Good morning to all holiday revelers! So......how was the big day? Were you like me and ate to your hearts content? Favorite day of the year (tied with Thanksgiving)...but more than anything it was such a relaxing, wonderful day spent with my family, eating, watching movies, board games, reminiscing, a long walk, eating, and more eating! It was a perfectly relaxing day as Christmas should be. So hope you had the same! Hard to believe Christmas 2011 is over.
Its baaaack! Oh yea, you can't keep a good thing down. I didn't forget about these, just got a little sidetracked with Christmas and all! So here's the deal......you and a bunch of your closest friends and family have planned a dinner to celebrate nothing but friendship, being alive and well and have decided to host a beautiful al fresco dinner with each of you as the honorees! You get to choose the food/menu, the wine, and just imagine your favorite setting on a picture perfect evening weatherwise, the candles have been set, the music is softly playing....you get the idea! So today you need to chose which outdoor setting you could see sitting at for hours and hours drinking, eating,gabbing, laughing and cherishing special moments to your hearts content!
CHOICE 1
Elle Decor
CHOICE 2
House Interior Design
CHOICE 3
Southern Living
CHOICE 4
CHOICE 5
Tumblir
CHOICE 6
Pottery Barn
CHOICE 7
CHOICE 8
Homedesignhome
CHOICE 9
Visualize
CHOICE 10
SF Gate
CHOICE 11
Southern Accents
CHOICE 12
Traditional Home
CHOICE 13
CHOICE 14
CHOICE 15
The Century
CHOICE 16
Wow this is a toughie! I have it narrowed down to four, and found myself planning the menu, the music and wine.....fun fun fun! Can't wait to hear which you choose! Wishing you a wonderful day, I plan on heading out to take advantage of a few day after Christmas sales:)
SF Gate
Choice 15 or 16! I am eagerly already waiting for spring!
ReplyDeleteHey Tina, glad you had such a great Christmas. Ours was fun, loads of cooking and dishes but overall fantastic!
ReplyDeleteI love all of these and feel a little torn between a few but push come to shove, I am going with 13, its relaxed but looks so incredibly comfy. I could really see my girlfriends and I just hanging out there though they are all incredible.
#1 for me, so elegant and lush. Perfect, happy you had such a relaxing Christmas you deserved it!
ReplyDeleteHi Tina, It's choice No. 4 for me. Love the expanse of blue skies and green hills and after dinner one could throw a blanket on the ground and have a long nap.
ReplyDeleteTina-
ReplyDeleteI choose #8. Just love the view.
Happy to hear that you got to take a break and relax. Much needed.
Have a nice day, and try not to work too much.
Teresa
xoxo
Number 8 for me! The water is a must!
ReplyDeleteI picked number 8 too. Of course I had thoughts of going to the place that looked like jamaica just for a sunny getaway, but number 8 it is. Happy Shopping!
ReplyDeleteNext to impossible to choose! All beautiful choices and fun to think about.
ReplyDeleteI think it is number 8 for me, too, but I am torn between several of them. I can actually picture myself sitting here and dining. Beautiful post! I'm glad you had a great day- we did, too! xo Diana
ReplyDeleteIt took forever to finally settle on a favorite, and it seems from the above comments that I'm not alone in my decision! No.8, please! The view is breathtaking!
ReplyDelete~ Wendi ~ xo
NUMBER 15 please.
ReplyDeleteWOW what a place, a dream to have an outdoor hearth and nature? AND YOU WILL HAVE THAT, won't you dearest? SWEET HUGS TO YOU DARLING FRIEND! Oh did we eat. OHHHHH DID WE EAT. My skirt is a little tight. Hmmmmm....I think I will go for a brisk walk today!
LOVE! Anita
Has to be number 5 - water and sky to watch the stars come out!
ReplyDeletePut a fireplace in #8 & I'm there..
ReplyDeleteHello! I just found your blog and I think it's AMAZING! The pics are great and I can see that You really like what you do here! I love people with great ideas, like you!
ReplyDeleteYour blog is inspiring! I will follow you!
Xoxo
Merry Christmas!
http://nikandpic.blogspot.com/
8 all the way
ReplyDeleteI popped on over to your blog as I noticed it on Stacy's Conspicuous Style Design. I cannot tell you how phenomenal your home is. I just subscribed and i so look forward to your posts. I know that building a home can both be frustrating and truly rewarding.
