those floors.

the colors

those floors.

that light

oh, but those floors.

 

photos:: Vangelis Paterakis

West Third Brand GIVEAWAY

Holla!  a gorgeous giveaway from my favorite candle lines, West Third Brand.

Why do I love thee? Because they're 6 inches of love. Love that fills the room with ambience and lovely smells from the minute you light them. This week, I will be giving away,  FOUR of the clever, Bring it to Me wish candles. Each of these candles have 50 hours of burn time. That's a lotta, lotta time to spend wishing.

'Bring it To Me' wish candles are Novelty candles that add fun & support to daily affirmations…in a carnival of amusing ways.

Abundance – Success


Cures slumping stocks, wealth related woes & eases your case of financial insecurity.



Bonne Chance – Good

Luck
Erases the stubborn & inauspicious streak. Cancels out black cats & precludes Friday the 13 from your work week.

C’est La Vie – A Fresh Start


Sweeps away the cobwebs of stale situations, cures ennui, listlessness & disappointed expectations.





Les Amoureux – Love

Mends the broken heart & offers salve for the love sick, sets the mood, banishes the single blues double quick.

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Want? Well, go leave a comment then.  Tweet this and I'll count you twice. Contest ends 2/14 @ 9 pm. Winner will be announced  2/15

* a coupla things: free. things that are free should be received with gratitude. so if you win, keep that in mind. If the shipping seems too slow for your likes or you wanted one fragrance but got the other....you know, that sort of thing, don't be a tool. be thankful you won something. also, ya gotta leave an email. how you gonna win, boo, if you don't leave a way for me to contact you? ok. that's it. big good luck hug.

a light post

If you live in the Bay area, you're probably well acquainted with, the Berkley based, Omega Too . For the rest of you, they're the purveyor of one-of-a-kind lighting fixtures, made from repurposed items.



They've also been, long known for having cool, vintage bathroom pieces: sinks, claw footed tubs, all of those awesome things that peopler { stupid people } rip out of old homes. When I was re-doing my house, we spent a lot of time over there { they're always getting new things in, so it's worth it to pop in often }

Everything you need to make your old house look like new again.

I was looking for some light fixture possibilities for a new job I'm starting. Something interesting, something that gives the space an added sparkle. Like a great pair of earrings would to and outfit. I found a few things that would work nicely.



but check out what  else I found over there.....





I love their repurposed pieces. so clever. 

 

 

would love a few of these , hanging over a big farm table. 

 these would be perfect in a boy's room.

these are antique funnels. so cool.

go check out their site, they have so much to peruse. Omega Too

customizable wallpaper

I get a lot of emails from P.R. people asking me to tout their wares. Some are completely irrelevant, some just not that great  { if I wouldn't use it, I'm not going to tell you to use it } but every once in a while something cool comes along like these customizable wallcoverings by Studio Herrison and DwellStudio. 















It's a great idea, the patterns are created and then you get to resize them, re color them...all to your liking.



 



It really couldn't be easier. And chances are you won't be seeing your exact paper in everyone else's home { as the owner of an Imperial Trellis covered wall, I can tell you it gets old }

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and just because you're awesome. I have an exclusive dealio for you through Studio Herrison. Just type in the promo words  for your discount.





WALLWARNING = 20% off, can be used twice by each individual and is good through April 30

peace out

photo via roxy quicksilver

I wanted to mention that fellow designer/bloggers, Vanessa de Vargas and Vanessa Kogevinas are in the process of working on collaborating with and decorating a Women’s Housing Project near downtown LA. They're looking for LA designers to help with the project. They're also seeking donations of goods. If you're interested and think you could lend a hand, please visit Vanessa dV's site, Turquoise for more info

apropos of nothing.

ok,  some things that I've been thinking about....and they don't really require much narration nor commentary from me, so I'll just lay them out for thought...

this:

love all of this, new,  Sister Parrish desk accessory stuff.



and this:

 a new line of bedding, to me, echelon duvet cover in Quaterfoil. A good little spring/summer change up at an affordable price { Q duvet 79.00 }



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over thinking it:

Chances are as I write this, 4 out of 5 of you own this already. I do. I wore it yesterday. To a lunch meeting. The person with whom I met { always very stylish } wore one too. As did 3 other people in the restaurant where we met. In fact, today, when I ran into whole foods, I witnessed 2 differnt moms pushing their Bugaboos and carts, wearing this. I plan to keep on wearing mine because I love it and I spent 12 years wearing a uniform. but..... I'm just saying.



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want:

hard top will do.

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vicarious:

photo: lorislof

and oh how I sincerely miss the charms of  Brookline, Mass....

source: bonjour bruxelles



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inspired:

  completely taken { and feeling completely incompetent, and possibly inspired} by 17 year old photographer, Alison Titus. Titus learned all of her skills from Flickr. As one of her fans commented,

"Allie’s photostream is the account of a sensitive and creative teenage
photographer. However, this is no kid’s art. Allie is an important
artist in the making. Her images document her world with a budding
professional’s talent and the critical eye of an artist. With a
background in dance, she is keenly aware of form and the body’s lines
and it shows in her compositions. She is as comfortable in-front of the
camera as behind it."

to read an interview with the artist: go here.



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wish:

Really wish I were going to be in London this spring to see the exhibition, Watercolour at Tate Britain

The show will cover watercolor works spanning 800 years, from artist, JMW Turner { first image } to Tracey  Emin {second image }. 





"From manuscripts, miniatures and maps through to works showing the
expressive visual splendour of foreign landscapes, watercolour has
always played a part in British Art."



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{ once upon... }

I'm not sure what's cooler, the concept { every monday, wear something different and stand on something }, the art direction or the photography. Heidi Lender's series of photos featuring fashiony, interior designy, travel concepts are the bee's knees.

also, I want those zebra shoes.





you can follow Heidi's tumblr feed for updates of her series { once upon... }