these desks...

so the london based design firm, isomi, and designer paul croft, have come up with THE most exquisite desks...

constructed out of krion porcelanosa, these desks can also be personalized, backlit with translucent graphics and signage. not. even. funny. beautiful! i cannot say enough about these in white, as i believe they pull off the faux porcelain aspect, and to me, the very flowing & organic shape are highlighted best in white. but the material does come in a huge variety of colors as well. and i suppose in the right environment, color would work, or even be essential.

but i have to tell you, if i opened the doors to my own commercial space tomorrow, this "kin" desk would be my first choice, in white. enjoy!

ODESD2

the ukrainian design bureau ODESD2 has captured my artistic heart strings today...

the V1 lounge chair is my absolute favorite design coming out of ODESD2, hands down. but everything else, and i do mean everything, is a close second. check out more of ODESD2 and enjoy!

green & white = fresh.

i'm loving the look of these large and small leafed plants, all green and all in varieties of white planters...

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there is just something so fresh and refreshing about the contrast of the crisp green against the soft & neutral/white planters. lovely! enjoy...& happy monday!

sunday and the wind and the wave.

driving the other day, i heard these guys, and this song, and so i'm sharing it with you, this sunday...

it's a longer road to california than i thought. enjoy!

a house tour.

i hope that you all enjoyed your holiday yesterday! as the hectic holiday pace is coming to a slow down, i thought it might be fun to take a house tour today. simple, easy on the eyes, interior design...

the home belongs to fiona richardson, it is in australia and was featured in april on the design files. between the rich tones throughout & many of the large and weighty lamps, chunky floor plants, and well placed furniture, the home is grounded and still. (and many of fiona's pieces have been found, from salvage and repurposed!...talented!)

but then you find exciting nooks with daring wallpapered walls by fornasetti which i love because every home (and commercial space!) needs a bit of the unexpected, that wow factor, at least in my opinion...

the post about fiona's home is super informative too, full of links to fabric choices and paint colors she selected, read more here. and have a great apres christmas day!

hi...

wow, i feel like the last few days are a mix of quiet moments sprinkled in with run, run, RUN...

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but that's probably true of all of you? i spent the day in boston yesterday, picked up my son from college, he bought a new hat, i bought presents and drank coffee here, one of my favorite boston stops. the city actually seemed calm and strangely quiet, a gift to me that day!

i'm looking forward to 2015, to taking chances, to new challenges, to new starts, to lots of things i'll talk about here soon. i hope that you are gearing up for an amazing christmas! enjoy...

simply styled christmas decor.

happy monday friends, and the countdown to christmas begins...

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i've been taking a walk in the early evening just about every night. i love it because homes, decorated for christmas, look different and so beautiful in the evening. i wonder how they are decorated inside when the outside is so perfectly executed style-wise.

simple christmas styling is my preferred look, hints of greens, minimalistic and quiet (especially with the hectic of christmas everywhere!). i like these random spaces this morning...just saying. enjoy your day!

have a fun weekend!

i'm officially in the christmas spirit (it took a while!), are you?

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i think just beginning on shopping got me there! and i'm trying to have fun doing it! tomorrow i'm heading to boston to pop into a favorite store or two, (stopping in between for amazing coffee and later...wine!) then picking my son up to come home for the holiday break from college. might have to top it all off with my favorite pizza joint, why not?

i hope that you are having a fun christmas~y weekend friends! enjoy...

last minute love from the fresh exchange.

i recently stumbled upon the fresh exchange. and what i love about sites like this, besides the fact that they write a super creative and visually decadent blog, they shop and find great product, for me, for you! like some of these beauties below...

if i had some last minute wishes for christmas (and i'm talking for ME!) it would be few select items from the fresh exchange. those boots!! enjoy...

8 pins.

random pins i'm loving today...

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from color palette combinations, to fashion, to shapes, (etsy love!) to patterns and vacation inspiration, just 8 random pins that get me going today. enjoy!

hatch, in gold.

this jewelry line offered up by a variety of designers through hatch is both lovely and slightly edgy, which i love...

beautiful gold gift ideas or just plain cover yourself in all of it for the holidays! enjoy...