Five on Friday Fourth of July Edition!

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HAPPY JULY EVERYBODY!!!  Hope your Friday is awesome as it kicks off into a three day weekend for most you (not me, I get to work *insert crying face*).

Thank you all for stopping by and reading my blog. Your comments make my day and when I get home from work it is the first thing I check! 

 Favorite Grilled Corn

4th of July and corn-on-the-cob just go together.  I love this parmesan corn-on-the-cob recipe! When I’m not making my Mexican street corn or just plain ol’ butter and salt corn, I make this one!

Favorite Side Dish

Patriotic potato salad! What’s not to like about potato salad?

Favorite Dessert

My favorite Fourth of July desserts consist of berries and either shortcake/angelfood cake OR just berries with whipped cream or ice cream! These parfaits look delicious!

Favorite Pool Float

Show your patriotic spirit in the pool with this pool float!! I love how all of the pool floats are fun shapes. I bought a swan one already, even though I don’t have a pool, husband was like,  uhhh what’s this? It’s a pool float.

Favorite Firework Video

This video is super cool! It is filmed from a drone and the drone flies into the fireworks! You will have never seen a fireworks shows from this POV before!




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Happy Independence Day Weekend!

This week it seems what caught my eye were beautiful pictures of flowers!


La Mémoire Vive shared these beautiful pictures during a stroll through Paris’ Marché aux Fleurs!


Lemapi shared this cappuccino cup full of roses.  Isn’t it cute??

Auf de Mammilade shared pictures of these beautiful peonies!  You all know I’m a sucker for peonies!

Homegrown and Healthy shared this mango sorbet that sounds so refreshing right now as it has been in the 100s here!

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A beautiful wedding in the Cotswolds! You should all go look at the pretty pictures here. It is such a pretty wedding in the English countryside. Check out the estate it was held at:

Spotted… Pretty Dresses for Summer Weddings

The article above had my dreaming about beautiful dresses to wear to a pretty Summer wedding. Which one would you pick?

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A few pictures from the garden… the hydrangeas are blooming.

 Our garden is doing well! The corn is getting tall and the sunflowers in the background are TEN feet tall!!

On the Blog

Here is the patriotic tablescape I made last year!

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My Heart Lives Here shared this cute French Country Bedroom renovation! 

Live Like You Are Rich shared this Hawaiian Haystacks recipe. We may haystacks but have never made a Hawaiian version!

Timeless Creations shared some tips on how to have peonies all Summer!

 Hello Farmhouse shared this cute Farmhouse Linen cabinet!



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What to do about the TV and Fireplace Decorating Dilemma?

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One of the things that I had struggled with was what to do about the tv and fireplace decorating dilemma.  Do you know what I’m talking about?

The tv is huge. The fireplace is huge.  TVs are only getting larger. While they are getting sleeker too, frankly, they are ugly.

If you put the tv above the fireplace, then you are looking up and you have to have your neck at an odd angle. I’m not really a huge fan of this look, but I do understand that it’s about the only place to put our monster big screen tvs so that’s where it ends up. So designers have become very clever in order to hide the tv… like below, hiding it behind art.

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Or, as Stacy from South Shore Decorating Blog did, she painted a big black stripe to hide her tv. I can’t even see her tv below!

via South Shore Decorating Blog

The other common option is to put the tv next to the fireplace. But, if you put the tv next to the fireplace, then it makes this odd off balance look that I am less of a fan of.  Although, in the picture below, I think it actually looks pretty good!  At least this way the tv is at the right height for your eye!

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Both cases are what most people have just because that is just how the layout is of the house they bought. There is no where to put the tv AND use the fireplace AND have a functional room in a house that is already built!

 

However… I’m designing a house. And I thought, wait a minute, I don’t need to worry about this dilemma… why don’t I just… Move the fireplace! So I did. Dilemma gone.

via Antique Style

I am moving the fireplace into the center of the room.  I got the idea from this house from the Portland Street of Dreams.  Antique Style Blog wrote about this house… I saw it several years ago and had it saved in my archives!  I didn’t realize back in 2013 that I would end up copying this idea! I have studied this house many times.

