Country Living

 The June issue of Country Living arrived last week 

and I wanted to share a few of the photos from the article written

 about our home and garden

 in Ojai California

A huge thank you the crew:

Photographer:  Victoria Pearson

Stylist: Heather Bullard

Assistant:  Pam Garrison

All of these women are extremely talented,
incredibly nice and very passionate about what they do

please visit them to see more of their work

I really enjoyed working with the editorial staff too.  

They seem honestly interested in the back story 

and the evolution of a small little house, in a very small town

Now on to the slide show: 

Millie seemed to enjoy it all too

Have a wonderful week and I will share more about some of the
details we used to make this house our home

Cover Girl

About two and a half years ago...when I owned this house,  I was contacted by a magazine editor who loved it and she wanted to photograph it!

Well guess what, somebody finally did 

and she's now officially a 

"Cover Girl"

As many of you know I sold the house completely furnished.

When I stopped by for the photo shoot I sort of felt like a ghost...coming back to haunt my old house...that lasted about 5 minutes 

and it was back to business as usual

This is the first issue of a new magazine 

which will come out twice a year.  

It's more of a book format and 

has no advertising. 

It can be found at book stores and magazine stands in most states.

The stylist for this shoot was Sunday Hendrickson 

and we really had fun. 

Sunday definitely knows what she is looking for 

as she styles on each room.

I have to say I was relieved to see there would 

not be a single bowl of green apples 

or the usual pair of "Wellies" on a stair step!

Sunday's styling is very natural, 

relaxed and real

The writer is Marie Albert and she really captured all of the details about the house

and the story correctly.  I really like her style of writing too....

I spent at least an hour speaking with Managing Editor Janet Mowat,

 who was so kind and interested in the story behind this house as well! 

LA based photographer John Ellis took all the shots for this article.  

Sunday did a great job on the kitchen shot. 

OMG there all all my great  "egg" signs!

What is it about these old signs....they are just wonderful.

I brought quite a few things for the shoot too...including lots of oranges, lemons and limes

from our orchard in Ojai

We all thought the shot above might be the cover...

which I think would have looked great as well!

The colors of the tulips and the quilt are so great together!

I styled the little cabinet  with Roseville pottery and  lilacs that Sunday brought.  

I added a new/old sign I bought a while back 

that says

 "flower plants for sale" 

There are also some fresh limes from my garden!

The side bar in the photo above gives the reader detailed instructions 

on how to create the slip covered headboard 

I created in the guest room.  A really nice idea.

Below is a photo that I took right before 

we put the house on the market for sale

and here it is in the magazine...over two years later!

Thank you so much to the Harris Publishing Family,

 Sunday Hendrickson 

and John Ellis... 

and especially to Malia....the new owner of this wonderful little house!

It's been a pleasure!

happy decorating

~kelley~

Ruin: Photographs of a Vanishing America by Brian Vanden Brink

Brian Vanden Brink

Brian is an architectural photographer and 

 his work is serene and beautiful 

If you have an interest in architecture and photography 

this book will surely inspire you.

It is  a compilation of abandoned and forgotten structures 

photographed in both color and black and white.

 These photos remind us of the beauty of the past 

and the need to appreciate, restore and save our historic buildings 

You probably have viewed many of his photos in various other publications and books  such as Coastal Living and Architectural Digest

If you have a blog or like to dabble with photography...take a peek at his portfolio...here

Brians work is very understated and he makes it look

so simple 

I love how the house is framed by the roses in the front

Are you inspired yet?

I am!

~kelley~