old brand new home tour.

i stumbled upon this santa monica house tour via old brand new's blog. the mixture of color, pattern, texture, the styling of every little thing, and how the light involves all of that? some people just get it....

never mind the fact that old brand new's blog is a visual feast and favorite of mine, so too now is this home, yikes it's completely warm and completely gorgeous! enjoy...

2 chairs, 2 tables.

it's fun as you peruse the interior design world to pair things up, visually place them, coordinate them and have fun doing it...

i love these 2 combinations, these chairs with the following tables. one color palette quiet, resolute, one hip, fun and slightly flashy. the company is loehr and their product line is exclusively made in germany. their design approach, in their own words is "constructivistic and material-oriented."

according to loehr, they create a very individual identity for each piece in unique ways, utilizing different surfaces, expressive color compositions and clear forms of language. so you can look deeply, or not, into each piece, if that's your approach. but either way, you certainly can enjoy them!

dip dyed.

today i'm loving these dip dyed macrame hangers offered up by studio raw's etsy site...

and although the ombre dip dying gives these hangers a modern flair, they bring me back to the 70's, to the colors gold and brown. to growing up, surrounded by candles, guitar music and many adults and attempts at singing dillan, biaz & james taylor. no really, that's how i grew up...enjoy!

monday & tripod tables.

i'm thoroughly enjoying these tripod tables designed by portland oregon based matthew philip williams this monday

matthew describes his work as deriving "from the play and exploration of a sculptural process." i love that! i also love stumbling upon original artists, designers and works such as matthew and his tripod tables. it's what it's about, the interest in interior design, and then blogging about it. right? enjoy!

have a super weekend!

here's looking at you this friday!

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i hope that your week has been positive, productive and ends on lots of sweet notes! what are you up to this coming easter weekend? anything fun? my son will be home from college (so that's where my fun comes in), and i'm seriously looking forward to having some down time and sleeping in!

i'm on my way to boston today for a meeting with my thesis director. on the way home i may have to stop at one of my favorite italian restaurants. not a bad way to kick off the weekend, right?

enjoy your weekend friends & happy easter too!

margaret berg florals.

these get me going today, these amazing and vibrant watercolor florals from artist and designer margaret berg...

and you should see what else she does with her designs....can you say pillows? ah, yeah.

i'm off and running today! i hope that these give you a spring boost this almost friday ;) enjoy!

do you do this?

this is totally me. totally...

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and i'm not sure why. if someone asked me what would be the one thing you could change about yourself, it would be that. being able to stop over thinking... everything really. for what it does is slow me down sometimes, it prevents me from accomplishing sometimes important things. and i have moments of time when that goes away, when i feel that i am free and clear in my thinking and it's well, easy. but it's rare. in between those fleeting moments i'm ocd, i'm over analytical to a fault and it's frustrating.

there are a few good points i suppose. i care alot. i want things, jobs, relationships, design, you name it that i'm involved in to be really, really great. i really do. see? i told you....do you do this? i'd love to hear... enjoy.

tables of interest.

as of late, i'm seeing tons and tons of side tables that i'm drawn to. in fact i could literally just keep buying side tables right now, they are such great additions to any space...

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and you have to remember, a piece, whether it be a side table, a large or small piece of furniture, lighting, or any kind of piece that you introduce into your residential or commercial spaces are just that, they are pieces, until you place them, style them, introduce them to a particular surrounding. they are transformed in new ways when that happens. like this table, in this space. see what i mean? the table looks rather plain or uninteresting until placed and styled. a complete transformation really. doesn't that get your imagination going? it does mine...enjoy!

some etsy love.

studs, knobs, wall lights & french inspired tea towels. oh, just some etsy love for ya today!

what's inspiring you this tuesday? i'd love to hear! enjoy...

botanical envy.

in spring fashion this year, i'm loving the look of that vintage botanical feel in fabrics and design...

these are 2 of my current favorites, this one and this one. oh and i found them here. to break up your monday afternoon! enjoy...

furniture is a concept.

the swedish company kallemo has an ambition: to remind you (us) that furniture is a concept and that quality stands for accomplishment unaffected by trends...

and that shines through in their design, because as kallemo reminds us, "good quality means long-term validity." that's for sure.

new designs, while they may be cutting edge, modern or avant garde for thier time, can remain timeless or classic. for the pieces we see today, the designs we now have come to realize as having maintained a status of classic or timeless throughout the years, were once new, they were once pushing the boundaries. but if the quality is there, in the design & in the materials used, then that long-term validity has begun. i love that!

happy monday friends, a brand new start to a fresh week. i hope that your weekend was amazing! enjoy...