Vacation: Mon

Mon morning 1 of the Newlyweds went for a hike while the other relaxed at home.  Spouse & I went downtown and had breakfast at Ruby's Diner, which is a chain, but fun and retro.

It was very windy and cooler that day so Spouse & I actually wore light jackets as we walked around downtown in the sunshine.

We returned to the house, picked up the Newlyweds and headed back downtown for a vintage car show.

Afterward we ducked into some vintage shops and saw lots and lots of gorgeous stuff.

Colorful vintage glass

LOVE this china with the Sputnik motif!

So fun!

Next we went inside Shag, a modern art gallery/store.  I fell in love with the art in there and couldn't resist taking photos.  If I had more wall space and a bigger wallet I would buy all of these!  (Click on the images to enlarge them.)

Then we returned to the house for massages.  A friend of the Newlyweds from Portland relocated to Palm Springs and came over to give us massages.  I love to get a massage on vacation; its the ultimate treat.

That evening we had happy hour at Streetbar which was relaxed and fun and then dinner at Lulu.  

The vibe and atmosphere at Lulu were quintessential Palm Springs and the food was excellent.  We had a really great time at Lulu and I'd highly recommend going when you're in town.

Just because

Vacation: Sun

On Sun we had a leisurely breakfast, talked, and sat in the sun for a while before getting ready for our 2nd home tour.  This one was not a vintage home, but rather, was a brand new build that was built from a vintage Donald Wexler design.  The home tour was called Steel & Glass. 

While beautiful in its simplicity, I found this home to be far too cold and sterile for my taste.  Some of this may have been due to the furnishings/decorations. I did like how light and open it was.

Living room

Breakfast area looking into kitchen

Pool and spa

Since it was Sun and we saw several open house signs, we decided to pop into some of the open houses.  We went inside 2 large homes near a golf course, both well over $1M, and then 2 more modest homes close to the 1 in which we were staying, priced at $399K & $449K.  It was fun to talk to the agents and learn more about the rental season there, which is understandably much longer than here in DE.

Next we had lunch at Trio which was yummy and then walked over to a vintage sale in a nearby parking lot.  They had a lot of really cool stuff but we all thought the prices were high.  I took these 2 photos because my friend Thad loves all kinds of vintage chairs and Pyrex.

I'd never seen anything like this

Cute polka dot design

Once back at the house we spent some time in the pool and hot tub, then showered and got ready for a nice out.

1st we went to happy hour at Trunks which was fun, then went back to Sherman's Deli to have cake since we were too full on our 1st visit there.  The slices were huge and we ended up taking parts of them back to the house for later.

Then we went to a drag show at Toucan's which advertised appearances by queens from RuPaul's Drag Race Morgan McMichaels, Delta Werk, Pandora Boxx, and Raja.  It was free/standing room only and we really couldn't see the performers from where we stood.  There were some people who rudely pushed through the patrons as if they were going somewhere, so within about 1/2 an hour all 4 of us were over it and left.  Oh well, what do you expect for a free drag show?

Vacation: Sat

Sat morning we had a leisurely breakfast at home, then cleaned up and got ourselves ready for our 1st home tour.  The home was basically gutted and redesigned which took 18 months, and then professionally decorated with lots of touches of the new owner's favorite color orange.  The home was then named "Maison a l'orange" (the orange home).

It.

Was.

Stunning!

Seriously, this is my DREAM HOME.  I could totally live in this home and not feel the need to change a thing.  I hope you enjoy these photos as much as I enjoyed touring this home.

Front view with its asymmetric roof line and privacy wall

Living room

Dining area

Living room with fireplace and pool out back

3-legged chair

Love the textured wall tile in this sleek orange & white kitchen

Love the way these floor-to-ceiling windows make the fireplace appear to float

Love the wallpaper in this guest room

Mirrored vanity

Spouse behind the tufted granite-topped bar

Open floor plan

 

Love the wallpaper in this guest room too

Another guest room

Love the way Spouse's shirt coordinated with this room's color scheme

My shirt coordinated with the master bedroom's color scheme too

The owner loves the color orange

This metal tile seemed to shimmer

Fire pit with built in circular seating

Gorgeous pool and spa

Loved the vintage chaise lounges and the modern dining cabana

Mountain views from the back yard

Our tour was limited to 30 minutes and they literally had to gently remind us that our time was up and that another group was scheduled to start.  I just couldn't get enough of this beautiful, stylish home.

After the tour we went to the grocery store and bought some snack food and booze for our pool party.  A colleague of 1 of the Newlyweds was in town with his wife, so they invited them.  Another friend of the Newlyweds came from LA, and my old friend Billy who lives in Palm Springs also came.  We had snacks, drinks, music, pool and hot tub time.  It was a lot of fun!

Beardy boy