chevron, may.11

i'm floored.



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Robert Abbey, May.11

the beautiful, unexpected sorbet colors of these robert abbey lamps would add a drop of joy to any room...








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Hembakat ar Bast, Apr.11

Don't you love this ingredient art? Beautifully styled food by Evalina Bratelle for the IKEA cookbook "Hembakat ar Bast" or "Homemade is Best".







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little things, apr.11

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turkish delight on a moonlit night, apr.11

off we go to istanbul (not constantinople) and cappadocia, turkey. this is technically my first trip to ASIA! and high on my long list of things to do, see and eat are:

hagia sophia/ayasofya
sleeping in a cave
the blue mosque
figs, nuts & honey
hot air ballooning above fairy chimneys
a boat trip down the bosphorous
turkish coffee fortune-telling
beautiful rugs (1 for us, 1 for my mama)
spice markets and bazaars

and turkish delight in a rainbow of colors...






ciao for now.

xo

do the twist, mar.11

I LOVE hair tutorials! Maybe one morning i'll invest more than the 10 seconds it takes to do my little signature twist-n-pin, and try out one of these lovely looks...







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meet piet, jan.11

as i near my 11th year of apartment dwelling, i've come to the conclusion that working fireplaces are nothing more than a daydream, and i must settle for warming my hands with a mug of hot chocolate, and roasting marshmallows in a toaster oven.

thank goodness! for fredrik hyltén-cavallius and his little friend piet, a smoke-free, soot-free, chimney-free indoor stove that burns ethanol instead of wood. ha.lle.lujah.

for the girl who has everything....dec.10

i promised my boo i would not publish anything related to what i want for christmas...so here is a list of lovelies that i would give to someone with similar taste :)

1. rennes le chateau's new leather duffle is such perfection, everything i...i mean she...is dreaming for in a bag at the moment.


2. make her these campfire orange cakes (use chocolate cake mix!!)


3. morganite studs are sweet, delicate, lady-like and soo classic.


4. i already own lena corwin's "printing by hand" and can't say enough good things about it! she gives super-detailed instructions for crafty projects involving various print methods and there's even a little pouch in the back where lena has generously shared some of her own custom patterns. i made the screen-printed baby quilt for my sweetpea niece!


5. enormouschampions' whale tea towels are earthy, neutral and cool for the kitchen. this one is lovely as well!



6. eleanor bolton's twisted necklace is a new obsession- so chunky it might even keep her neck warm!


7. an adorable teahouse to go with the tea towels above.


8. malin + goetz make some deliciously scented products, and one of my faves is the synthesized musk eau de toilette. petitgrain tonic is a close 2nd.

on motherhood, nov.10

early last sunday morning my beautiful, brave sister gave birth to baby gia and i became an aunt! by way of photo messages and daily phone calls (during the first one, she gave me a baby sneeze!) i have fallen so hard in love with this little sweetpea and am literally counting down the seconds (approx 518,400) until i can hold her in my arms and just stare at her.

i can't stop thinking about the fact that there is a new member of our family, someone i will watch grow and change and become who she will be...someone who will come visit her aunt in NY all by herself one day...and i imagine all the things i will want to show her and teach her and learn about her. i came upon this great piece on parenting, and felt really moved by the simple idea of walking the walk and teaching by example.


ps: i totally got teary-eyed while writing this!

k-i-s-s-i-n-g, nov.10

i looove love