Loving Zara Home Kids

October 9, 2012

I'm pretty excited that Zara Home is now available in the US. It went live today and they have some great stuff for your grown-up home, and also for the littles in your life. Here are my tops from the kid section.

links: pillow, apron, blanket, rug

Shopping List :: Our New Bedroom

September 24, 2012

On a recent trip to cb2, I fell right in love with this amazing chair. It was as if they made it just for me!! It's chartreuse velvet and a natural/stone colored linen. This chair is the starting point for our bedroom. Mix that with the desire for something calm and not super crazy with color (per my husband's request).

The floors will be a dark hardwood (woven bamboo) and the ceiling will white (Eichler, post & beam) and the walls will be the lightest of all light warm-ish greys. I haven't picked out anything else, but I feel good about these picks so far. What do you think??

links: cb2 chair, target duvet, urban outfitters rug, urban outfitters shams, cb2 throw

My Favorite Granola

September 8, 2012

I got this recipe from Amanda who got it from Emily. I have no idea where Emily got it, but it's amazing.

GRANOLA
3cups rolled oats
1cup chopped pecans (you could use any nut i guess, but pecan rocks)
1cup whole wheat PASTRY flour (this is the binder...KEY ingredient!)
pinch of sea salt
1+ tsp cinnamon
1/3 cup vegetable oil
2/3 cup maple syrup (use grade B!)
2tsp vanilla extract

mix all ingredients
spread on lightly oiled cookie sheet
bake at 325 for 30-35min, turning halfway through (it'll still seem soft-ish, but the cooling down will harden it nicely).

Landscaping is a go!

June 11, 2012

And we're off! Let the landscaping planning party begin! Last night we did some final measurements of our property for the landscape plans. Luckily we're working with the greatest landscape designer around- MY MOM!! I know, I'm super lucky to have a rad mom who's speciality is rockin' out some sweet landscaping! We're looking to have a nice, clean, modern landscape look and I can't wait to see what unfolds.

While we measured I spotted another fruit tree! I'm seriously amazed at all of the fruit trees we have! And it seems like I discover a new one every week! Remember when I discovered that our "non fruit-bearing apricot tree" actually has fruit!? Last night I discovered that we have a persimmon tree, too! That bring our collection to the following: concord grapes, lemon, orange, peach, apricot, kumquat, and now persimmon! Plus we get apples and figs that generously grow over from our neighbors' fence! JACKPOT. And Fruit Party details coming in a few months ;)

We have a few key things we really want in our backyard. We're super lucky to live in the Bay Area of Northern California and can spend a lot of time outside! Here's our list of must-haves:

•Outdoor Kitchen

•Dining Area

•Kid Play Structure (my slick husband is going to build something similar to the one in the photo below)

•Shallow Water Space

•Daybed/Lounge Area

•Fire Pit

•Veggies in Containers (my slick husband doesn't know he's going to build something similar to the ones below)

I've been collecting pretty things on my Pinterest Outside board for a few months, but it's time to get serious. Here are my top have inspiration photos.

What's the favorite part of your outside space?