garbage.

I really like this garbage can from pottery barn kids, but I wish they had it in a larger size. My kids could fill that up way too fast.

notes from home tour

A few pictures from a home tour I went to last weekend:

I love the lights hanging from the ceiling in front of the mirrors.

cool wall treatment.

the next laundry room i design should have a desk under a window.

my new favorite countertop. i believe it was called zodiac. said to be as durable as granite with even less maintenance. a little pricier. this and concrete are my top choices for countertops.

interesting detail on the front of the glass doors.

cool metallic chairs.

a black fireplace surround and built ins. different.

you know how i love stripes . . .

. . . so of course I could not resist the whimsical design of this bathroom. And this is the kind of tile that was in the bathroom of our first house. Can you believe we contemplated taking it out?! Although if it had been this crisp white color instead of the dingy yellowy cream it was, I don't think the thought would have ever entered my mind :) (picture from the website of house beautiful)

hooks

I so much prefer towel hooks, rather than towels bars. Other things I love about this bathroom: 1. the tiny tiles of the floor 2. the nice furniture next to the bathtub--makes it so cozy and warm 3. the color & detail of the bathtub