of new items and the store will be decorated with white lights, candles, flowers and more! There will also be good food, drinks and best of all, a good friend of ours has offered to bring his band and play for us and they are fabulous! They write all of their own music and are just adorable!

So........we would love to have you join us for this fun event!

Here is a sneak peek of some of the things that will be available!

 

 

                                                                                                       

 It may just be me, but, I think we have some really cool stuff!

Now here are a few pics of our fabulous band!

                  

 Hope to see you there!

Till next time.........

Rebecca