Happy Memorial Day Weekend

I love these pictures so much that were posted on Desire to Inspire I had to share:

They are from Landon Collis and they totally inspire me.

I am furloughed today, and my #1 goal is to finish a ton of projects I have started. So I hope to share some home 'improvements' next week! Wish me luck- I have a feeling that I'll need it.

Oh, and it's our anniversary weekend!! Squeal, one year down, 49+ to go! I heart you Mr. Spice.

What are your big Memorial Day weekend plans?

Mellow Yellow

I actually don't think there is anything really mellow about yellow. I think it's a pretty kick ass color. Check these spaces out:


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Really all you need is a pop:

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And just because it's so adorable:

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So do you think yellow is mellow?

Tonight's Task

Before I dive in, thank you to everyone who commented on yesterday's post. I'll be sure to keep you updated on my struggle to keep the passion in my life and my search for a new passion.

But onwards to tonight's pressing task- the dreaded- LAUNDRY. Uggg. In our old place we had our own laundry, and my gosh, I didn't realize how so very lucky I was.*

Now we have to trek down to the basement- and down some oh so small stairs- to get to our shared laundry room. It's a gamble if there will even be a washer or dryer available and whatever you do- don't leave your clothes in the washer for an extra minute. You'll find your stuff spread over the counter area. Ugg, so frustrating.

Sarah's House Season 2 started my obsession with laundry. I would do it every day if I could have a marble countertop.

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And what'd I'd give to have one of these laundry rooms:





They just look so clean and perfect. Swoon.

I am especially jealous of Centsational Girl's new and pretty fantabulous laundry room:


For even more kick ass laundry rooms, check these out.

So my lovelies, are you lucky enough to have a super special place to wash your dedicates or do you have to share the task with the world?

*Instead of laundry we now have a dishwasher- which I figure is a fairly even trade.

May Gray

Hey Folks, we just returned from a fantastically awesome quick trip to LA to hang out with a few of our favorite people. Pictures may follow- I let Mama Sugar take the lead.

As summer kicks off its socks this weekend, it's no surprise that it's a bit gray and gloomy in San Francisco. Yep, while the rest of the world warms up, we get hit with some May Gray and June Gloom, aka Fog.

What's not typical for this time of year is the wet weather. It makes me want to snuggle up to a warm gray fire place. Just like these:

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Aren't they ridiculously cool?

The Grass is always greener

In this case, it really is...

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I love this.

Off to LA LA Land this weekend to go out LA-style with two of my favorite people (wish me luck), and to celebrate Papa Sugar's birthday with the Fam. Go Dodgers!! So excited I can't wait.

And thanks to the Lovely Readers who chimed in for the give away and for the great support for How Joyful. The lucky winner is:

Dani and Nelson: who would love the green fudge brooch, or maybe a pink sash to complete my flower girls dresses.

Dani, email me at sugarspicelivin@gmail.com and let me know what you want! And congrats on the pending wedding.

Thanks again for everyone who participated. And thanks to Joy at How Joyful for the amazing new blog redesign. Happy Weekend to all!

Orange you glad it's Thursday!?

That means we are one day closer to the weekend. Don't forget to comment on my giveaway post!

But really, back to the color on my brain. Recently a friend stated that she hated all things orange? I *might* have said something similar once, but for some reason these orange rooms have me swooning.

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Have you ever publicly said that you dislike something, but then change your mind later?

A Joyful Day for a Giveaway

Hello Lovely Readers, sorry for my absence, Mr. Spice has been under the weather and my extra blogging time this week has flown away.

I am hoping that I can win your hearts back by finally announcing my very first blog giveaway! Whoot whoot!!

In honor of my new blog design by the oh-so-talented Joy at How Joyful, one lucky reader with get a hairpiece or sash from her shop. Check out her great goods:

Aren't they divine? I love the feathers.

It's really simple, follow my blog publicly and tell me what you'd like to win.

I'll be picking the winner Thursday night and announcing the winner first thing Friday morning.

So don't be shy, go check out How Joyful and let me know what item you love.

I see a trend...

Whenever I see an image that I like for whatever reason, I try to star it in my reader. And this week, as I looked through my starred images I started to see a bit of a trend.

Notice anything similar about all these images?


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They all have white walls, light floors and a splash of green and a small bit of light blue. It's all so subtle and kinda perfect. After looking at them, I like that the white makes the spaces look a bit crisp, and the colors add a touch of comfort. And I am all about comfort. What do you think? I am no designer- do you think I am just making this all up?

