We’re well into March and it finally feels like Spring is here. The days are crisp but the sun is bright and, with the onset of daylight savings time, the days are getting longer. We’ve planted a little vegetable garden, the windows are open as I type this, and I finally feel like I’m starting to come out of the winter fog I’ve been in for the last several months. I’m not sure about how you’re feeling these days, but COVID winter was much darker and drearier than any from recent memory.

Something in the air has significantly shifted my taste in most things, including spaces. I have been pulled toward English Country cottages and traditional Americana lately. I think period dramas like Outlander (I gobbled this series up this winter) definitely had a hand in bringing about these changes for me. Layered, cozy, homey spaces really pull on my heartstrings these days and I’m very intrigued by antique touches, a little tartan, and (dare I say it?!) color. This 1870s historic Mill Valley home by G.P. Schafer Architect and Rita Konig fits the bill perfectly:

imasges by G.P. Schafer Architect via Georgia Grace

There’s a common thread running though all of my favorite spaces of late. Cool, minimal, ocean-side dwellings have been pulling on my heartstrings for the last couple of years and Leah and Jakeh Bradley’s Newport Beach home is just another to add to the list. With a supremely collected feel and an array of utilitarian pieces, this space is inspiring me to live by the adage, “have nothing in your home you in your house that you do not know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful”.

One glance at Leah’s Instagram grid and you’re instantly transported to am idyllic California lifestyle where everything is drenched in sunshine and hearkens back to the vintage surf world. Keep scrolling for more…

photos by: Sanford Creative

discovered via Hunker

Hello internet, it’s been quite a long time since we last spoke. I’ve been living gleefully (and sometimes stressfully) in our little newborn cocoon for the past couple of months. With the early days behind us, I’m finally just beginning to dip my toes back into the waters of sharing things here and elsewhere online. I’m feeling rejuvenated and even more drawn to this space than before! This home tour, a stunning ode to Boheme Goods’ proprietress Sarah Shabacon, has been sitting in my drafts for some time and I could see no better way to ease back into the routine.

With her distinct sense of style and a unique ability to be unabashedly real with her audience, Sarah quickly rose up the ranks of social media stars and now tops my list of Instagrammers worth following. Her home, a carefully collected, beach-inspired hideaway in Canada, is unlike any other with its thrifted decor and enviable vibes. Keep scrolling for all of the drool-worthy corners of her stunning abode…

Photos: Britney Gill via Pampa