Captivated By The Sea

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjibpJ1Lf1yv6r89YSGICgaqYE76w6pzgaVoqIrgnmZpI8l3RKmt3Kfe21VOMzQDjsYXMkUISRtf1_o-FlXks-ZRHzMZllaPcrrnv0QsgVK76t2ScweKUOMdYkxDGczRtGXp2ca_kUh3FQ/s1600/cottage-outdoor-shower-smooth-sailing-0712-xln.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjibpJ1Lf1yv6r89YSGICgaqYE76w6pzgaVoqIrgnmZpI8l3RKmt3Kfe21VOMzQDjsYXMkUISRtf1_o-FlXks-ZRHzMZllaPcrrnv0QsgVK76t2ScweKUOMdYkxDGczRtGXp2ca_kUh3FQ/s1600/cottage-outdoor-shower-smooth-sailing-0712-xln.jpg" /></a></div>Recently flipping through the <a href="http://www.countryliving.com/homes/house-tours/coastal-decorating-ideas?click=pp" target="_blank">July/August 2012 issue of Country Living</a>, and this image above literally stopped me in my tracks.  I immediately tore it from the magazine, something I rarely do anymore, in this <a href="http://pinterest.com/sued" target="_blank">pinterest</a>, <a href="http://zhushtumbles.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">tumblr</a>, bookmarking age.  This "tear sheet"~ now sitting a top piles of paperwork on my desk, is reminding me of the "outdoor shower project" my husband and I keep talking about and yet keep putting off. The warm weather months all flit by in the blink of an eye, and we always seem to miss the right window of time for this... In a weird way, it's almost like a metaphor, too.  It's a reminder to take full advantage of summer before it's gone. Use our pool more. Get out to visit some beaches.  I went back to glance at this photo again, and, upon turning it over, realized that this entire Nantucket cottage is completely captivating.  You can view the rest of this home's vintage nautical charm, <a href="http://www.countryliving.com/homes/house-tours/coastal-decorating-ideas?click=pp" target="_blank">here</a>.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8YH0TU08sADl5TSvMdRLBsG6KmCMzezE6I1LhI8CFFXJ-S-IjOpuRDnE2nQjL54tZLzUex93D3-gn_JYmo4Z4vFnuRf60wvnLBTsG91H3OJMQ-eyLNYOANke5qp2zAas2BZMprSfeKt8/s1600/blue-glass-jars-smooth-sailing-0712-xln.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8YH0TU08sADl5TSvMdRLBsG6KmCMzezE6I1LhI8CFFXJ-S-IjOpuRDnE2nQjL54tZLzUex93D3-gn_JYmo4Z4vFnuRf60wvnLBTsG91H3OJMQ-eyLNYOANke5qp2zAas2BZMprSfeKt8/s1600/blue-glass-jars-smooth-sailing-0712-xln.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimF9rY5ct_ovVSYP3htqezir6XLhgSzxksDh_TtdpL54YmEZvx_oUQxWUWB1_sRUDhLtgB9J-f71h0Z3v2zx0yRsaeVODGk-4Yu3ubfzPke90669BUmWJXyv71y6lpD7gyNqlZqSd6EnQ/s1600/built-in-daybed-bedroom-smooth-sailing-0712-xln.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimF9rY5ct_ovVSYP3htqezir6XLhgSzxksDh_TtdpL54YmEZvx_oUQxWUWB1_sRUDhLtgB9J-f71h0Z3v2zx0yRsaeVODGk-4Yu3ubfzPke90669BUmWJXyv71y6lpD7gyNqlZqSd6EnQ/s1600/built-in-daybed-bedroom-smooth-sailing-0712-xln.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIIDnLsPXDZh6CbM9Wq3u0pM1ZcQyryJJFv9q063xBNA_PBWRbMQ_CGcczV38Lc1dr7m1-ecSh3Bna8bS5c76aNiy8xfN0zXQ1a1HLVMgGXp1DYgOsznTt5jfwguRWTLBRHD3IzonsP1o/s1600/dining-room-antique-farm-table-smmoth-sailing-0712-xln.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIIDnLsPXDZh6CbM9Wq3u0pM1ZcQyryJJFv9q063xBNA_PBWRbMQ_CGcczV38Lc1dr7m1-ecSh3Bna8bS5c76aNiy8xfN0zXQ1a1HLVMgGXp1DYgOsznTt5jfwguRWTLBRHD3IzonsP1o/s1600/dining-room-antique-farm-table-smmoth-sailing-0712-xln.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOZmDC367z7LzvE3-Ik5IMUHpCW3WwggT9BES6SAa2vk56g5-388_5FBiUwlbHDgENtu1j_hXF9IpkN41-zke4sqnJKdef5CJ3DLSvE62RcbE7_FyTVR44UNIx4CaWXdLUTTuflremsaM/s1600/painted-kitchen-floor-smooth-sailing-0712-xln.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOZmDC367z7LzvE3-Ik5IMUHpCW3WwggT9BES6SAa2vk56g5-388_5FBiUwlbHDgENtu1j_hXF9IpkN41-zke4sqnJKdef5CJ3DLSvE62RcbE7_FyTVR44UNIx4CaWXdLUTTuflremsaM/s1600/painted-kitchen-floor-smooth-sailing-0712-xln.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br /></div>

