i {heart} this house: coastal living ultimate beach house

The 2012 Coastal Living Ultimate Beach house is open. It is in Rosemary Beach, just minutes away from where we vacationed last week. As much as I would have loved to tour, I was not willing to sacrifice one minute of beach time. The goal is to soak up as much sun and eat as much seafood as possible, right? If so, mission accomplished. However, looking through pictures makes me the tiniest bit upset I didn't see it in person.

The house was designed by Erika Powell of Urban Grace Interiors. Who I L-O-V-E for so many reasons. 1. She's stinking adorable. 2. Her work is amazing. I die a little inside - in a good way, of course - every time I see a room she's designed. 3. She went to Auburn. 'Nuff said.

So feast your eyes on this ah-mazing home... I'm drooling.

{ the entry }

{ the foyer. the only reason I included this photo was for the light fixture and fiddle leaf figs - LOVE }

{ guest bedroom 1 }

{ guest bath }

{ guest bedroom 2 }

{ sitting room off kitchen }

{ living room + kitchen }

{ living room + dining area }

{ dining area }

{ all the appliances and dishes are neatly tucked away from the living space, which looks amaze, but not practical for folks like BW and me who spend most of our time in the kitchen eating cooking }

{ master bedroom }

{ master bath. DYING over those huge drawers and beautiful pulls }

{ little cozy den }

{ the bunk room }

{ the game room }

{ the most adorable striped ping pong table }

{ guest bedroom 3. love the headboard and wall color. want something similar for our master. am I the only one who has an issue with plates above the bed? I mean... in any other room of the house, it's great, but the bedroom? just me? }

{ media room }

{ perfect place to curl up and watch a movie }

{ movie snacks. where are the rasinets? }

{ little girls' bunk room. hands down cutest room of the house. }

{ loungers + pool }

{ beautiful outdoor cabana }

Isn't it amazing? What's your favorite room?

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i {heart} this house: kristin alber

I spend all day with my eyes glued to the computer, so when quitting time rolls around I usually spring from my chair and sprint out of my office. Which just so happens to be a bedroom in our house, so I don't sprint far... actually, it's more of a fast paced walk to the other side of the house. But the other day while catching up on some reading at The Lettered Cottage, I came across a post about Kristin Alber's home and I literally could not peel my eyes from the screen. This house is ah-mazing! So airy and fresh.  I wanted to soak it up, memorize it and recreate her beautiful little vignettes all over my own home.

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Oh, and apparently Kristin and her hubby own two shops in Mesa, AZ - Domestic Bliss and Found. A to-die-for-house and an incredible shop? It's like something out of the movies. Namely, this movie. And yes, I'm a teensy bit jealous.