1- We are considering where to move next (if you didn't know, we listed our house recently) We could choose a home that's already in beautiful condition and ready to move into but is on a smallish lot OR we could choose a home that has great bones, sits on a huge lushly landscaped lot but needs A LOT of work - much which would need to be done while we are living in it. I know, why would we choose to torture ourselves with living in a construction zone for the millionth time in our lives? Did you know that when I brought my third baby home from the hospital, we actually had scaffolding around the whole house, were ripping up floors AND the kitchen? We had moved our bedroom in to the dining room so we could tear up the flooring and renovate.... but I digress....  that's another story for another time.
Back to the question at hand- What would you do??? Beautifully new renovated and ready to go OR great bones with tons of potential but lots of work? What do you think?
oh, and there's also the small matter that we are selling our house furnished, so we will be completely furnishing the new home (!!!) So many fun things to think about. The next months ahead are definitely looking interesting to say the least.

2- This seems to be a fitting time to share my planner.  I couldn't live without it. I also couldn't live without my sticky notes you can see poking out of the pages- ha! You can see more about it here- Day Designer

3- Another super busy week has passed- shocker, I know. But, seriously, we all know how it feels trying to squeeze everything into a day. Even so, I still prefer to cook and eat dinner at home with the family. I just feel that this is a precious time to have with the kids where we can all be together and talk about what's going on with everyone. So, what to cook tonight?  Sheet pan dinners are one of the easiest dinners that I love to cook- no long recipe needed. Here's what to do- take a cookie sheet, line with foil for easy clean up, add your salmon and layer broccoli rabe and thin sliced lemons all around. Drizzle with olive oil, salt and pepper and bake at 400 for about 25 minutes. Add kalamata olives and feta cheese and serve! 
Here's my prep photo. I don't have a finished one because everyone was too hungry and started eating it right off the pan- so there's your proof it's delicious too!

4- We FINALLY got our cushion and pillows for the carriage house dining nook- And just in time to sell the house. Isn't that how it goes?? Well, at least the new owners will get to enjoy it. 
​cushion- Cushion Pros
chandelier- Ro Sham Beaux
pillows- Serena & Lily
rug - vintage

5- Spring is officially here. It's pretty hard to miss with all of the rain we've been getting day after day. Yesterday, I ran out to the J Crew factory store to grab a few things for the kids and I found this adorable rain jacket. It's lightweight for warmer weather and pretty perfect all around. You can order it online here- Kid's Clear Rain Jacket

1- Have you seen our newest project? It's located at 46 Azalea Street, less than half a block from the beach and is going to have the most amazing roof top terrace you've ever seen. First of all, it's huge. We'll have sofas and chairs and room for all of your family and friends to gather and watch the sunset. You can see over the trees and cute rooftops all the way to Seaside. We're also beginning to stucco and are about to close in the interior walls. Here's a photo of the exterior, which is about to be white. You can see the brick wall at the corner which encloses a charming courtyard to the entry. We've also decided to bring the painted brick accents to the interior which I think really complements a nice mix of textures and details throughout the house. So far so good! I'll post more as we make progress.

2- Our house is for sale! It's kind of bittersweet for us, I won't lie. We've lived here for the past two years and have had the most amazing time. Our kids are young and this home has been an absolute dream. We've spent our days at the beach, taking Sunday afternoon bike rides on the trails, fishing on the beach and Western Lake and then grilling our catch while the kids swim in the pool. We got a dog and named him Grover after our home here in Seagrove. We've watched movies outside on warm summer nights, gone to the Seaside Farmer's Market on Saturday mornings and spent time at Sundog books. We've taken the golf cart to Bud and Alley's, Borago, Cafe 30A and Surfing Deer just to name a few of our favorite local spots. But even with all of our favorite restaurants, we've actually cooked most of our meals in my dream kitchen which is hands down my favorite spot in the whole house (see below) Take it from me, whoever gets this home will be lucky indeed! And in the mean time, we are looking forward to our next adventure!

3- I mentioned Grover earlier. We are on our way to get the kids from school. He started out as a wee little puppy and now he is sitting taller than me. Did I tell you that he thinks he's a person? #babynumberfour 

4- I've been making a LOT of salads lately. Not ordinary garden salads, but real, hearty, full of flavor salads. I actually feel like I'm short changing them by calling them salads because they're SO good, but alas, I guess at the end of the day they are what they are.  Here are my recent favorites from the past week.

#1 is Sliced pears cooked in butter served over a mix of butter lettuce, radicchio and shaved brussel sprouts. It is topped with blue cheese, pepitas and classic french vinaigrette.
#2 is Arugula and spinach, topped with miso roasted sweet potatoes, pepitas, red onion and a miso lime vinaigrette.
#3 is Roasted beets, haricots verts, grapefruit sections and feta cheese. It is drizzled with a little olive oil and and a sprinkle of pink himalayan sea salt. Yum!!

Our Seagrove Beach House kitchen was just published in Coastal Living (October issue) and to say I am excited is really an understatement. We actually finished the kitchen a while back but I was asked to embargo my photos until the magazine came out. So , finally (!!!) here is the reveal of the whole space.
I knew when Alex and I started this house that the interiors would be inspired by the surroundings. This house sits about a block from the beach and is surrounded by thick, scrubby trees and bushes. We spend a lot of time outside and we all love the soft natural colors of the beach, water, weathered wood and sky. I really wanted it to be a space that would serve equally well to entertain guests for a nice evening AND to hang out in wearing bathing suits, frying up fish that we just caught off the beach.

I found this amazing tile from Tile Bar. I fell in love immediately and knew it was the starting point for the whole space. Isn't it amazing? It has the look of concrete tile but it's all marble mosaic.

We painted the cabinetry on the back wall a warm white that seems to reflect the surrounding colors really beautifully. In these photos it seems to be picking up the blues from the tile and the warm greens just outside the window. The barstools are from Palecek. They add a great organic feeling to whole space and keep it feeling relaxed.

The beautiful vintage rug is from Etsy. I'm always searching for one of a kind finds, especially unique rugs. You pretty much have to grab them when you see them and this one turned out perfectly. It has the warmth of a sunset and picks up on the red knobs from the Wolf range.

The lights are from Horchow. I found the brushed gold hardware from Lew's Hardware. I think it gives the whole space a warm, sunny feeling.

If you want to see the Coastal Living feature, you can see it here.