Chickens & houses & gardens

I obviously have too much time on my hands. My latest thought is I want a chicken coop with chickens of course. My current neighborhood is probably not the ideal spot for chickens but see house below it just came on the market with 1.8 acres and so badly needs a remodel and a chicken coop! I must be getting old as I grew up on a 500 acre farm in Oklahoma ( which I said I would never want to do that again) and now I want land and chickens and  a garden. I did just finish reading a square foot garden book and had a raised garden like this picture placed in my city backyard. I have tomatoes, squash and cilantro. But as anyone who knows me well will know when I decide to move I can't get that thought out of my head! I desperately want to have an acre for my chickens ( david my sweet husband says I am losing it) possibly but after moving renovating 12 times in the last 12 years I lost it a long time ago

Stay tuned for the chicken farm 

Xo

Stacy

Amazing

I wanted to blog about going to the symphony house today but was disappointed by what I saw so many great designers but the house just didn't have a cohesive flow about it. So I decided to blog about something more important my daughter Lauren on the right ( next to her favorite blogger in New York) Lauren is a Senior at Notre Dame graduating In a week

We are so proud of her and all she has accomplished Congratulations Lauren 

Lighting is Like a Great Pair of Shoes Everyone needs at least one Fabulous One!!

Lighting is so very important in a house. I see so many times clients will just settle for a so so light. Lighting does not have to be expensive. You can get lighting at so many online places, in stores like restoration hardware and pottery barn. Why just put the same light in your house that everyone in your neighborhood has just because a builder thought it looked good. I don't know too many builders that spend a lot of time selecting great lights do you? Spend some time on finding great lights for public areas like the dining room, foyer and kitchen island. This light sits over a marble island. My husband says it looks like a lobster cage. Lobster cage or not it looks amazing. It has a grey/brown color with distressing on it. I used it for the inspiration for new kitchen cabinet doors with glass inserts. Next time you are remodeling or building think about your lighting make it count. Like a great pair of shoes it is an investment and you will be looking at it for a long time. Make it Beautiful. Stacy Jacobi