One of my favorite blogs — Hooked on Houses — recently posted about Drew Barrymore’s house.
Go there now:
http://hookedonhouses.net/2013/05/23/celebrity-real-estate-drew-barrymores-house-in-montecito/
I fell head-over-heels in love
with the retro-style refrigerator + freezer in her kitchen.
Who’s hip to the totally awesome + retro SMEG brand?
My retail bestie — West Elm — sells them! $2 grand!
Of course, they come in all sorts of colors, but I ‘need’ red!
See for yourself
how the West Elm hipsters styled these beauties in room settings:
While I did intend for this post to be about Smeg refrigerators
+ my love for them . . .
. . . my short attention span was diverted once again . . .
. . . this time, by Drew’s yummy yellow + white checkerboard floor:
People.
The product is Marmoleum Click:
http://www.forbo-flooring.us/Residential-Flooring/Products/Marmoleum-Click/
a substainable + natural floating floor
that’s easy to install + glueless!
Say no more!
I quickly proceeded to research Marmoleum images online,
+ look what I found:
Are you swooning?
If you’re like me, you are.
I mean, it’s all about the mildly-odd-yet-tasteful factor in my little décor world.
Plus, how period-appropriate would this be in our 30’s-era Dutch colonial?
VERY!
The good news is that I’ve chosen my favorite pattern o’ tiles, + here ’tis:
I think it has kind of a gingham check vibe, don’t you?
The off-white, pink + gray is on-trend + darling,
but my kitchen is calling for something like this:
Okay, I’m about to swoon,
+ meanwhile, I have a prediction:
G.O. is going to nix this idea, the minute I ask make him look at this post.
Duh.
Why doesn’t he trust me yet? 😉
REDBIRD 
May 29th, 2013 at 1:24 pm
Want, want, want! I have eyed that frig for a while now!
December 28th, 2014 at 1:52 am
I had the same white and yellow checkered board floor years ago. It wonderful with out bright yellow walls in our country house.
December 28th, 2014 at 12:05 pm
Stephanie — there is a Vacation Rental By Owner near Nashville, TN, called Storybook Cottage. Their gathering room is bright white + has the most cheerful painted checkerboard floors in white + gold/tan! Believe it or not, we are at the time when we choose our kitchen floor, + I am still debating on what color! 😉 Stay tuned!