* this is the first year we will be in california for easter since i was really young… i am not sure who is going to make the buns and the quiche - me or mom - but i am so happy to be able to celebrate with my family. unfortunately, TT will be back at school but i have a direct line to the easter bunny so i know that theo will still get his basket in the dorm. HAPPY, HAPPY EASTER everyone! x0x0xx
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HAPPY, HAPPY BIRTHDAY to my dearest babela bu! this will be the FIFTEENTH time we’ve celebrated you and that feels like a LOT but also like it happened in a blink. i LOVE you so my beautiful, hilarious, SPICY girl… you keep me (and most everyone else) on my toes delighting and surprising me with your fierceness, your out of the box thinking, your creativity and your absolutely GIANT heart! wishing you a year full of love and peace and good books and early bedtimes (just what every teenager wants!) i love you higher than the sky is high and deeper than the ocean is deep! x0x0xx
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* this is the first seder we will be celebrating in california. i am just beside myself that my darling boy will be home from college for a few days and will be able to celebrate with us. of course, we will also have my sweetie girl in attendance. i will not actually be hosting this year as we have been invited to the home of one of my dearest, oldest friends. i might have to stay late and vacuum HER house at the end of the night because vacuuming up the matzo crumbs is an essential part of the seder “order” for me! HAPPY, HAPPY PASSOVER all! x0x0xx
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i am so thrilled to share that my denver project is featured in this month’s denver life magazine! this remodel was such a joy because we assembled such a terrific team: architect anne marie kaufman of AMPk architecure, sanctuary kitchen and bath design, builders DT construct, artist sarah kinn, photographer heather burns of HBK photography and of course, my wonderful clients. THANK YOU to sahale greenwood of denver life for including this project in april’s edition. here is a link to the article and here is a link to view the full project! x0x0x
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(darling hank thinking about ottomans)
(teapots, 2019 by ann rhode 54W x 54L”)
for ann rhode, designing a quilt often begins with a geometric challenge. in creating tea pots, she originally wanted to make a one block quilt with curved seams. ultimately, she needed two blocks to make it pleasing. the emergence of the tea pot was a surprise!
ann used japanese yukata fabrics to build the tea pots, supported by solid fabrics and other small prints. the warm background fabrics offset the deeper blues, greens and reds of the tea pots. 100% cotton fabrics and batting were used. the quilt is both machine pieced and quilted.
contact jennifer@jenniferrhode.com for pricing information. to see the full array of quilts avallable for purchase click here.
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(this quilt has been hanging in my bedroom for over twenty years… i LOVE it! x0x0)
one of the BEST things about moving back to california is being near my parents. it is so easy to pop over to their house and see what they are up to. most of the time, my mother is in her studio working on a quilt or three. i love to watch her process and i also love having her work hanging throughout my house. her quilts are more like fabric paintings in her use of color and the way she upends traditional patterns and reconfigures them or creates original blocks. her quilts add warmth, texture, color and dimension to my house and now you could have one in your home as well! i will be featuring a different quilt each month. contact me if you are interested in more information: jennifer@jenniferrhode.com the full collection is on view here.
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(i LOVE these fun dishes… even the box is adorable!)
i am just beside myself today because my rainbow heller plates and cups and bowls arrived. i grew up in the 70’s with these guys - we had large yellow plates, small orange plates and both yellow and orange cups and bowls. i was a pretty simple eater (i still have the palette of a five year old) so my mom would cut up veggies and fruit and cheese and meat and i would make “faces” out of everything on the orange plates before i ate it. i have big memories of cheerios or mint chip ice cream in the bowls. and i loved laying my fingers against the curved cup handles when drinking my milk. at some point after we got older, my mom replaced the plastic set with ceramic plates (still yellow!) but i always thought the heller ones were more fun. and now i have my own collection just in time for outdoor dinners on the deck. how many of you grew up with these too? x0x
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i am so PROUD of my friend and writing companion (we’ve been in a wriitng group together for years!) for publislhing this jewel of a book, “just trust life” about how pierre teilhard de chardin, spiritual leader and scientist, has influenced and guided her life. i have been hearing pieces of this story as she developed it and now my copy just arrived in the mail…. so EXCITED to dig in! it’s available on both amazon and barnes & noble ENJOY! x0x0x0x
(the BEST bar sign of all time! hotsy totsy on san pablo, berkeley x0x)
(the clean, marble dining table is surrounded by contrasting color and texture)
the clean, spare, modern exterior of this chautauqua family home belies the color, whimsy and eclectic nature of the furnishings within. the four bedroom house is finished in stone, steel and walnut throughout, with large-scale, extensive windows and folding glass doors that allow for generous light and views of the mountains.
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(hanky panky thinking about sofas)
(sunset on the beach with TT at iberostar last year)
last night we picked up my darling boy from the oakland airport. he survived (and reveled in) FIVE nights of mardi gras in new orleans, culminating in an all night “tequila sunrise” that rang in fat tuesday. now he is in his bed and i think he might remain there for the remainder of his spring break.
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(BEST hotdogs in california… and i’m an expert!)
this charming, historic denver house was remodeled to add more functionality and storage in the kitchen area, including built-in cabinets by the kitchen table, a complete redo of the sitting area with fireplace and the mudroom. the primary bathroom was also redesigned to allow for better light, a standalone tub and greater storage in the vanity.
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(the vintage mid-century coffee table moved from one living room to the next)
one of my design values is flexibility. this belief was greatly deepened after living through the pandemic and understanding on a whole other level that sometimes your bedroom will serve as your office or the location of your online therapist, your living room might need to be transformed into your gym or where your family has a dance party and your back deck might also be a classroom. so i like to think of the furnishings in a home as a group of friends. i want them to be able to socialize in various configurations and settings so that you have the flexibility to move a rocker from your child’s room to the living room to your own bedroom (as i did over the years) and the pieces still make sense together. these ideas and intentions come to the forefront with a move.
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(and we have a palm tree just like this right out front! x0x)
