happy weekend!

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happy weekend! hope you are doing everything you want to this weekend! you'll find me spring cleaning the house, sleeping in and eating pizza at my favorite spot, because pizza 😁 i'm also transitioning into a new position at work, so preparing for that change which feels like a very right move. (don't you love that feeling when you can find it!?). 

i hope that you are in a good place too! and some fun finds from around the world wide web:

this beautiful lamp.

and love the simplicity of this side table.

all the gauzy curtains, all the archways. in love with these spaces.

like these summer sandals (not the price though!)

yum.

a cool sofa on sale. ok and this one in leather i really like.

i just bought this dress and really like it.

pretty marble bowls. this one is pretty too. 

these platonic sconces are wow.

vintage love. this too. 

this two piece for summer.

this denim shirt.

really like the mix of black and white meets color in this space.

a wow mirror. 

to celebrate women's history month.

this paper plant would be a pretty gift. these pressed flower cookies too.

i'm always trying to brighten up my desk. these note pads are fun.

this napkin set in orange.

loving this outdoor lounge set.

a pretty tank top.

a wow club chair.

gorgeous wallpaper.

enjoy!

hey! how is your weekend going?

how is your weekend? are you up to anything fun?

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i've been trying to slow it down this weekend, get outdoors to enjoy the spring air and disconnect a bit from all of my electronic devices. also shopping for spring blouses (i love the drama of this green organza blouse!) & eating pizza at my favorite joint. i hope that your weekend is everything you want it to be...

i also wanted to share some fab finds from around the world wide web, so here goes:

just bought this book, so good!

wishing for these platforms in putty.

such pretty knit french market totes.

loving this snug candle holder.

and this koppa wall basket.

dying to spend time outdoors, these atacama outdoor chairs would make me smile.

this ocean chair is pretty much perfection too for outdoors.

i just can't.

loving this quilt, like having ocean waves and wash all over your bed. these pillow cases would add for an extra dreamy beachy feel.

pillow love.

wishing i had room in my house for this daybed.

new blog love.

vintage chair envy.

this butterscotch metal bed is fun.

this home in provence is pulling at my when am i going to actually decide to go to france heart strings.

would make for a textural bedroom nightstand.

loving her painted lip series.

his black cloud series is stirring. how amazing if set against this wallpaper?

my favorite mirror right now.

this takes eating outdoors to another level. scroll down for recipes...i mean basil madeleines? uh yeah.

fun wrapping paper.

can we please talk about how gorgeous this couch is?

enjoy!

have a super weekend!

happy friday friends! what are you up to this weekend? anything fun?

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i just bought my first bottle of rosé wine, (yes way rosé!) dying to try it on one of these hot summer nights. i also want to try this recipe this weekend, but without the frosting (chocolate cravings bigtime!). in between eating and drinking (ha!) i'm still plugging away on my latest embroidery design (will share it soon on instagram) and getting in alot of running outside, feeling good!

i hope that you have a super weekend too! and it's friday, so some fun finds from around the world wide web:

really want this photograph, as BIG as it can be.

an easy do-it-yourself shelf idea that's pretty darn cool looking.

such pretty sunglasses.

shiny pillow love.

oh! and realllllly want this pillow in mustard.

wish i could go to this auction. loving these lichtenstein landscapes.

these are kind of unusual/cool artist landscapes too.

yum.

pretty ombre wallpaper.

gorgeous marble & wood cheese boards.

want to put all of my house plants in these.

loving this dress in blush pink.

serious new artist and color palette love.

another pretty one piece bathing suit, in white.

summer raffia sneakers.

this dress is so pretty on her!

enjoying his contemporary figure work.

a cool commercial space (all of those white teacups!)

a wow home (that first fireplace!!)

you know what rhymes with friday?
enjoy!

have a summer weekend!

phew! it's been a run, run, run week...

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and hot. which i'm NOT complaining about. this weekend looks to be equally as jam packed with summer weather. in between a little bit of work, i'll be plunked on the beach, being still, being quiet...and totally taking in summer.

i did manage to get my first swim in last week. that was theraputic and it felt amazing. i hope that wherever you are in the world, that you are enjoying the summer in the way that you do. i'd love to hear how you celebrate summer, in your own special way. enjoy!

inspired...

ah, i'm back. after a looooooong couple of days of intense research and writing leading up to a graduate presentation i had. phew! glad. that's. done.

while i was hold up in the basement of libraries, something awesome happened. the sun came out. and it came out and it actually felt warm. boston was actually warm! yeah! so today, as i wind down my emotions, my anxieties, my heart rate, i'm inspired by sunny colors...

