Outdoor In

This time of year...the light is slowly creeping back...but I'm not too eager for spring. I haven't skiied nearly enough or watched my handsome husband shovel the snow with his big muscles, or seen my sweet little girl master ice skating...so I'm enjoying the season's pleasures...slowing down to enjoy the exposed and barren landscape, the empty canvas of white snow eager to make tracks...

Rock with Moss

David Wisemen

I thought the up close and personal version would show unsightly cords and wires. It's simplicity is a marvel-wow.

another clever little coat rack-perfect for the weekend cabin, a typical Colorado mudroom, the ironically themed New york City apartment, a little boy's room-oooh I see it now WPA National Park posters super sized on the walls, boy scout manual on the bedside table, a big faux bois rug, lumberjack sheets and a big flannel throw....

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Velocity art and design

Winter Wonders

This ice picture cracks me up! Sophia's school has quite a rink starting to grow in the front of the building...perhaps this could be a new recess activity! Found the photo here.

Modern Rustic at it's best!

I recieved an email today about a Valentine's getaway package at one of my favorite spots on the planet! Dunton Hotsprings is a remote and luxurious hide away.

I wrote my first blog post about our trip there.

It is a ridiculously stunning spot with fantastic dinners, a facsinating and romantic library and scenery that astounds and delights. I can't even begin to express how it made us feel to be the only guests there during a particular snowy weekend. We toured every cabin and soaked in the old school hotsprings tub (back in the day it was an outlaw hide-out...first bank robbers and then hippies and bikers.) We were able to go because some clients and friends decided we needed to...I am eternally grateful!

We did some snow shoeing then but now that I have my nordic skiis.... oh the fun we would have...

A summer view

This wall treatment is so great...the critter on the wall I could do without...

This last shot is called the Well House. The copper tub....one word...priceless.

The title says it all

Michelle Kodis wrote this amazingly brilliant design book. It sits proudly on the ottoman in my living room. I picked it up again the other day and was reminded of how refreshing it is to live simply, pairing down the clutter and enjoying the outside views. When the indoor space is streamlined and minimal, when the architectural fuss and noise are dialed down, the distractions become fewer and fewer.

For example, she highlights a project in the book by designer Rich Cieciuch that speaks to that point exactly.

The house is wrapped in glass and sliding doors. The light in the cabin creates the perfect atmosphere for work and play while tempting the dweller to go outside (the box.)