HAPPINESS IS...

A 300-Year Old Lake Cottage In Switzerland

Let's pretend. Just for a brief moment. That we live here. Yes?


{Images via Urlaubs Architecture by Im Spycher}

Walls To Dip-Dye For

I thought I was over the dip-dye trend, but seeing it on walls is whole other story. Looks like someone spent days slaving away with paint. But it's actually wallpaper! And surprising myself again, I love how it looks with matching curtains.

What do you think? Would you ombre-fy your walls?


{Image by Rockett St George}

Being a BRIKA Tastemaker

Hi friends. I'm extremely honored to be featured as a BRIKA Tastemaker this week! We share a very similar aesthetic and I was overjoyed when co-founders Jen & Kena asked me to reveal my inspirations and select my favorite items from their lovely shop.

If you're unfamiliar, BRIKA is an online boutique, promoting exclusive items from hand-picked independent makers, artisans and designers. Not only do I adore their products, I'm very much in tune with their philosophies...

We are believers. Not just in life as it is now, but in the power we have to craft it into something even more beautiful. We exist to not only stand for the following values, but to support and inspire them in others:

• Everyone has a creative spark.
• A world of beauty lives in every small thing.
• Today's craft becomes tomorrow's heirloom.
• Some of life's greatest lessons are learned from one another.
• Inspiration is the engine for growth.
• We have the tools to craft a beautiful life.

{Images by Brika}

Plywood Interiors

Plywood? Either I'm going nuts, or my tastes are changing dramatically with age. I used to abhor plywood, and all light-colored wood for that matter. But now, I'm finding the simple and raw unfinished look extremely alluring. Maybe it's the visible wood grain.

How about you? Plywood interiors, ick or slick?


{Images via: 1. Dragon Art; 2. April and May; 3. The Farmer's Trophy Wife; 4. Decorator's Notebook; 5. Arch Daily; 6. Dragon Art; 7. Brick House}

Favorite Recipes On A Tea Towel

I baked these num num cookies a few weeks ago and received a few requests for the recipe on Instagram and Facebook. So here it is: the best vegan chocolate chip cookies EVER.

My mother adapted the recipe from Daily Garnish and wrote it down for me after I gobbled up her entire batch. So I wouldn't lose it, I scanned it in and had Lindsay from Small Home Designs print the hand-written recipe on a tea towel. She did an awesome job. It now hangs sweetly on our vintage oven.

To get the cookies soft and chewy, there's a secret ingredient that replaces the eggs... banana!

SOFT & CHEWY VEGAN CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES 

• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 cup whole wheat flour (or whole wheat pastry flour)
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp kosher salt
• 1/2 cup Earth Balance (or regular butter if you're not vegan)
• 1/2 cup organic cane sugar (or 1/4 cup - they're pretty sweet)
• 1/2 cup brown sugar, loosely packed (or 1/4 cup)
• 1 medium ripe banana
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 2 tbsp non-dairy milk (almond, lactose-free, or regular milk works fine as well)
• 1/2 cup chocolate chips (or 3/4 cup if you like more chunks)

Directions:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Combine dry ingredients (flours, baking soda, salt) in a medium mixing bowl and set aside.
• In a stand mixer (or using a hand mixer), cream together Earth Balance with brown and cane sugars.
• Once the sugar mixture is light and fluffy, add the banana, vanilla, and milk and beat until combined.
• Slowly add the dry ingredients into the wet, beating just until mixed.  Fold in chocolate chips.
• Put 12 cookie dough balls on a greased cookie sheet. Press each cookie down a little to flatten, so they aren’t so round (I didn't press, because I like them super thick).
• Bake for 10 minutes until the bottoms are browned and the tops are slightly golden.
• Set aside on a cooling rack and let them cool before eating.

TIP: My mom and I love eating the cookies COLD - they taste amazing when you store them in the fridge or freezer. Does anyone else do this too?

Comma Workshop Cursive Quilts

I'm enamoured by Kerry Larkin's cursive quilts, sewn together with words. She and her team at Comma Workshop freestyle sew original stories and poems directly onto each quilt.