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how have you been? i'd love to hear. glad to be back, feeling less stressed, feeling good! enjoy...

monday & richard lampert outdoors

i wanted to share with you this monday, this fresh start to a brand new week, a very summer~y, very fresh line of outdoor furniture offered up by richard lampert. easy, breazy comfortable. i'm drawn to the simple sensibility of lampert's summer~y product line, the natural nature of it.

and that tall chair, similar to a life guard stand? imagine that on a beautiful property, with any kind of fabulous view, whether it be the beach, or the mountains or a lake? you'd be alone up there and lost in outdoor thought. i love that!









my thoughts are running toward the outdoors lately. we've had bursts of spring (almost early summer bursts in boston) and that's turning my attention to outdoor options, color palettes, materials and style. it feels good to direct attention to outdoor thoughts. winter is nearing and end and right about now, i'm ready to hit one of those lampert lounge chairs, or that tall look~out chair and take in the air, take in the view. aaah, i can feel it now ;)

i hope your weekend was amazing, relaxing, productive or just about how you wanted it to be. i was relaxed, lost in thought, sipping red wine, reading and running. it was all good. enjoy!

floating this friday.

this mid~day friday, i'm loving these dreamy, floaty (my word), let your imagination take off images found on arturomata's tumblr site.


i wish i knew the origin of the photographer, but it is not listed. if you know, let me know...for now, enjoy the places that these images take you to. they certainly have me longing for hot weather and less clothes ;) enjoy! happy start to the weekend friends!!

mid~day color boost. from the colonel.

today, i'm drawn to the punchy color palette of these lamps offered up by a french design team, colonel. colonel's product is light, fresh and zesty. perfect for a mid~day color/design boost! (especially since in my part of the world today it's soooo grey and foggy!)


inspired by the outdoors & the beach, colonel's product appear to be a play on beach toys. don't you think? they speak of "surprising colors" when it comes to their product. surprising can be great when the result is really fabulous, really fun product like this.

i'm off to boston soon for courses later. back to reading and trying not to fall asleep with these dark skies around my little cottage ;) i hope your day is positive (sunny!) and productive. enjoy!

mid~day soothing

this mid~day i wanted to share with you some soothing inspiration. photographer eric cahan's sky series, of sunrises & sunsets, creates a "window in time", utilizing a number of cameras and filters. and wow, the results are breathtaking...


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so that was much needed. a breathing break in coursework, housework, the winter, the cold. eric cahan's sky series is perfect mid~day soothing inspiration. i hope you are having a great day this mid~day. i also hope you check out eric cahan. you should also see his sculptures. just as outstanding! enjoy...

roda. beautifully inside & out

to make your monday morning even tougher, i'm going to make you really want to get away! this amazing line of outdoor furniture choices, offered up by roda will tempt you beyond words. roda states in their profile that they create designs that do away "with the transient boundary between indoors and out."









what i really like alot about roda the company and roda's designs and philosophy is that they've truly calculated just what buyers love about the indoors, what they love about their indoor furniture, and they've interpreted that toward the outdoors, to make the easy and comfortable transition.

outdoor furniture doesn't have to look like a sacrifice from your indoor line. it really can/should be just as creatively designed, just as amazing and obviously just as comfortable and practical. roda has certainly forced us to view outdoor furniture and the capabilities for transforming your outdoor spaces, in a very different yet welcomed way.

happy monday friends! we are sans the superbowl in new england but hey, it was one heck of a game ;) i hope your monday is starting off energetic and productive. i'm cleaning up after our party, eating very light today after not light yesterday and catching up on tons of course work. enjoy!!

a summer home in sweden.

every now and then i'll peruse the pages of architectural sites, ogling the amazing designs, landscapes, angles, lines and materials used, all of it. every now and then, those more stark environments, sometimes evocative of scandinavian design stop me, and you know what? they don't appear sterile for some reason. this summer house in sweden is typical of what i'm talking about. the light, warm woods with burst of bright color, bringing amazing natural color, indoors. have a look...




i was really drawn in by all of that blue, and the way the light allowed to stream into the house bounces off of it. brilliantly. you could never be sad in this happy summer house.

designed by lasc studio,the designers aimed "to remain true to the materials typically used in the region, they chose concrete, pine and white plaster with the addition of vibrant colors to liven the inside." lasc converted an old farmhouse in skane sweden, with its two sided woodstove, all of this color, all of this light. i'm just enjoying, well, enjoying it. as my summer winds down here in new england, i'd love to able to hop into this space once the snow arrives, the blue alone would make me smile. enjoy!

artifort. it's still about the color!

okay, okay, so maybe your style is not a brightly colored (i use the term loosely here;) , wavy striped pouf or couch? maybe you're more of a simple color blocked kind of person? well, let me tell ya, artifort is all about color, about the new rad style of color blocking (which i'm loving and seeing everywhere, even in the fashion world!) and artifort is about fabulous. have a look (don't worry it will brighten your day ;)







told you. did it give you a color boost? like, better than coffee could do? yeah. i love that too! the cartoon~y quality and the bold, cheery color palette just plain make me smile. i think added to any space, residential or commercial, any piece here would be that added bit of, "oh yeah, don't take life so seriously."

i'm a little late posting today (was off at those fun teeth cleanings!) i hope your tuesday is gearing up, that it's setting the mold for a productive and creative week to follow. it's sunny outside my windows, i'm going to get a few more (necessary but boring) things done then i'm heading out for a swim. enjoy...