This beautiful Habedasher’s Pantry was inspired by a local butcher shop in the North Downs, UK.
It is part of a multi space project by the talented team at deVOL Kitchens, which includes a kitchen with a stunning island by Officine Gullo, as well as a coffee/tea station and a whole boot room (mud room).

Swipe the images to take a peek, but more images and full descriptive story can be found on the blog. See links in profile @lifeoutofbounds under “latest post”, or if you prefer, just comment KITCHEN below and I will be happy to message you the link directly.

Take a peek and let me know what you think.
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#loob_design #kitchendesign #habedasherpantry #pantrydesign #homeinspiration #housebeautiful #homedecor #homestyling #interiordecor #worldofinteriors #custumfurnituremaker #kitchencabinets #kitchenisland #beautifulspaces

The Gravenstein Apple Fair is the first event I attended during my very first visit to California. I was 18 at the time and an exchange student, staying with a family in Marin County who became some of my very best lifelong friends.
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Well, if you are in the area, the fair is coming up again in a few days, and will take place on the weekend of August 9th & 10th at Ragle Ranch in Sebastopol, Sonoma County, California.
Lots of apples, also in pies, lots of fun arts and crafts vendors, good food, music, and - the longest line of all is for the apple fritters!!
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If you would like a preview, I have a photo rich blog post on my website. You can find it at the link in profile.
It’s delightful fun, but I won’t be able to make it this year (being on the other side of the planet and all 🤪). So do let me know if you go.
xoxo
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#loob_experience #loob_explore #California #Gravensteinapplefair #applefair #apples #appleharvest #summertime #visitcalifornia #sfbay #bestofbayarea #sonomacountyliving #sonomacounty #sebastopol #womenwhoexplore #sheexplores #discovertheroad #wanderfolk #artsandcrafts #roadtrip #roadtripusa #girlsdiscoverers #thetravelwomen #solotraveler #familyevents

Happy Heavenly Birthday to my smiley Tyler!

Cody was unique, too, with very many special traits and quirks - among which understanding everything I said, and wanting to have the last word.

Oh, but Tyler…. he was one of a kind! My happy, smiley, hilarious puppy-forever, smarty-pants, glued-to-me-always Tyler.

There isn’t a day that goes by that I don’t miss my Boys.
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#loob_talesoftails #loob_tailsof2tibbies #TibetanSpaniel #Tibbie #tibbietude #missmydogs #dogs #lovedogs #doglove #funnytibbies #tibbiehumor #dogsarefamily #dogfamily #dogphotography #dogportraits #tibetanspanielsofinstagram #tibbies #tibbielove #missmydogs

It’s that time of the month! Here is the new calendar wallpaper for August.
I photographed this lush young maple in the garden one day and, in the summer heat, green feels soothing and cooling to me. I hope it will do the same for you.

As always, it is available for laptop/desktop, iPad/tablet and iPhone/smartphone and you can download it at the link in profile. Or you can comment WALLPAPER and I am happy to send you the link directly.

Wishing you an August filled with all things lovely and just the way you like them. Or even better than that!
xoxo
Monica
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#calendarwallpaper #shinrinyoku #healingnature #loob_forest #forestbathing #foresttherapy #summerlife #mapletree #green #earthmedicine #naturehealing #groundingenergy #naturehealsthesoul #mindfulpractice #freebie #bestforestmood #gardentherapy #gardenlover #summergarden #colortherapy #vibrationalhealing
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Oops, I just realized that yesterday was World Chocolate Day! 🤎
How did I miss that?! 😄

Do you know that Hawai’i is (possibly) the only place in the world where cacao can both be grown and turned into chocolate?
I have a photo rich post on the blog where this story follows the chocolate making process from bean to bar starting in a cacao plantation on the North Shore of O’ahu.

You can find it among my links in my profile, or if you prefer, you can comment CHOCOLATE here and I am happy to send you the link directly.

Happy rest of this Tuesday (for some reason it felt like Sunday this morning), and happy rest of the week!
xoxo
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#loob_experience #chocolate #cacao #Hawaii #Oahu #hawaiichocolate #hawaiilife #hawaiinei #northshoreoahu #alohaspirit #oahulife #lethawaiihappen #foodguiltnomore #earthenergy #naturehealing #ichliebefoodblogs #wholefoods #mindfulfood #foodphotography #foodstyling
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