Functional Shutters...

add such character to a home. Looky look:

Today I am thinking of...

POSITANO, ITALY

The most beautiful place I have ever seen is Positano. My friend Michelle and I put it on our itinerary by chance when we went to Italy/France many years ago. We drove from Rome, through Naples, Sorrento, and the Amalfi coast. Absolutely breathtaking!!!

This was a similar view from our room at the Hotel Miramare, Positano:

Having cappuccino and breakfast out on the patio was pure heaven! 

All Things Beautiful...

For children, women, and the home.

For the Home: my new obsession is picking the perfect gray paint for our master bedroom. Our master bath is a wonderful shade of midnight blue - gray will complement it beautifully. Alas, I am going to have to buy some BM samples and throw them on the wall to see what I like best. I am thinking about:

 

BM Sidewalk Gray

 

BM Silver Lake

BM November Sky

I'll try those samples so I can see them throughout the day/night. I think I'm grooving to gray walls with white trim. Modern but classic...

For Children: I have a 4 year old boy and a 1 year old daughter. It's hard for me to rationalize spending tons of hard-earned cash money on clothes/shoes since they get destroyed or grown out of so quickly. But here are a few of the dream items I'd like to buy my little princess:

 

The above dress is now on sale for $26.00 at http://www.sandboxcouture.com/girls-clothes-couture.html 

I might have to indulge!

 

How scrumptious is that dress for a 1 year old cherub??? Only $97.00 at http://www.sidestreetboutique.com/Infant-Girls/

I LOVE GEOX sneakers for my little man:

 

The GEOX store or Nordstrom sometimes has a 50% off sale; I don't mind paying half price. They are great sneakers and worth paying $25.00-$35.00 for as opposed to full price.

For Women:

I ADORE LUSH products, especially this:

 

Skinny Dip Buttercream...to die for! It smells like cloves, sage, violet...DIVINE!

Also, this product is rocking my world in the summer:

 

SEDU Sea Salt Spray ($8.99 at folica.com)

I have thick, curly, frizzy hair; I spray this in my wet hair and let it air dry. It reminds me of John Frieda's Beach Spray which is no longer made; a bottle of that is selling for $186.00 on Amazon.com...WTF???