Lake House

Our family lake house has seen a fabulous upgrade this week. My parents decided to have an outside shower built. Growing up, we would always rent a place on a sandy beach for Summer vacations. One of our favorite accessories were the homes with outside showers. I've studied quite a few outside shower designs via Google and I can confirm that mom's design ranks high for me. What do you think of the end product? Personally, I love it!

Design Drool

Suze over at Dweller Without Decorators has me drooling. She's posting a room a day of her current home that she has flipped. I love her color story, her design aesthetic, and her shopping haunts. She captures a fun vibe and still keeps her home cozy. Fun and cozy is what I like, but it'll take a bit longer to get my house looking like this with my budget.

(Images: Dweller Without Decorators)

Hammock Room (Update)

Taylor sent me a few pictures of her backyard cozy-town! Not pictured are more flower pots, another cute sitting area, and a matching buffet to layout your yummies during a cookout. I think what I love most about this space is all the seating that is available. We don't have to indulge in our hubby's engineer-minded conversations! 5 points if you locate one of their goldens. Get excited. You win nothing.

Hammock Room

Soon, I will be showing you the inside of my current home, but right now it looks like my dreamy tour is continuing as the party is taken outside:

Loving the pops of color and different patterns throughout this patio. The shaded area creates a cozy spot for a lazy afternoon. I would also eat dinner out here every chance possible.

Image: House Beautiful

Recently, we attended a yummy BBQ at our friend's house; aka Jacob and Taylor. I hadn't been in their backyard since last Summer. I was immediately taken back by their backyard Hollywood Sprinkles. They're landscaping was beautiful. I envied her gorgeous lemon trees in huge masculine pots. She accented the trees with the perfect "something" too. Everything from her new outdoor rug to the splash of color in her seat cushions added coziness. We could have spent all night out there drinking lemonadas if work wasn't calling the next day...

Last night I spent the evening pulling weeds and sweeping the back patio in the backyard. I wiped down the patio furniture and sweat bullets. It's amazing how a broom and some sweat can totally transform a place.

Note: I say, "Hollywood Sprinkles" when something needs to be or has been added to make a space spectacular. (Ex. This is just the rough draft, I still need to add my Hollywood Sprinkles.)