An Amazing Modern Farmhouse and An unfussy Summer Centerpiece

The notes below stay with placement, materials, and the sequence that avoided a redo of the redo. The household has got some good stuff to share with readers today! I'm kicking things off with a peek into a modern farmhouse kitchen that The household has been totally drooling over followed by a 15 minute how-to for a simple but stunningly polished summer centerpiece. Let's go… (post includes some affiliate links – full disclosure statement available {here})

I'm all about checking out kitchen designs lately as I plot and plan my own redo and there's little inspiring bits and pieces I take away from each kitchen that I see but {this modern farmhouse kitchen and dining nook} designed by Sita Montgomery is a little bit different. A strong choice is EVERY thing about it! Take this whole kitchen and plop it into my house and I'd be one happy girl! From the combination shiplap/wood range hood to the finished open shelving, brick backsplash, and those swing arm sconces, I'm just totally dying over it! (images by Sara Boulter)

Sita Montgomery Interiors

And the dining nook is equally finished – love everything from the finished pendant lighting to the pedestal table and modern spindle back chairs. And those tall black-framed windows with that fabulous view aren't too shabby either!

Sita Montgomery Interiors

You can only see a peek of it in this pic, but the wood design element added to the ends of the island is another kept part. Love the little desk area too! You can see lots more pics showing both of those kitchen features and more over on Sita's blog {here}. I also love, love, love this home's striking entry:

Sita Montgomery Interiors

and polished family room:

Sita Montgomery Interiors

Look at more pictures of the entry and family room and several sources for these finished spaces {here} (that rug is actually on killer sale – wish I had a spot for it!). And if you want to see the rest of this I-could-totally-move-right-in-today home, look at the little girl's room {here} and the master bedroom and bathroom {here}. Thanks to Sita Montgomery for allowing me to share her notable work!

Update! I finished my own kitchen redo! Look at my kitchen redo {here}!

Now switching gears…

If you're looking for a simple summer centerpiece that's stunningly polished but super quick and easy to put together, a lemon-lined vase of flowers is one of my favorites! For this tablescape that I put together last spring, the centerpiece took no more than 15 minutes to put together:

What's the trick? Well you definitely don't want to just throw some lemon slices into the same vase as your flowers – they'll be dead by the end of the day! The trick is to take a plain cylindrical vase that's a little shorter and smaller in diameter than your main vase and put one inside the other. My main vase is {this medium hurricane vase} that can also be used as a candle holder – it's not cheap but as those of you who have followed my blog for a while have seen, I use it ALL the time. The simple cylinder glass vase on the inside is one you could find at craft stores, florists, or online {here} (mine measures just under 4″ in diameter and 8″ in height).

Once you've put the one vase inside the other, simply slice up some lemons (you could also use limes, oranges, or a combination of fruits) to a thickness where they fit snugly between the two vases and, starting from the bottom of the vase, stack them around the perimeter until you reach the top:

Once the gap between the two vases is filled with lemon slices, add water to cover them (it keeps them from drying out so they last longer). Then simply add water and flowers to the inner vase and you're done! Super easy and always a crowd pleaser!

Hope you enjoyed today's eye candy – thanks as always for stopping by!