Keep the summer going - lovely conservatory inspiration

Even though it is the last week of July - I feel like it is just now getting hot. And where better to practice the art of being languid then a conservatory, porch, or sunroom?

I'm not a huge fan of wicker but this conservatory is still delicious!


It's too cold in my climate to enjoy Christmas in a glass room, but this is just gorgeous


Such a charming and lived in space
via House to Home

via Livingetc

The overgrown "secret garden" style of this conservatory is right up my alley
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Been itching to travel?

So have I! There are so many places on my list - I was supposed to go to Ireland this summer but with my marathon that's not going to happen. Also top on my list is Rome, Paris again, India, England, and Morocco, and Australia, among others. So, for now, I'll just have to dream via these gorgeous photos from Domino and Traveller photographer Max Kim-Bee. If you could take a trip anywhere this summer, where would you go?

*drool*


endless secluded beach= Heaven












Okay, so I'm thinking....a gorgeous secluded beach with my man and the house in the first photo just a stone's throw away. And masseuses on call. And some pups to play with. And horses. :)

You?

via Warren Tricomi Management

You can smell spring coming in these photos!

These gorgeous shots are the genius of photographer Debi Treloar. They remind me of hot summers growing up on the Chesapeake Bay. There was a time of day that was so still one couldn't do anything but nap in a shady spot or read in a corner by an open window. I can smell the warm air and almost hear the flower buds opening. *sigh* I need a country garden!

I would have spent so many days in this room reading Anne of Green Gables.





It's hard to imagine days so hot you didn't even want to turn on the lights, but that's what this image reminds me of.

























via Debi Treloar

Gorgeous, romantic interiors for Valentine's Day

If Stephen Shubel designed my home, I'd probably never leave. It would be pretty easy to forget about commutes, traffic, meetings (bleh), and calling the stupid electric company to make sure they come fix the meter so it's only hooked up to my apartment and not the entire building!! (sorry, venting).



Lovely lovely glamorous bedroom! The pink and black is so dramatic - And that red velvet bed!




...more gorgeous pink rooms



love this room...it would be my study



very polished loft bedroom


A little home office under the stairs

Love the inspiration board

A nature lab/bedroom

I like gardens best when they are on the "untamed" side.




lovely staircase for secret rendezvous ;)

All images via Stephen Schubel

Happy Valentine's Day everyone!