Wraparound porches; wide front steps; deep, cushioned swings; plantation shutters; draped wisteria; indoor furniture outside: these are a few of my favorite things. Comfortable, stylish outdoor living spaces are an absolute must for me in a future home.

P.S. Anyone have a good source for those slatted, folding garden chairs that are so very chic? I’d take either the metal or wooden variety.

{Southern Living}

{Southern Living}


{Elle Decor via Black*Eiffel}


{House Beautiful}


{Martha Stewart}

{Martha Stewart}

{Southern Living}

{House Beautiful}

{John Derian}

{Southern Living}

{Pottery Barn}

I’m in need of some help today, friends. I really want to make a few sets of curtains, but I’m stymied on the whole fabric purchasing situation. I don’t even know what I want, exactly, but I do know that JoAnn doesn’t have it and that I’m not sure where else to look. Where do y’all go when you need stylish, reasonably priced fabric?

I love old homes, and one of my favorite characteristics of them is their tendency to have gorgeous wooden ceilings with exposed beams. I love when you can see the “bones” of a house.

{this is glamorous}

{via Urban Grace Interiors}

{House Beautiful via The Inspired Room}

{via Elizabeth Anne Designs Living}

{House Beautiful}

{Elle Decor}

Oh, how I would love to have an entire wall dedicated to a bulletin board (or, as here, a wall of nail-head trimmed burlap). After all, I was the girl who had a seven foot by three foot cork board in her dorm room one year. It was kind of famous, actually — people would pop into my room and say, “Ohhhhh, you’re that girl.” Mmmm, yes?