So, below is the fireplace from the living room…

via Antique Style

And here is the fireplace from the kitchen!  The kitchen is just to the right of the chairs.  You will also notice in the picture below the tv is on the other wall in the living room. You can enjoy the living room fireplace and tv!

via Antique Style

Ah ha~ This picture shows the layout the best. I am going to do a very similar layout.  Living room on one side, kitchen on the other. My little sitting area in front of the fireplace will be on the other side in the living room… so we can have coffee and watch tv. 

So then a few years later in the Season 2 premiere of Fixer Upper they showed a remodeled house with a double sided fireplace! Ah ha! The second main inspiration for me!

While I know the double sided fireplace is nothing new, it doesn’t seem to be extremely common in living rooms but more in master bedroom/bathrooms! I loved the all brick fireplace from Fixer Upper! I believe the tv is facing the couch in the picture below. While the fireplace is old and appears to be nonfunctional, it is still really cool.

via Fixer Upper
via Fixer Upper

The next and final double sided fireplace inspiration comes from Patina Farm.  What I love about Patina Farm’s double sided fireplace are the two different mantels used.  I also like the sconces built in… something I will have to plan to wire for! I noticed in the first house there are also sconces built into the fireplace as well!

via Patina Farm

Like the Portland Street of Dreams house, there is a little sitting area in front of the fireplace at Patina Farm.

via Patina Farm

Here is a sketch from Patina Farm of her layout. In my house, pretend the dining room isn’t there. It will be… kitchen on the right, double sided fireplace divider, then living room on the left with the fireplace opposite the tv.

via Patina Farm

The Gianetti’s also take it one step further… and hide their tv too. It’s behind the beautiful silk wallpaper in the picture below!

via Patina Farm

So, here’s what I plan to do… We actually have two TVs. Yes, I let my husband put our two TVs together on the same tv console table in the picture below.. now he can watch twice the amount of sports. He’s so happy about it, and frankly I don’t watch tv hardly at all anymore so I don’t care. At first I put up a battle as it seemed like a ridiculous amount of TV space in the room, but now that it’s there, I don’t mind so much. It is ugly though, but oh well.  I don’t have a clever way of hiding that much tv so it is what it is.

Then we will have furniture in the living room, then the fireplace on the other end that is double sided.

Opposite the fireplace in the kitchen is the stove. And then we have two giant kitchen islands (we love to bake and cook). There will be a little sitting area to the left of the fireplace in the living room… enough to have a cup of coffee and watch tv.

So anyway, just sharing some of the double sided fireplaces I found while looking around the internet…

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Another one separating the living room and dining room. Unfortunately I can’t tell if they moved the tv.

Like I said, it seems to be the most common to have a double sided fireplace in the master suite somewhere, like the picture below.

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And one more… I don’t see the tv in sight but I suppose its one of the other walls.

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What I won’t be doing is having a double sided fireplace and then putting the tv above the fireplace like in the picture below!

So, I have moved the fireplace so I don’t have to have the TV above it or next to it… but we have two TVs so it’s still ugly. Le sigh.  At least one half of the room will look cute!

So, are you a fan of the TV above the fireplace?

Do you leave your TV in the open or do you try to hide it?

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On the Net

As we are in peak wedding season right now, I found this link to some really pretty wedding cakes as featured in Vogue.

What to Wear for the 4th of July… Which one would YOU choose to wear??

#1 — Red, White, and Blue

#2–  Young American

#3– Blue and White Stars Tank

#4– Stripe Slouchy Tee

#5– Vineyard Vine Flag Pullover

#6– PJ Salvage Flag Kimono

#7– Flag scarf

#8 —tank top

#9 — patriotic bracelets

On the Blog

In case you missed it last week, I wrote about the Ritz Paris Remodel. If you haven’t seen the pictures of this stunning remodel, go check them out!

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Well, very exciting news… We’re headed to the alps of Switzerland/Germany/Austria!!!  We’ll be there for 10 days in September.  Here is one of the places in Switzerland we are going to visit:

I AM SO EXCITED. In fact, I’m so excited I can’t come up with a fifth thing for 5 on Friday… this will count for two!


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I don’t know about you all but I feel like this month is flying by, do you feel that way too? 

