Pale Blue Walls and White Linens

Posted on | April 28, 2011 | 6 Comments

I prefer simple unisex bedrooms. I don’t care much for clutter and would prefer everything to be built in and put away. Blue walls are soothing against timeless white bed linens. Floral patterning appearing on a round bedside table adds a note of femininity. Maybe on his side a round candlestick table?

Photo by Patrick Cline. Found on Pinterest via Lonnymag.com.

Category: bedroom, inspiration

Beacon Hill Exteriors and a Rock Path

Posted on | March 21, 2011 | 2 Comments

After the Boston Flower & Garden show (post to follow) on Saturday we took a walk over to Beacon Hill. Beacon Hill is a beautiful 19th century neighborhood in downtown Boston. It’s super fancy and I always find great inspiration. Above a house I spotted on Pickney Street. The exterior colors are a stunning collection of green/blue/cream with a gray undertone. I love the combination but I be going green overboard? The den molding will be basically the same color. My favorite exterior in Marblehead has a greenish/gray/putty clapboard and the shutters are a dark hunter green.

Below snapshots of Pickney Street and few front doors we spotted. On the left a red door with beautiful hardware and a bell jar lamp. The snapshot on the right doesn’t do the entry justice. The angle of the stairs plays with your eyes as you pass by. At the very bottom a rock pathway Greg spotted—he tried to convince we should do our driveway in rocks because we’ve found so many on our property and in the dirt basements.

Rock paths are common in New England check out these paths spotted in Marblehead and Salem. I played around with the rock driveway idea last summer too but I don’t think they’re practical for a driveway. I want to turn our driveway into a large patio in the summertime (we have a parking ban in the winter) and the bumpy rocks make me nervous that every table, chair, flower pot will be tippy. We’re a long way off from putting in the driveway, first we have to work on the rotten clapboards and painting the house this summer.

Category: architecture, boston and metro, historic homes, inspiration

Old Marblehead Harbor Postcard

Posted on | March 4, 2011 | 7 Comments

I found this old postcard at Abbot Hall (our town hall) for 25 cents about 6 months ago. It’s my absolute favorite find! I keep it tacked above my desk reminding me how much I love walking out to Fort Sewall in the summertime. I think we have the most beautiful harbor in New England! On the back it’s reads: Harold M. Gorman, Marblehead, Mass.

Category: artist, inspiration, marblehead

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