Bahama Mama

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdLy-6VGCBmY81i3aq32D3IQO1c1ogAniKPbd7u7WEiA3D0xTI8IHyKPRRt0nB6RoeI_V5NVAux9gSgS2_5N-uWVe8Jgu7poLn09xjeUyYxaqqRLMfxGNDr4IT07Roj3LS5graKPiJSck/s1600/04-hbx-watercolor-painting-1012-lindroth-xln.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdLy-6VGCBmY81i3aq32D3IQO1c1ogAniKPbd7u7WEiA3D0xTI8IHyKPRRt0nB6RoeI_V5NVAux9gSgS2_5N-uWVe8Jgu7poLn09xjeUyYxaqqRLMfxGNDr4IT07Roj3LS5graKPiJSck/s1600/04-hbx-watercolor-painting-1012-lindroth-xln.jpg" /></a></div>White walls, classic blue and white patterns and rooms full of rattan furniture...this is pretty much the vibe I'm going for with our vacation home in South Florida. Although, for our house, I might just need a <i>tiny bit</i> more Palm Beach glam than this eclectic Bahama beach house I recently fell in love with.  I know I'll be re-visiting these images for inspiration over the next year as we finalize all the decor decisions and finally settle in.  I'll try to post some "work in progress" photos of our house next week, until then, you can check out the rest of this delightful island home recently featured in<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank"> House Beautiful, here</a>.<br /><br /><a name="more"></a><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ7j3VPZ8h9x4bqwlUanzOUykSUdMIUGmOYX0masuzHvBgmhJUm91lorqOdzUojNct1jzQEiQu3NJ0-x7s3G3yGjACfvvZR-QSjA8rCOzbdghhyQE1VfGFlChiQ2y66RwvGmNk_Y-H4a4/s1600/08-hbx-ikat-print-screens-1012-lindroth-xln.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ7j3VPZ8h9x4bqwlUanzOUykSUdMIUGmOYX0masuzHvBgmhJUm91lorqOdzUojNct1jzQEiQu3NJ0-x7s3G3yGjACfvvZR-QSjA8rCOzbdghhyQE1VfGFlChiQ2y66RwvGmNk_Y-H4a4/s1600/08-hbx-ikat-print-screens-1012-lindroth-xln.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs0gBspByB9d5fU678Gcer8rqKFo7JkdISbswYsLF0PgfETEx3Miott4UVSbzSDw9RSX6IGo5Vorm90RVUQU2tzz3Goqw8AtJS8tn8X6cf7jjLl9xhSxBe8MJWu055VPgFMvEKNo9CYdw/s1600/09-hbx-striped-blue-twin-beds-1012-lindroth-xln.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs0gBspByB9d5fU678Gcer8rqKFo7JkdISbswYsLF0PgfETEx3Miott4UVSbzSDw9RSX6IGo5Vorm90RVUQU2tzz3Goqw8AtJS8tn8X6cf7jjLl9xhSxBe8MJWu055VPgFMvEKNo9CYdw/s1600/09-hbx-striped-blue-twin-beds-1012-lindroth-xln.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR4FM-7b5pxDCbgT12_d1-MJznjWr1AERThNBA-zMnw2bfgsGRAEm_pkMbdYeXRbYd6njw1IX_6TInJqHFd2LTiwdPMstwriOzozlciHV2V8OCfGH7o0yHULMpTJ8p-0p72LIDZFLY7s4/s1600/02-hbx-sunbrella-striped-armchairs-1012-lindroth-xln.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR4FM-7b5pxDCbgT12_d1-MJznjWr1AERThNBA-zMnw2bfgsGRAEm_pkMbdYeXRbYd6njw1IX_6TInJqHFd2LTiwdPMstwriOzozlciHV2V8OCfGH7o0yHULMpTJ8p-0p72LIDZFLY7s4/s1600/02-hbx-sunbrella-striped-armchairs-1012-lindroth-xln.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBTSCeh-JFN8-TKDOJKIRWrJnBN6tYjaKtFvd-VUenv4mVy6neHLBi6KsGwXSPbzvnSdnOI_IDdvhRnj0ZOiizdIc96jod7xgk5-YuHyWpM9STGvSA9yeLB7TdOLpoBKXuuHtIyRRxP1E/s1600/05-hbx-blue-and-white-urns-1012-lindroth-xln.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBTSCeh-JFN8-TKDOJKIRWrJnBN6tYjaKtFvd-VUenv4mVy6neHLBi6KsGwXSPbzvnSdnOI_IDdvhRnj0ZOiizdIc96jod7xgk5-YuHyWpM9STGvSA9yeLB7TdOLpoBKXuuHtIyRRxP1E/s1600/05-hbx-blue-and-white-urns-1012-lindroth-xln.jpg" /></a></div><br /></div>

Bahama Mama

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I'm Back + A Sneak Peek!

