Rustic Refined

<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/AVvXsEi2x1X7YzGuRUdhwqu5CybG5jn-0Fzrk48ySqBRi9-M7rS0Appjq76POXICcb1XiuOa0gdgRTyOLBcIhVG1hwjK2vkIdDUmMzf0aJBpMtEjg6hfkW-MCqN4Had3cutta7C96m0EhuFq5vw/s1600/Picture+240.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2x1X7YzGuRUdhwqu5CybG5jn-0Fzrk48ySqBRi9-M7rS0Appjq76POXICcb1XiuOa0gdgRTyOLBcIhVG1hwjK2vkIdDUmMzf0aJBpMtEjg6hfkW-MCqN4Had3cutta7C96m0EhuFq5vw/s1600/Picture+240.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Over the weekend we lit our first official fire of the season.  The mornings and evenings are now consistently chilly, and I'm not leaving the house without at least a coat or jacket for a while.  It's this time of year when my focus on beach and pool houses shifts over to mountain lodges and retreats.  Something about being surrounded by dramatic wooden beams and fireplaces along with fur throws and flannels seems to lessen the harsh reality of the cold months ahead.  This Big Sky, Montana house by the design team <a href="http://www.lucasstudioinc.com/lucas.php#/home/">Lucas Studio </a>holds all these warm elements and so much more.  <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijLnjsGVmxzJZCkV8mFDuSPwV5M99IRFqh8y8-jBUIPVlbzoiqUSWpo0wy-4JcHa49zh2_02oI0un85DPtDiI1K6kGyHwKDJGm9qO7lUbpg7S-nGat1w-w8gYflLlZVT6LMVjvrBnLqNA/s1600/Picture+247.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijLnjsGVmxzJZCkV8mFDuSPwV5M99IRFqh8y8-jBUIPVlbzoiqUSWpo0wy-4JcHa49zh2_02oI0un85DPtDiI1K6kGyHwKDJGm9qO7lUbpg7S-nGat1w-w8gYflLlZVT6LMVjvrBnLqNA/s1600/Picture+247.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVeb-qRJttzch9odRFU2DVRQyJ854UxPvqPHgDG-ca4xrwlg9rdwN34cf1jf3NdDJTO03gNBoea75KbXyiXKs-7zi-lHMAPiAsrcU1zB3FFft3YoFDdY1r8OlAcUlmbB4mioM48nY3NBo/s1600/Picture+245.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVeb-qRJttzch9odRFU2DVRQyJ854UxPvqPHgDG-ca4xrwlg9rdwN34cf1jf3NdDJTO03gNBoea75KbXyiXKs-7zi-lHMAPiAsrcU1zB3FFft3YoFDdY1r8OlAcUlmbB4mioM48nY3NBo/s1600/Picture+245.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfb7lBLr-mKBVYUtmJ2fk7FQsaKx455J_dOSEJxA8FFEoIsKiQkbrmRqfsEPnvNmIOglsL0Va4vmCNMN789kfAx8o1NapaPkn5JN24gLU23lKEpVkDdc4hJWjEOITz4x-gsMcN8yqZfqc/s1600/Picture+246.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfb7lBLr-mKBVYUtmJ2fk7FQsaKx455J_dOSEJxA8FFEoIsKiQkbrmRqfsEPnvNmIOglsL0Va4vmCNMN789kfAx8o1NapaPkn5JN24gLU23lKEpVkDdc4hJWjEOITz4x-gsMcN8yqZfqc/s1600/Picture+246.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTYuUapVWr2KiN1BOVGCbwk6XfCWoWwSnF3m6RIqmYSH9L_9NtkJRpn7PaQQotGs5k7JQQt5ElSup_uF1NYuENGlUfQrcESiA6hZZfGWybRBi4VcNj5S18Wx4vRlbPhOWzCIR5vMAC4C0/s1600/Picture+241.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTYuUapVWr2KiN1BOVGCbwk6XfCWoWwSnF3m6RIqmYSH9L_9NtkJRpn7PaQQotGs5k7JQQt5ElSup_uF1NYuENGlUfQrcESiA6hZZfGWybRBi4VcNj5S18Wx4vRlbPhOWzCIR5vMAC4C0/s1600/Picture+241.png" /></a></div><br /></div>

Rustic Refined

Over the weekend we lit our first official fire of the season.  The mornings and evenings are now consistently chilly, and I'm not leavi...

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Heading For The Hills

<div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Every summer, I find myself daydreaming </div><div style="text-align: center;">about a beach house.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I used to think a lovely ocean side cottage,<br />would be the ultimate "second home" getaway....<br /><br />That is, until I went on the  <a href="http://www.melledesign.com/">m. elle design  </a>site and<br />spotted what is clearly<br />the chicest mountain retreat of all time!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />Now, I'm thinking <br />I need to trade in my beach blanket for some hiking boots...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><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/AVvXsEj0xjTpuh9Koe_ftQ6REWWqizd8Wl8rY4kW_1Cv8fajwRHdq0SeJs91izgi3nb84LvP7U1iTOoEEdi8FLMO2sddPILJDaRmCBoseUsB6kJKyUVxwbJJrweb63DE6pGYfMaCEoDFnWEOiSWg/s1600/3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Heading For The Hills

Every summer, I find myself daydreaming  about a beach house. I used to think a lovely ocean side cottage, would be the ultimate "secon...

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