#118 Black & White Lookalike

I've adored this black & white floral fabric from Schumacher Pyne Hollyhock in Charcoal ever since I saw it in the office space featured in the May/June 2011 issue of Lonny Mag.  But the price tag is steep- $130 a yard, steep.  This type of luxury is so far outside of my price range I could only afford a swatch which doesn't do the pattern justice.  I've been on the lookout for lookalikes...

via Schumacher & Lonny

Saw this lovely print, but who knows where it originates. This can be the downside to pinterest- you see something so lovely, but you can never get to the source.

via Pinterest

Then low and behold, in a Facebook Ikea post, there it is.  It has the same feel of the Schumacher pattern! And at $30 for almost 5 yards of super wide (86") fabric, you can't get a better deal. I got a little excited and immediately imagined ripping the seams out of that duvet and turning it into curtains.

Alvine Kvist duvet

Ikea also carries another similar grayscale floral.

Rosmarie

I've got an Ikea trip in the works already, time to reserve the zipcar!

#116 Lavender Summer

Lavender seems to be popping up everywhere. Maybe it's the start of the summer bringing along lovely colors with it. This shade feels modern, but not so in your face like some other colors I have a penchant for (hello, neon yellow!). It's a perfect alternative to brights for your  outfit, nails or wall.  I'm sooo tempted to paint a lavender wall now.  I have a sickness and it revolves around wanting to paint everything, all the time.  


I hope everyone has a sweet summery weekend! 

via stylecaster

 via topshop & essie

via tales of endearment

shades of lavender you can find at Home Depot

lovely streetscape via princess michelle

#101 New Best Friends

Who knew hot pink paired so well with dark moody purples & grays.

via design sponge

jil sanders wedges via Mrs H

#95 Winter Blues

Too little sunlight + too much snow + the necessity of slush proof shoes = Blah.  I have to remind myself that spring will eventually be here... and having hot chocolate every evening while snuggling under blankets won't be nearly as satisfying when temps get above freezing.  

On the plus side, winter light makes blues pop against snowy backdrops.  The sky looks pretty magical when the sun comes out after a heavy snow.  And jeans don't seem nearly as dreary when they are a medium blue and high-waisted and flared rather than black and skin tight after an extended holiday with a mother that bakes treats everyday.  And my blue sofa greets me in the evenings with the promise of a relaxing night of awesome old movies.  I can wait for spring a little longer...

via AT

 via anthropologie

 via daily candy

via Shopbop

#87 Simply the Best

pink + black + white = 

 photo via style/SWOON

It's my favorite color combination.  Sooooo girly, I know.  I can't help it, though-- I am a girl.  Just embrace the girliness & have a happy Friday!

 photo via {this is glamorous}

 photo via pink wallpaper

 photo via design*sponge

photo via design*sponge

 

#80 Places Set

One long table coming up!  This weekend I'm planning on building a dining table.  I found a sweet website, where the writer, Ana White, builds furniture and shares plans that you can build yourself, from the easiest to more advanced.  It gave me the courage to make something useful and not have to spend a million dollars on it.  With a few table building helpers and a tool donor, hopefully it will be a success! Then, whenever you come to visit me, I will have a cute little table set up like so to welcome you...

 

photo via design*sponge

photo via style me pretty

photo via design*sponge

#77 Summer Sunsets

I'm currently obsessed with sunsets.  Their magic is hard to fully describe with a photograph because the feeling you get of being a minuscule part of the universe when you look into the sky doesn't really come across.  I'm obsessed to a point where I want to try and paint an entire room the colors of the sky at dusk (or maybe start out with one wall).  Sunsets make me happy.  

Happy, happy, happy...

The sky from my new Brooklyn hood...

photos via oh joy! by Johnny Miller

 The sky from my old Manhattan hood...

#74 Apartment Inspiration To The Max

Get ready for an awesome inspiration overload for the new apartment!

Bedrooms:
    

photo via **

photo via apartment therapy 
 

photos above via {this is glamorous}

Living Room / Dressing Room / Office:
   

photos above via {this is glamorous}
  

photo via design*sponge

 

photo via **

** I'm being forgetful and unorganized and a bad blogger--I can't remember where I found this image.  If it's yours or you know where it's from please let me know so I can credit it!

#71 Friday Aqua Blues

IT'S FRIDAYYYY!!!!!!!!!!  WOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!  

Time to pick paint colors (one of my absolute favorite things in the whole world), buy a "big girl" bed (to replace the twin-sized one) and get ready to move into a new place (finally)!  I feel like jumping on a bed!!! And then go play in a sprinkler outside and eat watermelon and play board games and then make milkshakes and cookies and then jump rope and take a nap...  In other words, I'm so carefree and happy I feel like i'm 7 years old again.

photo via Domino

photo via sail to the moon

photo via herman miller
I will def need to save up for this Eames rocker...

#68 How To Avoid Being Homeless

Easiest answer to that is find an apartment.  Sounds relatively simple right?  Well, not exactly...  The fun part of a new apartment= decorate the apartment!!  Wish I could skip the "finding" portion and move right to the "decorating" portion, but everything comes in its due time.  

Inspiration!

 photo via coco+kelley

A bit too fancy, but the colors are right up my alley!
 

photo via somewhere I forgot, if u know where it's from let me know!

A bit too minimal, but if you've ever been to my apartment you know how much I love photographs and artwork!

photo via also somewhere I forgot...

Just right!  Such a bright happy room! 

#46 Shiny Office

I have a strong propensity for organizing.  I tend to organize spaces within an inch of their life...you can ask any of my roommates or family members.  The weird thing about it is that I actually get joy out of the process of organizing.  Give me a messy closet/pantry/desk, a couple of hours to get the job done, a trip to the Container Store, and I'm a happy camper.  I kinda wish my desk needed a cleansing & makeover right now, so I could go gold with all the accessories...hmmm, I think the gold scissors will def be mine very soon.

Gold alumicolor architectural scale, Kate's Paperie gold-toned scissors, lightning bolt book via  { wit + delight }, gold pencils, gold stapler, to-do list stickies, gold cups to organize all the bits & bobs, & gold striped happy tape

image via {this is glamorous}
 the perfect desk... 
you would need a little gold bottle of windex to go with it though

#42 Yellow Fever

I'm officially obsessed with buttery, vibrant, mustardy, fluorescent, lemony & sunny yellows. They are the cause of instant smiles & one of the best remedies to rainy days. I mean, rain slickers are yellow for a reason! (disclaimer: it might not be this reason, but I like to think so)  My new fluorescent yellow iPhone case makes me smile every time I pull it out of my pocket, and it's almost time to whip out the fluorescent yellow toenail polish.  Bring on the sun!

via Little Green Notebook

via Pink Wallpaper

via Escapade

#21 Making Connections

What do these three images have in common? 

image via lonnymag

"Internacional" by Paco Pomet 

image via modcult

photography by Rachel Papo

image via Little Green Notebook

I actually have no earthly idea, but it's Monday, so, I thought I'd just throw some randomness out into the world.  Enjoy!!

#18 Colors & Craziness

I'm in the midst of a room redo... crap everywhere... computer hiding under piles of books... Harry Potter movie marathon in reverse... paint fumes making me loopy... Monday morning meetings... 

...but first breakfast for dinner at Wafels & Dinges.  Who's with me?