I am a nurse who loves interior design, cats, vintage finds, shelter magazines, and the color gray. For Me, For You. Belonging to the designer behind Go Forth Creative is so simple and pretty. Her houseplant collection is on point. This white walled California home.

THIS BLOG HAS MOVED! The new blog is up. With a new name, new look, and full of new content. I am now blogging at The Curious Mix. Please come and join me there for all future postings and updates. T pains me to have to do this, but I am going to have to take a little break from blogging. The real world is making it harder and harder to produce the kind of posts and maintain the kind of blog that I want DesignPlusYou.

Monday, September 15, 2014. I have no illusions that the leather chair was EVER mine. The same goes for the tray that was given to me as a gift, several months ago. I cannot even put a drink down in it, before he comes over and gives me a stare down. As soon as I move my glass, he takes over the tray. Monday, July 28, 2014. Lamp and lamp shade were found in the trash at different times. I think that they go nicely together. What are people thinking? .

WATCHING OUR BOY host a backyard summer bonfire, and the only thing I can hear is green arrow in my head. Green Arrow by Yo La Tengo on Grooveshark. Posted by Joy Patrice OBrien. It was a productive weekend. Posted by Joy Patrice OBrien.

Sunday, August 28, 2011. Lucky for us, the storm seemed to pass by rather quietly in the night. Fresh food and flowers, Summer Fridays, gin cocktails. But I am welcoming the cool air and slow change of season. Saturday, August 27, 2011. Monday, August 22, 2011. Friday, August 19, 2011. Wednesday, August 17, 2011.

Thursday, April 11, 2013. Hotel Raya, Panarea, Italy. I have lost far too many hours over the past few months looking at Internet photos of coastal Italian hotels. Never before has the pull to travel to this iconic part of the world been stronger for me. When I came across Hotel Raya. I first spent an hour devouring every photograph on their site and then had the urge to email the hotel link to 30 people I know. But then I thought, hey I once had a blog just for this purpose! Friday, August 10, 2012.

Chatti patti talks design! Color outside the lines. Emi interior design, inc. From the house of edward. I used to be snow white but i drifted.