My Second Love: Veranda

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Colorful Christmas Tree

Love this colorful Christmas tree!

Veranda Nov-Dec 2005

Hope you're enjoying your weekend!

Morning Y'all! When I saw this on the back page of this months Veranda, my blue and white endorphins kicked into gear making me very happy and therefore motivated to read the text (rare for me when it comes to looking at magazines).

Blue & White Bliss all around!

I will take a couple of those blue and white antique chargers ...

This blue and white Madeline Weinrib chair that I've had my eye on forever ...

That "ikat tape" by Travers for Zimmer + Rohde ...

And if anyone wants to throw in this gorgeous jewelry, I wouldn't protest ...

This bracelet would look so gorgeous in the summer with my tan skin.

Ugh ... I wish I wasn't soo high maintenance. Anyway, I love stories of fate and coincidences that are all too perfect. For instance, I've always had a love for the number 32. I don't know why, it was probably something I decided in middle school when I was forming my identity. You know, like, "pink is my signature color" or trying to make "fetch" happen sort of thing, but for number nerds. Anyway, one day a couple of years ago, I'm standing in the parking garage with my bestie, Lindsay, and I see a guy drive buy and I say, "I feel like I know that guy. I'm probably going to end up dating him or something." One week later, I'm checking out his car as he's driving through the parking garage and I notice the license plate is simply the number "32." Weeeird! Four years later, I married that guy! I know, right?

So I'm reading the short little blurb by Lisa Newsom and she writes that famed Atlanta architect Philip Trammell Shutze helped foster her love of blue and white. Philip Shutze. I know him! You may know him as the architect of The Swan House in Atlanta.

The Swan House

But I know him as the architect of the Sea Island home we've stayed in for the last 10 years.

We know it as Barnes by the Sea, but I have since learned it was originally named Southwind. You can read all about the history of this house here. I've noted before that I have so many wonderful memories in this house. When the owner passed away and it came under new ownership, we could no longer rent it. Sadsville, USA. It's now being renovated and I'm told the new owners want to stay true to the architectural integrity of the home. I'm so excited to see what they do!

So this is my lame attempt to make another prediction and thus seal my fate based on my love of blue & white. I love blue and white. Philip Shutze loves blue and white. I love Barnes by the Sea. Philip Shutze designed Barnes by the Sea. Therefore, it is meant to come back to me someday so I can properly deck it out in blue and white. I know, it's a stretch, but a girl can dream. If you're still reading this and you hate me now, I don't blame you. I will offer you this baby elephant as a thank you for sticking with me through this post. I just had to get it out there to marinate in the Universe and then come true.

Hi baby elephant. I love you!

Please come back. Please! I promise tomorrow a post with pictures and no words. Ok maybe a few words. I'm a talker y'all. Ok, I have to go now before I annoy myself. Well, I've already annoyed myself so I just really need to go. Ok bye bye.

P.S. Thanks so much for all of your sweet comments on Edward's birthday party! Ok, for realz, bye.

Some Veranda Goodness

Hey y'all! Hope everyone had a nice Father's Day weekend. I must start this post by saying Happy Anniversary to my darling Kip! We've been married two whole years! Ha! It seems like yesterday that we celebrated with all of our friends and family. It will always be one of the best days of my life (and best parties too!)

I got my July-August issue of Veranda this weekend. I had a moment to browse the pictures. Here are some that caught my attention:

Loving the backyard of this Dallas home designed by Michelle Nussbaumer. I love a lemon tree amongst blue and white.

This California pool house is pretty fab as well

I'm going to plant a cutting garden like this one so I can always have fresh flowers

Then there's this fun bahamas house. yOu can't tell from the scan, but the exterior of the house is this beautiful lime green.

I'm intrigued by this bathroom and wish I could see more.

There's also a little piece on exotic tile that I'll be keeping for my files, for the dream house I'm building in my mind.

This post hardly does the issue justice. Go get it! There's so much more I wanted to include, but as I type this my child is playing in the dog bowl. Gotta run!

VERRRRRRR-ANDAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!! (in Oprah's voice)

I know it's annoying, but I can't help it. Oprah is the only person who can truly, accurately convey my feelings toward Veranda Magazine as of late. I wish I had producers so I could say something like, "When my producers and I sat down to look at this magazine, we never DREAMED it would be SOO FANTASTIC." That just sounds like something Oprah would say.

Anyway, I guess what I'm trying to say is that Veranda is becoming one of my favorite things and the May/June issue is fabulous! First, there's the cover, over which I died.

Then there's this, nearly untouched since the 70's, Parish-Hadley project, which is still fabulous today.

{Photography by Peter Frank Edwards}

My entryway ... someday

There's the rest of the home featured on the cover. I love the mix of gray, gold, green, blue & white.

{Photography by Max Kim-Bee}

Awesome.

Oh and this Wisconsin lakehouse that makes me want to take down all of my walls and replace them with windows.

{Photography by Laura Resen}

India Hicks' home in the Bahamas (Did y'all know India Hicks was one of Princess Diana's flower girls? Just when I thought she couldn't be any more fab!)

Finally, and perhaps the piece de resistance, is this stunning Provencal-style Texas home renovation by Pamela Pierce. It's literally bananas. (Ok, now I'm becoming Rachel Zoe). But really, it's bananas, seventeenth century Portuguese cobblestone, walls of antique limestone blocks from France, 400 year old limestone slab counters from a monastary in Bergundy, a barrel-vaulted ceiling in the master bedroom. What? Whaaat? I die.

This is how I felt after reading this issue:

Dara Caponigro. Shut. It. Down.

Thank You Verandaaaaaahhhhhh! (in Oprah's Voice)

When my April issue of Veranda arrived in the mail yesterday, I literally couldn't handle it. I was making noises usually reserved for a bucket of fried chicken. With every turn of the page, I became Chad Ochocinco and proclaimed, "Child Please!" It's goood y'all. Unlike The Suze, I like to pitch a magazine as soon as I've ~~read it~~ looked at the pictures. I've been so uninspired by the shelter magazines lately, and I often find myself curled up on the bathroom floor crying and whispering please bring back Southern Accents. However, I will be keeping this entire issue.

* Pretty pink rooms like this one