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYmsM-Qel9Qd8Do5FEFZdY-3P9dzcMFOQLK7j0Z_W3EC91cPCRWAcNYdQChIUqHTyuhMlepfHwQ0vx46Jfuvq7Kbmm2KKcEO5bm8f03DqIva_q86g-QKBorfump-id-v_fw-96_CLnEAl0/s1600/IMG_2067.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYmsM-Qel9Qd8Do5FEFZdY-3P9dzcMFOQLK7j0Z_W3EC91cPCRWAcNYdQChIUqHTyuhMlepfHwQ0vx46Jfuvq7Kbmm2KKcEO5bm8f03DqIva_q86g-QKBorfump-id-v_fw-96_CLnEAl0/s1600/IMG_2067.jpg" /></a></div>Hi there!  I know I never mentioned a word about it...but I've been away in South Florida with my family on a two week vacation.  Since it concerns some of my extended family members (on a safety level) if I blog our travel plans, I thought I'd honor their wishes and not write about it until after we returned.  So here we are...exhausted and slightly sunburned under piles of mail. The exciting part is that we are now <i>official</i> home owners in Florida!  For years we've been vacationing in the same spot, and a few months ago decided to take the big step of buying.  We found a "fixer upper" for an incredible price, and the best part...it's walking distance from our dear friends!  As you might guess, decorating this new blank canvas has been a lot of fun for me so far.  Every idea and inspiration that caught my eye while penning this blog is now coming to fruition.  I even have an incredibly helpful <a href="http://pinterest.com/sued/project/" target="_blank">pin board known as "project"</a> for this house.  It has a long way to go, but here is a sneak peek of how my beach inspired Florida home, is slowly shaping up... <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIhGR6DMVJBFHh0tIMFbAYZSH9HP9WIL57DDISzekXahK0PITSSEUZ1W_wP8JPdeYfLwyppxb-SbhL-uJ_v34EwZOjTz2XuIL_WKjyNSS9rxdA-YsthyphenhyphenVoyJuzWRyXN7VVSZI0JxR0vf3m/s1600/IMG_2060.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIhGR6DMVJBFHh0tIMFbAYZSH9HP9WIL57DDISzekXahK0PITSSEUZ1W_wP8JPdeYfLwyppxb-SbhL-uJ_v34EwZOjTz2XuIL_WKjyNSS9rxdA-YsthyphenhyphenVoyJuzWRyXN7VVSZI0JxR0vf3m/s1600/IMG_2060.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik301FO_0csewu3vKcAQmpZx-Vuza80C4jQRi0whLQDb3epq7GJiRG06CudILs4FF1ucMJZSUvveWk48e3vd5aiiZxJ42t-VsvUcxXR6zxzaN1s5OuaqkNFM7Nen6vsX74pCV1bUWKjdtn/s1600/IMG_2080.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik301FO_0csewu3vKcAQmpZx-Vuza80C4jQRi0whLQDb3epq7GJiRG06CudILs4FF1ucMJZSUvveWk48e3vd5aiiZxJ42t-VsvUcxXR6zxzaN1s5OuaqkNFM7Nen6vsX74pCV1bUWKjdtn/s1600/IMG_2080.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy0h6TYxbHcVmdG_wJM6ofo1GDmq4TABAzoF_kg32bX8gtwazNIj0YUJCYjbQ5Hch2OCNCYrPx9sMkBdXt41NBgV50R_3Ov6IsZ3XATajFyLplK87Xc3tf2Cs-deriDrPK4JepPZM8Wvu9/s1600/IMG_2081.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy0h6TYxbHcVmdG_wJM6ofo1GDmq4TABAzoF_kg32bX8gtwazNIj0YUJCYjbQ5Hch2OCNCYrPx9sMkBdXt41NBgV50R_3Ov6IsZ3XATajFyLplK87Xc3tf2Cs-deriDrPK4JepPZM8Wvu9/s1600/IMG_2081.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJesiRODmP5DeJIu9SdD-eFw4CxOcKkBvxO_DBEbkVNxT5na-49WkNvSyEJVsLGDLlTrcWhXtogk6QY-YK06pCXFHUzzonXZCW1_Nt3JCOM_v90WTMYQoEB6onbB3rgEY-CjO3YR3xEOQ7/s1600/IMG_2068.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJesiRODmP5DeJIu9SdD-eFw4CxOcKkBvxO_DBEbkVNxT5na-49WkNvSyEJVsLGDLlTrcWhXtogk6QY-YK06pCXFHUzzonXZCW1_Nt3JCOM_v90WTMYQoEB6onbB3rgEY-CjO3YR3xEOQ7/s1600/IMG_2068.jpg" /></a></div><br /></div>

I'm Back + A Sneak Peek!

