~swedish style in America~

Happy Monday friends!

I hope you all had a wonderful

Mother's Day!

I really did.....Mr. T & T took me

to the Barnhouse Sale on Saturday

and we hit another fabulous sale on the way....

it was so great just to be together and of course I am alway giddy with joy when we get to do that sort of thing.....he really gets into it as well, which of course

makes it that much better!

I thought I would share with you my dream home.....

(one of many.....of course!)

this house is in Maryland, and it's owned by interior

designer Carrie Raphael

her home is definitely swedish style with

the painted floors and the mix of blues

my good friend from Kim from White Whispers 2 U

just found chairs like these on craigslist!!

 I'm so jealous, green with envy, coveting happy for her ....I think she's getting 4 or 6 for $100....

I wouldn't even know what to do with a kitchen

this size......well maybe I could figure it out....

I really love the window coverings....and the

little vintage touches like the old stool & the little

bench with the potted plant.....

I know I already showed you this....but

don't you just love the painted floors?

I actually contacted her about a year ago

and asked her about them.....

....they are painted using regular porch paint....

super durable....I would love to paint

some of our wood floors someday....

more painted wood in their bedroom....

I LOVE that chair!

I'm sure a lot of you have seen this picture...

it's probably in about everyone's favorites file, huh?

....the bench has their wedding date inscribed on it...

....and more lovely painted floors to drool over ;)

this is her daughter's bedroom....so sweet....

love the curtains, the chair and

the painted floors....so it seems like it

must be ok to paint different room's floors

different colors? 

As long as it's in the same color scheme?

I always obsess on things like that.....

I have a table very similar to this......

always thinking about converting it to a coffee table...

...it looks like she uses roman shade through out the house.....

I have an awesome tutorial saved from somebody's(?)

blog to try someday....it's evidently pretty easy...?...really? it just looks intimidating to me....

all the loops & rings and such....scary....

lots of parts on anything gives me brain overload....

love the pink roses....guess what? my cecile brunner

climbing rose is starting to bloom.....oh the blooms are just beautiful, so tiny & sweet....

I like the stripes too.....

and the bench is fabulous!

~*~

I've got little Allie home today....well she's not so little, she turned 10 last week....but out of the blue she came down w/ a fever last night and it was at 102.3 before

she went to bed! weird!

but this morning it's gone....so I'll keep my fingers crossed......

thanks so much for all your comments & advice

on our kitchen....

I think I probably will end up painting it, but....

......not.... yet.....

although I must confess....I had my paintbrush out

and was dabbing paint around here and there is

inconspicuos spots...

.....but that's it....I got control of myself

(just in the knick of time...and with the help of my soon to be 14 year old...) and put it away!

I am forcing myself to be orderly & such

(my brain is like the movie "UP" ....SQUIRREL!!!")

Have a great week girls!

xo,

Shellagh