serena and lily summer.

this afternoon, i'm drawn to the serena and lily summer line, and especially this particular monaco outdoor line. plus i'm really loving stripes lately. so...

this line is made from woven plastic. durable and super low maintenance. plus the navy and white is classic as classic gets. enjoy!

begum celik tables.

turkish designer begum celik is designing these "diana and dean side tables" for gotwob. begum states that her inspiration comes by way of the 1960's. she designs these his and hers tables differently because begum reminds us that men and women are different. true...true...

specifically, check out begum's diana and dean side tables here. but, and this is a BIG but...you will be crazy in love with the rest of begum's furniture line, that you can view here. in my never ending quest for a bed headboard, begum's "belt" headboard is gathering my attention quickly too.

how is your almost friday starting out? i was up early, took a walk outside and had delicious coffee as a reward. i hope your day is beginning just as nicely! enjoy...

caribbean stripes.

let's talk about stripes today, caribbean stripes. and why not? summer is almost here, i can feel it. and i can really feel these stripes. simple, breezy, tropical and evoke a sort of sporty elegance.

this particular line, offered up by zimmer-rohde is durable, and full of summer splashy lines.

and don't get me wrong, there are times i am really drawn to bold or subdued all over color. but today, these stripes are calling me. summer is calling me. and i'm ready. aren't you? enjoy!

pennyweight pretty.

this hand~cut polished brass cuff designed for pennyweight by young frankk is the perfect summer wear every day piece. they're sold out at the moment, but i'm hoping they get more in. for me. for you ;)

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also, how is your day going? i've had a reeeaaaaallly relaxing day. much needed. i went to the beach with my son ethan. we picked up a vegetarian sub sandwich, chips, lemonade and cookies, plunked in our beach chairs (and polar fleece, it was a little windy) and ate. and breathed. and breathed some more. we are both coming down off of tons of course work for our separate degrees and we needed it let me tell ya!

i hope you are having similar relaxed feelings today, or on your way to that...enjoy!

a house of pattern.

this morning, take a house tour with me. take a house tour chock full of green, chock full of pattern. and it all combines to make for a sensitive use of texture and shape, and in the end, one heck of an interesting bunch of spaces...

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against a continuous backdrop of white throughout the home, all of this pattern, all of this color, this green, works. and works wonders. it's a fun space, warm and just a space you, or at least i, could definitely spend time in today. just saying...enjoy!

simplicity. through a pale palette.

this is the space of the day for me. super simplicity, tons of sunlight, tons of white & tons of pale woods.

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there is a sort of supreme quietness that this pale wood look offers. i'm lately loving it. it's raw. it's interesting. it's just kind of a really cool medium and color palette to utilize in either residential or commercial spaces.

what do you think? do you like this look? enjoy...

luc. by rossin.

i really like this table and chair set offered up by the italian company rossin. and i like them alot separately too. from their clean, minimalistic and architectural lines, to the interesting mix of materials (the crisp white top is made from polyurethane and the black bold legs are wood and thinner metal supports bring the design together in the end). i think these pieces are definitive in that they require and exude a bold presence and place in their spaces, but they are also welcoming and fun.

happy monday friends! i hope this past weekend was everything you wanted it to be. my son is home from college for the summer, so that made my weekend all by itself ;) enjoy!

happy mother's day...

hey friends, happy mothers' day. to you and yours...

thinking of mother's, of softness, of love, of pretty things, of pretty ladies today. these lights, by french designer inga sempe for moustache are super pretty too.

they're floaty, day~dreamy, light and lovely. i hope that your day, spent with family and friends today is day~dreamy and lovely too. enjoy!

happy friday friends!

hey, it's friday! what are you up to this coming weekend?

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i'm coming down off of completing my last graduate paper of my last graduate class. yeah! time to breathe. i'm heading toward boston today to pick up my son from his college to come home for the summer. he's ready. we're both ready to chiiiiiillllllll.

i really liked this image today. i love cutting branches of spring trees and bringing them into my spaces. everywhere i go right now everything is in complete bloom. it's beautiful out.

wherever you go, whatever you do, have a good fabulous one! enjoy...

patricia urquiola's mathilda chair.

i'm in love with a chair. or well, i love this chair anyway ;) this mathilda chair by patricia urquiola and offered up by moroso.

i came across the mathilda chair over on the gblog. i enjoyed the way in which allison parker, who wrote the post, interpreted the look of this chair and wanted to share her perceptive take on it.

"its simple finishes have a serious crush on sublime design. we are instantly taken by the rush backrest, its island flair accessorizes naturally. the chair cuffs enlighten the armrests with a bang of color. however, the frame humbles the finished product in a light wood tone with a sweet a-shape effortlessly binding together the backrest, arms and seat." i love this description, one of the best i've come across. enjoy!

serenity now.

i'm hoping that your day did not start like this. so i'm leaving my favorite french cafe this morning, all happy on french roast coffee and boom. no really...BOOM. i turned on the car and i'd have sworn a small explosion occurred, to the point where my car shook. after daring to exit the vehicle and see what on earth had happened, i notice a large thick chunk of metal lying on the ground. not good right? right.

after carefully driving straight to the dealer, and finding out that one of my suspension spring thing-ys let go near one of my front tires, still not good, all i could do was hope it didn't cost alot of money, wishful thinking...sometimes that works, right? not this time. $700.00 later. yeah.

the dealer has been noticing a number of these lately on my model car and is hoping that they will recall it and reimburse me, again wishful thinking, but hey i'll give it a whirl.

so i'm needing some serenity now. and i found it through the lens of julia stotz and via designlovefest today. how do you deal with unexpected dilemmas that end up costing much more than your morning french roast? i'd love to hear. i wish i was better at it. it took me all day to calm down. geeez....enjoy.

segis. rich & original energy.

each product must have a reason to exist. that's the philosophy behind the design process at segis.

an italian company, (though they do have a location in tennessee as well) segis, utilizes materials such as resin, tempered glass, high pressure laminates, lacquered woods with scratch resistant finishes and steel. segis states that they "participate in more advanced design scenarios and innovative concept models."

segis offers product noticeably office friendly but select pieces are really fabulous for residential environments, in my opinion. and for some reason today, i like their products in red...enjoy!

imagine...

this "affair tent" offered up by anthropologie and as part of their summer collection of outdoor goods has me imagining. just what for, who with and where i might have fun with this.

this tent is sort of like a blank canvas, for any occasion, for any special affair or event. you could imagine it any way you'd like. it's pricey, but if you are throwing one heck of a party, this is an amazing option. if it was in front of me right now, i just might move in! enjoy...

madeline weinrib & denim carpets.

new york artist and designer madeline weinrib has caught my attention today with her handwoven, denim carpets. yeah...that's right, denim.

with names like "blue note" and "ocean" and patterns like farms from the view of an airplane, madeline's denim carpets are evocative of landscapes, of abstract oceans, of places and spaces you admire, or desire to be. i love that...enjoy!

happy friday friends...

i loved this video today, of paris. of a quiet city. of how to fall in love with paris. as if we needed to know how...

i'm in a quiet mood today, decompressing a little, thinking alot. this video will take all of your cares away, if for a little while. it was filmed by andrew julian and between the imagery and the music, you'll be sold on paris, you'll be sold on the fact that this is a perfect ending to your week, or any week for that matter

i hope you have fun things planned for this weekend...enjoy!