Summer Solstice

image: the design files, home of Lucy Hill and family

Happy first day of summer (albeit a little late but you won't hold that against me, will you? It's been a busy week)! I'd like to point out that this photo was taken in the backyard of someone's vacation home (see the full home tour here, it's pretty amazing), as in this was not styled for a magazine but this outdoor bathtub is actually a real life functional space. I mean really, I want it...in my own backyard...and I want to take baths in it assuming I could somehow manage to fend off the mosquitoes.
Speaking of summer, are you as excited as I am to spend some time by the water soaking up the sun? Any body of water will do but I'm particularly longing for the beach. In fact, a trip to the beach is my one birthday wish this year which I continually remind B about everyday or so. We're much closer to the beach now that we live in Raleigh so I'm crossing my fingers and my toes that it'll happen and I pity the soul that has to be around me if it doesn't (gosh, I didn't mean for that to come out as a threat. No, wait a second, yes I did). Do you have any fun trips planned this summer?