My favorite excerpt...

    decidedly we will stay for the night.
    the moon has reached out for us - we nod in response.
    what passes in time {is a delightful mess} softened, just so, by the moonlight penetrating the     dust-soaked window.

    it whispers stories as we rest,
    wading towards home. molding ourselves into someone else’s dreams.

    the light slips away, and with shoes removed, the dirt relaxes under our naked feet.
    you stand at attention admiring the pines that resemble construction paper cut outs against the     almost black sky.


{Images via The NY Times by Comma Workshop}

Saving The Eames House

You wouldn't think that the Eames family would ever be in a financial bind, but apparently they need our help. The Eames Foundation is selling these 4 original limited-edition prints to help raise money to preserve Charles' and Ray's historic mid-century modern home in LA. For every $75 print sold, Herman Miller and Vitra will provide matching donations.

How cool would it be to know you've helped save a piece of architectural history? And have a rare print on the wall to show for it.

P.S. The Eames documentary, The Architect & The Painter, has been patiently waiting for me in my Netflix queue. Maybe I should move it to the top. Have you seen it yet?


{Images via Eames House 250}

A Round Window Round Up

My heart skips a beat when I see a round window. Anyone lucky enough to have one in their home?


{Images via: 1. Undostrexa; 2. New House of Art;  3. Amanda Patterson; 4. Casa Tres Chic; 5. Adelto; 6. BoligLiv; 7. My Home Design;

Custom Paw Print Tiles

Sometimes, your best ideas are born by accident. While making floor tiles, ceramics artist, Helena Seget, noticed her pet rat scurry across them while still wet, creating a unique organic pattern. Instead of throwing them out, she used them in her bathroom. When she sees her little rat's prints embedded into the floor, she never feels alone.

Helena now makes custom paw print tiles for others. I want some Bailey tiles. Her paws are the cutest. It'd be a sweet way to remember her always in my home.

P.S. If you followed me during Bailey's kidney ordeal, here's a little update. She's still holding on! Despite being additionally diagnosed with thyroid disease a few months later, I finally got her on a good regimen of 2x daily pills, 2x weekly fluid injections, natural wet food, the occasional reiki session, and lots of extra love. She eats like a pig and seems happy as a clam. Fingers crossed she continues to thrive.


{Images via Remodelista}

Our Weekend At Wellspring - Part 1

Hi friends! I'm back from my birthday weekend at Mount Rainier. We stayed at Wellspring Spa & Retreat, an easy 1.5 hour-drive from Seattle. This place is unreal. I truly think it's one of Washington's best kept secrets.

Wellspring is a boutique eco-resort near the base of the mountain, nestled within a 10-acre forest sanctuary. The property is sprinkled with with cozy cottages, safari huts, and even a tree house. Sunny, the owner, kindly put us up in the Tatoosh Lodge, the main cabin with a huge stone fireplace, a full kitchen and custom built 10-foot cedar dining table. Al Gore stayed here once upon a time. We suspect his visit was the inspiration behind An Inconvenient Truth.

Upstairs is an 8-person sleeping loft where our friends slept. It felt like camp!

Hal and I stayed in The Nest, a super romantic room with a hanging bed and skylight above to watch the stars. It felt like we were sleeping on a boat, being gently rocked to sleep.

The first morning, I sat with my steaming cup of tea in front of the fire, feeling giddy with content. No cell phones or internet to disturb the peace. I should go off-the-grid more often.

Well, I do admit. I sort of missed reading Facebook wall posts on my birthday. But that could wait. I was in a gorgeous rustic cabin surrounded by quiet natural beauty. I was more relaxed than I've been in quite some time.

Icicles!

For dinner, we set up a gourmet baked potato bar. Inspired by Joanna's smorgasboard, I went all out with toppings. There were the basics: butter, cheddar, sour cream, green onions and black pepper. And the more unusuals: steak, chicken and bacon (for Hal and the omnivores), goat cheese, gorgonzola, brie, parmesan, balsamic mixed veggies, mushrooms in white wine, grilled onions, sauteed garlic, sweet corn, broccolini, brussels sprouts, heirloom tomatoes, roasted red pepper spread, vodka marinara, artichoke dip, hot sauce, pesto, sun-dried tomatoes in olive oil, black beans, pickled jalapenos, baby cornichons, fresh basil, rosemary, cilantro and parsley. Phew! Best baked potatoes of my life.

In lieu of gifts, I asked my friends to bring a board game. Surprisingly, the most used game of the night was one that we found in the closet. Hedbanz! Before you judge, it's harder than it looks.