Captivated By The Sea

Recently flipping through the July/August 2012 issue of Country Living , and this image above literally stopped me in my tracks.  I immediat...

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Mad For Mod

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikOL0PvA7RBhFTyjM2CSE2X0NbI7kI4Q7nVow8-siRku2myUkQHL5QzoB8-27WpxAIgOk08YXB2OEFCZ5aLoQZWQVinxNpfhLHrrZdx-CzfccHn4FpWF2hGL5zPw46ciwYZlCoepS5_-pG/s1600/Picture+401.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikOL0PvA7RBhFTyjM2CSE2X0NbI7kI4Q7nVow8-siRku2myUkQHL5QzoB8-27WpxAIgOk08YXB2OEFCZ5aLoQZWQVinxNpfhLHrrZdx-CzfccHn4FpWF2hGL5zPw46ciwYZlCoepS5_-pG/s1600/Picture+401.png" /></a></div>How retro-fabulous is the mod styling in this ad campaign for French label <a href="http://www.pauleka.com/" target="_blank">Paule Ka</a>!  And, how brilliant of <a href="http://www.pauleka.com/" target="_blank">Paule Ka</a> to use Acapulco as the back drop here!  These images remind me so much of photos I've seen of my parents on their honeymoon, a time in history that is literally just before my own memory.  <i>Note to my mother</i>: really wishing you would've saved some of your adorable ensembles from back in the day.  Fortunately, <a href="http://www.pauleka.com/" target="_blank">Paul Ka's clothes </a>are as cute as their ads.  Seriously crushing on the entire Spring collection...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ3iwcV41V1S0okY-diNSn3Nz4oGx9A1KaCP7W6vfrdqXsC0b7dagLXDUrhGPXWYJYo7mOUzMYRQQGuMz37tlg-63kdFjey9UlQxmyGb709zYFGOGjIa2xM-xd_mjhhRsy9TeVcBrZnSGk/s1600/Picture+395.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ3iwcV41V1S0okY-diNSn3Nz4oGx9A1KaCP7W6vfrdqXsC0b7dagLXDUrhGPXWYJYo7mOUzMYRQQGuMz37tlg-63kdFjey9UlQxmyGb709zYFGOGjIa2xM-xd_mjhhRsy9TeVcBrZnSGk/s1600/Picture+395.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJmLKyCXPM9WGMFtbY1mgdZBF2yUViNmXBhz56op98WVPkniQMqy-fEUapGhdb8GLuV4V5ndJBDkxV1HObLNoW-GDXAsZU0UlLX-HnoXhOVqDQB91eeJbVcRwMpjVBna5fX0eHBzTzAXs4/s1600/Picture+398.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJmLKyCXPM9WGMFtbY1mgdZBF2yUViNmXBhz56op98WVPkniQMqy-fEUapGhdb8GLuV4V5ndJBDkxV1HObLNoW-GDXAsZU0UlLX-HnoXhOVqDQB91eeJbVcRwMpjVBna5fX0eHBzTzAXs4/s1600/Picture+398.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPuB6cRRpFZpoYNumf9_-sPRlYwyIggr_PL94391UPEXtyAInSZv7B5F-ztDnMw4dlPZR50wVtGBxOSTwU2RKrODPefxZ7XXvp_zzfxC4Z1MrXQCiu2mhPoY54hQvOpnTFzRcwr9N2oAV_/s1600/2048_collections_PE2012_PauleKaCollections_PE2012_Look78.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPuB6cRRpFZpoYNumf9_-sPRlYwyIggr_PL94391UPEXtyAInSZv7B5F-ztDnMw4dlPZR50wVtGBxOSTwU2RKrODPefxZ7XXvp_zzfxC4Z1MrXQCiu2mhPoY54hQvOpnTFzRcwr9N2oAV_/s1600/2048_collections_PE2012_PauleKaCollections_PE2012_Look78.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJHlPS-EGeLzKfgHl5AKZERIvtZM-G666ILmPPqFxrgCeB8oZwtJ7u02B7twbMfKopphyphenhyphenKCnAU9m03ZXTrINraWP5g5PoiHL_lJpmxMDqk641dmFEwykGBBIe8xFfys1PicYmy9tqLRkQT/s1600/Picture+402.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJHlPS-EGeLzKfgHl5AKZERIvtZM-G666ILmPPqFxrgCeB8oZwtJ7u02B7twbMfKopphyphenhyphenKCnAU9m03ZXTrINraWP5g5PoiHL_lJpmxMDqk641dmFEwykGBBIe8xFfys1PicYmy9tqLRkQT/s1600/Picture+402.png" /></a></div><br /></div>