Thank you all for joining us… we really appreciate you all linking up and visiting! I know since it’s the kick off for Summer a lot of us are spending more time outdoors! 

Anyway, here are a few of my favorite from last week’s link party. 

Gluesticks Blog shared this Country Fair-themed 4th of July party! It’s so much fun, check it out!

Simply Stacie shared this easy-to-make lemon and blueberry bars… perfect for patriotic parties!

 The Bikini Experiment shared this hearty breakfast bowl… looks super tasty and healthy too!

Bringing French Country Home revealed her French country inspired outdoor patio!



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Ritz Paris Reopens After 4 Year Remodel

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The Ritz in Paris has finally reopened after its 4 year long $450 million dollar remodel!

Let’s all just take a look at drool at these beautifully decorated rooms…

I’m not going to say much another than I love it all. 

Ok I can’t hold my tongue anymore… I LOVE this room below, I love the fabric. 

 This is the Coco Chanel suite, below! 

 

Well, I just love all of these rooms. I love French country but I also really love French formal. I would love to do something like this below in my office. But I know it all costs $$$.  

I am hoping someone will write an article about the interior design of this renovation! Would love to know about all the fabrics and details, wouldn’t you?

Book your stay at the Ritz Paris here. Or just glance around the website and PRETEND like you’re going to book and then tear up at the price. (this may have happened)

Oh husband… could we go??? *please please please*

Images are from Vogue Living AU and The Ritz Paris

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Happy Friday!!!  Well, this week has been super busy… it seems like Summer is here!

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A guide to how to create the best ice cream sundae at home! YES please!

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I’ve been super busy this week! We drove down to Southern California for a graduation.  I went to my favorite pastry shop in LA – Bottega Louie. Then we toured expensive model homes in Newport Beach for fun. We ate at Red O, a Mexican restaurant by Top Chef Master Rick Bayless.  More shopping… then to the graduation! Busy busy!

The Kitten Tales

Remember I talked about the kittens last week? The Mama cat moved one kitten and left two.  Unfortunately I went to check on them today and one of them had died overnight! We had been helping feeding them but I suppose that one was sick or something. Now we only have one kitten left… as I don’t know where the mom put the other kitten.

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Well, I’ve been looking at these flats by Chloe for a long time and finally bought them! They cost a pretty penny but they are so comfortable! I had a hard time deciding on a color… ultimately I went with black! I just found some online in white for half off.  The leather on them is so soft; I can see myself owning several pairs in different colors.  

I was actually thinking I was going to buy this flat below, the Varina by Salvatore Ferragamo… but I didn’t realize all their colors were patent leather.   I tried them on in the store. It was really stiff and actually uncomfortable. It was a real disappointment! They had some cute colors, but I’m not going to spend $$$ on an uncomfortable shoe!  Anyway, I highly recommend the ballet flat by Chloe!

Instagram

My favorite account this week is the Real Houses of Instagram.  (click on name to follow) So much beautiful home inspiration!

Please DM me @katerumson if you know the architect behind this masterpiece 💭💭💭


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Hello and welcome for another week of Thursday Favorite Things! We love seeing everyone’s posts each week! Thank you all for joining us!

This week I seem to be in an outdoor mood as all of my favorite posts this week seem to revolve around the outdoors!

Everyday Living shared a garden/outdoor tour through multiple homes. Lots of beautiful spaces to see, so be sure to check them all out!

Rhonda from Ramblings of a Southern Girl shared this brunch for two… love the lake setting!

Maria Elena at Our Home Away from Home shared her wonderful porch! Doesn’t it look like a nice place to sit back and have a tea?

Penny at Penny’s Vintage Home drove around her area and shared some inspiration on how to decorate the front yard with drought resistant plants and rock-scaping!

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Happy Friday!  Can you believe it’s JUNE????  I’m back with another FIVE THINGs that I liked this week.

On the Net

Here are 4 garden design ideas from the houses of William Shakespeare.  If anything, go check out the article just to see the cute old houses!

Spotted

The track suit trend is coming back. This time, it doesn’t involve velour track suits from Juicy Couture, but instead Adidas Originals.  I recently purchased these pants – perfect for lounging, traveling, and you look sporty chic! They are also in grey or black with pink stripes!

