Clean Slate

New Year, fresh slate. 

Speaking of slate - I love it,
both the color (grey and blue) and the rock!

Enjoy some crisp, clean slate inspiration to get you thinking about what you're going to do with your fresh slate in 2014! 

Sunroom with slate floor

Slate grey kitchen cabinets

Slate floor in a mudroom

Sheffield metal roof in 'slate grey'

Grey walls and crisp white cabinets in this kitchen are perfectly accompanied by beautiful slate floors

Slate front porch

Beautiful slate roofed garage

Slate fireplace surround

Slate carriage way adorn with lanterns - 

would love to see more of this fabulous New Orleans house!

Slate floors can be cold but the high beams, cozy furnishings, and lush looking rug make this room so warm an inviting!

Wet bar storage against a black wall and slate backsplash

A-Tisket A-Taskit Tuesday

...A green and yellow basket...

Or any color basket for that matter!!
Baskets, baskets everywhere

Happy Tuesday!

 A shlew of baskets make for a fabulous wall display!

 Matching basket and napkin holder is the perfect organizer for your barware

 Love the big french basket under the console filled with ferns

 Baskets are perfect for storing throws in your living room

This large basket adds another element to the table display while also serving as the perfect place to store all of your favorite reading material

 Pullout basket storage built-in to your kitchen island

 Flat-back basket is perfect for sprucing up your front door

Open shelves in the kitchen allow for varying sized baskets to be displayed -- which also serve as great "hiding" places for various kitchen necessities

These open weave baskets add some texture to this sleek white kitchen

Dough Baskets makes for a great catch-all in the kitchen

Design Chic recommends the natural colored basket as it brings the color of the floor up to the counter top

Heck, you can even incorporate basket weave into a cake just as the couple did at this Magnolia Plantation wedding

Time to Drink Some Wine!

T.G.I.F. Friends!!

Some friends and I are heading out of the district to some of Virginia's vineyards tomorrow for our 

Third Annual Wine Tasting Adventure! 

So excited to spend the day in the "country", enjoying the fresh fall air and LOTS of delicious wine too of course!  

In light of the wine we'll be tasting, thought I would share some fabulous ideas for storing wine! 

Afterall, you must always have a few extra bottles on hand!

Cheers to the weekend, Loves!

What a FABULOUS table - with a built-in wine chiller - for a party! 

This window seat - conveniently located next to the wine chiller and the wine glasses - would be the perfect perch between drinks!

Secret wine storage drawer under the stairs - brilliant use of space!

LOVING this "wine cellar" - such a great use of space!

Breakfast Room with a fabulous wine chiller cabinet

Wine storage in your kitchen island - great use of space and very convenient!

Built-in wine rack and wine glass storage among bookshelves

This creative wine storage would be fabulous in a mountain house. 

Goes right along with the rustic-chic decor! 

 What a fun little piece this antique green wine rack is!

Off to Nashville!!!

I'm off to Nashville tomorrow to celebrate with my best friend and her fiance -
and more importantly,

Stock Their Bar

before their big day in a couple of weeks!!

In light of my excitement, thought I would share a few seemingly simple at-home bars!

Bottoms up, C and P!

Cheers to a weekend of celebrating!!

Everything about this home is fabulous - including the convenient wet bar in the living room!

Fabulous and practical bar cart!

Fabulous antique put to good use displaying the bar!

(Can't help but notice the fabulous ghost chairs as well!)

 Love the gold bamboo bar cart!

Pink Bar Cart in the backyard? I'll take it!

Thursday's Thought of the Day...

...Life is always a little better sitting on a porch!

How fab is this one?

images via Traditional Home

Sorry for the short post, friends. 

Busy, busy day at work but after today I'll have a little bit of a life back! 

Tootles for now...