The sea is everything. It covers seven tenths of the terrestrial globe. Its breath is pure and healthy. It is an immense desert, where man is never lonely, for he feels life stirring on all sides.

-Jules Vernes 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

Found this banquette on House Beautiful this evening- another one that I'm loving. I'd like some pillows with a bit more punch and color, but the window seat is lovely and I dig the bench style seating on the other side.
I can picture my Three By Sea sitting here, having our Sunday morning pancakes... Honey and I relaxing and reading...Little Man getting syrup or strawberries all over the cushions...or climbing out that window after some gecko that scurried across the patio...

To Sunday mornings with the family,
Nic

The big, aged wood table looks comfy to sit around with friends and those curtain panels seem perfect for gently catching the breeze off the water. I adore the windows opening out from the kitchen as well, so nice to have the windows open. I'll be glad when things cool down a bit more here and I can go back to having the windows open again...
Take care,
Nic

I'm so in love with banquette style dining tables. Yes, I'm one of those people who always wants a booth in restaurants too! I love the simple table and chairs, the color of that sofa and ALL of those windows! What a great place to have breakfast as a family, relax to catch up on some reading and have some lunch or sit into the wee hours of the night with friends, talking and laughing over many glasses of wine!

I feel a new project coming on...

Take care,
Nic

Oh, I'm loving the size of this shower and the bench along the back. How I would love to sit down to shave my legs instead of hiking my leg up on the back wall of the shower, praying I don't fall over and die in a very unfortunate and unsightly manner...;)

-Nic

I saw this on Michelle's blog this morning- too fun! It's the BÄRBAR serving tray by Susan Pryke for Ikea. I was just there this weekend and am so mad I missed this. It would totally be sitting on my counter right now if I had seen it...

I find myself becoming more and more drawn to white background as a backdrop for all the color I like to have around me.This kitchen by itself is a bit too plain for my tastes, but it could be livened up with just a handful of items- some seat cushions, a different bowl on the table, kitchen towels, and maybe a plant. I also want to believe that these are all easy to clean surfaces, as my son is deep into his mess-making stage...

Corelle is the company that makes those non-breakable dishes- handy when you have a 20 month old who's obsessed with carrying the dirty dishes to the sink. Our dishes are a mix of blue stoneware that I've had for years and a set of outdated Corelle from my husband's bachelor days. Dishes are one of those things we've needed to update, but never get around to doing. I'm digging this set though- simple, understated, and all-purpose. And kidproof. ;)

I could totally see some of Chakra Pennywhistle's Swordfish pillows on this couch. Again, I like the simple, pared-down decor.