bulletin board cubby

Posted on | 29 February 2008 | No Comments

great idea for the inside of cabinets for added storage. upholster the back in a fun fabric and post notes with cute pins. very elegant looking.

{image via martha stewart living}

pilates

Posted on | 27 February 2008 | No Comments

i have stayed strong with at least one of my new year's resolutions of attending pilates classes once a week, and i can't be happier. getting up and out of the house by 8:30am every saturday morning has been totally worth it. i feel so revitalized and ready to tackle my day when i leave there, not to mention my instructor is fantastic and always plays such soothing music.

{image via martha stewart living}

my future home?

Posted on | 26 February 2008 | No Comments

um, yes please.

{image via house beautiful}

scandinavian design

No Comments

this dining room meets library is quite unique. love the combo brushed nickel chairs & slate blue walls. very contemporary, but the chandelier adds an old world sophisticated touch.

{image via unknown source}

pretty bouquet

Posted on | 25 February 2008 | No Comments

i want to start investing in purchasing a bouquet of fresh flowers every week from trader joe's to grace my desktop. i know it'll brighten my day and i spend so many damn hours at the desk that it's sure to bring a smile to my face. $24 a month? i deserve it.

{image via unknown source}

sock monkey, that funky monkey

No Comments

love this little vignette with a beautiful mix of red and turquoise hues. p.s. i still want a sock monkey.

{image via ruby press}

kathryn ireland

No Comments

i never knew much about kathryn ireland until we met her for a class field trip. she is so funny, with her quick & witty englishness. you can tell she's one of those design geniuses that produces one-of-a-kind interiors. proof being the above image of her ohai home. swoon.

{image via house beautiful}

future kitchen

No Comments

black chandelier = stunning. this is what i dream my future kitchen to look like. hey, one can dream, right?

{image via unknown source}

la vie en rose

Posted on | 24 February 2008 | No Comments

i am so so happy that marion cotillard won best actress for la vie en rose. this movie was magnificent, largely due to her intense portrayal of edith piaf. i love french film and she is so demur.

{image via imdb}

audrey tatou

No Comments

audrey tatou will be playing coco chanel in an upcoming french film. cannot wait. tatou is up there on my list of the few celebrities i'd ever hope to emulate, along with kate winslet, & rachel weisz. they all have this level of class and sophistication about them that you know you can't learn; you're just born with it.

{image via unknown source}

gold mirrors

No Comments

mirrors have really become the new go-to for an artwork piece for me.

{image via unknown source}

beige perfection

No Comments

the bcbg max azria love affair continues.

{image via unknown source}

saul steinberg for schumacher

No Comments

i am swooning over these new schumacher fabrics & wallpapers designed by the illustrations of saul steinberg when he drew for the new yorker. my favorite is the wallpaper city edition of paris. i would love to do that in a powder room with an oversized gold baroque mirror and grasscloth wainscotting.

{image via schumacher}

josef frank

No Comments

i love these josef frank textiles that anthropologie began to incorporate onto their upholstered goods awhile ago. there is something so fresh and vibrant about a stand-alone chair with a statement fabric. a total conversation starter.

{image via unknown source}

bed dressing

No Comments

i've always been drawn to the endless ways of dressing a bed. from four-poster to extravagant tufted headboards, the bedroom is the one place you can really experiment and have fun since it is not a public area of the home. this beautiful canopy that would otherwise seem heaven and traditional takes on a fresh new look here with a simple color scheme and crisp white trim.

{image via unknown source}

ms. ruthie sommers

No Comments

always an inspiration. this office space is also a beautiful merge of transitional and streamlined design.

{image via unknown source}

dresser

No Comments

this beautiful little bombe chest is to die for. i love the salmon hue highlighted by the white trim.

{image via unknown source}

prints

No Comments

i've been wanting this print for a long time, and when i finally get an apartment, i am for sure purchasing and framing in a clean dark stained ikea frame. i have a weak spot for cute sayings displayed in aesthetically pleasing ways. this guy in an entry or over a fireplace makes a casual and somewhat comedic design statement.

{image via etsy}

bookcase

Posted on | 23 February 2008 | No Comments

ideal bookcase styling. you don't necessarily have to wrap books to make them clean & organized on a shelf. color coordination in combination with some cleanly framed prints look divine.

{image via domino}

the office

No Comments

call me insanely naive, but this is what i want life to be like going to work every day. i don't think is that unrealistic, and i'm determined to make it happen.

{image via real simple}

<3

No Comments

for me, this is heaven.

{image via unknown source}

commes des garcons

Posted on | 17 February 2008 | No Comments

i've been wanting this commes des garcons t-shirt ever since i saw a model wearing it in an issue of teen vogue. so cute and chic. i can just see it paired with some fun flats and a black pencil skirt.

{image via and browns fashion}

late for lovin'

Posted on | 16 February 2008 | No Comments

though a couple days late, i wanted to make mention of another lovely valentine's day with z. we spent the evening together; exchanging gifts and marston's for dinner followed by a viewing of father of the bride on tbs. what could be better?here is the beautiful bracelet he got me. i'm going to wear it every day. xoxo.

{image via etsy}

spring wish list

Posted on | 08 February 2008 | No Comments

with my spending habits being seriously curbed in the new year, i've found myself creating mental wish lists of what i would normally buy, but now cannot due to my new savings goals. perhaps instead of impulse shopping, i'll be able to really bargain around and do a one-stop 'spring wardrobe' spree and satisfy my inner shopaholic. so here goes nothin':

{images via forever21, old navy, piperlime}