what's a girl to do....

when her beloved shelter magazine goes under....is it really true or just a bad dream? how could conde nast end something that was so right? if i could afford a plane ticket i would stand outside and picket...

domino was a magazine for my generation...whether you were a designer or just a girl in love w/ home decor, it got you excited. i was giddy everytime i went to the mailbox and saw a new issue. the magazine gave hope and inspiration that "good design" can come in a number of different forms and can be obtainable to anyone w/ an interest in stylish living....so breakout the tissues...this girl needs a good cry.

cig harvey

her photography tells an amazing story...she is a perfectionist at depicting those "in between moments"....there are so many times in life one can feel like the girl in the roller skates and yet at others, the need to feel pretty in an over-the-top kind of way!!!

hot, hot....

one day i will outgrow the color pink...but until then, here are some fun examples of it!!

*pics courtesy of betsy johnson via style files, hoyt/levasseur office via style court, sarah kaplan/ flickr, ruthie sommers/ scoop, food and wine

david collins

want some serious eye candy, check out these amazing projects by david collins. starting out as a small residential design firm, it quickly turned to dazzling the interiors of the hottest restaurants, bars, and hotels in London. and now, they are making their mark in West Hollywood w/ the chic hotel the london (this houses chef gordon ramsay's restaurant).

there's something about it...

my lastest obsession is photography with balloons in it??!! ever since i saw this photograph here, i can't get it out of my mind...i want to be that girl sitting in the chair surrounded in a world of balloons...

*pic courtsey of javiy at flickr, ellemoss/ etsy, juliane eirich, and dorthe alstrup

Industrial Chic...

i LOVE this office...it's so me. this is the perfect combination of industrial and feminine (and it's a classic example of how "junk" can look fab and tasteful). i love the hard lines of the metal desk against the girlie backdrop; the pale pink color in the chest of drawers works so well w/ the floral wallpaper. and the vintage touch in the mix-match accessories makes this a space i would kill to have....

junk style

i feel like my home is surrounded w/ my treasured junk from yard sales, flea markets, thrift stores, etc. i love my junk...it makes me feel at home; that is why i love the book junk style market (which i happened to find while "junking" in brevard, nc). it's all about ways to reinvent flea market finds and has lots of fun eye candy in it (btw, colin when are you going to give me back that book??!)...and i just discovered that they also have a blog that shares diy projects like the ones pictured above.....