Yellows of fall

Tuesday, October 23, 2012







Some DIY

Monday, October 22, 2012
This is a hutch we keep wanting to throw out but I decided it was a really useful piece just the wrong color.

Before..(after some sanding, hence the scratched up surface)


After..I still have yet to put the gold trimming on that rightmost door because I decided it wasn't worth the effort (for now)..


Magazine rack that now hides video games.


Two winners

here are two highly requested recipes. I will add pictures in time..

I do not make the goat cheese rounds. 

Girl and the Goat Cauliflower


Work in progress

Random things I've done in the past few months: 
applied to residency (twice as much work for ophtho but 10x easier than applying for med school)
buy my wedding dress
cooked a great deal that I have not documented
go to several beautiful summer weddings
bought a ton of house things and decorated a little 

Things I haven't done that I wish I had
trained for a marathon
blogged
read more leisurely books


Okay I am sure there are other things but here are some pictures of something I've spent a great deal of time thinking about and doing: making our new place feel like home. It brings out a great deal of neuroses because there is always more to do but here are some of my fave little tidbits for now. 


Our humble abode: unit 17
 My current project: decorating my office for a place that is both inspirational and relaxing
 my baubles and essie nail polish collection
 probably still the best decorated room in the house, the guest bathroom, with souvenirs from Provence


chalkboards and gold things


we saw this at CB2 and Will knew I could not leave the store without it so he bought it :)


my favorite vintage find which I didn't even really appreciate at the time, but now I love that they like fancy champagne coupes on crack


this little plant is supposed to catch fruit flies. Even though it hasn't caught a single one, it's still really cute. 


Will and I collectively made this little bench from scratch. He made it in carpentry class a long time ago and I stuffed/covered it. Although it currently doesn't do much except hide things under it. 


we came back after a weekend trip and fall was here!

Paris

Spent a weekend in Paris with the BFG (the big friendly giant). Played with a lot of weird settings on my camera so that it looked ominous. It was somewhat overcast the whole time. Lots of sightseeing and present shopping. 









Best of Provence

Sorry my beloved fan base of 3 people for my absence. 
I have neglected the blog for a while but I am back. I will upload some pictures I've taken in the meantime. These are a few pix from Provence-South of France (we liked to say that repeatedly).