Ella on the House Hunt

Mr. Ella and I have decided to find a farm.

 A place where we can go to slow down and escape all of 

the noises and rushing around that the city brings.

A Country Retreat...

I almost talked myself into making an offer on the first property we looked at because I fell in love with the old wallpaper. 

I don't even use much color in my decorating anymore, but the timeworn softness of the faded paper had me at hello.

Layers of the past revealed... 

This old farmhouse is out in the country in the middle of NO where. 

Not a fancy place, but I can just imagine old iron beds dressed in white chenille and cotton curtains blowing in the warm breeze.

A touch of aqua to tug at my heart...

  

 We had to pass on this one for reasons having absolutely nothing to do with my passion for pretty walls!

Aqua

Aqua love from Pinterest.

Enjoy!!

The Colors of Chile

Mr. Ella and I returned last week from a Mission trip to Chile. While we were there our group was able to take a couple of days off from working in Santiago and travel about an hour to the coast.

In Valparaiso we rode an old box type elevator up the hill and was surprised to see this turquoise Victorian house perched on the edge.

The "box" to the left is what we rode in...

It is one of those things you do and just try not to think about how dangerous it is...

The houses were painted in such fun colors.

Each is their own unique color.

Paint store owners are staying busy in Chile!

(The blue basket in front is where they put their trash to picked up.)

Through Ella's eyes

Do you want to see what caught my eye while I wandered around the Marburger Farm Antique Show?

Stunning trays.

Pretty Pom-poms.

Dazzling ribbon.

The new hot look.

The interesting look.

The worn look.

My favorite look.

The other hot look.

And the ... "if you have enough of anything, throw it all together to get a look". It was fun walking through the tents and downloading the visuals to that creative side of my brain where I jumble it up and wallah, the Ella look!