Tomorrow is a big day at the flip property, the appliances and kitchen cabinets are getting delivered, and the electrician is doing all the prep for the new light fixtures and replacing the old sockets. I’m getting excited for the next phase, the installation of all the finishes and decorative elements! The space I’m working on now is the hall bathroom. Currently this bathroom is still in the “before” state. We removed the old bathtub and we’re replacing it with a walk in shower with tile installed floor to ceiling and around the window. My design plan for the space combines natural wood, woven textures, mixed metal finishes, sage green tile, and patterned wallpaper. Hall bathroom design plan: I had to hunt down the right size vanity, one that will complement the overall aesthetic of this two bedroom, two bath home. The style I’ve chosen is transitional to appeal to the most buyers. Swapping your vanity is one of the best updates for a bathroom. As we all know, updated bathrooms (and kitchens) always sell a home faster! Below are a few favorites I found in my search. blue green 31” / 30” weathered wood cashmere grey 30” / deep blue 30” antique oak 24” / pale gray 24” walnut grain 24” / white & gold 24”
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I’ve spent a lot of days enjoying my own backyard here in the Northern California Wine Country. It’s always been a top travel destination, sometimes I forget how lucky I am to live here. Continuing the Destination Design series today with a trip to my side of the world: Napa and Sonoma. There’s definitely a vibe that exists here among the acres of grapevines and the rolling hills that are covered in old oak and sculptural olive trees. How nice to see the interiors of hotels, homes, and vacation rental properties reflect the tones and textures of the landscape. Natural wood finishes and neutral tones are common as is the use of textures such as leather, stone, and stucco. Many properties do a beautiful job of easing the transition from outdoors to indoors. Below find a list of inspirational stays that host guests, or homes that have been featured in publications in the Napa and Sonoma wine country region. Click on the links for the full home or resort tours! indian springs resort – calistoga napa estate – katie martinez design healdsburg home – adeeni design Destination Design: Napa and Sonoma published first on https://fanseeaus.blogspot.com/ via Tumblr Destination Design: Napa and Sonoma Hi all, how’s your summer so far? Mine is much better than last year! I’ve been doing a lot of exploring around Northern California and that’s been fun, I’ve enjoyed trips to the beach, the redwood forest, and of course lucky me, the wine country is all around me. I bought a few wrap bracelets early in summer and I’ve been wearing them out. Today it’s a rare fashion post with sources for wrap bracelets to get that casual boho look. Some are leather, others are vegan, but they’re all so pretty. Below find online sources for this style of bracelet in case you’d like to add one or two to your collection. :) 1. Novicamagic sparkle / country mountains
2. Cape Diablo
3. Free Spiritturquoise & jasper / love leather quartz & opal / lava & hematite 4. Victoria Emersonchampagne crystals / pearl dorado 5. Earth Healing Stones6. Plumiss on Amazonblue amazonite / imperial jasper rose quartz / jasper & turquoise 7. Bonnie on Amazontree of life – brown / tree of life – gemstone tree of life – pink / natural stone 8. Catherine Design on EtsyAre you a fan of this style? I love them so much! Beaded Wrap Bracelets – Online Sources published first on https://fanseeaus.blogspot.com/ via Tumblr Beaded Wrap Bracelets – Online Sources Stack bond tile layouts have been trending for a few years, mostly in the 2×8” to 2×12” ranges. I shared some examples of vertical stack bond installations in showers a few months ago. Recently I’ve noticed the shapes getting thinner, but still following the same stacked or straight joint style. We’ve seen staggered rectangular mosaics for decades so it’s nice to see installations in this more contemporary layout: single color straight joint (or stacked) instead of staggered. Colors & Sources for Stacked Pencil Mosaic Tile lagoon glass / pale jade glass / smoke blue glass dark gray blue / honed marble / metro cafe iron glass / pale turquoise / ash polished glass olive green glass / piano speckled / marine blue Search for “pencil sheet tile” or “pencil stacked mosaic” or “straight bond mosaic” for similar looks! Trending: Stacked Pencil Mosaics published