4 Lessons From 241yo Modern Design {Charleston Love}

 

Sometimes antique is actually modern. Or should I say, sometimes modern is actually antique. My mom and I visited the Heyward-Washington House in downtown Charleston, SC back in December. I was shocked by the beauty of this house. The pictures still surprise me. :) These are 4 instances where I don't mind history repeating itself...
4 lessons from 241 year old modern design.


1. Industrial is cool. This is the kitchen. Meals were cooked here and then brought into the house. I don't know more than that because I tend to think of tours as giant snooze-fests. I actually love history but I'm a reader and looker, not a listener.

2. Grow gardens, not lawns. Is this not gorgeous? There was some shrubbery (said in Monty Python voice), but most of them were edible plants.

 

(the window boxes are from down the street- I'll explain below)

3. Well designed wood never really goes out of style. The floors were so distressed from all the years. Close your eyes and imagine the thousands of different shoe styles that have stepped on them over 200+ years!

 

4. Herringbone is timeless and bold is beautiful. Um... I need these bricks in my backyard ASAP! And I love the hooks used on the windows. Not to mention the bold color!

 

BONUS: I couldn't resist taking pictures of the other homes in the area. These painted shutters are gorgeous!

Hello, inspiration.

What was your favorite part? Do you have any of these 241 year old designs in your home?

La Tela Pizzeria {Foodie Friday}

Kent and I stumbled upon La Tela Pizzaria on Johns Island (by Kiawah) months ago and I've been dreaming about going back ever since. Outside of of my amazing Chicago pizza experience- this is the best pizza EVER. Get your butt there asap!

Ready for a post about the most amazing pizza in a 100 mile radius of Charleston WITH a lot of gratuitous pictures???

Okay, well I am...

I present to you the "Ricotta Pizza"- Ricotta, caramelized onions, pecorino romano, mozzarella, sausage... slices of heaven complete with gooey ricotta clouds.

But let me back up for a second. Not only is the pizza the most amazing pizza ever, but the restaurant itself is the cutest family atmosphere. Which I had no idea about till we left because we sat at a cute little table by the windows... and the bar. Who are we to keep a bartender from making some money?

Oh yeah, and that bread. Squishy. Warm. Yummy oil. Amaz... Okay, I'll be honest- the bread was not too much better than Wonderbread with some good oil. But really you're about to eat a ton of pizza, so no big deal skipping the bread. But if you're really missing the extra carbs, order another round of prosecco. ;)

5 points for cute presentation though!

Okay, one last picture of that amazing pizza...

And in case you thought it might be awkward to take pictures of your food while out to eat- don't test me. Kent did and I ended the evening taking pictures over his shoulder of the shrimp pizza next to us. I want that one too!

Your turn! GoogleMaps and Go! 133 Village Green Drive Johns Island, SC 29455

Because Why. {Toddler Conversations}

J: "I'm hungry."
Me: "Why didn't you eat at P and H's?"
J: "Because why."
Me: "Because why isn't an answer. Why didn't you eat there?"
J: "Because why... I was hungry."
Me: "But you didn't eat anything when you were there."
J: "Why?"

And then we went home and he got to stay up even later to eat. Mad skills. 

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I am a foster-mom and J is my son. I will not be posting pictures of him or any other personal information. It's the law. Sorry.

It's awkward at times. I edit his cute face right out of so many pictures, but it also allows me to focus on me- as a grownup woman- as Alison Marie. I get to focus on the grown up things and not "How to sew your own pacifier clip"- which I have blogged about in a previous life! lol

For the last 2+ years we have had the honor of fostering, and loving with our every being, our son, J. He is my sunshine.

We are working towards adoption, but it's a long road and I can't talk about it on the interwebs while we go through it. :)

So while I can't post pictures, I can revel in the moments when he just cracks me up. And that happens a lot!

Well, I'm glad we had this talk. :)