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When More Is More

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0lHVyTlaH-7zMrrYsWp9h0qTWBOXXt7n1W2IHrU0u1PN8jWpMevA6iVLG7Z6sj5F-Ydlp4o67AVZxdAl8kt1zsd6i-SdyCE_dfdflZfowQgTbxOHWVLEJcte7rJo5qKCqtvok7exi64Yc/s1600/Bali_Bedroom_Architectural_Digest_June_2011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0lHVyTlaH-7zMrrYsWp9h0qTWBOXXt7n1W2IHrU0u1PN8jWpMevA6iVLG7Z6sj5F-Ydlp4o67AVZxdAl8kt1zsd6i-SdyCE_dfdflZfowQgTbxOHWVLEJcte7rJo5qKCqtvok7exi64Yc/s640/Bali_Bedroom_Architectural_Digest_June_2011.jpg" width="482" /></a></div>I'm a big fan of the expression "less is more," except, when it comes to <a href="http://quadrillefabrics.com/">Quadrille wallpapers and fabrics.</a>  Then suddenly I feel like I can't get enough, and more just leads to wanting to see even more.  Perusing <a href="http://quadrillefabrics.com/">the company's website,</a> I'm clearly not alone in this camp.  Whenever I tell my husband that I'm thinking about decking out the house in Quadrille patterns, he has no idea what I'm talking about...<i>until now</i>.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXcrQpKwbRui-ECd9DD5-xI3Rdnguyl-FTVY-w3Ryax36o2Ng7TAI3dl-m9TfcMLwoAK_SnUjipew_HCnqrCNmCIW4sbIGP6D8svKfC2JpAdbOGbpKWyOOb3fYX-1Sq2QDf-Ln5DG-hNPR/s1600/Meloire_Reverse_Sally_Markham_House_Beautiful_June_2011-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXcrQpKwbRui-ECd9DD5-xI3Rdnguyl-FTVY-w3Ryax36o2Ng7TAI3dl-m9TfcMLwoAK_SnUjipew_HCnqrCNmCIW4sbIGP6D8svKfC2JpAdbOGbpKWyOOb3fYX-1Sq2QDf-Ln5DG-hNPR/s640/Meloire_Reverse_Sally_Markham_House_Beautiful_June_2011-1.jpg" width="624" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYmqYbGXpAjCgCRvZEuHQNgYVKUyFb-7oAAL8MJwfYfNJOyeIg-YlbDRpQvi221uSXW7t9PAdBNmQMCzBcvALE0qxDaQ0jVbe2moB3hy1Ke7Z1c0QCKgNR81iSf0mH6g-oSjsJM20W0w2Y/s1600/Tashkent_Coastal_Living_April_2011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYmqYbGXpAjCgCRvZEuHQNgYVKUyFb-7oAAL8MJwfYfNJOyeIg-YlbDRpQvi221uSXW7t9PAdBNmQMCzBcvALE0qxDaQ0jVbe2moB3hy1Ke7Z1c0QCKgNR81iSf0mH6g-oSjsJM20W0w2Y/s640/Tashkent_Coastal_Living_April_2011.jpg" width="526" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFkzpm_DxvB6-hZhx73iUnh6dPwae6cW23F0N3i3P_v8JbsIJ9-qhouAzl1AqUUXjfAyyTm5Foo7AYTpprZzOpSriRDg9ZVAppDI4UV_VE6PaW0vC9sLzJfuH0c9NTrEphJdGt1gU3T-KT/s1600/Paradise_Garden_bedroom_David_Kleinberg_Architectural_Digest_June_2011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFkzpm_DxvB6-hZhx73iUnh6dPwae6cW23F0N3i3P_v8JbsIJ9-qhouAzl1AqUUXjfAyyTm5Foo7AYTpprZzOpSriRDg9ZVAppDI4UV_VE6PaW0vC9sLzJfuH0c9NTrEphJdGt1gU3T-KT/s640/Paradise_Garden_bedroom_David_Kleinberg_Architectural_Digest_June_2011.jpg" width="496" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM8jGRZDahTy5IB80LsbCXmOq6XZrFW2mIQgUk3oAbiShpeKXcM2L5UzBfTMX2hfY3XlCcWyECseN8-E23hlINZ2T0lPFG2zmMTQfsVPNR6dz6qIzC3oZqyGl90WiqIJbz_4CKC7DxASgA/s1600/Ferns_Uni_Architectural_Digest_June_2011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="518" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM8jGRZDahTy5IB80LsbCXmOq6XZrFW2mIQgUk3oAbiShpeKXcM2L5UzBfTMX2hfY3XlCcWyECseN8-E23hlINZ2T0lPFG2zmMTQfsVPNR6dz6qIzC3oZqyGl90WiqIJbz_4CKC7DxASgA/s640/Ferns_Uni_Architectural_Digest_June_2011.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><i>Images via: <a href="http://quadrillefabrics.com/">QuadrilleFabrics.com</a></i></span></div>

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