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I spent some lovely time at home over the weekend. I did yoga there. I arranged flowers. I made cups of tea and read books. I tidied. I wrote, sitting in front of my window, light streaming in. It all makes me happy. The light was particularly pretty yesterday in the early evening and I snapped a few pics. I ought really to have straightened the cushions on the sofa, but you know... I sort of like it this way

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  1. What a lovely space you have made for yourself there! It looks warm and clean, visually appealing and comforting all at once...

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  2. Such a lovely home!!!!! I spotted a very familiar post card : )

    Have an equally lovely week

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  3. The flowers are arranged beautifully. Love spending time like that at home. There's nothing like 'your space'.

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    1. Thanks Alice - my apartment smells heavenly with lilacs and sterling roses!

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  4. What a beautiful and restful home you have, love all the art you have displayed!~

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  5. Wow, your house is amazing! What brand is your little ipod docking station? I love it!

    Megan @ Storybook Love Affair

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    1. It's by Vers http://www.versaudio.com/

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  6. You're right; the light was particularly pretty. A big window like that is great to have. Beautiful bar :) and color-coded books. I like the cushions smushed, too - shows someone lives there. The best part about growing up and getting older is building a home of one's own. Thank you for this glimpse into your personal space.

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  7. You've done a lovely job in your home, Jane! I especially love the bookcases and how you've arranged them. And the bar! So fun. Also really like how you arranged the photos on your fridge. I need to do that! xo

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    1. Thanks Anna - I like to rearrange them every now and then... keeps my tiny kitchen fresh!

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  8. This has to be one of the most beautiful posts. It just made me pause for a moment. Love that. I just took up camp, by the cookbooks- hope you don't mind. Wink.
    xo

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    1. Awh - thanks Christina - I'd love if you were there - I'd bring you tea and biccies!

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  9. I love how purposeful everything is... you seem to only live with the things you love and it shows~

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    1. Thank you! I really do love looking at things I love! It may not look like it, but I really declutter all the things I don't completely adore - including books that I didn't enjoy.

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  10. Ah so calm and beautiful.A book and a cup of coffee .I wish I was there sitting in that wonderful room enjoying the sun.

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  11. Such a beautiful home Jane...so restful yet so visually stimulating...I initially thought it was a spread from WoI. I particularly love the pale grey tones of your walls...and your colour based book organisation is delightful...everything looks so carefully and thoughtfully selected...x

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    1. Wow - high praise indeed! Thanks Doreen - you made my day!

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  12. I know and love that feeling of being home when everything is just as it should be.

    I kind of float around my house in the zone on those days.

    Glad you had a day in your beautiful zone.

    xo Jane

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  13. You have an absolutely beautiful home! But I would haven expected any less. You have exquisite taste!

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  14. How beautiful and comfortable it looks!

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  15. Just the perfect mix of pieces that we all know (the IKEA ones) with unique and original items to make it a special place. Lovely taking a peek into your home!

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  16. Beautiful--your home is so artfully arranged!

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  17. Gorgeous apartment! Love the comfy setting :)

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  18. Lovely apartment! What kind of magnets are those small circles on your refrigerator?

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    1. Uhm... just regular rare-earth magnets... like these http://www.leevalley.com/US/wood/page.aspx?p=32065&cat=1,42363,42348&ap=1

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  19. Oh Jane, your home is lovely! So easy to see why you enjoy being there. I understand the feeling. I feel the same about my home.

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  20. WOW!!!! Your apartment is beautiful! Love how you color organized your books! SO COOL.

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  21. Okay, so I'm going to just say it: I'm so jealous! What a beautiful apartment Jane, everything about it says tasteful and cosy. And I think I spot my little poem print with Lynn on your fridge. I have so much crap covering my fridge, this inspires me to re-decorate it with only the images and words I love.

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    1. No!!! Don't say jealous! And - yes! - that's your poem on my fridge. I consider my fridge like a rotating art collection so I really make myself make hard choices - but then I redo it completely every month or so... so it's a fun little thing to change up in my tiny kitchen!

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  22. You have such a dreamy apartment! I could totally live/read/drink tea there, so pretty!

    Where is that little purple (lilac) calendar from?

    Sara

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  23. Your home is so pretty Jane. And it is quite a lot like I imagined it would be. I love the photos and pictures on the fridge and the whole place. Strange how grey can be so soothing (and I like that the cushions are not all plumped up - it reminds me that someones lives there!)

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  24. Loving the bookshelf styling and that little collage on your fridge!
    It's all so pretty, Jane!

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  25. I love this! Very inspiring...especially your fridge. Would you mind sharing the artist and/or name of the picture of the girl with the yellow dress. She is so beautiful.
    Thank you.
    Cali

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    1. Sure - it's the same artist as the portrait over my bookshelf (though that's an original painting)

      Here's the artist / seller on Etsy: http://www.etsy.com/shop/tushtush

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  26. Where is that lovely blue velvet chair from? I love it!

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    1. It's vintage Saarinen, reupholstered. But Knoll still has the license to produce, so they're readily available at stores like DWR etc.

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  27. You have such a beautiful living space..just the perfect size and super cozy looking. Great post!

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  28. What a lovely space. I'm from Wexford but have been living in San Francisco for years, so it was wonderful to find your blog. You're such a lovely writer!
    Did Bewleys do an Orla Kiely collection of tins?

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    1. Yup they did - I snagged two when I was last home! Nice to "meet" you!!

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  29. Hey, there's a portrait of me that my friend Tali from TushTush did up there! Awesome!:):):)

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    1. Oh, how lovely! Yes, I love her work!! (one on my fridge and over my bookcase too)

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