Tomorrow, I'll show you around the magical snow-covered grounds!

OUR WEEKEND AT WELLSPRING - PART 2

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My Huge Collection of Green Vintage Bottles For Sale

The sale of my mismatched vintage china was a big success. A very sweet couple found my blog post and picked them up for their own wedding this summer. I love knowing they'll be put to good use. So I thought I'd do the same with my other collection of 307 green vintage bottles.

Here are the goods:

• 102 small assorted medicine bottles without labels: $200
• 192 antique German beer bottles in their original segregated cases: $300
• 13 large assorted bottles & vases: FREE with the above

At my wedding, each bottle held a single dahlia.They looked lovely lined up along the center of our long tables, catching light from the sun. Green bottles are very rare! I'm asking $500 for the entire lot, much cheaper than scouting them out individually. I'd love to not break up the set, but will consider it, if necessary.

If you're a Northwest bride or vintage rental business and would like to snatch these beauties up before I advertise elsewhere, please email me. First come, first serve!


{Images 1-2. me; 3. One Love Photo}

3 Free Printable Christmas Gift Tags

Since our family had both a wedding and a baby this year, we're all about saving money and going super low key for Christmas. One gift to the spouse. One gift to Ayana, even though she's still too young to know what's going on. I found these super cute gift tags that you can print from home for free. The nordic sweaters are definitely my fave.

Have you wrapped any presents yet? What are your gift-giving plans for the holidays?


{Images by Love vs. Design}

DIY - Mid-Century Holiday Putz Houses

Have you heard of a putz house? They were miniature dime-store cardboard homes from back in the day. They're called "putz" for "puttering" around. Kate's family has a small treasured collection of them passed down from her grandmother, but she wanted to make her own, mid-century style. Aren't they darling?

If you'd like to recreate your own little retro winter village, check out her step-by-step instructions and downloadable house patterns.

They'd also make a groovy gingerbread house, don't you think?


{Pre-edited images via Retro Renovation}

Woodsy Winter Decor

I don't know about you, but I love catalogs. They excite me. I like to curl up with them on the couch with a hot cup of tea. It must stem from my obsession as a kid. I would spend hours upon hours dog-earing the Sears catalog for toys.

Have you seen the latest catalog from Cox & Cox? It's a goldmine of woodsy winter decor. They say their collection of products takes inspiration from childhood memories. ♥


{Images via Cox & Cox}

A Wabi Sabi Ski Chalet

Ladies and gents, my dream mountain home. Unfortunately, this 1971 Aspen ski chalet is already occupied by architect, Chad Oppenheim, who artfully remodeled it to blend into the landscape. The design "pays homage to the Japanese sensibility of wabi sabi". A simple aesthetic. Quiet undeclared beauty. 

Oppenheim and his family live here for a month in the winter and a month in the summer. It looks cozy even without the snow. I wish more homes were built with this wabi sabi mentality. "If you can make a house disappear, then you can focus on what really matters," he says. “All that’s left is nature. And many intimate moments.”


{Images via Arch Daily by Laziz Hamani}

Book Menorahs

With Hal being culturally Jewish, we try to honor this part of his upbringing by representing both Christmas and Hanukkah in our decor. Small things, like placing a Star of David topper on our tree. Or lighting a menorah. We have a classic one, but I'm eyeing these menorahs made out of books. They'd be relatively simple to DIY and I think they'd look beautiful in any home, whether you're Jewish or not.

It may sound silly or blasphemous to some, but I love blending the two holidays and combining each of our family's traditions into one.

Happy Christmukkah!


{Images via Juniper Books by Thatcher Wine}

GIVEAWAY: Bedding From Crane & Canopy!

Today is my giveaway for 24 Merry Days! And it's a goodie. The winner will receive a queen-sized duvet cover and sham set of their choice from Crane & Canopy!

Crane & Canopy owners, Karin and Christopher, with their little pug, Gus, provide luxurious designer bedding out of their shop in San Francisco. Their signature duvet cover is fused with the flat sheet to add layers without the fuss. Absolute genius!

GIVEAWAY INSTRUCTIONS: (Open to US dwellers only. Sorry, rest of world!)

