What's in your Garden? Wood Panel Decor

One of the things we love about our house is the garden ;)

Few months ago we had to install 2 wood panels on our fence:

Do you wonder why? Well.. Canito, our dog, decided it was very funny to bite and destroy the plastic cover of the fence.

Wanna see a proof? there:

Thank you Canito..

Anyway, I didn't like those panels so much so I decided to make a Garden decoration out of them ;)

I painted both of them in green:

A tip for you: do not make any painting, crafting, etc under the sun.. I was boiling so much I didn't think I could make it till the end!!

Once the paint was dry I started decorating the panel with a golden phrase ;) 

Now, if anybody tells you that this is very easy although it's the first time you do it.. don't believe them! ;)

At first, it was easy..until this happened:

meh :/

Not nice!!! Luckily I still had some colour left and managed to correct the mistakes :)

This is how my fence looks like now:

My three boys enjoying the sun and the garden ;)

Do you like the outcome? The sentence I wrote is my homage to our nice garden that Stefano defines "our piece of paradise" : "If you would have a mind at peace, a heart that can-not harden, go find a door that opens wide upon a lovely garden".

I hope I have inspired you a little!

Until next time,

Daniela

Breakfast Nook Inspiration

Something I simply love in a house is the breakfast nook.

A place where the family meets every morning and shares the first hours of the day together :)

The following are my favourite breakfast nooks so far:

Pinteret via Daniela on to For The Home

I like the white/yellow/blue combination. It makes me feel quite and peaceful: an excellent start for the new day! The flip flop wall arts give a touch of summer time: perfect for those houses near the coast (erhm.. mine for example).

http://somethingsimplesomethingme.blogspot.com/2013/01/breakfast-nook.html

White and Blue combination! This breakfast nook is small but looks very intimate and comfy. I like that the table is surronded by windows: imagine having brekfast while looking at a nice and sunny day.

http://fabuloushomeblog.com/2013/01/05/love-this-breakfast-nook/

You might have understood I like white breakfast nooks :) This one in particular makes me feel like I would have breakfast in a typical american cafe every morning :)

Pinterest via Daniela on to For The Home

Wouldn't you like to have breakfast here? I like the green walls and white table, the bench under the windows and the fact that the pillows match perfectly.

http://www.mom4real.com/2013/04/decorating-ideas-aqua-love.html

I would perfectly see this breakfast nook in a countryside house :) I like the way the colors have been mixed together and all the details that makes it rural and delicate.


This is were we currently have breakfast:

It doesn´t have any white but I like it as well :) 

I have many orange stuff in my kitchen and I am trying to combine them with teal/aqua colors. My kitchen has windows as well so I can enjoy my coffee while the sun is shining inside (the curtain is usually up ;)!!)

As you can see in the back, we are fanatics for coffee and have our Nespresso machine ready for use (although Stefano uses it more..i am classic and keep using my old fashion mocha) ;)

Do you like my breakfast nook and the ones I get inspired from?

Until next time,
Daniela