Winter can be magical when the snow has newly fallen and the sky is blue.

Winter is a time of renewal. It provides the stillness that we need to ready ourselves for the busy seasons that lie ahead: Spring, Summer and Fall.

We can freely lounge under a blanket in our pj’s and watch Netflix.                 Or grab a good book and snuggle up by the fire.                                                       We might sit by a sunny window sipping a hot drink watching the birds.       Or grab the dogs and trudge through the snow.                                                       We might pour through a garden book and pick out our perennials.                     Or take up a new hobby like painting.                                                                         We might find inspiration to organize our closets.                                                   Or decide to write in our journals.                                                                                 We might call and old friend to catch-up.                                                                   Or pour over magazines for design inspiration.

I find inspiration as the snow covers the world in a blanket of beauty. It looks to me like little mink coats covering the bear branches of the trees. I love the sound of the snow crunching underneath my feet. I feel refreshed breathing in the cool air. 

I hope you are savoring this season and seeing it’s beauty. We have had many wonderful warm spring like days here in Upstate NY. I even got some cleanup yard work out of the way. As wonderful as that respite was; I am embracing the snowfall today. 

inJOY-Trisha

Do you have a place that inspires your design esthetics?  I have several. I find that design inspiration comes from so many different aspects in our lives. We might be inspired from a place we visit, a show we watch, a book we read, a painting we admire. 

Some places peak your interest and inspire you. Serenbe is a place that has inspired me. I have never been to Serenbe, Georgia; but, from what I have seen in pictures and videos I am longing to visit. 

I find the concept and the architecture to be intriguing. I dream of visiting and delight in the thought of living in a farm-to-table community like Serenbe one day.

http://www.serenbe.com states:                       The vision for the community of Serenbe was born in an effort to protect the beautiful rural land just outside of Atlanta known as Chattahoochee Hill Country. The first house at Serenbe was built in 2004 and today the community is home to 400 residents.                                   

The community at Serenbe feeds our residents in more ways than one. We’ve created a place where people are drawn together over gardening, cooking, books, art, ideas, and even over back fences.

The Inn at Serenbe 

The Farmhouse at Serenbe, one of Atlanta’s original farm-to-table Restaurants

The Hil on-the-hill is another restaurant at Serenbe

Check out the sources below for more info on Serenbe.

InJOY-Trisha 

Sources:               http://www.southernliving.com, http://www.homesteadatlanta.com, http://www.tripadvisor.com, http://www.venuereport.com/innatserenbe, http://www.southernhospitality.com, http://www.terrain.org,