1. Visit Crane & Canopy and leave a comment telling me which bedding set you'd like to snuggle up in.

ADDITIONAL ENTRIES:

1. Like Happiness Is on Facebook and leave another comment telling me you've done so;
2. Sign up for Crane & Canopy's newsletter and leave another comment telling me you've done so;
3. Share 24 Merry Days on any social media and leave another comment telling me you've done so.

The giveaway runs for 7 days and ends on Sunday, Dec 16th at midnight PST. A winner will be selected by random, notified by email and announced on this post.

Best of luck, my loves!

** Congratulations SARAH A - you were lucky number 470 out of 690! Thanks to everyone who participated! **


{Images via Crane & Canopy}

Bicycle Taxidermy

I've noticed that taxidermy is all the rage these days. Thankfully, faux animal heads are taking a dominance over real ones. But mounted bicycle handlebars are even more clever and humane.

Regan began making them out of his London shop to preserve a sentimental vintage bike once owned by his father. They really look like antlers, don't they?


{Images via GBlog by Regan Appleton}

Mismatched Vintage Wedding Plates For Sale

It's time to say goodbye to my collection of beloved mismatched vintage china. I don't have room for them and my mom wants them out of her house.

In the year leading up to the wedding, we collected 118 dinner plates and 67 dessert plates from various thrift stores. They really looked lovely lined up on our long tables. I thought about renting them out to other brides in the area, but I don't want to deal with hauling and storing. It sort of breaks my heart to let them go. But I did sneak out my favorite set to keep!

Are you a Northwest bride or vintage rental business looking for a hand-picked collection of mismatched plates? I'm announcing it here before posting on Craigslist or wedding boards. We are asking $300 for the full lot, which is still cheaper than scouting them individually. And much more convenient.

Please email me if you're interested. First come first serve.

UPDATE: The plates have been sold!

Indoor Clouds

Pinterest has been blowing up my previous post on Cloud Lights. So if you were a fan of them then, you'll be happy to know that it's possible to make clouds without cotton, glue... or a potential fire!

Dutuch artist, Berndnaut Smilde, figured out how to create real cloud formations indoors. By using a fog machine in exact and controlled temperature, humidity, and lighting, a cloud will appear in the middle of a room. Sadly, it only lasts a few moments. But I suppose that's all the time you need to take one unbelievable photo.


{Images via TIME by Cassander Eeftinck Schattenkerk}

Wood Burning Fireplaces

When it's chilly outside, one of my absolute favorite things to do is warm my toes in front of our wood burning fireplace with the cat and a good book. Over the weekend, I worked in a few hours of quiet time to do just this. Roaring flames plus crackling logs equals one happy Shan.

If you don't have fireplace in your home, here's the next best thing. And the second next best thing!


{Images via: 1. Gessato; 2. Evermotion; 3. Interior Design Magazine; 4. Arkidesi; 5. Desire To Inspire}

3 Stylish Halloween Front Doors

Last year was our first Halloween in our new neighborhood. And to our great surprise, we received a fair share of trick-or-treaters. I grew up in a house where no one dared to venture down our driveway and I've since lived in apartments, so it was a new experience for me. The children who came were the cutest kiddos alive. We eagerly awaited the next knock on the door.

So I'm thinking about decorating our front porch up nice. Stylish and classy. I love these 3 front door ideas with gold pumpkins, eerie birds, and ominous branches.

Do you get trick-or-treaters where you live?


{Images: 1. and 2. via Country Living by Joseph De Leo and Mikkel Vang; 3. via Martha Stewart}

Simple Fall Decor

Do you decorate your home for the changing seasons? As much as I'd love to, I can't bring myself around to digging things out, only to put them back in a month. And having limited storage space doesn't help.

But I could learn a thing or two from Maria. She decorated her 100-year old Michigan farmhouse for fall with pieces she already has on display, such as baskets, chalkboard signs and vintage jars. But makes them seasonal by using pumpkins, branches, and other bits of autumn colored nature that can be easily swapped out when the winter holidays arrive.


{Images by Rusty Hinge}

A Polaroid Wall Collage

It took me over a year to figure out if the vintage Polaroid land camera I picked up at the thrift store was in working condition. But I finally hunted down the proper battery and film and I happy to say... it works! Thankfully, it came with the original user guide. To take just one image, there are multiple levers to tweak, tabs to pull, and seconds to count. It's complicated and fascinating.