first on https://fanseeaus.blogspot.com/ via Tumblr Trending: Stacked Pencil Mosaics Summer hellos from California! I’ve done all the laundry and recovered from vacation. This weekend I’ll be spending at home, attending a BBQ and taking a drive to the coast on Sunday to buy seafood from the local fishermen since it’s salmon season, one of the perks of living near the coast! Next week it’s back to full time work and monitoring the progress of our flip house project. I have plans to visit Portland at the end of the month and I’ll be driving the Oregon coast home on my return. Please send any recommendations for vistas, cafes, or unique not-to-miss spots my way! Favorite links from the week: Gaudi’s first commissioned home will be rented on Airbnb in Barcelona this fall. This lovely Denver family home is simply and beautifully decorated. Natural wood tones and Nordic style influenced this well designed home. A dining space made more cheerful with a pastel geometric mural. Tres leches is my favorite cake, so I’m looking forward to making this strawberry milk tres leches. A day in the life of a 65 year old retiree living on the cheap in Mazatlán. Adventures of a female traveler in Morocco. Blue zones: why people live longer with this lifestyle and environment. . Enjoy your weekend! Weekend Reading 7.10.21 published first on https://fanseeaus.blogspot.com/ via Tumblr Weekend Reading 7.10.21 I had the best vacation! My family met my siblings and cousins at the Colorado River, we shared houses and food and lots of laughs. I watched my son flip into the water from a rope swing, and my daughter learn how to jet ski. They both tried to wakeboard but it will take a few more attempts to master that water sport. We finished off the week with a trip to Lake Tahoe where I captured my latest art print ‘Lake Ripples’, a new favorite image of sunlight and turquoise water rippling over stones. While I was on vacation I announced that Restless Art is expanding and growing! I welcomed the first contributing artist, Denise Dundon from Colorado. I chose four works from her portfolio to sell in our print shop, two are already for sale and featured below. ‘Ocean Dream’ is an abstract portrayal of ocean waves, Sunrise Hills’ is a watercolor that captures the light of golden hour. Find these two in the shop and look for two more art from Denise coming soon. Follow on Instagram for all the shop updates. :) ‘Lake Ripples’
‘Ocean Dream’*artwork by Denise Dundon
‘Sunset Hills’*artwork by Denise Dundon And now a quick update on the flip house project. Our kitchen cabinet order was delayed six weeks (ugh!!) and we lost a subcontractor so we had to hire a new one. The good news is we’ve made some progress. The interior was painted last week, next comes the new vinyl plank floors which will installed next week, I’ll share pictures of that process when it happens. After the flooring, the electrician is coming to swap all the old sockets and plates for new and also change the location of a few fixtures. In early August the kitchen cabinets will be installed then the countertops and backsplash. We will also be finishing the two bathrooms in August. Fingers crossed I get it all done before my trip to Spain in September!! New Art Prints + Flip Project Update published first on https://fanseeaus.blogspot.com/ via Tumblr New Art Prints + Flip Project Update This week I’m on vacation! I’m on a road trip to meet all of my extended family on the Colorado river and stay in houses we rented. I’ll be spending time with my family, cousins, and siblings. I’m excited to enjoy the best of summer with some of my favorite people so I will not be posting content on the blog this week, that way I can totally relax. I hope you are all taking time off this summer too. After a long pandemic and the restrictions of summer in 2020 which none of us will forget, this month and next are great opportunities to put work obligations aside and check in to living life. Summer feels extra special this year, doesn’t it? I’ll be back to sharing content next week! Happy Fourth of July everyone! Summer Vacation published first on https://fanseeaus.blogspot.com/ via Tumblr Summer Vacation Last summer when we all needed to stay put in our towns because of the pandemic, I wrote an article about virtually wandering the world featuring video tours of places to visit around our beautiful earth. I’m sharing them again, but this time I’ve added to the list! How amazing that we live in a time when we can enjoy walking tours or aerial videos of all the fascinating places on earth. I