The Days Are Long

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The Days Are Long

The dog days of summer are upon us. Gone is the magic of school letting out, the first splash in the pool, and cool bite of a popsicle; we are now firmly in boredom territory. It’s time to get creative. So for today I’m giving you a real dog day project, using not much more than a little cardboard, some Scotch® Duct Tape, and a couple of old toy cars. I promise you hours of amusement and hands on fun. And wouldn’t you know it, before we started construction on the new deck, we made a little movie!

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Sticks and Stones

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Sticks and Stones

You've got to tear it down to build it up.  This has been my mantra for the last few months, and it applies to more than just my new house.  I've taken a break from regular blogging to focus more on the redesign of our top floor and outside space, and to work on the next big thing for Poppy Haus, something I'll be announcing very soon... Another reason I've backed off is that since moving here I've struggled to find a way to decorate. It seems pointless when I know that so many of the walls will be coming down. I hesitate to paint, because I want to see the new space before deciding on colors. I want this new home to feel open, and I want to bring the outside in. I've found myself collecting little bits of inspiration and putting them in bowls and jars strewn about the house. Just last weekend when we were hiking in the Russian River, I gathered a bunch of lichen covered sticks that somehow made their way here. I love having flora tucked on bookshelves, pinned to the walls, mingling with books and art. So for now I'm keeping it simple and white, and I'm letting the plants take over while I work it out. And today I'm sharing a little ditty on how to make an air plant wall piece from some freshly gathered lichen covered sticks. xo

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The Lounge Act

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The Lounge Act

We are a family of loungers. Busy bodies when we have to be, at the end of the day, or on a lucky weekend we can be found lazying around on our bellies reading magazines (or Star Wars books), stretched out on our backs across the couch watching television, or in a lounge chair, and now our hammock, doing nothing but staring at the trees. When our extended family comes to visit they lounge too. Loungers I tell you. For this reason we require, and acquire a lot of pillows. When we moved, I packed two XL boxes full of throw pillows and 2 over-sized bags of bed pillows, with no assigned beds. I was about to donate most of these guys, when it occurred to me that they would make perfectly good stuffing for floor pillows. 

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