BEDDING BLAHS

So, I've been wondering if I'm the only one who seems to have trouble dressing my own bed….

Nothing out there is inspiring me...

I usually end up with boring white...

when I'd much rather have something eclectic like this:

Shimmer Me Pretty

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The Year Of The Daffodil

This year

the daffodils have never looked more spectacular

They must love wet feet

for this has been the wettest winter on record

and they've never looked better

While England's national flower is the rose,

the daffodil belongs to Wales

Let's take a look

at the effective ways daffodils are used in England...

Many are seen in lawns like 'bouquets'

in a lovely mix of colors and sizes

If you cut their leaves prematurely, daffodils may not bloom the following year

so lawn mowers mow around the area until it is safe to remove the leaves

(which is six weeks after bloom, according to the Royal Horticultural Society)

Notice this display is mostly white daffodils with a few yellow ones

Planting different varieties keep the look casual even in a formal row

Here they line a driveway

- what a wonderful greeting after a day at work -

I see them growing around features

such as under trees...

 ...and around signs

I love this cheerful mix of colors and heights

And here's a wonderfully unique combination with perennial evergreen, bergenia

This hanging basket holds salmon & pink colored primroses

with a dwarf variety of daffodil

Interestingly, tulips are not as widely seen in England

Even in Amsterdam, 

there was hardly a tulip to be seen last year

I'm not sure why this is - perhaps tulips just are not fashionable at the moment

In the US, I think tulips are just a touch more popular to grow than daffodils

What do you think...

Do you prefer daffodils over tulips?

Visually, what is your favorite way to grow daffodils?

- all photos my own -

MY PROJECT: FANCY BATHROOM SHELVES AND MIRRORS...DELIVERED AT KIGAMBONI

At Kigamboni site nilipata pia chance ya ku design unique and stylish bathroom mirrors pamoja na bathroom shelves...kwa master bedroom, public toilet, na vyumba vingine vitatu..

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Kioo cha bafuni na ki shelf cha bafuni/toilet cha ngazi moja...unaweza kupanga mataulo, sabuni za kuogea, dawa za chooni, etc...Hapa vimewekwa Girls room toilet/bathroom

Shelf ya bafuni/toilet ya ngazi mbili...mataulo yamepangwa kwa juu. Hapa kimewekwa Masterbedroom toilet/bathroom

Hapa kioo na shelf vimefungwa kwenye choo/bafu la chumba cha wageni...

Hapa kimewekwa Boys room toilet/bathroom...

Hapa kioo kimewekwa juu ya sink...karibu na public toilet...

Hapa kimefungwa public toilet....

Creating Another Home

This week you can find me over at The Moksi Homes

answering questions about living in a rental home abroad

Here's a little taster - I hope to see you there :)

Maureen: Did you move everything with you from the USA to England? 

Laura: We brought everything with us because we were not sure how long we would be abroad or where we would relocate to next. Our furnishings, artwork, and knickknacks make each house feel familiar and cozy even though location, views, house layout, and neighbors change with each move. Many of our things have a story or memory attached, so I have no regrets about bringing everything with us although it is a bit of a hassle. 

As the kids get older, they have fewer toys. With each relocation, we purge a little more. And in this digital age, we have laptops, e-books, downloaded films, music, and photos. So we are fortunate that we are living in an era when so much of our ‘stuff’ is downsizing anyway. Moving gets easier each time.

Maureen: How did you cope with the domestic side of moving?  Read more of the interview here...

MY PROJECT AT KIGAMBONI - SPICE RACK, COOKING SPOONS HOLDER SAND A KITCHEN STAND...

Mbali ya ku design na kufunga mabomba ya pazia kwa mteja wangu Kigamboni, nilipata pia tenda ya kutengeneza shelf ya kuwekea viungo jikoni...stand ya kuwekea nazi, vitunguu, nyanya, viazi etc....Pamoja na Cooking spoons holder....

Asanteh mteja wangu Kwa kunipa tenda hii na kwa kuipenda kazi yangu pia.

Naendelea kupokea oda...Please call or WhatsApp # 0712 023102

  

Hii ni shelf ya kuwekea viungo jikoni...

Cooking spoons holder...

Spice rack, Cooking spoons holder and those Curtain poles were all designed by FancyHomeDecor...

Hii ni stand ya jikoni ya kuwekea nazi, viazi, vitunguu, nyanya, ndizi, etc...

Unaweza pia kuwekea na matunda...

A Smoky Sun

It's not until you stop seeing the sun for a prolonged amount of time

that you start to realize the indicators of a longed-for sunny day

Shadows

Sunglasses

Squinting

Sun visor on your car

Sunrise

Sunset 

After such a bleak winter, the sun is out 

and everyone is busy in the yard

burning their garden refuse

(unheard of in America with wildfire danger)

The yummy smell of burning leaves will always remind me of England

Due to all the smoke, we have had the most astonishingly beautiful sunrises and sunsets

with a haze providing an amazing filter

Ahhh, such wonderful bookends to a day

- photos by me -

NON STERILE KITCHENS

I love white kitchens

you know I do...

but honestly, despite my 'love' of them

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MY PROJECT SITE YA KIGAMBONI: CURTAIN POLES, RAILS & HOLDBACKS DESIGNING..

Namshkuru Mungu kwa kuniwezesha kuifanikisha project hii....Namshkuru pia na mteja wangu wa Kigamboni kwa kunikabidhi hii kazi na kwa kuipenda pia. 

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Karibu..

WINDOW DRESSING

DRESSING THE ROOM

PINTEREST

I see them too.

Magazines full of rooms with beautiful windows.

Bare windows.

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GIRL COLORS

What makes a room feminine?

Color is a definite element

but so is furniture style and the fabrics you use

ELLE DECOR

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A SHOE RACK DELIVERED TO OUR CLIENT.......AT ARUSHA.

Fancy Home Decor ilipokea oda hii ya ku design Shoe rack ya ngazi 7 inayoingia pea 42 za viatu....kutoka kwa mteja wa ARUSHA. Namshkuru Mungu Shoe rack hii ilipokamilika ilisafirishwa na kumfikia mteja wetu Arusha on time.

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Karibu..