I’m watching Breakfast at Tiffany’s tonight (for the umpteenth time) to prepare for a photo shot. I remember watching to movie as a teenager and thinking that Holly Golightly was one stylish lady. Of course I had no idea what was going on in the movie, that Holly was a glorified call girl who drank [...]

Last night my beloved Smith Corona Typewriter ran out of ribbon ink at the worst possible moment. I was worried that I would never find another ribbon for this thing but all I did was type “Smith Corona Electra 110″ into Google and voila! I have ribbon!
Isn’t it amazing what kind of resources we have [...]

A couple of days ago, I was walking through ABC Carpet and Home for little holliday pick-me-up and I spotted these beautiful boxes by Barbara Schriber. They are almost a present in an of themselves but they would be a nice package for a pair of pretty earrings or even a little animal figurine.

The website [...]

Well, since this is a time of giving thanks I thought I should say a little something about my mom, the woman who so selflessly birthed me.
Looking back at old photos of my childhood, it seems we were almost always in costume, putting on a play in the living room or jumping into piles of [...]

I returned home from my Thanksgiving holiday to find these two new ornaments waiting for me in the mail. Oh how I love getting fun mail.
Thanks Patricia and Betsy! You’re the best!

Yuken Teruya makes the most beautiful and fragile art out of things like discarded paper bags and toilet paper rolls.

It’s hard to see but this tree is cut out the same paper bag that contains it. Yuken works from photographs of trees and painstakingly reproduces them. For work so small it makes a big statement [...]

Two of my favorite things. I love mixing patterns and this is such a great example of how a few totally different styles of pattern can mix together to form one amazing couch. The lamp is pretty cute too.

From the new issue of Elle Decoration UK, one of my favorite magazines ever, ever, ever.

Well, four of them are complete but now that I have all the kinks worked out, the next five will be a breeze.

I even dug out the Christmas tree for the picture. That’s how much I care. Of course, now the tree is lying in pieces on the kitchen table but I’ll take care of [...]

I just saw Far from Heaven this last week (yeah, I know, I’m a little behind) and not only was it an amazing film, the design of the sets and costumes was truly inspiring. I was so inspired that I have taken to wearing hats again.

The movie is shot in the saturated, technicolor shades [...]

I am in love with this room. The juxtaposition of seemingly disparate design styles, the shiny-ness of this beautiful bed, that red chair. Oh, it takes my breath away.
From the book, Home Is Where the Heart Is by Ilse Crawford, which I suggest you go out and get right now.