found these virtual tours on You Tube, none of them are narrated so they’re not like travel shows that have the distraction of a host. These virtual tours are walking, cycling, boating, or aerial shots of places around the world, many set to relaxing music. While we’re still so limited in our ability to travel the world, these may be just what you need to escape to other parts of the globe. Click on the links above the images and they will take you directly to the You Tube videos where you can view a relaxing virtual tour of that part of the world. Watch playful penguins and see stunning beach views in Cape Town, South Africa See the beauty of nature and wildlife in Yellowstone National Park Fly over the fjords and coastline of Norway walk the beaches of Bora Bora and listen to the ocean waves Stroll the streets of Quebec City and the architecture of the old city. Float away to the snowy Alps of Switzerland and the Lauterbrunnen Valley Catch a glimpse the wildlife and people of Madagascar Walk the cities and streets of Morocco including Marrakech and Chefchouen. Get up close with locals of Peru and go inside Machu Picchu. Enjoy a slow aerial view of Japan including Tokyo and Kyoto. Stroll along the streets and canals of Venice in Italy. Fly over the scenic Northern Islands (Faroe, Lofoten & Senja) Have you ever been inside the arena of the Colosseum in Rome? Hear the ocean on this beach walk along the path in Wailea, Maui. Take a jog down the famous path in Venice Beach past the Santa Monica Pier.. Take a quiet walk around the Great Pyramid of Giza. Tour the charming towns of the Cinque Terre by land and sea. Want to see the exterior of the Taj Mahal up close? Take a walk around it. Go on virtual safari to see African wildlife in Kruger National Park. Explore the landscape and culture of Bali and its surrounding islands. Fly over the Scotlish Highlands and the Isle of Skye while listening to healing music. See the natural lakes and waterfalls on the South Island of New Zealand. Take a nature hike through Redwood National Park set to zen music. If you miss airplanes, how about a meditative orbit around our beautiful earth. While watching these videos I let out a big sigh because I wish to explore all the places I haven’t been yet, but these are the next best thing! I hope you enjoy these virtual tours as much as I do. above photos via Canva Virtually Wander the World (Part 2) published first on https://fanseeaus.blogspot.com/ via Tumblr Virtually Wander the World (Part 2) Are you headed to the beach, river, or lake this summer? Chances are, you are! An essential supply is something for sun protection. How about one that’s super chic, one that will make people look twice and surely ask “where did you get that?” :) These beach umbrellas have fringed or scalloped edges which gives them the extra chic factor, available in the most fun colors and patterns for the season. vintage gold fringe / spotted fringe
pale pink stripe / golden scallop wide stripe scallop / paneled euro eyelet fringe / black & white stripe happy summer !
via Tumblr Chic Beach Umbrellas I celebrated a friend’s 40th birthday last night with a group of our mutual friends and it was so nice to be out on a summer night having drinks and food and fun with no masks! How nice to be back enjoying good time in a group! I also started taking heated vinyasa yoga classes again, those are so challenging but leave me feeling amazing for hours after. All our businesses and restaurants have reopened and the mood on the street and among friends is so changed from a few months ago. Is it the same in your town? This Cape Town beachfront home captures stunning views and coastal textures. This school bus conversion includes modern details and perfect sage cabinetry. The apricot tones in this front entry are so good. These tall wood kitchen cabinets have the prettiest detail, don’t they? Great idea for teens: turn vacay memories into a custom hoodie. Scenic road trips to take on the west coast. Beach towns to bookmark across the USA. Enjoy your weekend!
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About UsMy name is Marisela Ferrell and I'm a native of Round Rock, Texas. I work as a content writer, at a large organisation which includes staircase manufacturer Pear Stairs, multiple builders' merchant branches and several online stores selling DIY, home improvement and gardening products under the brand name Wonkee Donkee. I hope you guys enjoy reading my articles as much I enjoy writing them.
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