sweet sweater

mmmm....i think i might need this sweater from Impulse, like, asap.
the back of this is amazing. So cozy and chic.

wanna have a dance party?

Friendly Fires. My new favorite band that I can't for the life of me stop listening to. And for some crazy reason, I couldn't post the video I was dying to share with you on this blog, so it's here on my music - related blog that I barely post on anymore. :) Enjoy your dance party that will soon come from their contagiously head bobbing tunes!

fruit & veg

Here's what came today in my organic fruit & veg seasonal bin from New Roots Organics!!

2 Braeburn Apples
1 Rio Star Grapefruit
2 D'Anjou Pears
2 Minneola Tangelos
2 Medium Yellow Onions
1 bunch of Broccoli
1 Gold Pepper
1 head of Green Butter Lettuce
1 lb Klamath Pearl Potatoes (an Heirloom waxy variety)
1 bunch of Tuscan Kale
1 Bunched Carrots
1 Hass Avos

I'm really starting to love getting these every other week. Everything is organically grown and as local as they can get it! I look forward to it every Tuesday and usually spend most of the day scheming and planning recipes to make. And I don't even have to do that because they always include a recipe in my bin to go along with one of items - this week it was Roasted Pear & Butter Lettuce Salad! Yum! They also have a great website with information on what you're about to receive, how to store it all and recipes for just about everything! I had some carrots left over from my last order so I used those in the carrot bread I made tonight!


Looks good, huh?

casual monday

I spent my Monday being just a girl relaxing at Ladro, sipping latte's, listening to new tunes and catching up on my blogs. Here's a roundup of what I came across today...

It would be nice to work in a flower shop.

I'd love to have a bookshelf full of these.

I'm not the only one who seems to be digging up their deco files.

tweed is like denim to Americans - you can't go wrong.

don't you wish you blogged from here??

we're on the same page - you can never have enough Chocolate

fashion bloggers look good, obviously.

These would definitely get me to drink more (than usual). hehe.

vintage modern

I just took this quiz (via Decorology) on Sproost to define my decorating style and they pretty much nailed me on the head - Vintage Modern. And here's what it has to say about my style:

Flea Market, anyone? You know you are drawn to modern furniture and interiors, and yet you don't like a space that feels cold and sterile. And who could blame you? That's why Vintage Modern is so appealing to you. Though the backdrop of the room, the walls and windows, are many times white or monochromatic, the furniture and accessories have the color, shape and texture to bring the warmth into the space.

The great thing about Vintage Modern is ease of mixing different styles in the one space. You can have a new modular sofa mixed with a great pair of chairs that your grandmother purchased in the late 1950's. The new and old work appear as though they were destined for each other. Even if you don't have time for swap meets and garage sales, so many of the mid-century pieces were so great that they have been remade and mimicked year after year.





After your style has been defined, they give you some pictures and furniture pieces to go along with your style. And I love them all!

childhood memories turned into decoration

As I was going through my Deco file on Domino and saving all the inspirational photos I can find, I came across these cute vases that are actually individually sized Martinelli apple juice bottles and it got me thinking... when I was younger, my mom would pick us up from school and sometimes we'd stop by this bakery in McKenry Village (right, Whit?) and we'd sit and sip Martinelli's out of bottles just like these. If I could find those again, I'd die!

goodbye

I thought everyone had heard the news by now but when I informed my friend Anne last night of the demise of Domino Magazine she was shocked. She had not heard the news yet - obviously, because she just sent them her $20 dollar subscription check (i doubt she'll be getting that back!). It occurred to me that it's only old news to me because it's been circling the blogs that I obsessively read daily for a week now. And since I saw the news all over, and everyone was posting about it, I decided not to. But now after reading the Editors Note, I feel like I must. So here are just a few, but significant inspirational moments from my Domino reading days....


may 2005...love at first sight: the very first Domino cover

i remember seeing this cover and obsessing over Ione Skye's bedroom. I still think about that house and come back to it's pictures regularly for inspiration

Jessie Randal (of Loeffler Randall) on the September '06 cover - her clean, chic and girly style was an obvious translation from her home into her clothing and shoe designing

this was the cover from just a few months ago where they featured the indie fashion and hip boutiques of Seattle and J.Crew creative director Jenna Lyons home - which has lead me to become obsessed with painting my living room that same shade!

Thankfully, Nick Olsen, the deals and decorating blogger from Domino is still blogging...just in a different spot. Phew! I wonder how many other Domino bloggers will continue their inspiration elsewhere?

Now, excuse me while I voraciously save all my Deco files and images from Dominomag.com!

update on the war:

I've narrowed it down to 3: the willow, potomac and lounge chaise. I've ordered multiple colored samples in all styles and I'll let you know my thoughts as soon as I receive the samples in the mail.

Also, I'm looking for a handsome gentleman to escort me to Crate & Barrel on Saturday to "test out" the chairs. Sufficient cuddling on couches will be involved, but don't worry....it's all in the name of research. Any takers??

spotted:

just saw these on anthropologie and i'm seriously crushing. They're ahhhmazing!

i've lost that bloggin' feeling...

I don't know why it is, maybe it's because work's been crazy lately and after work I haven't had a lot of time to unwind. I'm constantly wound. blah.

I'm waiting for something inspirational...and when it hits....watch out.


images via Overflowing