hold on summer, aug.09

tomorrow will be september. let's think summer thoughts for just a few more days...deal?







gorgeous photos courtesy of the flashdance

Great Danes, aug.09

Let's take a moment to thank great Modernist Danes of the mid-century for designing such beautiful pieces for the home...









...they've got fashion down too


all images found on eBay and etsy

10 for 20, aug.09

This is just great!!

nesting: bare walls part 1, aug.09

moving day has come and gone and we are finally spreading out in our new abode! among the many apartment projects i have tucked up my sleeve, adorning the white brick walls might be at the top of the list. i've spent some late nights pondering ways to add color and love to this new home. idea #1: salon wall. this seems like the best- perhaps the only?- way to bring our separate collections of art and wall decor together to form a cohesive piece of hanging happiness. one catch: i'd like to be as non-invasive to these pretty walls as possible, so i purchased a few packs of these. my vision is that this wall will be a melange of framed art, old photos and postcards, maybe a clock or two, some colorful vintage arrows thrown in and perhaps an old mounted book. wish us luck....pics to come soon!

The Impossible Project, aug.09

My day is made: The Impossible Project is on a mission to bring back instant film photography by 2010. They've purchased the old Polaroid factory in Holland and are in the final stages of developing a new, improved instant film! In the meantime you can help these Dutchmen out by purchasing deadstock Polaroid film and cameras at these Urban Outfitters locations...!!!

wishing for washi, aug.09

This 10-roll set of beautiful washi masking tape is so dreamy, visions of french macarons go dancing through my head

FAMILY, aug.09

How is it that i'm only just hearing of Family by Lauren Dukoff? It seems i've found the perfect coffee table book for my NEW APARTMENT...I can see it now, curled up in my big armchair, sipping pinot grigio, admiring this tall glass o' water

if you'd like to do the same, click Family

donuts again...nyc, aug.09

not sure whats up with me this week but sweets are on the mind. how amazing does this look!? i could browse this blog for days....yum, yum and...yum?

sweet teeth!, nyc, aug.09

I've often considered starting a new blog entitled "Things Colleen Wants To Eat". If I were to post on that blog today, I'd write about how much I am drooling over the idea of this. Maybe i'll do a drive by after din in Williamsburg tonight...

In Seattle!: Skillet Street Food

I love Seattle. Got in late last night and the first venture, after a looong walk with Ava, will be Skillet Street Food on Queen Anne for some lunchy. Panzanella? Poutine? Almond Cake? mmmm

Speakeasy at MoCoNY, nyc, aug.09

On Wednesday evenings through August 26th, the Museum of the City of New York will be home to a sweet little speakeasy...as if the exhibitions themselves weren't reason enough to go, the $10 admission will also grant you access to the museums' 5th avenue terrace AND it'll put a drink in your hand. Get while the gettins good.