ReplyDeleteAs far as choosing my favorite outdoor area from your post..actually, I pick yours!! Hands down yours is the best. Just beyond the word fabulous. Your home should definitely be in the pages of Veranda or Architectural Digest!
Happy New Year
#8 for me - really beautiful!
ReplyDeleteHas to be #12 for me - love the ocean view !
ReplyDeleteChoice #1 please! Those chairs look so comfy, and the lush greenery....ahhh!
ReplyDeleteThey are are so beautiful, but anything with an ocean view does it for me. #12
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you had a wonderful Christmas… I don't think I can choose a favorite outdoor space out of these pics, they are all gorgeous each one evokes a wonderful calm feeling! For me, anywhere by the ocean would be on top choice!
ReplyDeleteNo. 1, please. It looks intimate and lush. Of course, I took my drink into the gardens for a peek around. It was beautiful!
ReplyDeleteLinda @ A Toile Tale
Number 10 looks fabulous to me.
ReplyDelete1 or 10 would be my choice! :O)
ReplyDeleteLocation, location, location... that's why my fav is number 8! however love the patio and the flowers on picture 7, so lovely! and the bird cages and table setting on picture 4 looks like you could have such a good time there!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful outdoor settings and I would choose #1 as my favorite.
ReplyDeleteWe enjoyed our day yesterday and still enjoying since family is here for part of the week!!
Enjoy your day!
Debra
I'll take 8 please. A stunning setting -- love looking at water -- an infinity pool if someone wants to take a break and swim, and seating that looks comfortable enough to stay for hours. Where do I sign up?
ReplyDeleteAll the best...Victoria
Merry Christmas! Hope you had a wonderful holiday! Especially as I try to relax after Christmas, this is a terrific exercise. I'll take 8 please. It has all of the elements that I need to relax-- a beautiful view, some cover from the sun, a feeling of intimacy and an elegant table. Perfect!!
ReplyDelete1, 12 or 16....1 being my first choice.
ReplyDelete#2!!!!! To die for! They are all just dreamy though!
ReplyDeleteStacy
Glad you had a wonderful Christmas! Choice 5 for me, steps away from the sand and sea on a warm day-can't beat that!
ReplyDeleteTina, you make this very difficult...but I love it! I would pick number 8....
ReplyDelete#2, #4, #8 and... #16. Beautiful!
ReplyDeleteAs usual, they are all gorgeous. I love 8 because you can see the sea, but I pick 10, and I'm convinced the sea is just off to the left !!!
ReplyDelete#8. It pleases the eyes and soul. A truly unique location and setting.
ReplyDeleteHands down #8. Now if you had a horse head peeking out of a 1,3,4,5,6,7,11,12,or 14.. then they would have won!
ReplyDeleteYou always make these so hard! But for me its a tie between 12 and 13, 13 looks so comfortable and inviting and when I have eaten too much I could grab a pillow and lie down!
ReplyDelete4, 7, and 11 do not have the most comfortable seating, so guess I could move them down on a list of preferences...
ReplyDeleteReally, I would be happy in any/all of those settings.
Nice pictures!!!
:) Valerie
Merry Christmas and very Happy New Year
ReplyDeleteTina, it was a wonderful Christmas!! This is a lovely diversion to think of - the night time setting of #2 is my choice, followed for day #10, then #1 - have a great week!!
ReplyDeleteMy favs are #1 and #8
ReplyDeleteOh my ---this is so hard as they are all lovely spots...but the ones that really spoke to me were 8, 6, 15 and 16. So glad you had a lovely Christmas...it sounds divine!
ReplyDeleteThis was so tough. But it's number 11 for me -- the trees, the water, the screened porch. Aaahhhh. Bliss. And a lunch of fresh-from-the-lake fish, simply grilled. Add wine and loved ones, and to me, this is perfection.
ReplyDelete5,8 or 12 got to have the ocean!!!
ReplyDeleteMERRY CHRISTMAS!!!
ReplyDeletewow - I can't choose just one... I had a hard time marrowing it down to two... No. 2 AND No. 6. Should I be ashamed that I chose the spot based on enviromental elements? i.e. Sun in my eye while conversing, the distance between seated guests for conversations, the assumption that the location could bring bugs, wind from the water, etc... geezzzz, how could I be so picky with all those beautiful spots? I would gladly sit at any table to be with great friends.
Thanks for stimulating this 'overstuffed' brain -
Holy moly first I exclaimed no 5 then 7,8 and 12...amazing pictures..I need the sea..give the feeling of freedom..
