Decorating, Tablescaping, Before and Afters, Thrifty Finds, and Gardening
Have you seen the HGTV 2013 Smart Home? It's located in Jacksonville, Florida and it's pretty amazing! Wish I lived close enough to see it in person. I love techy stuff and this house is loaded with the latest technology to keep things running smoothly, as well as lots of neat safety features. I'm not sure how I feel about those teeny, tiny windows on the front of the house downstairs, think I would … [Read more...]
Mario Buatta, I'll marry you! And you only have to ask once! You'll have to watch the first of the two videos at the end of this post for that statement to make sense. :) For years I have had a big, big crush on Mario Buatta. Unfortunately, it's a case of unrequited love...he has no idea. ~~~SIGH~~~ Not only is Mario Buatta amazingly talented and one of my all time favorite designers, he's very much … [Read more...]
I'm about to reveal something terribly shocking right here on zay blog, something I've never shared ever before. I'm a big Taylor Swift fan! I think she is absolutely adorable and I love almost all of her songs. Can you believe it, a grown woman loving songs most likely written for love-sick teenagers. I also love a good music video and one I never tire of watching is the one created to go … [Read more...]
This week I shared two of the three homes in the 1995 remake of the 1954 classic movie, Sabrina. We toured Salutation House, a grand mansion located in Glen Cove on Long Island in this post: Sabrina: Tour the Beautiful Glen Cove Estate in the Movie We also visited an adorable Menemsha Cottage on Martha's Vineyard in this post: Sabrina: Tour the Waterfront Cottage on Martha's Vineyard There's … [Read more...]
Yesterday we toured the beautiful Long Island estate located in Glen Cove that was used in the filming of the 1995 version of the movie, Sabrina. During the movie, Linus Larrabee does everything he can to keep his brother David away from Sabrina who has just returned from living in Paris for an extended period. Sabrina left for Paris an awkward young girl, but she returned a beautiful, sophisticated … [Read more...]
I'm a total sucker for romantic comedies. Life may not always turn out the way it does in the movies, but it sure is fun to "escape" to a fantasy world where the guy always gets the girl and the girl always gets her Prince Charming, even if he is slightly flawed in the beginning. Sabrina, a 1995 remake of the Billy Wilder 1954 original with Humphrey Bogart, Audrey Hepburn and William Holden, is a rom … [Read more...]
Welcome to the 222nd Metamorphosis Monday! How was your weekend? We had nice weather here and I decided it was time to get to work on priming the new screened door out of the porch. While I was priming it, I had a "uh-duh" moment. I wish it had been an "Ah-ha" moment, but unfortunately it wasn't. No, it was definitely an "uh-duh" moment. I suddenly realized in the midst of priming, there … [Read more...]
Welcome to the 221st Metamorphosis Monday! Thanks so much for all the wonderful comments you left on Friday's post. I'm so grateful for all your well wishes and prayers...please know that. I'm way behind in responding to e-mails so if you e-mailed me in the last week or so and haven't heard back, I hope to get caught up on my e-mail correspondence over the next few days. Each day I'm getting stronger and … [Read more...]
Sandi's been sharing pics of her historic 1833 home with me this week . Today I'm taking you into two bedrooms and their accompanying baths. I'm also sharing a photo showing the back of the home and a special screened door Sandi designed and had built for her back door that's not a standard opening. I added a fun little fact to yesterday's post later in the day. I thought I'd mention it again in … [Read more...]
Today we're are continuing our tour of Sandi's beautiful 1833 home. Sandi shared a fascinating fact about her home with me yesterday. She said the home was originally built about 15 miles down the road. In 1895 it was taken apart, all the pieces/parts numbered and then rebuilt on it's current location. Sandi said, "The reason it was because Mr. Willis asked for his lady’s hand in marriage and she … [Read more...]
