industrial wednesday

 Due credit for all these fabulous furniture pieces on this board on my pinterest page.

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letter love

 inrednings blog

 french by design

 we made this

 

pinterest

 edies lab via etsy

Loving the big, bold letters popping up everywhere these days.

Metal, distressed wood, painted. Loving them all.

The bigger. The better. 

I'm dreaming of a big ass letter for our house too. 

And I know just the place to "find" one.

Are you there Dad? It's me, Kristi...

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not so mellow yellow

lovely spaces

house beautiful

amber interiors

 design sponge

I have to say, I've never been a huge fan of yellow. Never found anything wrong with it either. It's just one of those colors I never thought all that much about. Until recently. I find it appearing everywhere. And wow. Is it fun! Not sure I'm going to run out and paint my bedroom yellow but it's certainly got me thinking sunshiny thoughts...

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decorate

If you've been reading any decor blogs at all lately you are aware that Holly Becker's book is finally available.  Holly is the designer behind the popular blog decor 8. One of my personal favorite haunts.

The book is currently out in limited release. I picked mine up at Anthropologie this weekend. I was a little hesitant to drop $35 on a design book until I opened it. And it didn't take but a moment before I was sold. All 271 pages are truly inspirational.  Beautiful from start to finish. 

Two very discriminating thumbs up.

images via decor 8

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hula hoop rug

Use the hula hoop frame to weave old t-shirt scraps into a colorful round rug. Then cut away the jersey, tie a few knots and hula hoop away on your new rug. Super cuteness via Family Fun Magazine.

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erich ginder

Small obsession with antlers since this post. Faux antlers of course. I'm an anti-hunting kinda gal. Loving these completely unaffordable but dripping with style resin antlers by Erich Ginder and available at Design Public.The ghost tree coat rack in black ain't too shabby either.

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stylizimo! and some antlers.

Yet another reason to stay in bed all day.

I'm not sure which I adore more. The DIY headboard made from two wooden pallets or the antler jewelry holder. Or the fact that I found a new design website on which to waste spend even more hours of my already late enough evenings.

First noticed here.

Photos courtesy of her.

And new fabulous time suck design website HERE.

Oh, and here's my profile page. No pictures yet but it won't take long I'm sure!

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vanity

Loving this reclaimed wood vanity table. It's a DIY project that seemed rather daunting at first but the more I stared longingly at it the more accessible it became.  And hey, I might actually apply make-up if I had a cute little table like this to sit at. Or not. But it sure sounds like a good excuse for a new project. Right? And it sure would look cute in the same room as this.

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the world is a playground...

...and life is pushing my swing." ~ Natalie Kocsis

Is it Thursday already?

I feel like this little girl looks. 

I might actually look like her too. 

Just with more wrinkles.

I apologize for neglecting you.

But the link to this incredible world map pillow should make it up to you.

No?

Tootles.

And TGI almost F!

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dropping the yarn bomb

I'd never heard of the term either until I came across this post on facebook today. And I fell in love. Apparently there is an entire constituency of creative folks that make a habit of "yarn bombing" random city fixtures.  This subway work was done by the very talented ishknits.  I only wish I'd had that seat when I was riding the N & R back and forth to midtown Manhattan a dozen or so years ago. (Oh, and that she's come and yarn bomb our house next!)

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an artful tuesday.

Is it a door? Or is it art? Or is it both? 

I'm voting for both.

Because anyone with a Dr. Seuss quote on their Master Bathroom door is ok in my book.

I still have our Thankful Tree up by the front door.  We made it for Thanksgiving.  It's now February (in case you also live in Northern California and seem to be also stumped by the 72 and sunny weather).  It's just so darn pretty I haven't been able to take it down.  But now I'm thinking maybe I can transform it.  To a photograph / kid's art project / awards tree?  Creepy or cute?  Art or excess?

I'll keep you posted!

All photographs courtesy of Houzz.

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house doctor

Serious interior design envy going on today. I want to live in this room. Like NOW. And I want to fly to Denmark and apply for a job at house doctor.  But that can probably wait until just after Christmas. 

Their taste is impeccable.  How is it that I've just discovered them today?  I do wish their website was a tad easier for me to manipulate so that I could see closer and possibly even order some of their fabulous products.  But maybe it is and I'm just being impatient.
Serious envy I tell you.  Serious.

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nesting

Love the rooms you see above? Yup, me too.

Want to know where they came from? Yup, so did I.

I couldn't say it better myself.  So why try? 

From Nesting's lovely website...

"Nesting is a book consisting of 26 interesting homes. The Swedish version of The Selby! They have been documented over a period of 7 years, randomly chosen by the authors; Cilla Ramnek and Pia Ulin. The places and images are for real and not staged in any way. Exept for Cillas spontaneous styling with some of the home-owners things. The images always shot with the conditions provided by the space and light that existed only then. Please be inspired by these amazing homes.

The book is available for purchase at Papercut."

Thanks go to decor8 for the introduction.

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cocoon couture

Cocoon couture. Exactly what kiddie cuteness don't they make? Beanbags, ottomans, mobiles, book ends, wall art, shoulder bags and even an enchanted tree.  All cute.  And enchanting.

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napkin holder?

Let me start this off by saying I ADORE this piece by Old New Again.  

Even though we don't use paper napkins in our house. Too much waste! They are reserved for children's birthday parties only.  

And, even though our salt and pepper only comes to the table maybe twice a year on holidays.  It lives in a dark corner of the kitchen where I secretly use it on my food on occasion.  Mind you, I cook with it, I just don't offer it to my children for fear one of them may become a salt fiend like their mother given the opportunity.  

I'm also not entirely sure why it's called a "napkin holder" as it doesn't actually *hold* the napkins, does it now?  

Never the less, I ADORE this piece.  Weird, eh?

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etsy eye candy

upcycled dress

granny pin cushion

festival of color

never enough...

Maybe a few last minute gift ideas. 

Or just some pretty things to look at. 

You choose!

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kootut murut

Meet kootut murut.  I found her on flickr because she has lovely little photos that make me smile.  But she also has a lovely little blog.  And a lovely little shop.  Go figure.   And now, apparently, she has a lovely little kitchen. (Well, apparently she's been holding out on us for a year or so with these photos... but it's new to us.  Hmph.)  You can click on over to her blog to see the "before" shots.

I just wanted to share.  Because I think it's lovely.  And I think it would be quite peaceful to sit at this table with a nice hot latte and a fresh scone first thing in the morning.  How can your day possibly go wrong when you start it with a pink cloud?

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pouf!

When I was little they were bean bags (that doesn't age me too much now does it?).  Then we got a little uptight and they became ottomans.  But they are back.  And they are bad ass.  And they are now called poufs.  You can't blink without seeing one pulled up in a living room, play room or kids room as extra seating or just plain eye candy.  

Comfy?  Depends. Way cool? Definitely.

1.plumo 2.apartment therapy 3.studio van der scheer 

4.modern dose 5.casa bella home 6.camilla hounsell holvorsen 

7.flocks 8.west elm 9.cb2

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