ReplyDeleteSo glad you had a good day! Here are my picks:
ReplyDelete1-#2
2-#8
3-#5
4-#10
5-#12
They are all wonderful but I so love the water! XO,Pinky
It was not hard for me! #1, hands down! I love, love, love a green and white garden. I love beautifully trimmed shrubs, I love the topiary shrub, I love the seclusion of this garden! Oh to dream!!
ReplyDeleteChoice 6 Pottery Barn love the freshness of it all it was a hard one as there were a few there I had to look over them a few times but finally got there :))
ReplyDeletel couldn't pick just one so it has to be both # 8 and # 12 because of the ocean !
ReplyDeleteSo glad you had a lovely Christmas..
I choose Choice #12 because of the ocean in the background....I have attended many affairs with the ocean in the background, and the ambiance was just wonderful!
ReplyDeleteI'm stuck between #1 & #9. Can't pick because both are so great.
ReplyDeleteAlways love your visits to RHS. Please come back very soon. Love your blog too. Happy New Year!
Choice 1 ( or 7 or 15)
ReplyDelete4 and 13 are beautiful!
ReplyDeleteCHOICE 7! makes me want to take my shoes off & stretch:)Happy Happy!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeletefor me it's about comfort. 12
ReplyDeleteLove #2...that pergola with the columns, the fireplace and outdoor cooking area are fantastic...and, add in the water view....perfect!
ReplyDeleteGlad you had a wonderful Christmas Day. I spent mine in the bathroom with my head in the loo having caught a tummy bug off the kids! Nightmare end to a nightmare year! Anyway, happy to imagine I am somewhere nice enjoying a long lazy lunch, so my pick is anywhere warm with a view of the water. So I choose numer six or eight.
ReplyDeleteThey are all soooo tempting, however ocean views get me everytime. Even with this narrowing my decision I finally decided on choice 8 - spectacular ocean views with a pool....mmmm
ReplyDeleteAll great! I love #1, but #11 feels like low-country living - can imagine sipping sweet tea on that screened porch and enjoying life! I am ready!
ReplyDeletethe seaside settings are tempting but i have been to no. 1, the garden of michael j trapp and it is divine with a lovely view of the river
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Loved the water sites....esp #8
ReplyDeleteTina,
ReplyDeleteIt sounds like you had the perfect holiday! Mine was much the same, although I think have had a little too much to eat. I feel like I gained at least 15lbs. A news report tonight said thought that the average weight gain in 11/2lbs. Hopefull so because I am too afraid to step on the scale.
I love all of the photos and cannot decide between 3, 11, and 14.
Have a great time with your family! Elizabeth
You had me at #1....then #8! However honestly I would take any of those beautiful spots! I will pour the wine ....see you soon!?
ReplyDelete8 please!!! Such a fabulous view, I love it! But they are all gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteActually, they are all beautiful. My choice would be #12 then we could all walk on the beach at sunset.
ReplyDeletexo,
Sherry
I choose 12 because I'd love to be in a warm climate by the beach...but it was a hard choice! They're all amazing!!
ReplyDeletexo
Sharon
hard to pick, but 2, 6 and 8 inspire me the most.
ReplyDeleteThis always ends up being so much harder than I think it will be...finally narrowed it down to 2 or 8. I'm glad you had a wonderful Christmas and hope you have a happy, healthy, prosperous New Year in your beautiful new home!
ReplyDeleteNumber 8 gotta love that water!!! I can hear it soothe my soul right now.
ReplyDeleteI will choose number 12. Near the beach, like it. :)
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In order of preference, #1, 12, 5, 16. Not a bad one in the bunch, however.
ReplyDeleteI'm such a geek because these stress me out. I can't ever decide. There are too many gorgeous choices and I just scroll up and down changing my mind. I want them all! xo
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness! So many fabulous choices. I'll take #1 please :)
ReplyDeleteGlad to hear you had a fabulous Christmas, Tina. Happy New Year!
Choice 1 because I love to be in the garden and have the plants all around me.
ReplyDeleteChoice 1 because I love to be in the garden and have the plants all around me.
ReplyDeleteIt's number 7 for me...Happy New Year! Mona
ReplyDeletei choose 1,4 & 5.
ReplyDeletei wish i were there now!
Outdoor Settings - All are beautiful and so inviting of friends, food and fun!
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year to all!
