Stripes

(source :: wit and delight + daily dream decor)

Un-fussy

(source :: daily dream decor)

In the process of decorating my home. It's much more difficult than I thought lol... fun but difficult. I have a very un-fussy style. Simple, but thought about, a collection of gathered objects mixed with great mid century modern furniture design. I try not to hold too tight to these decor ideas... that's just what I have observed in my quest for home decor. 

In other news.... this blog... what can I say about it. This is my love child I suppose. It's on and off. I blog... I don't blog... I blog... I don't blog. Right now... I blog. So here I am. 

Adir + Marcello's Well Traveled Home

(source :: apartmenttherapy)

Will probably be moving soon. So I can't get enough of house inspiration. Textiles textiles textiles. Patterns patterns patterns...

33 Ways to Stay Creative

(Sourc: a note on design)

Doing pretty much everything on this list...working on a few of things on this list. In construction...

Come dine with me...

(source :: www.dustjacketattic.blogspot.com)

Let's dine, let's dine a away...

Currently, in the process of helping to renovate my boyfriend's (almost) 70 year old cottage style home (say that three times fast). We have done a lot of the demo and reconstruction ourselves and I can't wait to start to fill it with pretty things. He doesn't know yet... but I'm filling it with pretty things lol

Bess Friday San Fran Loft

This is Bess' (from BessFriday.com) San Francisco loft. I'm always a fan of exposed ceilings, brick walls and as much as I love light drenched-white walls, I'm also a super fan of the black accent walls. Love the rustic textures mixed with simplistic geometric furniture.  

 (source :: www.bessfriday.com)

Cool beans.

Throw Pillows Mo' Pillows

Let's have a conversation about prints/patterns shall we?! Point blank... I need them. The more the merrier...What I'm really into is a mixture of different ethnic inspired pieces all thrown together borderline in a hot jumbled mess lol. Enough throw pillows to make you flop on the couch and never get up. I saw these images from Because I'm Addicted (who isn't addicted) and was like, woa... hold the phone... you gots-ta- gimme dat. So slowly but surely, I began my hunt. 

Accompanied with brilliantly colored prints, I need more brass pieces. Moroccan, Syrian, Turkish, Tibetan... all so lovely and intricately detailed. But that calls for another post, I've seen a few vintage lamps and chandeliers here and there... I'm just patiently waiting for their prices to creep down a bit more.

(source :: lonngren/widell)

So like I was saying earlier... prints and patterns galore. This is a first in my (hopefully many) posts about playful printed textiles and where I can get my hands on them. As much as I would love to travel to Morocco, India, Egypt and especially Turkey it is not quite possible at the moment.

Enter: the internet lol, a useful yet sometimes annoying invention gives us access to new and exciting trades. Duh, you know this thing works. Anywho, I stumbled upon this Etsy shop: Mother's Atelier and immediately fell head over heals for these pillows as it reminded me of the inspirational photos from Lonngren/Widell.

(source :: mother's atelier)

I know... I know...let it all sink in. I love it too. The pillows hail from Istanbul, Turkey and prices range from about $40 - $230. So it's got something for everyone.

Want more? Ya you do... peep it out here.

Green with Envy

(source :: Natty Clay, Coastal Theory, Desire to Inspire, Elle.com)

Mean Green. Wasn't that a movie... o scratch that. I think it was the Big Green?! Don't you remember, the teenagers who started a badass soccer team. Classic 90's movie! You gotta peep it.

How great do these green spaces look. When I say green, I don't mean eco-friendly (although I wish it was, maybe it is...idk). Anywhoooo, I digress. I'm having an affair with green, sorry teal (that's my favorite color dont-cha-know)

Spaces + Faces

 

(source ::  whoops)

Ok... so another fail on my part. forgot to source these images. I know a few are from the ever popular Desire to Inspire but I can't remember which ones and how many. You know the drill, love the spaces love her jacket, shorts and overall everything lol.

Anyways! Yay! Its 2012! and time for a much needed change in my book. Time to get organized; not just with my things (or sourcing ability) but with my time and mental state as well. So I've enlisted the help of two much needed books:

1.  Journal

2.  Agenda Book

Now you may be thinking... ok? You're a 23 year old woman who just realized the importance of an agenda book? The answer is quite simply... yes. I'm extremely forgetful and that mind frame has taken over some very important aspects in my life. Journal is pretty self explanatory. Just a form of clearing my head at the end of the day. So like I said before, it's time for a change and why not now, right? No time like the present. 

Pretty Little Things II

(source :: google)

Here are a few of  my favorite things...
Color palette, hints of graphics, and simple geometric shapes.

Black on White :: White on Black

(source :: garancedore.fr, designsponge.com)

Firstly, I need to pledge my allegiance to Garance Dore. She takes such amazing portraits.

Love the black on white tones. Minimal graphic or pattern mixing here. Its just straight tone on tone. I've been seeing a lot of black walls in apartments and homes and I absolutely love it. Although I's love to the see the dimensions of the rooms with black walls. If you don't have a large room or massive windows to let in light, it would probably be a bit of a drag. 

(source :: thesartorialist.com, desiretoinspire.net, refinery29.com)

Secondly, I pledge my allegiance to Scott Schuman. Is it possible for me to claim dual citizenship here lol. 

Anywho... The photo above is one of my all time favorites. The outfit is just perfectly perfect with a touch of bright color. That being said its easy to see the relationship between the outfit and the spaces. Graphic with pops of color. That chandelier looks like a computer model right before it renders. I'm an architecture nerd clearly. 

Home Sweet Home :: Devon Radziwill

(source:: Vogue.com)

Me-Oh-My! If there is any fault in this apartment I surely can't find it. It's so lovely from the (what appears to be) fresh flowers, brick interior walls, mix-matched yet clean-lined furniture, large windows revealing hints of the nearby urban context to the sweet pool table in the family room. Swoon... Swoon....and more Swoooooooon