Hope you all have a comfortable weekend. I have a huge project that I hope to tackle this weekend- wish me luck.

Happy Birthday My Love

A big birthday shout out to Mr. Spice- another year older and another year wiser. It's been a year full of new surprises- a new wife, new apartment, new job, and a new car!!* Yes-siree you've got it all- and you deserve it!

Hopefully, you are ok with going to the same old place for your Birthday dinner- how does Chez Panisse sound?

Here's to the best year yet.

Love you much.

* I hope you enjoyed the year of new things- because you'll need to keep those things around for years to come.

PS A big shout out to all the lovely readers that love the new blog design. Make sure you check out the blog on Monday- my very first blog giveaway- whoot whoot.

Open Shelving

Mr. Spice loves the look of open shelving, and we have some super fabulous dishes that should totally be shown off. Yet, I on the other hand think that living in earthquake country and open shelving don't really go hand in hand. But I do love the look:




What do you think- am I being overly paranoid? Or do you think open shelving is a recipe for disaster?

Fresh Modern Living

Hello Friends, What do you think of the fresh new look?? It's it fantabulous!! Not only did Joy at How Joyful (aka Mrs. Poodle) get married last month- but she also took the time to design a new website for Sugar and Spice. Isn't she fantastic?

I'm feeling so fresh and modern today with a new blog design that I had to share this crazy awesome San Francisco Penthouse. This really sums up Modern Living to me, and it kills me that I live so close to it- but will probably never be lucky enough to see it in person.

Joel Sanders pretty much rocks my socks.

And stay tuned- I am hoping to host my very first give away to celebrate the new look.

Happy Weekend

Hi Lovelies, I am not lucky enough to hang out with my Mom this weekend, but that doesn't mean that I won't be thinking of her.



And don't tell her, but I plan to frame this picture and give it to her when we are in LA in a couple weeks:


Don't we look exactly alike?

I have to be honest, if I am lucky enough to have a daughter one day (and no I am not expecting one soon), I want her to look exactly like my Mom (and me, hehe).

So Happy Mom's Day everyone. Enjoy the weekend. I sure hope it doesn't rain.

To Lounge Like a Queen

All day I've been checking out these ridiculously cool outdoor lounge chairs from Queen of Love.

Aren't they fantablous? What color would you want?

A dirty little secret...

Until last weekend, I had a VERY dirty little secret.

My closet. OR should I say, our closet. Yep. The Mister and I share a closet. Although, my dresser* is in the closet, while his is actually in the bedroom. So the mess- totally me. (I will say that this is after I started emptying the drawers on the floor out of total frustration). Either way- I am totally hanging my head in shame.

Ekk. See the big white bag- my awesome, but totally dirty wedding dress. I can't believe I am showing you this, but the after is so good, I can't help but share:




I love my closet even more now. The best part- I not only got rid of the old, but as soon as I was done cleaning, I took the old stuff to Good Will. It felt so freakin good to get it out of the house as fast as possible.

Keeping my room clean was a constant fight between Papa Sugar and I growing up. I hope I made him proud this weekend- or do you think he's too busy shaking his head from the before?

Hummm? So how clean are you?

*This dresser was my Grandmother's and I heart it. One day, I hope to properly update the pulls and make it extra specially awesome to pass on to a future little one.

Sleepy Head

Hello Lovelies, it's a gorgeous day in San Francisco, but as lovely as it is, I can't get one image out of my head:

That's right, our bed.

Instead of roaming around the sunny city yesterday, I pathetically spent most of the day on the couch, tired. Maybe it was life catching up with me - I do pretty much hit the ground running everyday at 6:30am. Or maybe just that time of the month.

But Mr. Spice is starting to wonder if it's something more.

He thinks it's high time we get a new mattress. AND he thinks we need to upgrade to a King.

I am having a hard time fighting against his reasoning. We've had our current mattress for seven years, and with the dog and cat- sometimes there can be four of us in the bed, so going larger wouldn't be a bad idea.

But here's the thing- mattresses are 'spensive.

Especially, organic or eco-friendly mattresses. Man. Those run from $1,000 to $2,000 (or even $5,000).

So here's my question to you- How long should a mattress be good for?

Do you think that a new mattress will get rid of my sleepy head? And do you have any thoughts on the best new mattresses?

Please discuss. I am going to try not do fall asleep at my desk. K, thanks.