After being in Spain, the land of gorgeous architecture, I stopped for a weekend in the land of comfort food -Boston. And at a hunger inducing 14 degrees, I was more than open to the idea of stopping in every cafe we walked by. Comfort was found in the form of cannolis, the foamiest chocolate drizzled cappuccinos one can find, and savory morning dim sum.
I was in Boston visiting my good friend from RISD, Liz – who is a very talented illustrator – see here, and has just started a great food blog. So if you’re ever in Boston, or live there, and need a restaurant recommendation – go to her blog, Chomp Chow Chew, for some great ideas- and a little appetite stimulus.
The pictures below are from my trip and can be found on Chomp Chow Chew.
Check out the cappuccino to the top left.
Read about our stop at Mike’s Pastry here.
I also had my first taste of Dim Sum! Read about it on the Dim Sum Sunday post.
mmmm…those dumplings would really hit the spot right now. Thanks for a wonderful time Liz!
I like this cabinet door that drops down and hides the mixer and/or toaster. Once those things (small kitchen appliances) go in a cupboard or in a drawer they aren’t coming back…
I like these floor to ceiling cabinets. They’re sleek with frosted glass – and the u-shaped shelves create even more space
organization is beautiful – beautiful is organization
If you are thinking or re-modeling – consider this sweet little coffee nook..
tupperware is a nightmare – if you have a deep enough drawer, partition it if you can and create a “filing system” if you can. Put super small lids in their own little baskets.
Small kitchens cannot have enough hooks, bars, shelves – any device which lets you hang things or take items off the counter will not go unused.
Keep like items grouped – oils in their own container/basket, small bagged dry goods in another container/basket, etc.
An organizers dream cupboard…ahhh
Poor Remi could only go where we had cleared a path. It meant it was harder for him to run off, though… hehe
A lot of snow had accumulated on one side of our roof, because there were strong winds, you can see at the top of the kitchen window all the snow!
From the top of the lane
Here’s the lane after the second round of snow and with all drifts created by the wind. You can see my mom at the very end.
The veggie garden and the chicken coop behind it.
A shot of our road after it was plowed.
This image also shows another treatment – adorning one wall with wallpaper. Just make sure it’s a wallpaper design that is not too extreme in anyway – modern – but clean, as you want all potential buyers to like it.
This is a great overall example of modern, but still livable decorating. Also keep in mind window treatments! I don’t know what your living room has in the way of windows – but treatments (hard/and or soft) can make a huge impact.
I love the modern but cozy look of this room – the lighting and spine bookcase are very memorable.
The neighborhood is called “moonhole” because of this arch, from which one can see the moon set twice a year.
The two homes on the property
I’d love to be able to sleep with the windows open
I could spend all day out here
Fresh out of the oven – and yes, it tasted delicious
I sealed up the leftovers (what little there were), and saved them in the fridge for the next night.
It cleaned up pretty easy, and as you can see, collapses for easy storage.
Again, you can see their other products and read more about it here – 
I really like this simple, clean kitchen
I like the bedding and nightstand here, but I think all the objects above the headboard are a bit much. What do you think?
I really like flat(ish) weave, striped rugs. I really, really like them when they’re only $2.99 like the one above from Ikea.
Just gorgeous
Another fav