At the wedding, we're planning to take a Polaroid of each guest as they arrive and check in. What we're going to do with the photos is still unknown. But how fantastic would a huge wall collage be? Of the sweet faces of our favorite people in the world.


{Images via I Art You by Palihouse}

A Woodsy Cabin in LA

Why hello, little woodsy cabin in Silver Lake. You must be LA's best kept secret. Although I consider myself a westsider, I would brave the traffic and venture east just to wake up on a quiet morning in your natural light-filled space.


{Images via The Common Pursuit by Brian Ferry}

Door Embroidery

I'm noticing a trend. Embroidered everything! Postcards, sofas, and now doors. Manchester mixed-media artist, Sarah Greaves, calls her work embroidered graffiti, vandalizing not just doors, but every day objects with thought provoking text.


{Image via My Modern Met}

Action Figure Flower Vases

My fiance, Hal, is a man-child. He will be the first to admit it. Our first kiss happened while he was showing me his collectible toys. And I think he'd get a huge kick out of these flower vases made from action figures. They appease both the man-child and his lady. Since their hands are shaped to hold weapons, they naturally hold the shape of a stem. Pretty funny, huh?


{Images via Open Studio by Julia Furtmann & Kai Hoffmann}

One Cool Desk

The receptionist who gets to sit behind this desk might be the luckiest receptionist alive. Dublin creative agency, Boys and Girls, built it to make a statement about their firm and playfully welcome clients into their offices. It's held up with oversized Jenga blocks on one side, helium balloons on the other. And it goes perfectly with their existing LEGO boardroom table. Hey guys, need a new receptionist?  :)


{Images by Liam Murphy}

An Outdoor Living Room

Lounge, dine, soak, play and entertain all in one fresh outdoor living space. I don't think I'd ever go inside.


{Images via AT by Alicia Blas}

A Bedazzled Fence

Eric drilled holes into his backyard fence and inserted colored marbles to catch the sunlight and sparkle. Star constellations were his inspiration. I love this idea. Sometimes fences need bedazzling too.


{Image via Garden Drama}

Engagement Photos At Home

How sweet are these engagement photos of Yohann & Anne-Sophie, taken inside their cozy French apartment? Reminds me of this wedding. It's such a great way to show off a couple's personality, capturing moments within the comfortable nooks and crannies of their own home.


{Images via Hi-Fi Weddings by Cecile Creiche}

An Atomic UFO Nursery

This 50's atomic style nursery is so original. Annie and her husband made their own alien felt pillows and painted the wall mural to resemble the Portland city skyline with a UFO beaming down upon the crib. That Victor Caden is one lucky kid.


{Images via AT by Wise Design}

A Newlywed Front Door Surprise

Upon the return of her newlywed friends' honeymoon, Chiara decorated their front door with streamers and ribbons and flowers. What a sweet and thoughtful surprise to come home to.

Friends and family who know where my front door is... hi.


{Images via Oh Happy Day by Chiara Alberetti Milott}

Camp In My Garden

Have you heard of Camp In My Garden? It's a site where property owners from around the globe list their gardens for people who are looking for a place to camp.

I find this rather amusing. I'm not sure I'd want strangers snoring in my backyard, but then again, I don't have acres to spare. I suppose it's comforting to know that as long as you have a tent and sleeping bag, you'll always have a place to rest your weary head no matter where you are in the world.

Would you camp in someone's garden? Or let someone camp in yours?


{Image via La Douleur Exquise}

Peanut Butter Dynamite

The gals at Peanut Butter Dynamite named their shop Peanut Butter Dynamite because "sometimes, things are so cute, they make you want to explode!" Not sure where the peanut butter comes in, but I assume because it's yummy. Don't their hand-crocheted animal head pillows explode with peanut butter cuteness?


{Images via ModCloth}

Acid Modernism

While buiding their Venice, California home, Doug Aitken and Gemma Ponsa came up with a new design aesthetic called Acid Modernism: organic, perceptual and hallucinatory.

What does this mean exactly? Well, for starters:

1. The ground-floor walls and curtains are silkscreened to simulate their outdoor hedges.
2. The sky-lighted staircase is angled with mirrors to create a kaleidoscope effect. 
3. The dining room table is a functioning xylophone.
4. There's a full bathroom hidden behind a panic-room door disguised as a bookcase that opens by pulling a fake volume of Ulysses from the shelf.
5. Microphones are installed underneath the staircase so the steps can be played like a percussive instrument.

