Easy Being Green

 

It's Not Easy Being Green (Or Is It?)

 

I can't help but have visions of green on this first day of Spring! Here's a bit of green to inspire you to welcome the outdoors in. As the grass turns greener and we're able to open our windows and once again watch the sweet breeze dance with our curtains.  Consider a bit of green to energize your home and your soul; much like barefoot walk in the grass. (Although I'd save that walk in the grass for a hot summer day)

 

Happy Spring!

 

 

 

 

 Traditional Family Room by Little Rock Interior Designer Tobi Fairley Interior Design
courtesy of Houzz  if you haven't already become addicted to Houzz check it out:
www.houzz.com/
 

David Bromstad

Check out more of David Bromstad's amazing rooms here:

bromstad.com/galleries/interiors/

 

 

Eclectic Family Room by Beverly Hills Interior Designer Tracy Murdock Allied ASID

courtesy of Houzz find tons of design inspriation here:

www.houzz.com/

 

Courtesy of the White House, yes THE WHITE HOUSE!  If it is a color fit for Pennsylvania Ave then I'd say it's good enough for us!  The complimentary anchor the room.  Makes me want to stroll in the rose garden, how about you? See more here:

www.whitehouse.gov/interactive-tour/green-room

 

Sara Ruth's Living Room courtesy of Apartment Therapy (thank you)

check out Apartment Therapy here:

www.apartmenttherapy.com/the-spring-cure-light-therapy-82864

 

Novogratz - Thank you HGTV for introducing me to their eclectic chic style.

See more of this boys room at:

www.hgtv.com/designers-portfolio/room/eclectic/kids-rooms/8184...

 

 

Candace Olson

Yes this is a basement! No really, this is a Candace Olson basement, need I say more?

www.hgtv.com/specialty-rooms/10-chic-basements-by-candice-olso...

 

More Green Inspiration:

Courtesy of Centsational Girl (Thank you)  Love her blog! Check out more here:

www.centsationalgirl.com/

Yellow Bird

 

 

 

When I was a little girl my Mom played the guitar.  She did it as a hobby and I'm sure it took her thoughts away from the daily grind of taking care of myself and my older brother.  I remember being  around 5 years old sitting in the dining room at our old house watching my mother practice.  She strummed and turned the pages of her music sheets and often she learned cute children's songs to entertain us.  She wouldn't deny not being the best singer but; it was all for fun and I have found memories of the times I sat and watched her practice.  She used an old tape recorder (we're talking reel to reel) to tape her music and then replay it to judge and critique her work.   One of my favorite songs was Yellow Bird.  A Jamaican folk song about a birds love life.  I always pictured the cute little bird in my imagination when we often sang it together.  The rythm was fun and the song was sweet. I remember giggles and smiles and it warms my heart.

 Feeling inspired that Spring is just around the corner that song always comes to mind.  Those feelings the music evoked seem to blossom within me as the birds begin to once again sing and the skies glow a warm blue melting the snow; revealing my favorite season.  There are no banana trees where I live and birds of yellow aren't commonly found fluttering in our backyard  but the simple sound of the birds excitedly singing as the ground kicks off its winter blanket and Spring is ready to hop out of bed and get gardening underway makes me smile with a song in my heart.

So this is like the old reel to reel tape recorder I remember.  Whoa!  Feeling old school now.

Cozy

co·zy/ˈkōzē

Adjective - Giving a feeling of comfort, warmth, and relaxation

Couldn't you cozy up here and watch the snow fall?



How about getting snowed in here:




Now grab your hot cocoa, cup of tea, or glass of wine and relax.

  

 

Snow Makes Whiteness

Snow

 Snow makes whiteness where it falls

The bushes look like popcorn balls

The places where I always play

Look like somewhere else today

 

- Anonymous

 

I remember learning this poem when I was young and it always made me smile.  Whenever it snows and the bushes actually do resemble popcorn balls I beckon the attention of my girls (now ages 7 and 8) and make a big goofball out of myself reciting this poem as though I am some formal Thespian.  At first they giggled each time.  Next they scoffed and groaned.  Now, they actually join in and sometimes they do the reciting without being prompted.  It's one of those little things in life that makes me smile and warms my heart because my girls smile too.  Who knows?  Maybe you will think of this little poem and my girls and I the next time you see a blanket of snow?  And who knows, maybe you will even grin and this little thing will be your little thing? 

 

Today it snowed.

 

 

A Snowy Room by Innate2Decorate

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Welcome to
Innate2Decorate:
Ode to the Room!

You're invited to join me on my perpetual journey of design thoughts, dreams, and inspirations. 

THE GUEST HOUSE


 

This being human is a guest house.

Every morning a new arrival.

A joy, a depression, a meanness,
some momentary awareness comes
as an unexpected visitor.

Welcome and entertain them all!
Even if they're a crowd of sorrows,
who violently sweep your house house
empty of its furniture,
still, treat each guest honorably.
He may be clearing you out
for some new delight.

The dark thought, the shame, the malice,
meet them at the door laughing,
and invite them in.

Be grateful for whoever comes,
because each has been sent
as a guide from beyond.

-Rumi







(Don't you just love the rug cover art on thecover of this book!)

Wouldn't it be nice to be a guest here:

Not that you wouldn't notice but; doesn't the rug look similar to the cover art?


:
Find a similar rug at Ikea:

http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/80104862/

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