wood obsession

i may be about 3-4 years late to the party however i'm completely smitten with these wood designs and finally have a place in the house for something like this. 

pictured here, this group of inspiring woodwork posted in 2015 belongs to Brianna Land... the creative force behind Adrift In My Mind, a Houston, Texas based studio specializing in reclaimed wood art and designed walls.  In 2018, the links to AIMM no longer work and it i can't seem to find her currently working.  Bri, are you out there?  if so, i hope you are staying inspired and creating beautiful things.

smile!

look who's smiling on Desire to Inspire today...Minnow!

Desire to Inspire has been a part of my morning routine for a few years now.  It's one of the design blogs I must look at as I drink my coffee and seek doses of inspiration for the day.  Way back in 2010, Lottie was a pet on furniture too!  The story of how Desire to Inspire came to be is as awesome as the interiors they feature.

A Canadian and an Australian Trying to Inspire the World One Room at a Time

Kim and Jo have never met but there is a bond between them that is so strong that it can cross half the world and back again. You see Kim and Jo are interior design junkies. They go weak at the knees when they find that perfect room and they just have to share. It all started towards the end of 2006. They met on Flickr, shared images they had bookmarked and well that was that. Desire to Inspire was born.

Go spend some time in the land of Desire to Inspire now!  I guarantee you will want to clean your house, rearrange your furniture, or possibly take a photo of your pet today.  Go!

weekday carnival

weekday carnival = inspirational goodness

ModFruGal

I just wanted to say thanks to ModFruGal for posting a pic of our round paver patio. The transformation she made on the front of her home is nothing short of mind blowing...



I can't wait to see how her back patio turns out!

blog: konfettiform

© Peter Crawley
Architectural reflections on white watercolor paper made by UK illustrator Peter Crawley.

I love this stitched illustration. I've been poking around the blog-world all morning and came across this post at konfettiform.blogspot.com

I just added konfettiform to my ever expanding Google Reader. This blogger (Lena) also has a nice pin board at Pinterest.

This is my fave from her collection of amazing homes (pinned under HOUSE fasade)...


photo credit: Jesper Ray

Camilla Engman

One of the best things I've seen all week - thanks to Camilla Engman.
Look - more here!
And here!

blogs I like

It’s rare but occasionally I get some nice comments on my blog, most recently from ModFruGal and Karen from The Art of Doing Stuff – two blogs I really enjoy written by two witty, crafty do-it-yourselfers. Both have done some amazing things remodeling their homes and have all sorts of thrifty, useful tips to share. I don’t know if its misery loves company or what but when I read other people’s renovation blogs I can’t help but think “Wow - I’m not the only one sweating my ass off and busting my back fixing up a house!”.


ModFruGal – With her stories of renovating a 70′s modern home, she shares her love of bargains and fixing up junk (as she puts it). The way they resided their house is so freaking cool. Lots of good crafty tips. Oh and she likes birds too. And Diarmuid Gavin (aka housePet's hero and creator of landscape dreams )

The Art of Doing Stuff – The front page says it all… if I don’t know, I’ll figure it out. Well written and super funny. Look for the picture of her with a chipmunk on her shoulder because she is that cool! And she makes floral arrangements with artichokes and water lettuce. She is soooo my kind of human. Yes, her backyard transformation is amazing!!

before and after: the old dresser makeover

I love looking at before and after pics of projects. If a site has that section, I always go there first. This is one of my favorite "before and after" projects of 2009 from Monica Ewing's craftynest.com site...







You can check out how it was done here...
http://www.craftynest.com/2009/07/old-dresser-rolling-tool-cabinet/