The Kitten Tales

So for the past month or so we have noticed an orange cat hanging out on our back porch. Our own cat and this cat would have stare downs.  I would chase the cat away and it kept coming back.  Then this last week we were rearranging pots on the porch and looked down into the empty one and saw this:

THREE kittens staring up at us! GAH! Scared us at first, at least it wasn’t full of snakes or something. Anyway, since the discovery, we’ve stopped scaring mama cat off.  Well, then later we saw her take one of the kittens out and they were playing.  Then for TWO DAYS we didn’t see the little kitten or the mama cat. We thought maybe the mama cat had died.  It was 105 degrees for two days in a row. We got worried the kittens would die.

We put water and some food in the pot but they left the food alone. They drank some of the water.  Then we did some internet research – oh, kittens these age still drink milk. We took the remaining two cats out of the pot and put them in a box because it was bigger. One of the cats ran out of the box and hid in the rose bushes.  So, off we went, to the store, to get some kitten milk replacement.

We came back… oh no! The cat had abandoned the box.  Thought something ate them already… we had spied a coyote hanging out in the field some 150 yards away.  Well, we looked around and found them! They were sitting against the wall in literally the worst hiding spot ever.  We put them back into the original pot we found them and gave them some kitten milk.  They drank it up in just a few seconds. Poor things! They were starving.  Well, we thought, we didn’t want kittens but I guess we have kittens now.

Then later that night Mama cat returned.  Oh good!  Still haven’t seen the other kitten, but at least mama cat is back.  This morning we saw her go into the pot.  Good to know she is back and taking care of her kittens!

On the Blog

  I was thinking… hmm, what did I write about a year ago? Oh, a review of Pierre Herme, one of the best pastry shops in Paris! If you are a French pastry lover, you need to check out my review here!

Pierre Herme Macaron Review

Favorite Instagram

If you love pretty gardens, then you need to follow @debbytenquist.  She posts the prettiest pictures of gardens.  I had trouble picking out just a few!


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Welcome to Thursday Favorite Things again! It’s such a delight to have you all join us for our link party every week. I love going through your links… this week I think I must have been HUNGRY when I picked my favorites out as they are all food!

 This copycat Ben & Jerry’s Cherry Garcia Ice Cream recipe from All She Cooks sounds so delicious! I picked this one as it is my Dad’s favorite B&J flavor and maybe he’ll make some for me himself.

This Lemon Blueberry scone shared by Be Fed Again sounds so yummy, I would love this for breakfast tomorrow! Except, I don’t have lemons. or blueberries. 

This patriotic brownie with a pretzel crust from one of our cohostesses, Marilyn’s Treats, sounds so delicious! Don’t you just want to have a few bites?

Ok, life can’t be full of only sweets (or can it?).  This black bean avocado salad shared from Nancy Creative sounds super delicious and it’s super healthy!

AND I thought this DIY metallic polka dot flower pot looked super cute. Visit As The Bunny Hops to see how you can make one of your own too! Wouldn’t this make the perfect little gift, like a hostess gift?

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Ode to the Eden Rose

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In my reader survey, most of you voted for posts about gardens and gardening… so voila! Let’s chat about the Eden rose.

Information about the Eden Rose

 The Eden rose is also known as ‘Pierre de Ronsard’, named after the poet of the same name.  The rose was cultivated by Meilland International in 1985 in France.

Information about the Eden Rose

To be honest, I thought it was named the Eden Rose because it is so pretty I figured the cultivator imagined that this rose would be climbing up the gates to the Garden of Eden.

Information about the Eden Rose

The rose is a large old-rose type with beautiful cupped blooms of 100 petals.  It has a blend of pink, cream, and ivory reaching 4 1/2 inches!

Information about the Eden Rose

Due to the large flowers, the weight causes the rose to bow its heads. It has a light tart scent.

the rose is bowing its head here in this picture

It is a climbing rose that can reach up to 12′ in height!    It is a repeat bloomer, which is perfect for my flower cutting needs!

It is very disease resistant, however, it is not extremely rain tolerant and buds that are near bloom will ball up and rot if it is rained on.

