{have a beautiful weekend}

. . . the midst of an extraordinarily beautiful weekend -- brunch and a little shopping, pretty heels and chocolate molten lava cakes and best of all, impossibly romantic late-night conversations {fewer things are lovelier than weekends}

hope it's beautiful where you are,
xo

{a few lovely links:}
* photography: tara muth-king
* recipe: fleur de sel caramels
* spring things: floral patterned dinnerware
* design inspiration: cynthia warren
* in the kitchen: water carafes
* inspiration: the beauty of work
* beautiful city guides: london & new york & paris
* colour inspiration: middle of nowhere
* recipe: icecream sandwiches
* a perfect morning: one & two & three {via a view to}

{as always, a few things you may have missed:}
* at home with: mc&co, williamsburg
* pure romance: heart of gold
* easy elegance: polka dots!
* like a fairytale: tulle, tulle, tulle
* beautiful inspiration: a charming mix of things

{& for the weekend, two new:}
* inspiration: weekend brunch
* two lovely things: indoor swings

{image: everything fabulous}

4.21.10 // NEW YORK CITY// SOUTHSIDE

rock & roll baby !!!!!!!!!!!

tee shirt- american apparel

denim shirt- second hand

skirt- h&m

{inspiration: weekend brunch}

. . . whether Paris or New York, or a perfectly leisurely morning at home, one of the best things about weekends is late morning brunches -- strawberries and scones, chandeliers and carrera, mimosas and pretty gold-rimmed tea cups, and most of all, freshly baked and buttery croissants . . .

{p.s.} weekend wishes & a perfectly wonderful collection of links to follow -- check back if you like xo

{image: paris hotel boutique}

{two lovely things: indoor swings}

{two lovely things}: whether bright and airy, crisp white and romantic florals, or moody and atmospheric, diffused and industrial, would be lovely, lovely to dream away the days on a wonderfully whimiscal indoor swing . . .

{p.s.} from before & more {two lovely things}

{images: 1 - four walls and a roof; 2 - ouno design}

The Land Of the Runaways - Inspiration Friday

Happy Inspiration Friday!
Welcome my Friends to the Land of the Runaways!
So a few years ago i kept having these dreams that all took place in the Forest of the Runaways.
haha no joke, it only existed in my dreamworld,
and the Runaway Forest was full of rag tag kids that either didn't have a family
or had runaway from home and now lived in this Kids town they built in the forest.
In my dream i would always come visit them, and lead them on random adventures.
So today's set of images are inspired by the Runaway's Forest.
It's kinda uncanny how much the images look like that world!
so Fun! I'm hopping to start writing short stories from my dream world. ;)

The collection of images are from Shorpy, Lula Magazine, and from my friends Knightcat & Alice.

P.S. I Added Buttons to the right to "Inside My Brain" & "The Dream Walking Society" :)

4.21.10 // NEW YORK CITY / West Village Loft / Jewelry

ballerina

interview/picsandmodels

Bike In Discount - Happy Earth Day

John & Yoko- a faded photo sits waiting on the counter inside ...

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Pacific Coast Highway at the turn off for Swanton Berry Farms - with not much traffic this particular day on The Slow Coast...

First of all Happy Earth Day - Hope your day was glorious!!

The photos I'm sharing today are all from Swanton Berry Farm.
As you can see from the first photo a discount is given to anyone who bikes in which is just the kind of Earth Friendly discount I like!

CHIP OFF THE OLD BLOCK

~EARTH DAY~

a day that makes me think about what I can
do to help save our planet.
So NATURAL-Y I thought of one of my favorite things-
CHIPPED AND RECYCLED...ANYTHING!!
It makes me crazy to see perfectly good things get thrown out,
only to end up in a landfill.
I don't understand how we think we can continue
to put things in the ground that will never disintegrate
or at least not in our lifetime.
We have one world and if we continue on this path,
it will only get smaller and smaller.
Who wants to live on a toxic waste dump?
Don't get me started or I'll end up on my soapbox on this topic.
It really does make me crazy.
I grew up with two parents who survived the Depression.
They have always been very appreciative for whatever they had
and held onto things until they had absolutely no more use...
and then some.
They were savers and taught me to do the same.
I know it makes my husband crazy, he is not.
His motto used to be,
"Get rid of it, if you need one again a year from now, get another one.
I don't want to look at all this junk"

Ouch! JUNK?? I think not!
One man's trash is another one's treasure

Before he met me, all of this precious, shabby junk
would have been in his trash.
Now, he is growing (he's not there all the way yet)
to have an appreciation for the finer things in life...
ALL THIS GREAT CHIPPY "JUNK"

Be still my SHABBY heart,
NONE of these things belong in a dumpster!
I am a proud recycle-er.
So today, being Earth Day,
I hope I can inspire you to be a recycle-er too!!

Look at these

pretties

at Vintage Weave

These frames are so great they don't even need pictures

Here are some beautiful

doors

Who needs a handle when you've got re-cycled rope??

and

salvaged windows too

This baby is mine

I am just loving what Dusty Lu did with this old window
Click here to see the rest of her fabulous kitchen!

My Parents sold 2 columns like this at a yard sale they had many years back for $10.00I'd say someone got a steal

What was I thinking?? I should have bought them!!

Maybe these are the columns I passed up years ago...
Oh how nice they look
Talk about regrets!!!

I love vintage tin tiles
This hangs in the entry at my beach home

All I can say about this kitchen is WOOOWW!
What cool ceilings

A Chic Shabby Shed

Isn't bead board the best????

and isn't this the coolest wall treatment??

The shabbier the better

The same goes for old white wicker

or metal chairs

or wooden benches, for that matter

Distressed farm tables are perfect

especially in a narrow space

What's not to love about this space?
I heart the baby chandelier

These pieces of furniture are sooo

...YUMMY!

Here's a great display case from Rachel Ashwell

Cool vintage signs are some of my favorites, no matter what they say
...well, within reason

What does it say, anyway??

Great ways to re-purpose

vintage odds and ends

another lovely from Vintage Weave

Like I tell my daughter all the time

"It's not what you've got, it's how you use it"
HAPPY RECYCLING!!