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Is it possible to be madly in love with a cabinet?

If so, I want to swear 'til death do us part' with this baby.

Although, admittedly, I'm in love with more than just the cabinet. The all-white backdrop and the mixed use of the cabinet are all pretty amazing. Bar, check. Books, check. Giant paintbrushes, check. And fabulous art too. Swoon. 

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linen love

Apartment Therapy recently had a post about Studiopatro's fabulous line of tea towels, aprons and linen bags.

I've become extremely addicted to tea towels of late and these beauties fit the bill.

Gray (grey?) and orange are definitely a favorite color combo and these graphic prints are beyond awesome.

My faves are definitely these two, sold in a set.

Lo and behold, I was tipped off that these are currently on sale at DesignStory. I had not heard of DesignStory before, but it turns out they have awesome sales for anyone who is design-obsessed. Scoot on over to DesignStory and check it out for yourself!

XO,

Chelsea

Best.Day.Ever

There is something amazing about being served breakfast in bed, complete with Swedish lullaby (at least I think it was a lullaby...), fresh squeezed orange juice mimosa, smoothie, kanelbullar, some apple tart, handpicked flowers, and sweet little cards by my sweet little family. Sutter had made me several cards and strewn them about the house but he was too excited and instead told me where they were or went and retrieved them for me.

And how could I forgot my awesome card, drawn by Sutter, promising me a new pair of shoes from my two little ones. Apparently it was all their idea, Carl is just the financial sponsor. They certainly know what their mama likes.

After my amazing breakfast, I even got to fall back asleep and get some extra beauty rest. A picnic lunch at the beach, some visiting time with my mom and then some relaxed alone time with my honey made for a perfect day.

I feel so lucky to have such a wonderful little clan to take care of me and remind me of how awesome it is to be a mom.

I hope all you mommy's out there had a wonderful day, felt lots of love, and took some time to revel in how amazing you are for being a mom.

XO,

Chelsea

feeling the love - two things around my home

Do you find it hard to sleep when you are super excited about something? I am one of those people that gets so amped up about doing something that I have a hard time sitting still, sleeping or even having focused conversations! I squealed with glee last night as we climbed in bed after spending the evening packing. I am counting the hours until vacation time and I'm having a hard time even typing because I am so anxious!

The countdown clock on my toolbar says 18 hours 27 minutes and 50 seconds until I am on a plane to relaxation and fun with my honey!

I'm hoping to stay away from the computer and guessing that I probably won't have any access to the Internetz anyway, so I promise to take lots of pics and go post-happy upon my return!

Today, I'm once again joining Kassi in her lovin' of two things around the home. She has been settling into her awesome new house and its so fun to once again see what she's loving around her place! That candle of hers looks just as gorgeous as it smells! I have yet to buy any nice candles since we've moved, but I love the way that scents can transport you to somewhere else. Thanks for sharing Kassi!

Right now I am totally in love with my light-up globe.

I'd been wanting a globe for quite a while and when I found this one that lights up at one of my local thrifts, I was beyond thrilled! I hemmed and hawed about actually buying it because I wasn't sure I wanted to pay what they were asking. After setting it down and picking it up about 5 times, I finally just dropped the dough and brought it home. I'm glad I did because it is in really perfect condition and everyone has just loved it around the house so far. 

I'm in love with the glow it gives off. 

Its right outside our bedroom and serves as a sort of nightlight.

It makes me dream of exotic destinations yet to discover...

I'm also totally loving my old, weathered adirondacks.

The longer, warmer days have been giving us lots of excuses to linger outside. I can't wait for more bbq's, more gardening, more evenings watching the sun set on the American Riviera. A cushy, exotic-print pillow, a good book and a glass of wine - I'm set for lounging. 

What are you loving around your home today? 

Please share in the comments or link up to Kassi's blog and leave me a comment letting me know so I can check it out!

XO,

Chelsea

five things blog hop

I hopped on over to Keely's blog after reading Kassi's five things and decided to join in the fun! Besides, being thankful is always a good thing!

Check out Keely and Kassi's blog and join in the fun.

My five are:

1. Looking forward to a short work day tomorrow
2. A fun night alone tonight for crafting and Easter basket shopping
3. Working on a fun, creative project with my honey this week. We made something fun and special together.
4. Sweet words from the mouths of my little ones
5. PAYDAY!!

Tell me what your five things are in the comment section or Post and link up to Keely's blog!

Happy Thursday!!

XO,

Chelsea

i HEART Thursdays - hands and hearts

Wow, can't believe its Thursday already. My honey comes home and it also marks the arrival of our visitors from Norway. Three weeks of fun with Carl's best friend from Norway, his wife and their beautiful twin daughters. Can't wait to experience our lovely little town through their eyes.

Todays i HEART Thursdays is all about hands. Hands are amazing things. They create, caress, calm, convey and do a pretty good job of making peek-a-boo possible. 

I'm loving the images below created from the simple use of hands. 

(images above sourced from weheartit.com)

miss james over at bleubird is chronicling her baby bird's growth week by week. I just love her and this photo shoot of week 14 is gorgeous. 

And just in case that didn't make your hands happy enough, here's some "Happy Hands Club" to get you in the mood. 

And just to make this post extra long - check out the gals over at muchomuchobuenobueno for their awesome new giveaway. A Lola and George ring would definitely make any hand happy, not to mention the fabulous feather dangles and notebook from the bueno girls' own hands!!