Mad For Mod

How retro-fabulous is the mod styling in this ad campaign for French label Paule Ka !  And, how brilliant of Paule Ka to use Acapulco as th...

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Filling Spaces Giveaway!

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVzXXoVbkBTFsLiS4h7SJdRo_OqFUQSgpZmXN2BFOPHoXnbjjpiQGI6RYIYNGLIRpzCuZUbEtWiY_tajw72gyrhnY-I4MNkQp5uEO4OgzIPf4xfzgUGIDwFGhMx1HlkG8noGJqUeY-dsc/s1600/-14.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVzXXoVbkBTFsLiS4h7SJdRo_OqFUQSgpZmXN2BFOPHoXnbjjpiQGI6RYIYNGLIRpzCuZUbEtWiY_tajw72gyrhnY-I4MNkQp5uEO4OgzIPf4xfzgUGIDwFGhMx1HlkG8noGJqUeY-dsc/s640/-14.jpg" width="427" /></a></div>Today's giveaway is for a handmade, vintage, Indian saree quilt!  <a href="http://www.fillingspaces.com/" target="_blank">Filling Spaces</a>, the company behind these amazing throws is offering one reader <b>a beautiful and charming 50"x70" quilt</b>.  This family run, Portland based company is owned and operated by Deepali Kalia, an interior designer with an extensive knowledge of Indian prints, fabrics and materials.  Deepali explains the history behind each quilt, "<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">These beautiful pieces build community among women.This has traditionally provided women with space and time of their own with which they created this extraordinary art-form. It is an exclusively woman’s activity where they can interact with other women and gain a sense of self.  It is our desire at <a href="http://www.fillingspaces.com/" target="_blank">Filling Spaces</a> to cultivate a strong pride in this tradition in each of the women who make them." This giveaway is open to all followers of The Zhush, either through google, subscription or Bloglovin'. <b>For a second entry to win</b>, please <a href="http://www.facebook.com/fillingspaces.designs" target="_blank">"like" Filling Spaces on Facebook</a>.  Giveaway is open until midnight, December 4th, 2011, winner announced Monday, December 5th, 2011. Good Luck!!!</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkTLbQ0FZj_MckL1arLxrVlL2wcrzwlM4Urs-OMwrkOqE-AewYFkXC6gRk-1IpZWysu3fCwI-RTYu1gU3mgqkCvcNLM-uzmH9q_3NzNXGrO8FTXOMGBqgaHhLmV954WfPPbkM4K5ynMnI/s1600/-12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkTLbQ0FZj_MckL1arLxrVlL2wcrzwlM4Urs-OMwrkOqE-AewYFkXC6gRk-1IpZWysu3fCwI-RTYu1gU3mgqkCvcNLM-uzmH9q_3NzNXGrO8FTXOMGBqgaHhLmV954WfPPbkM4K5ynMnI/s400/-12.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><br /></span></div>

Filling Spaces Giveaway!

Today's giveaway is for a handmade, vintage, Indian saree quilt!  Filling Spaces , the company behind these amazing throws is offering o...

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