House to home

Today I'm a bit

busy

I'm off to my house to clean

every inch of my bathrooms

Oggi sono un po' presa

con le pulizie dei bagni di casa mia

Finally

next week

the plumber will put my sanitaries

I can't wait to see all finished

I will share pics when everything done

Promised!!

Finalmente

settimana prossima

l'idraulico verrà a montarmi i sanitari

Non vedo l'ora di vederli finiti

Mostrerò tante foto a lavori conclusi

Promesso!!!

Could I leave you without some beautiful

images?

Noooooo

I enjoyed and loved those new pics

from

House to Home

Potevo lasciarvi senza qualche bellissima

immagine?

Nooooo

Mi sono piaciute da matti tutte queste nuove foto

dal sito

House to Home

There's really much to be inspired

I would already start from the beginning to

furnish my home.....

C'è davvero molto da cui ispirarsi

Ricomincerei daccapo ad arredare casa mia

figuriamoci....

I wish you all a good Friday

I'm still waiting for an important answer

concerning my recent job interview

Auguro a tutti un felice Venerdì

Io sto ancora aspettando un'importante risposta

per il mio recente colloquio

xoxo

 

Girl who writes - Lola B's

Dear lovelies, today I'm happy because we have

a very special guest 

I've been thinking of her for a while 

I was a bit shy when I asked her to be  my guest star, you know

she's a myth to me

She is an inspiration for me since I discovered her.....
I am really addicted to her blog, each post of hers is a surprise-

She's much talented and no one can deny it

To me she's perfect in each thing she does-

 the way she writes

her photos

her baking ideas

 her style and her home

 her personal way of being the sweetest and funniest mother ever

 I'm not flattering her, my praise is sincere and I know that

all of you think the same

She's a special girl-

 I really want to say a big thank you from the bottom of my heart

to Kasey

for spending a bit of your time for me

 for letting me interview you (my very first interview!)

and be a guest star in my humble blog

Please say hello to Kasey from Lola B's

I'm pretty sure that you all know Kasey

She lives in a faboulous farmhouse in Illinois with her husband and 3 wonderful children

She used to have a shop

but her blog is now a diary of her

 life, style, travels and family

LOLA B'S

 Lately, you have certainly been stucked by her adventures with Kim and Simone (and Jeanpierre....) in France.

Now, let's get to know better Kasey


What inspired you to start a blog?



I actually started my blog when i had my little shop Lola B's. My blog was really just a way to let my customers know what was going on in our little world of retail.

Then i closed my shop and set up online. It was at that point that i really stared writing more and more about my life and family.


What you like most about blogging?



I love that i have a place to journal my thoughts....and i find that when i encounter certain situations there are other people that have encountered the same things so i don't feel so alone. I have loved the relationships i've made......like my friend Kim {mimi charmante}....we went to France together...

but had only just met the year before and thru blogging.

It's amazing the people you can connect with.

Could you name a few blog friends
or a few blogs that inspire you?


I don't have any favorites....i have one's that i tend to read more frequently but really...how can one choose just a few that inspire.

There are so many fabulous bloggers out there right now between the decorating blogs...the family life blogs ...and the style blogs.

I am always amazed at what i find.


Suggestions to any new blogger on how to make their blog as successful as yours...


Oh my! I don't think of my blog as succesful...but i thank you for the compliment!

I really just love to write and i write the exact same way as i think.

My suggestion to anyone is.....be authentic.

{And I think she really is!!}

Now, let's talk a bit about your house.
I know that when you moved to Illinois you wanted to establish in a farmhouse-
How did you know that your actual home was the right one?

I knew my house was the perfect one when i saw it listed online.

We were moving from Colorado to Illinois and had one weekend to peruse

homes.

I wanted old and charming.

This house is amazing....but small. Three bedrooms...no finished

basement....a galley size kitchen...

but it's perfection.

Oh...have i mentioned the master closet?

Love!

What inspired you most in your home renovation?

We really have only renovated one room and it was the sunroom. We finished

it off to a four season room....painting the hardwood floors white and

painting the beadboard a french green.

