Friday Faves:

Years ago I owned a home where I spent hours and hours developing and caring for what eventually became a beautiful garden. Only recently have I discovered how much I really miss it.

I'm not an outdoorsy camping kinda girl, but I truly enjoy being and entertaining outdoors. There is something about being entirely and completely enveloped in the warmth, color, texture and peace of planting flowers and tending a garden that, for me, is as relaxing as laying on a chaise on the beach.

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         Happy Weekend!

Friday Faves: Outdoor Spaces

Finally- warmer weather is easing it's way to the East Coast and has me thinking about my pathetic back yard.  I love being outdoors as much as possible when the weather is warm, but who wants to spend a fortune on a rental?

These are some of my favorite outdoor spaces that are giving me inspiration.

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Photo by Donna Griffen

RalphLauren's Bedford Home Via AD

suzannekassler for ballard designs

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Happy Weekend!

Friday Faves

This time of  year has me wishing I could suspend a porch from one of our condo windows 

and sip peach flavored ice tea all day...

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Where do you like to spend a leisure spring day?

Happy Weekend!

                                                  Malena

PotteryBarn and ME!

Hi there- Happy Wednesday!

I was so tickled this afternoon to find out that Pottery Barn has a new outdoor linen collection with MY NAME!! They even spelled it correctly!!

Take a look!

Malena Medallion Napkins

Malena Medallion Table Cloth

And in my favorite colors too!

Malena outdoor pillows

LOVE IT!!  

                                                    Malena 

It's begining to look a lot like Christmas

Washington D.C. got another early Christmas gift today in the form of over 10inches of snow. And it's still coming down!  It's beautiful and makes my outdoor decor look idyllic. 

I like to keep outdoor decorating simple. A teak bench purchased at Target at the end of the summer anchors this arrangement.  A vintage sleigh - a gift from my sister years ago is tucked behind it.

A Coca Cola wood tray (purchased on EBay) holds oversized outdoor ornaments and left over pieces of garland from around the front door.  A lantern with red candle and pinecones....

The final touch:  a pair of children's skates (also purchased on ebay) embellished with handmade yarn pompons.