Beautiful Gallery Wall & New Online Mag

I love gallery walls so I was delighted to see this one from Caitlin Wilson's home featured in the premiere issue of the Australian online magazine Adore Home. I love the way it's configured and the chevron pattern as its background!

Haven't checked out the magazine yet? Click here to see the rest of Caitlin's gorgeous home, as well as those of Louise of Table Tonic, Summer of Summer Thorton Design, and more!

Happy Friday!

One of my besties recently got engaged to her long time boyfriend and I couldn't be more thrilled for her! With the wedding date set for May 2011, the wedding planning is kicking into high gear and this weekend I'm so excited to be joining her for a little wedding dress shopping!

photo 1 via habitually chic, photo 2 via merci

Have a beautiful weekend loves!

Beautifully Organized Space of the Week

This week's beautifully organized space is from the home of interior designer and fellow design blogger Erica Cook. She keeps her makeup organized in sectioned drawer trays, her jewelry in beautiful boxes, and a few select pieces out to enjoy in perfectly styled vignettes that are free of clutter -only what she uses and loves:

images via moth design

Erica once suggested to me that her and I may be style twins. I'd definitely agree. We have similar taste and seem to be drawn to the same things (case in point: I also have amethyst rocks and tiffany boxes in little vignettes).To check out how uber stylishly this mother of five boys lives, click on over to her blog Moth Design. She shares many other gorgeous shots of her uh-mazing home.

Happy Weekend!

Sorry for the absence Thursday and Friday. I was a busy busy bee and unfortunately didn't have much time for blogging. Anyways happy it's the weekend and have some leisurely moments now. I finally had a chance to sit down and enjoy the premiere issue of Rue this morning. As expected it was filled with stylish inspiration galore. My favorite home tour was Crystal's simple yet glamorous bachelorette pad.

all photos by emily anderson for rue

Her home is a perfect example of the fact that you don't have to have tons of money to achieve a chic, beautifully put together decor. Several of her pieces were from Ikea and local thrift shops. What was your favorite home tour? If you haven't checked out the magazine yet -click on over!

Beautifully Organized Space of the Week

A lovely workspace with fabrics neatly folded and organized by color on low easy-to-access shelves and a large bulletin board for posting swatches, patterns and plans.

via relish small pleasures via blueprint magazine

Print Magazines!

Two things:

1) The lovely Katie of The Neo-Traditionalist just reported that Lonny magazine is now available in print! She writes: "While in New York last month I had the opportunity to meet with Editor-In-Chief Michelle Adams (the girl is seriously too cute for words…) and see the hard copy. It is BEAUTIFUL! Each edition will run between $30 – $40, but at around 200 pages each they look closer to a keepsake design book than your average glossy. Lucky for us, the current issue will be available to order on Wednesday and the archives will be made available in the next few weeks." They will continue to look for cheaper alternatives and the online edition will continue to be free of course, but for anyone who loved a particular issue, it may be worth the splurge. (BTW did you know issues of Domino magazine go for up to $80 per issue on ebay?!)

2) Have you heard of Anthology? It's a new quarterly shelter and lifestyle print magazine that takes a narrative approach to its coverage of home décor, travel, design, entertaining, and culture. The first issue is available for preview online:

Since the magazine explores a theme and is written as a collection of stories, looks like something I could curl up with and take my time reading. I love the title of the premiere issue: The Slow Life. It's focused on the idea of taking it easy and taking pleasure in the simple things :)

Yearly subscriptions are $38 and single issues are $12.

Wise Words: Live within your space means

image from the book cheap chic

'You should love and use everything in your home and live within your "space means", like you live within your financial means.'

-Stacey Platt

Back

L: via gourmet magazine; R: photo by dean isidro

Feelin' ready for the week after spending a relaxed and peaceful weekend outdoors :)

Beautifully Organized Space of the Week

I thought this was so wonderfully unique I had to share:

photo from a Japanese magazine via le club du style

A drawing (not a photograph!) of each pair of shoes to identify the contents of the boxes! Beautiful!

Portable Storage Baskets

A tote basket is a beautiful solution for containing and conveniently transporting files and/or project supplies from room-to-room.

image via domino

I'm loving these hand-woven fair trade imports from Tango Zulu:

From left to right: Water Hyacinthin Honey Large, Rectangular Bolga Basket in Natural Large, Oval Bolga Basket

P.S. You can also use 'em as market totes, magazine holders, picnic baskets...there's a multitude of uses!

sheer glamour

So many lovely things in these photographs: the soft grey polka dot chiffon blouse, tall ceilings, sheer curtains, beautiful sunlight, mirrored vanity and the vintage chair...

L: via fashion gone rouge; R: via lilac and grey

Hope you're having a great week!

Under the Covers

Admittedly, wishin' I could stay under the covers just a little longer this morning, but alas it's not quite the weekend yet...

image via absolutely beautiful things

...almost there though!...and I suspect it'll be a three day weekend for many of you :) Enjoy opportunities to sleep in a little and I'll see you back here next week!

P.S. Today is the last day to enter to win the blue lamps. I'll be announcing the winner very soon!

DIY Artwork: Tonal Concentric Squares

Given my love for the pillows mentioned in this post its no surprise I'm drawn to this artwork:

photo of Kevin Sharkey's apartment via Martha Stewart

It's a similar idea; tonal concentric squares. What I love is that the color combos are endless and it's an easy DIY paint or Photoshop project. Great way to inject color into a space!

BTW you can find pillows similar to the ones in the above mentioned post over at Jonathan Adler:

The cool thing? The colors are customizable!

Little Foot Turns One Today!

Today our pup Little Foot turns one year old! Here's what he looked like when we first met him at the shelter:

At the time he was about 2 months old. Can you imagine how tiny he probably was when he was born?!
Here's what he's grown into:

He has brought incredible joy into our lives and can't imagine being without him. We love our little buddy!!! :)

Beautifully Organized Space of the Week

Cookbooks organized by color on open kitchen shelving and pans hung neatly on a rail.

Decluttering for Better Health

I consider anything that doesn't serve me and helps me live my best life to be clutter. Recently my husband and I got rid of our microwave for several reasons: (1) we rarely used it, (2) it was ugly and taking up valuable counter space, and (3) we'd rather not ingest radiated food (According to Carolyn Scott, microwaves transform the chemical makeup of foods on a cellular level. While the little waves are heating up, they mutate the food -and mutated food not only loses it texture and taste, it loses all its nutrients and causes us to ingest radiation).

L: counter before with microwave; R: counter after with wheatgrass

We used the newly freed up counter space to grow our own wheatgrass and install a juicer. Not only is it a much healthier thing to have in our home, I think it looks a lot better too! Now I just have to be consistent with growing the grass, making the juice, and drinking it everyday. Admittedly it's somewhat time consuming but wheatgrass is highly alkaline and the health benefits are absolutely worth it.

Bright Blue & Pink

As a person who loves color, I find spaces with a palette of bright pinks and blues to be lively and uplifting.

clockwise from top left: (photo 1) living etc., (photos 2-4) emily henderson, (photo 5) via peacock feather blog, (photo 6) angie hranowsky

Pieces to inject the colors into your own space:

clockwise from top left: studio sofa, hot pink lacquer box, bright blue lamp, bright pink ikat pillow, madeira rug, mod blue frames, floral two tones floormat

Don't forget to enter to win the pair of blue lamps! Last day to enter is September 3, 2010 (11:59 PST).