bringing the outdoors in, june.11

in this nyc heat, i'm seeking out cool anywhere i can find it. somehow just looking at these beautiful images of rustic indoor rock walls has a cooling effect. and i imagine this is the type of home that would also be warm and toasty in the winter...i'll take it.









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school's out for summer, june.11

I know the first official day of summer was a few days ago, but today feels like the official official start to me. It's a sunny Saturday, I slept in (waayyy in), I have a freezer full of homemade cocktail popsicles (popsitails? popsicocks? cocksicles?...probably not) and suddenly a whole lot of free time! More to come from my unexpected summer vacation...

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TO DO: Buy The Smithy

Growing up, we spent many many Sundays visiting open houses around Seattle. It was so much fun to imagine living in a different neighborhood and re-envisioning the layout of my home. Now that I live in the big city, it's almost impossible to imagine owning anything, let alone a wide open space with multiple rooms, rolling hills outside your window, a stream running through your backyard, and so.much.space. Thank you Smithy, for letting me daydream for a day.

cannelle et vanille, may.11

Attending this food styling and photography workshop on the Dordogne River would be such a dream...

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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