carroll street kitchen

i promised more photos of the our kitchen, and here they are! although i'm really enjoying taiwan, i also can't wait to get back to cooking in that lovely space. you might notice there aren't actually that many photos here, and that's because the folks over at sweeten (where i found my contractor paul of ulaj interiors) were nice enough to feature the renovation on their site! please head over to the sweeten blog to check out more photos and my thoughts about the process. 

hope you like it as much as i do. i kind of wish i had another kitchen to redo now. and by the way, i've become a pro at the ikea kitchen planning software, so if you need help with your kitchen reno, just let me know. :) 

p.s. for before photos, follow this link.

why i've been m.i.a.

i haven't posted in a while! it's because of this:

and then this: 

the apartment has been a construction zone for the past two weeks, but it's almost done. (we were three feet short on tile! ridiculous. so i had to order it from amazon and now the contractors are back to install the last bit.) i found ulaj interiors on sweeten, and thought the entire process went great. i'll share more about that in another post.

check back soon to see the photos. but here is a little something to tide you over: 

have a great week! xoxo

things i like (#8)

i haven't done one of these in a while! a few oldies but goodies.

this wool felt and leather laptop sleeve, which saw me through all my China travels.

a rifle paper co. birthday card going to virginia beach this week to a friend i've known for half my life!

this sheepskin from ikea, which is willa's new favorite thing.

a very loud, very floral rug, which i had some doubts about but have decided to embrace. 

summer forever

there's something really lovely about the overgrown greenness of late summer. everything is filled in and climbing everywhere...

my neighbor's climbing vines are coming over the wall (free plants!).  i think these are clematis? 

the climbing hydrangea is hanging in there, despite its scale infection. the polka-dots are so hardy and cute (and cheap). 

i'm growing a baby fiddle leaf fig. it's thriving! but i'm a little concerned about it transitioning to the indoors. i hear it's finicky. (not sure what that other gorgeous tropic thing is, but it'll have to come inside too.)

still willa's favorite corner. she spent hours sunning herself there this morning. 

julie brought me all these terra cotta pots. all lined up for the next planting season...

where i read the sunday paper and ponder an alternate career as a gardner. but first i put out the cushions, which i was too lazy to do for this photo.

back to brooklyn...

i'll get to sleep in my own bed tonight. (not to diss our exceedingly comfortable poughkeepsie futon.)  can't wait!