Hope everyone is having a Happy Thursday!

XO,

Chelsea

i HEART thursdays - heart art

Just a quick little i Heart thursdays post today as I'm almost out the door to pick up my love from the train station.

We spent last weekend hanging some of the art (which I already have an over-the-top amount of) and it got me thinking about Heart Art. I love the symbol of the heart (obviously) and I adore seeing it incorporated into art.

Here's some goodies:

I absolutely adore this bunny print. Running out of wall space but I might find room for these sweeties

 

 I'm loving Andrew Bannecker's work - and especially the el dia de los muertos vibe of this one

 

these curled paper beauties are just amazing

cool

I can always find room for a print

(hijirik's shop is lovely)

or two

(loving the whole shop at Keep Calm)

I've been daydreaming of making macarons and seeing these set my heart aflutter!!

what's on your walls?

XO,

Chelsea

images: we heart it, unless noted

i HEART Thursdays - love notes

For the first Thursday in quite some time, my honey isn't coming home. Sad face. I was lucky enough to have him home most of the week though, so I can't complain! Having Carl travel so much can be difficult at times, but I think its important to find ways to make each other feel close even when he's on the road.

I'm a huge fan of love notes. Its something my honey always says he appreciates very much. I've been known to slip notes into his laptop case, send cards to his hotel and drop them in the pockets of his shirts to find later. When he was in Europe for 4 1/2 weeks over last summer, I emailed pictures with love notes and other reminders of beautiful Santa Barbara. It was a fun, creative way to show him how much I was missing him.

Its easy to get caught up in the day-to-day exercise of just living life. Love notes are a sweet reminder of the simpler things in life. And a way to bring someone a million miles away just a little bit closer to your heart.


a sweet collection of love notes



this makes for fun spontaneous love noting!



my favorite love note T




a long-lasting love note




a heart-breaking love note




love notes outside Juliet's home in Verona



Also, check out JenLovesKev's post about their fabulous project, withoutyouitsjustnotus for a way to spread your own love!





What was the last love note you received?

XO,

Chelsea

all you need is love

Moving.
Its chaotic, its draining, and if you have as much crapola as I have, it takes a really long time.

And if it occurs on a much-hyped holiday revolving around showing your loved ones love, it could probably suck pretty bad. Lucky for me, it didn't.

We spent a lot of Saturday moving. And a lot of Saturday night trying to arrange (and rearrange) furniture until my honey's back finally gave in. I stayed up until 2 am trying to put the kitchen away and when Valentine's morning rolled around, I wasn't feeling too festive. But my sweetie knew just how to perk me up.

Nothing beats waking up to this

The rest of the morning was spent exploring more unknown boxes of stuff, trying to remember where I had put things in the kitchen and mundane stuff such as gluing (and regluing) stuff that came apart in the chaos.

We decided that all work and no play made for a bad day, so we paused the moving in favor of sailing for the afternoon. Beautiful Santa Barbara weather, friends and champagne dusted off any sense of stress about getting it all done!

And when that was all said and done, we kept the party rolling by having our friends over for some show and tell about the new house, homemade pizza and wine.

I promise some house pics to come shortly. As soon as I can find the charger for my camera...

In all the chaos, I couldn't find Carl's card. And his real gift is still rolled up in a tube in the back of the trunk. It really does need a frame to be a proper gift, so I guess we'll call it a belated one. I'll admit, I was not really on my game this weekend, though I was responsible for the heart-shaped espresso set in the first picture.

Honey, pretend you don't see the following picture of what your gift will look like once framed...

love these prints from madebygirl

There is still lots of nesting to be done to really be settled in to the new house. In the meantime though, I've been enjoying the sprinkling of love all around the house. After all, isn't that really all we need?

XO,

Chelsea

friday funday fill-in

lauren over at the little things we do has the cutest blog and a fun fill in the blank friday post going. time to play along...


1. I am hoping my Valentine's day this year includes, lots of nesting. we are moving in tomorrow and we are both so excited to make our little love nest together.

2. My biggest guilty pleasure is an afternoon watching movies under a blanket.

3. I am most proud of producing two amazing, intelligent, compassionate little people.

4. If I could choose one outfit to live in it would be striped t-shirt dress, belt and cowboy boots. I have sort of a stripy-things addiction.

5. People are the color in my world.

6. I would rather go outside than stay in.

7. I love my life more than I ever thought possible.

thanks lauren for the friday fun!

I'm looking forward to a crazy weekend of moving. But I do get to spend it with this guy...so I couldn't be happier.

how are the rest of you spending your Valentine's Day?

i HEART Thursdays - sweet thangs

Yay, its Thursday again!

My honey does indeed come home again today - and this time for a four day weekend. So perfect for us that two holidays bookend this weekend!

Not only is it Valentine's Day, but its also moving weekend! We're taking the move-in plunge and celebrating it on Valentine's Day! I've got a few tricks up my sleeve and I'm excited to see what he might be up to as well.


Here's my sweet little list of heart things for today...


yum. meringues are some of my all time faves


swirlies and checkers and polka dots - oh my!!


simple, sweet bon bons



good enough to eat!!
this adorable little felt set from LittleFluffStuff would be perfect for tea parties with Harper Lee


no sweets post would be complete without some cupcake lovin'







What sweet thangs are you HEARTing today?





XO,

Chelsea


images sources: weheartit and flickr