It is one of the finest climbers in all of the roses and is in the Rose Hall of Fame.


the first two roses in the picture are eden. The rest are other assorted garden roses

I’ll leave you with the poem written by Pierre de Ronsard.  This poet was known as the “Prince of Poets” during the Renaissance.


The Rose

written 1550

See, Mignonne, hath not the Rose,

That this morning did unclose

Her purple mantle to the light,

Lost, before the day be dead,

The glory of her raiment red,

Her colour, bright as yours is bright?


Ah, Mignonne, in how few hours,

The petals of her purple flowers

All have faded, fallen, died;

Sad Nature, mother ruinous,

That seest thy fair child perish thus

‘Twixt matin song and even tide.


Hear me, my darling, speaking sooth,

Gather the fleet flower of your youth,

Take ye your pleasure at the best;

Be merry ere your beauty flit,

For length of days will tarnish it

Like roses that were loveliest. 

I just had to share this picture from Patina Farm.  Here is the eden rose climbing up a trellis with the goat in the background! 

source Patina Farm

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Five on Friday #17

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Happy Friday! I’m back with another FIVE THINGs that I liked this week.

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 On the Web

Alright, I have found this beautiful kitchen that Emily Jackson shared on her blog, The Ivory Lane!  I have just two pictures here but you all need to go look at this beautiful kitchen! 

Kitchen Reveal from The Ivory Lane

What I think is interesting is that she used the La Cornue hood but did not use a La Cornue range… hmm, emily, you have me thinking… I can’t have the stove since its the price of a car, but a range hood I *can* afford. And, oh, look! It is that Darlana pendant  that I wrote about earlier this week!!

Also love her butler’s pantry area… I like the bamboo cabinets and also the dark navy color.  It is fun and refreshing.  Anyway, go look at her gorgeous kitchen! (then come back!! don’t leave, not done yet! haha!)

Kitchen Reveal from The Ivory Lane

On The Blog

As it is Memorial Day weekend this weekend, here are a few of my favorite recipes for the weekend…

Mexican Street Corn Recipe. I LOVE this and eat it frequently in Summer!

Mexican Street Corn Recipe

 Easy last minute fruit flag you can bring to parties in a pinch!

These copycat Dole Whip pineapple smoothies are super delicious!

Personal

So this past week I went to one of those art studios where you all paint, sip on wine (or diet coke in my case), and munch on appetizers.  I had fun as I had not painted since high school.  

So here was in the inspiration picture…

And here is my masterpiece!  HAHA! I am clearly not an artist.  The people  in the picture were beyond my skill set so I excluded them. Then I added sheep for fun. 

Anyway, now I have my ugly painting just sitting around.

Have you ever been to one of those art classes?

From the Garden

This week I picked cherries from the garden! YES! The cherry trees finally ripened!!They are so incredibly tasty!  We have four cherry trees in total.  I first posted this picture on my instagram!

cherries

Just a stroll around the garden… the lavender and red roses…

The Eden Rose… going to write a post about it next week…

Eden Rose

 Here is the Queen of Sweden. Love this rose, it smells so good and has so many petals!

Queen of Sweden Rose

I always pick a few when I go on a walk in the garden…

Favorite Instagram

Isn’t this Chanel flower cart just the cutest?

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Thursday Favorite Things Link Party #239

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Can you believe that it is almost JUNE??? Well I can’t. Before you know it we will be pulling out the pumpkins again!  Anyway, on to this week’s Thursday Favorite Things! Here are a few of my favorites from last weeks party…

1010 Park Place shared her trip to the Paris Flea Markets and a *fabulous* antique tapestry store she wandered into in Paris.  Like I needed another reason to go back to Paris!

Watch What U Eat shared this non-alcoholic blackberry mojito that sounds super refreshing!

The Honeycomb Home shared her kitchen makeover! You definitely need to see the before and after!

Angie at The Freckled Rose shared a tutorial on how to make this beautiful hanging basket!

One Thousand Oaks shared her coastal bathroom makeover!

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Katherine-Katherines Corner 
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 Debi- Surroundings by Debi
Marilyn- Marilyn’s Treats
 Angelina –Peonies and Orange Blossoms
 Shellie-The Fabulous Journey 
Rosemary-An Italian In My Kitchen
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Olivia-Reinvented Collection

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