Coastal Living Idea House 2017

hello! somehow it's into the second full week in july and in some ways i feel like summer is still getting started. anyone else in the same boat?! today i have a post for the blue and white lovers out there - scenes from the 2017 coastal living idea house that just screams summer. this year it's in newport, rhode island (which is SUCH a gorgeous part of the country!) and designed by the king of blue and white, mark d. sikes. there aren't any official photos on the website yet but there are plenty of shots on instagram (🙌 social media) so i've collected them here.

only one i saw of the exterior but yeah, not too shabby.

this entry was the first pic i saw that drew me in.

and another angle. how great are those mirrors?

this art in the sitting room just makes it. oversize art is where it's at!!

such a cool rug too.

the wallpaper/mirror combo in this bath is perfection.

office maybe? all i know is that it's goooood!

 art by catherine b jones and kayce hughes.

living room i'm thinking? the styling alone in here is something to marvel at.

the bedrooms in the house are stunning.

another one...

and saving this one for last...it's a lot but it's also incredible.

even if every space isn't exactly my style, i really appreciate all of the design elements that went into this home. i literally can not imagine the amount of design work/effort that went into this project. hats off to the whole team.

Design Crush: Kate Marker Interiors

longest week ever this week. when it's tuesday and you're thinking it should be thursday, not a good sign. at least it finally is thursday! ok - it's no secret that i'm in love with everything kate marker does and i know i'm definitely not alone. her projects seems to appeal to so many which is not easily done. feast your eyes my friends.

the dove street project might be my fave.

the willow project is another stunner.

the grant residence has the most amazing kitchen.

there is SO much more to see so get check out more projects and i'll bet you that you won't be able to take your eyes away! plus her instagram is to. die. for. i've saved so many of those pictures!
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Dream Kitchen

i'm fairly certain i've blabbed on and on here about my love for studio mcgee and pretty much everything they do. they recently revealed a kitchen gut and remodel that has me looking and staring and ogling. on repeat. :)

hidden laundry!

command central!!

(back?) entry nook.

the eating area off the kitchen. give me that shiplap!!

so after you pick your jaw up off the floor, check out the befores too because you will not believe what this place used to look like.

Nantucket Recap!

hellooooo! in case you're not following along on instagram, we were on vacation last week and it was divine to get away. i decided that was yet another reason i was so miserable this past winter (we're already planning two trips next year to break up the cold!). anyway, we were in nantucket and it felt like a true getaway being on the ferry and then on the island. ack is like another world in some ways. a very luxurious other world and the houses are beyond. so of course i went stalking and snapped a few pics to share. mr. r decided that when we win the lottery, a home there would be a good idea. :)

first, the view from our rental which will be hard to ever beat.

we were literally right on the beach in madaket. and the madaket beach is amazing. wide, clean, soft sand and huge waves. and oh the sunsets! the water wasn't swimming temperature but that was ok. our house was cute but had some deferred maintenance. we decided that while we will definitely go back next year, we wouldn't rent the same house again. but it didn't kill the trip or anything!

so onto the good stuff...lots of the really crazy estates have these long driveways where you know something really good is back there but you can't even come close to seeing it from the road. kinda like this one. this is just the entrance people!! THE most quaint and picturesque of anything we saw.

another driveway to nowhere ;)

this one wasn't bad, i mean i'd take it.

or this one which was much prettier in person.

then there was this compound with matching gates.

and this house close to town that i posted on instagram that is just about the cutest thing ever. that blue!!

there was a ton of construction going on all around and it was clear the economy there was booming. :) next year i hope to get more shots of some of the smaller (though hardly small), charming homes that are all over the place! (i kind of forgot to take house pics except for one day!)

happy summer everyone!!

Shope Reno Wharton

have you heard of shope reno wharton? these houses are like another world. i have no words...

and this only scratches the surface. #serioushouseporn