I Dream of :: trendy kitchen items

Isn't this a lovely espresso machine designed by Otto.  It is a stove top design that harkens back to Italy's  Atomic 1940 stove top espresso maker and it is super chic.  I love the curves and that it is stainless steel.  A nice preview of good things to come, you can see it working thru the glass panel at the back.  Otto makes a perfect cup for two.  Keep your eyes open

I love this bloom fruit bowl from Arkturashop.   It shows a softer side to contemporary with a throw back to the lace bowls in the past.  I love it.

I dream of :: warm summer nights

I would love to have seating like this in my garden.  I love the natural way the bench fits into the landscape and the way it gently sweeps down to the lawn.  I have to think about incorporating seating when we get around to doing some of our retaining walls .

Photographer: William Abranowicz taken for Elle Decor Magazine designed by Steven Harris

I Dream of:: The New Arrival!

I just opened my online store!  I am so excited about this.  I have been building this site for a few months and I owe a very large thanks to my husband.  He  was so very patient with my all my changes. Now that I have my store on line,  I would like to extend some of the Joy of it's arrival.  

To celebrate, Made in Stone is giving away $5 per online order at time of checkout.  Stop by, browse and feel free to give me some feedback. I would love to hear from you. 

(promotion code: grandopening)

I Dream of:: Opulence

If any of you have flicked through the pages of Australian House and Garden Magazine you would have happened upon this bathroom fixture.  It is one of those items that you are drawn to with an emotion of utter disgust and lust!  

This wonderfully fun and gaudy bathtub takes "shoe fetish" to a whole new level.  Log onto the site and see what else you can create with mosaic.  

 The Audrey is designed and developed by SICIS and is the brainchild of Italian Designer Massimiliano Della Monaca.  Leave it to the Italians to take fashion to a new level.  www.sicis.com

I Dream of :: Relaxing

Image from Potterybarn.com

Hope you all enjoy your wonderful weekend.  I am going to relax on the sofa with a good book and few magazines.  Let my children play in the Pj's all day and enjoy the sound of the rain on the patios tin roof.

I dream of :: Showers

All this rain made me think of outdoor showers!  My husband I think our house needs an outdoor shower.  Somewhere to rinse off after spending the day at the beach.  It never fails that the boys are covered in sand from head to toe and track it right through the house all over my hardwood floors.  I want just a place to hose them down.  He wants a full outdoor shower area.  I like the look of this pretty little corner.  Now, I just need to find a place that has the privacy as well...

I dream of :: The Garden

It seems I have been very very busy this week.  Hardly enough time to be very creative nor productive.  I am surprised I turned out dinners this week!  If this rain lets up, I will be out in the garden shops on Friday.  I have itchy fingers all ready to start digging and planting my newly cleaned up area!  I just wonder if it is the right time to plant?