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White Out

Ode to this glooorrrrious time of year when we’re on the cusp of Fall… ye know, when leaves start to turn and everything smells like cinnamon spice and looks like tartan plaid & pumpkins… (well – in most parts of the world).  And I am SO trying to channel that nostalgic, elusive feeling of Fall here in SoCal – what with all my windows open and fans on and Harvest Apple candles about to burn down the house. But alas – gowel, it’s 87 d*mN degrees outside.  And while perhaps I should be dreaming in autumnal shades of ochre / persimmon / deep garnet, all I’ve been gravitating towards this week are shades of white.  Maybe it’s because it’s been hazy and chilly here this week in the mornings.. (?)  Or maybe it’s cuz of this:

F. Scott Fitzgerald Quote | Covet Living

Maybe my affinity pour blanche has to do with what my boy Scooter said: it’s the spirit of wiping the slate clean first and starting over again with a blank canvas (which, as it turns out, I do feel like I’m doing in my life – and that’s another post)… but whatever the reason, see below.  And exhale.  And maybe if you have the 1989 album, turn on my girl T-Swift’s “Clean”.

{ my favorite kind of outfit }

White on White | Covet Living

{big, big sigh}

Wash Out | Covet Living

{stunner}

Coleen McGill Design Group | Covet Living

{what sundays are made of}

Low Back, Low Bun | Covet Living

{çava, my old friend}

Paris Rooftops | Covet Living

{I think I forget}

Love | Covet Living

{unknown source but picasso / matisse-esque}

Nude Sketch, Source Unknown | Covet Living

{that hardware – i can’t even}

Sweet Brass Cabinet Hardware | Covet Living

{waterworks sink.  if i could only afford that sink or a shower, i’d take that sink and have it double as a bird bath.}

waterworks sink | covet living

{clean}

White Bathroom | Covet Living

{my wildest wardrobe dreams: isabel marant}

Isabel Marant Sweater | Covet Living

{so warm.  i love everything in atlanta homes mag.}

ATL Homes Kitchen | Covet Living

{head to toe perfection, sans the scowl}

Neutrals on White and Denim | Covet Living

{laguna 6 by zio bios creative}

Laguna 6, Zoe Bios Creative | Covet Living

{black shower doors are all the rage… but so is this}

White Shower Doors | Covet Living

{#truth}

It's All Messy Quote | Covet Living

{the sweetest little old fashioned kitchen… note the detail and how the wee range slides in on top of the baseboard.}

Antique Kitchen | Covet Living

{denim + white = perfection.  always.}

White Blouse and Jeans | Covet Living

{but that gold backsplash}

White Kitchen, Gold Backsplash | Covet Living

Next week, pumpkins and lattes and flannels and jewel tones – honest.  And PS I’m sorry the formatting is jacked up on here – Karrie and I, in our infinite confusion over the techie back-end of our blog, can’t figure it out.  And PPS I’m sorry we’ve blogged like 4x this year.  We both love doing it SO MUCH and love all you wonderful people who follow along, so we’re making it more of a priority.  Pinky promise.

xoxo!

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Saturday Morning Musings

Good Morning Sugarplums (!)  Happy Weekend to you!  In the ultimate act of procrastination (since I’m supposed to be moving today), instead of packing I’m drinking coffee, rubbing Gus’ belly and fiddling around with Pinterest.  Whoops.  If you have anything pressing on your plate today, perhaps you should halt and fiddle faddle with me for a minute too:

{WHAT SATURDAYS ARE FOR}

This pic evokes all kinds of warm fuzzies for me, but the ponytail / denim / chambray also makes me feel like Fall’s comin.

Saturday Morning | Bike | Covet Living

{THINKING OF CANVAS-ING AND HANGING ONE OF THESE IN MY NEW DIGS}

Serenity now.

Saturday Morning | Calm Water | Covet Living

Saturday Morning | Let it Be, Slim Aarons | Covet Living

Saturday Morning | Waves | Covet Living

{MAKING ME NOD SILENTLY}

…in an “omg, truer words have never been spoken” way.  Good luck with that, bud.

Saturday Morning | You Lost Me | Covet Living

{MAKING ME CACKLE}

…because this is equally as (sad but) true.

Saturday Morning | Revenge | Covet Living

{MAKING ME WANNA DO A RED LIP TONIGHT}

…bonus: you get to do everything else pretty minimal when you do. #easybutton

Saturday Morning | Easy Red Lip | Covet Living

{MAKING ME SMILE}

…cuz this is what his sweet face looks like all the time.

Saturday Morning | GusGus | Covet Living

{MAKING ME WISH I NEEDED ANOTHER RUG}

…Rugs USA’s Overdyed Pakistani Purple Rug.

Saturday Morning | Overdyed Pakistani Rug from Rugs USA | Covet Living

Lulu & Georgia “Shimia” Rug.  Like worn, faded denim.  Like buttah. Saturday Morning | Shimia Rug, Lulu and Georgia | Covet Living

{MAKING ME SWOON}

…the cabinet doors make the whole darn thing.

Saturday Morning | Black Paned Cabinet Doors | Covet Living

…Tabarka kills me every time.  This is Maghreb Zig Zag Large.

Saturday Morning | Tabarka Tile | Covet Living

…look at the little lip detail on the backsplash.  And that sconce.  And the ship lap.  So cozy.  By Ruard Veltman Architecture.

Saturday Morning | Ruard Veltman Architecture, Ship Lap | Covet Living

{MAKING ME SCRATCH MY HEAD}

…cuz I can’t tell if these are toddler underpants or adult short-shorts, but I want them nonetheless.

Saturday Morning | Tiny Shorts | Covet Living

{MAKING ME SERIOUSLY CONSIDER CUTTING MY HAIR}

…and look at those layers!  (Sigh), Fall.

Saturday Morning | Rosie Huntington Haircut | Covet Living

{MAKING ME NOD AGAIN}

…because this is so true.  Remind me to tell you about the story my friend Jess told me last weekend when I was in Chicago that seriously lit a fire under my ass.

Saturday Morning | Anything's Possible | Covet Living

{MAKING ME WANNA RE-DO MY CANED BACK LOUIS DINING CHAIRS}

…because does Peter Dunham’s Fig Leaf ever get old??  I think not.

Saturday Morning | Cane Chair Redo | Covet Living

K I should for realz go pack now.  Happy Saturday!  PS: **click photos to be directed to original sources.**

xoxo,

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