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8/28/12

A Wonderful Day in Montecito and Summerland


I  drove up the coast to Summerland and Montecito to do a little antiquing with my friend, Shelly.

 We had a blast!

 We had a special treat and visited a beautiful Houston designer who gave us a tour of her newly renovated home in Montecito...

It was gorgeous....Yes, just pinch me!


I will share with you in a later post who this delightful, talented designer is......


 I know I am being a little bit of a brat! 




In  Montecito we visited William Laman Home, Garden and Antiques. They had great pieces and they were artistically displayed.
Simple, but elegant.

 I loved this light blue cabinet and the bamboo style chair. 

 They had sea grass carpet through out the store with white wood on the walls. 

 How can you go wrong!

 One of our favorite styles. 


































One of our favorite stores to visit in Summerland is the  Rue De Lillie Antiques. 
We have shown you images from their store before, here.







They always have creative displays. 






















 

 








Its always fun to get away with friends and have a special day. Learning to balance family, friends, clients and life is always a challenge. 
We finished up with a few projects and are taking some time to get our own homes in order.
 Boy, that is always a challenge for me.
 I have so many ideas and not enough time to implement them.
 Does that happen to you? 
I wish there were two of me. One of me would tell the other one what to do!

 Danni is taking a little break and spending time with family. She is having fun living near her daughter. She has been able to have dinners with them and she appreciates that time. Going through a divorce, family is what has helped her through this passage of her life.
She is still  unpacking boxes and getting settled in.
 She will be back soon......
We would love to here from you!

 Thanks for visiting, Julie and Danni






5/31/12

Patrick Aheran

If you had the money and you could build a custom home, what would it look like? We came across this architecture firm and we fell in love with their work. We would have several homes and this would be one style that we would have Patrick Aheran build for us.
Yes, that is just one of several cars we would own.





We would have a lot of wood details and it would be painted white.






It would be casual and comfortable.







 We both love old pine pieces from the 1800's. 






Love antique flags. 






This is a perfect little hide away. 






Aheran architecture uses a lot of wood details in their work.




 
Wouldn't you enjoy sitting here on a stool just chatting with the hostess while dinner is being prepared?






A living room that is comfortable, but sophisticated. 







Don't forget we would be right on the ocean and yes, there would be a view. 





Loving that chair! Do you think swans and ducks are going to make a come back? 





We would include a Dutch door. Wish we could see it better, but you get the idea.






This is perfect....a little get away patio where we could entertain and have a guest over before dinner. Martinis anyone?
 To visit Patrick's work go here
 Here is our challenge- If you have a blog, we would love to see a post on the homes that you would build and what they would look like.
 Thanks for visiting us, Danni and Julie





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