Coffee on the Terrace

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I think that Mary McDonald of Bravo's Million Dollar Decorators fame creates the most gorgeous blue and white spaces.  Above are three of her spectacular "outdoor rooms."

Charles Faudree decorated this beautiful porch in Jamaica: 

I love this side yard area from Coastal Living:

In a feeble attempt to copy recreate this lovely look on my own back terrace, I got out my trusty sewing machine and glue gun and went to work.  Here's what I came up with.  Don't judge.

I decided to style the table just as Mary McDonald might.  She uses all sorts of blue and white china and porcelains in her outdoor settings.  While it dresses things up, it's not really practical.  My things went right back into the house after my oh-so-professional photo shoot.

I can hardly wait until the weather starts cooling off so I can go out in the mornings with Bitsy, read the paper and drink my cup of coffee.  My terrace really is one of my favorite "rooms" in my house.

Since our zip code is in the epicenter in Dallas of the West Nile Virus outbreak, I mustn't forget to spray this on from head to toe:

So that's the story of my favorite "room."  I'm joining Alison over at The Polohouse for her "Favorite Rooms on the First" linky party.

Hope y'all have a great week and thanks for stopping by!