{blog love} this week i love…

Here’s a round-up of my favorite posts from this week…enjoy!

Design & Decor:

• A beautiful cottage – {absolutely beautiful things} – what I’d give for that porch and swing!
• Heather Garrett’s home – {design*sponge} – wow that kitchen is bea-u-ti-ful!
• Bedrooms by Massucco Warren Miller – {La Dolce Vita} – pretty bedrooms with pops of melon
• French farmhouse/Parisian chic California home – {Shelter} – yes, please, especially the dining room!
• Brooklyn limestone kitchen – {La Dolce Vita} – if you haven’t found the blog Brooklyn Limestone, you’ll be in for a treat!…and this kitchen transformation is incredible
• Light and bright Atlanta home – {Haven & Home}
• Stunning yellow, gray and white bedroom – {Things That Inspire} – now this I love
• A Parisian outdoor wedding – {elements of style} – wow is all I have to say
• Decorating with turtle shells – {Material Girls} – the turtle shells on the KWID-decorated restaurant wall are SO creative
• Neutral living room with pops of chartreuse – {Porchlight Interiors} – love how bright the room is, the trim, the starburst mirror and the green!
• Curtains/blinds hanging tips and tricks – {This Young House} – great collection of answers on how to hang curtains and blinds for the greatest impact
• Danica Studio melamine dishware – {decor8}
• Amazing Nantucket home – {La Dolce Vita} – my jaw dropped at this beachfront home done up in pale blues, greens and white
• Nursery planning – {urban grace interiors} – I love how she reuses pieces she already has and mixes inexpensive items with custom upholstery…that is going to be one high-stylin’ nursery

Recipes:

• Cheese straws – {Smitten Kitchen} – I remember my mom always making these around the holidays, yum!
• Black beans 3 ways – {Savour Fare}
• Margarita cupcakes – {Heart of Light}
• Strawberries & dumplings – {Smitten Kitchen}

Crafts & Projects:

• Powder room re-do in horizontal stripes – {This Young House} – the Youngsters are at it again with this awesome bathroom refresher, complete with tutorial on how to do horizontal stripes juuuuust right
• Home office organizing tips – {decor8} – I need to put a bunch of these tips into practice!
• Sunburst mirror – {crafynest} – this is SO cool and a MUST DO!
• Paper maiche hot air balloon craft – {The Crafts Dept.} – I love the idea of the homemade hot air balloon for a nursery or child’s room
• Self-designed canvas art – {Brooklyn Limestone} – WOW this gal is talented!…I want to do this so badly (although it won’t look even half as incredible)

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