I could live in that room, it's so sunny.

{another view of the sunroom}

Which room is your favourite?

Ha! a trick question.

I love my sunroom.....but i die for my closet.

But if i really had to pick a favorite...it's the closet!

Name a thing you are particular proud of about 

 your home.

I love that because it's only 1800sf.....it makes us appreciate our family.
There is no place for the kids to run off to....no where for someone to
storm off mad...
it's cozy and quaint.
It's a family home.

{love this chandie, just perfect}

Now, something about yourself....

5 words that describes you

Oh dear. okay...here goes:
witty.friendly.fun.outgoing.true.

How would you describe your style?

(you're a very fashionable woman!!)

I want to be able to walk into a room and feel confident. I love to feel
good about myself and i really
feel that if you take care of yourself {inside and out} that you will glow
from it.
I love the look of Anthropologie....but mixed with Target prices.

What inspires you in your daily life?

First and foremost....my family.

I wake up to my 5 year old mugging me.....it doesn't get any better than

that.

{then the kids go to school...and really....then it's my cup of coffee}

 {Lola's room}


You are mother of 3 wonderful children:
how is your typical day like?


I like to wake up before anyone else....it's my quiet time....normally
around 6 am. I hop on the computer...
play catch up....then the kids get up and it's off to school for them.
My five year old Fin only goes to school for 2.5 hours then he's home with
me all afternoon.
We are always doing fun things like going into Chicago to the museums...or
bike rides in the summer....swimming.
It's a crazy hectic life right now.....but i love it.

Any dream left in a drawer....

There should always be one dream out there don't you think?
Otherwise...what's left in life?
I really would love to write more.....i don't know how...or when the
opportunity will present itself....
but so far i'm loving just doing it over on my blog.

all pics courtesly from Lola B's blog


I really could go on reading her writing all day long.
I'm sure she would be a great writer ;)

Thank you again Kasey for being such kind and generous
and letting me interview you

Lola B's
one girl talks

{House Tour} At home with Silvana de Soissons

When I discovered this house

I thought it was just the perfect subject to share

I love this romantic country cottage

Quando ho scovato questa casa

ho pensato che fosse perfetta da condividere

Adoro questo romantico cottage inglese



The owner of this rustic georgian building

is Silvana de Soissons

An Italian food writer and cookery teacher

now living and working in England

La proprietaria di questo edificio giorgiano

è Silvana de Soissons

Food writer e insegnante di cucina italiana

vive e lavora in Inghilterra

Creams and whites are warmed by

the wooden floors and colorful fabrics

Shabby Chic combines with cottage style

and creates an harmonious feeling

of calmness and  simply elegance

I toni crema e bianchi sono scaldati

dai pavimenti in legno e dalle stoffe colorate

Lo stile shabby chic si combina con il country

e crea un senso armonioso

di tranquillità ed semplice eleganza

The kitchen is the main room of the house

Professional enough to host Silvana cookery lessons

If you want to achieve the same look

hang cooking tools and plates or display vintage finds

La cucina è la stanza principale della casa

Professionale per ospitare le lezioni di cucina

Per un look simile

appendete gli utensili da cucina e qualche piatto

oppure potete esporre ceramiche vintage

Blues and duck egg are favourite colors

for a very cottage style kitchen

Gli azzurri e i duck egg sono i colori principali

per una cucina in vero cottage style

Decorating on a budget can be very easy

Use a ladder to display clothes or towels

Hang neclace or romantic dresses

Decorare con poco è possibile e facile

Usate una scala a pioli per esporre vestiti e asciugamani

Appendete le vostre collane o un vestitino romantico

A typical English garden

where plan wonderful summer parties

If you have an iron bed

take it to the garden and relax

under a tree in lazy afternoons

Un tipico giardino inglese

dove organizzare feste estive

Se avete un letto in ferro

portatelo in giardino e rilassatevi

sotto un albero nei pomeriggi oziosi

If you want to discover more about

Silvana de Soissons

visit her

website

Se volete scoprire di più

su Silvana de Soissons

visitate il suo sito

{photos redcover}