First choice - # 8
Second choice # 10
Third choice # 6
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ReplyDeleteOops....sorry but I had to delete my previous post because I made a giant error and called you Kelly!!! Guess my brain is overloaded from all the holiday celebrating. Anyway, I can't choose just one of these....I want to sit and enjoy each and every one of the gorgeous settings! Each of them has something delightful to offer!! Have a very Happy New Year and I look forward to more of your wonderful blog in 2012!
ReplyDeleteThough they are different styles, I like 1 and 2 the best. I could really see myself in both of these settings with a bunch of friends just hanging out and having fun. They are actually all just so beautiful but those two speak to me the most.
ReplyDeleteTina, wishing you a happy and wonderful new year, no doubt many great things are headed your way. We are leaving to go skiing in Canada in the morning for 6 days so will not be around, will check in for your latest house updates when I get back next week or to see if you have moved! How exciting.
Lisa
Oh Gosh!!! 6, 7, and 8 are my faves.
ReplyDeleteI would have to start with some bubbly first with the apps then move to a hearty red with dinner!
xx
Glad you had such a wonderful Christmas, sweetie! Mine was wonderful also.
ReplyDeleteLove all of these options. I mean how could I turn down a meal at any of these? :) If I had to choose my faves would be #5, #6 and #7. I can't pick just one!
Enjoy the week!
xoxo
Oh, how I love these "challenges"...I choose 5, 8, 10 and 12. Yes, I love the water ones so much but if I had to choose one I think I would go with #8 because it has water, the view and it is covered so it has an intimate feel. But they are all AMAZING! Happy New Year to you!
ReplyDelete-Shelley
I think #8 with #16 as a close second, just b/c I adore those chairs and know they're comfy!!! Happy New Year, Tina!!! M.
ReplyDeleteDear Tina Number 8 is it for me. I love places by the water. Hope your Christmas was blessed and just think the New Year will ring in with a new HOME!
ReplyDeleteYou always make it so hard to choose! I LOVE the beach, so all of the settings by the beach would make me extra happy.
ReplyDeleteI hope you are having a great week!
I'm torn between choices #4 and #7!! My favorite thing in the whole world is sitting with family and friends enjoying simple moments with good food! Thanks for the wonderful post - it gets me thinking! I hope you and your beautiful family have a wonderful New Year!!!
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Desiree
The warm weather settings are tempting but I don't think I would feel like sitting and chatting. I have to go with number one. The table had me at hello!
ReplyDeleteDear Tina My favourite are 4, 5, 8 and 12 but I most especially love 8. That setting is divine and decadent and so perfect. Love the country settings but the water settings are my choice!!!!! Definitely need a good Australian chardonnay for those settings!
ReplyDeleteI hope you are well and I am finally back! You won't believe it but my birthday is the 14th December as well and I just turned 47! I will be doing a post soon on all our Christmas celebrations!
best wishes always
Frances xx
#8! Just beautiful, and that view...to die for. So glad you had such a wonderful Christmas. Happy 2012!
ReplyDeleteBy the sea, by the beautiful sea - where we lived for many years.
ReplyDeleteYou always give us such fun choices. Happy New Year.
Sam
It's a no brainer for me, I love the ambiance of an outdoor fire.....not sure of your climate in the summer, but we have cold evenings.... so I vote for #14 or #15, besides, a fire is always so cozy....just threw another log on mine!
ReplyDeletenumber 2.. love the lighting, such a great atmosphere
ReplyDeleteWow, you have a definite response to this post! The numbers are amazing! How FUN! I'm loving 2 for the view, fireplace, and nighttime appeal. I love 6 for the umbrella of trees--so Italian/American!
ReplyDeleteI'd pick 1, 5, and 7!! Hope you had a fabulous Christmas!!
ReplyDeletePrecious Tina,
ReplyDeleteI was out all day visiting with a great local BLOGGER PAL!!! But I come home to find your most KIND and lovely comment on my page today. Oh dear one, it was a great year, wasn't it? For many of us, so many new challenges and expectations... and they were fulfilled in many ways. I am so happy to know you and I look forward to getting to know you even more my dear. You are so blessed with the loving character that is priceless.
HAVE A MAGNIFICENT NEW YEAR and now dearest it is only a matter of time until all is ready for you! We are waiting with you!!! Anita
I am really in the mood for #12. A little bit of the sea would be just perfect!
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad your Christmas was wonderful!
Keri
I choose number 1.
ReplyDeleteIt looks so inviting, like a little coccoon of lush greenery and I do believe I spy a water fountain behind the table....Perfect!!!
choice 2!
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