Favorites: Taxidermy

The tour of Michelle and Dylan's apartment over at Apartment Therapy made me think of a few of my new favorite things. I have had this odd attraction to taxidermy for quite some time which was kind of weird since I only recently stopped being a vegetarian. If I could register for just taxidermy and creepy portrait paintings I totally would. Two of the greatest collectors of all things stuffed are Porter and Hollister Hovey. It seems like Brooklyn is just busting with curiosity shops. I'm pretty sure I've never heard of anything like that in San Diego. If you can correct me, please do!

{first image via apartment therapy and others via Hollister Hovey}

Oh Anthropologie...

...how do you always manage to reach deep down into my heart and pull out by deepest, interior desires?

{all images from new Anthropologie catalog}

Let the Outside In

I think I have been going through yard withdrawals. We are basically allocated a 3x10' concrete slab with a marvelous view of the alley behind our house. I just want to fill every corner of the inside with green, green, green.

Paper Tissue

Toujours Dimanche

My Little Apartment

Creative New Yorkers

Have you seen this? Inside peeks into the New York homes of some super creative people through the eyes of French photographer, Valerie Dray.

PS: How hot does "bloggueuse" sound? mmmm.

{via A Cup of Jo}

ACE HOTEL: Palm Springs

I am obsessed with the Ace Hotels especially the Palm Springs location. This is exactly what I want my house to look like. It brings to mind 70s California, Henry Diltz and The Doors. I love that the rooms have record players. Not sure why I would need to stay in a hotel to listen to records when I can do that at home but I have a feeling my Gram Parsons albums would sound so much better in this environment. Check out Michael Antonia's photo shoot there with his wife and baby (aka the most gorgeous family in the world).

Party Board #10: Hot Pink Love

I hate Valentine's Day but something must be wearing off on me if I'm making all these pink party boards! This one was inspired by this gorgeous photo by Selina Lake. Hot pink = Flirty!

Top Row: Selina Lake; Green Wedding Shoes; VintageGlam; Southern Weddings

Middle Row: VintageGlam; Roll and Tumble Press; Style Me Pretty; Poppytalk

Bottom Row: Enfin La Voila; Wedding Bee; Jessica Design Shop; White Box Weddings

My Lobster and Swan Inspired Room

I changed some things up around the house over the weekend. You could say I was a little inspired by Lobster and Swan!

{photos by me}

Let the sun shine in

There's really no winter to complain about in sunny San Diego. Sometimes I do daydream about staying cozy indoors while watching snow fall outside. It's been years since I've seen real good snow. If (when) we make it back to the east side I hope we can have a sun room where I can cuddle up with the puppy and the Captain and a warm mug of cocoa.

Desire to Inspire

Domino

This Young House

Ok, technically, I have no idea if this is a sun room or not. But it COULD be and it is probably the coolest space I've ever seen so it's going on here!

A Room Somewhere

A little space

Ok. Maybe it's because I'm feeling a lil' eggy but I love this room, don't you!?

{image from Cakies via A Room Somewhere}

What's in your cupboard?

Since we're wearing sandals we might as well go to the beach. I had reservations about sharing this website with you because I like busting out random pictures from it once and awhile. But I like you guys a lot so here you go. This is the site of the locations agency, The Beach Studios, that provides spaces for the film and photography industry. The interiors are just amazing. They're not all necessarily beach houses but you can imagine that they could be, I think.

What's in your cupboard?

Over the past couple weeks I have been collecting pictures of almost completely white bedrooms. I love the clean, simple, and refreshing look of white on white on white on white. It's especially nice with some beige and cream and gray mixed in to give it that less sterile more cozy appeal. Granted it's completely impractical (especially when you have a dog and cat who love to cuddle in the blankets) but when (if) we move I'm going to make the attempt at something super soft and dreamy like in these rooms:

If anyone has designed a white/offwhite bedroom for themselves I would love to see photos and any decorating tips!

Pleet Please Me!

Usually I feel like an old lady when I pick up Nylon magazine so I don't rush to the cashier with it like I did this month when I spied this FANTASTIC spread on designer Samantha Pleet's vintage-inspired apartment in Brooklyn. (P.S. I'm only a year older than this YOUNG talented designer so I guess I'm not TOO old for Nylon!)

The article made me curious about her designs that she started making for fun in her free time during her last year at Pratt. They are equally as cute with super vintage-appeal. I'm sure my wallet wouldn't think they were so cute but I like just looking!

I love the last photo. It reminds me of the book I'm yearning for right now - Animal House by Catherine Ledner.

What's In Your Cupboard?

One Sweet Peach has some really crazy stuff and displays it in some seriously wacky ways. But you know I love a kook so...

I'm in love...

with everything Irina Graewe does. (thanks to desire to inspire for the tip)

Can I move in?

That's it! I'm packing my bags and going to San Francisco. I will sit on the doorstep of this house until Monique and Richard finally cave and let me live with them. I adore every little nook and cranny of this apartment from the mismatch chairs to the collections of jars on the mantel to the tree wallpaper to all the books and maps!!! All my life I have wanted a collection of globes but I have always thought that a globe is a weird thing to buy yourself so I've waited and waited to receive one as a gift with no luck. Next time I spot that perfect globe I'm grabbing it!