It's a house you can play with. My kind of place!


{Images via The New York Times by Jason Schmidt}

A Table Vase

My favorite IKEA hack yet. Tomokazu drilled a hole in the center of her $40 VIKA FURUSKOG table top, attached a jar underneath, filled it up with water and placed a single flower stem inside. Absolute minimalist perfection.


{Images via Ikea Hackers by Tomokazu Hayakawa}

Clear Balloons

Just when you thought balloons were passé, along comes a clear balloon filled with stuff. Good stuff like confetti. Just think of all the unexpected things you could fill inside a magical clear balloon.


{Images via Peonies & Polaroids by Lillian & Leonard Photography}

The Flintstones House

Pretty wild, huh? It's Dick Clark's Malibu ocean view home, architecturally inspired by The Flintstones. He just put his Bedrock abode on the market for $3.5 million.

I hope whoever buys it turns it into a vacation home. As you may have noticed, I like homes made of stone  :)


{Images via Laughing Squid by Everett Fenton Gidley}

An April Baby Shower

How was your Easter weekend? The weather here was surprisingly beautiful and warm, perfect timing for my sister-in-law, Akiko's baby shower. For decorations, I hung large white poms to resemble clouds and attached vertical raindrop garlands in various shades of blue and green. A true April "shower". I'm really pleased with how it turned out. Especially with the sunlight streaming through the window.

An Embroidered Sofa

Kelli hit the jackpot with this unusual vintage embroidered sofa. She found the piece online and immediately snatched it up. Almost looks like the original owner was trying to embroider the landscape over the entire couch. Wouldn't that have been amazing?


{Images via It's What I'm Into by Tyrone Bradley}

Dinner Etiquette

Melbourne-based still-life stylist and art director, Sonia Rentsch, turns tableware into dapperly dressed diners. So creative. This would be a fun way to surprise your guests at a dinner party, don't you think?


{Images via Lustik by Scott Newett}

A Kitchen In A Greenhouse

The original owners of this beautiful home in the South of France built a kitchen in their detached greenhouse. In fact, they have another kitchen in the main house.

Wouldn't you love to cook breakfast here with the sunshine streaming in? Or prepare a cozy romantic dinner with the rain pounding down?


{Images via Miss Design by Living Agency}

A Forest Floor Rug

My dream rug. Sounds silly to have a dream rug, but I'm dying to walk barefoot on this make believe forest floor. Reminds me of mossy spots, except large-scale. Isn't it fun?


{Images via Interior Design by Angela Adams}

Plants From Another Galaxy

What planet are these succulents from, you ask? They're from the far off galaxy of Awesomeness. Actually, they grow here on Earth but have been spray painted blue and purple! Shhh, no one needs to know.


{Images via The Knotty Bride by Flowers By Bornay}

Thread Sketches

They look like pen and ink sketches, right? They're actually made of thread. Believe it or not, Jessica free-motion sewed these European monuments on tea-dyed canvas. 


{Images via Running With Scissors}

An Umbrella Bouquet

Happy First Day of Spring! Maybe if I blog about it, Spring will actually come.

And hello, how perfect is this umbrella bouquet? You can hang it on your doorknob to display fresh flowers, or even better, present it as a gift instead of the standard glass vase.


{Image via BHG}

An Outdoor Open Air Library

A plethora of books, a trusty iMac, a deep lounger chair, and fresh air. I could get on board with this.


{Images via Office Sian}

An Orange Bathroom

Some people thought I was crazy when I painted the bathroom orange at my last apartment. But I loved every inch of it. And from the looks of her own orange wallpapered bathroom, Irene would have loved it too. It definitely energizes you as you're getting ready for the day.

Would you ever turn your bathroom orange?


{Images via DesignstILes}

Hot Baths

Now that I have the world's tinest bathroom, I really miss having a bathtub. I'm a shower girl, so I didn't think I'd mind when we moved here. But on cold evenings like tonight, I'd do anything to sink down into hot steamy bath. As Joni says, you don't know what you've got till it's gone.

Are you team shower or team bath?


{Image via 1000 Happy Things}