Friday, December 19, 2014

christmas wrapping

the end result of all my wrapping pins this year. White paper, bakers twine, sealing wax & simple ornaments.

Thursday, September 4, 2014

If I had $100 to spend at Talbots

I know, Talbots, right?  I always thought of it as the store too old/too expensive/too tall/too preppy for me.  The too old is no longer a valid excuse, but the others made me stay away for a long time.Then  I made a discovery or two there, which made it a store worth checking out periodically.  How easy it is to get me to shop somewhere.

My List of Why I Now Shop at Talbots:
  • You can usually find one or two things that are very of the moment.  I have seen insanely cute dresses and chic skirts. The fashion forward stuff goes fast, though, so if you see something truly incredible don't wait for it to go on sale. 
  • The quality of construction and materials is impressive. Beats most mall stores, so when you are trend shopping, you can get a reasonably priced trend piece that doesn't look like it was knocked off in a late night sweat shop.
  •  The. Sales.Are.Epic. (something makes me want to capitalize and use weird punctuation when I talk about this store). I know what I said about the fashion forward stuff going fast, true enough, but  the rest of what they have can be very wearable. To that end, see what I found for a summer-is-almost-over-I-am-sick-of-my-closet outfit.
$18!
 
Nubuck for $24
$18
$24! Look at the supercute standcollar!

if I had $1000 to spend at Need Supply

Everyone should shop at Need Supply. It is one of those impossibly chic but cool shops, where I imagine artists and extremely intelligent college students shop. The price points make it accessible though, and I must look at the sales 100 times a year.

Many, many years ago, a girl I knew told me about her husband making her spend $1000 on herself, to the penny. It was so many years ago that amount was pretty darn significant. I was very jealous and that whole scenario played into my "want to meet the perfect husband" daydream.  The years passed, and I figured out relationships that require shopping sprees may not be the ideal,  but the $1000 to the penny still resonates.  So if I had exactly $1000 to spend

I would start with this dress, because it is sheer but sort of nerdy sophisticated looking . . .

I would wear these pants under it though. Because I am old and sheer dresses are in my far distant past and besides it looks cooler this way . ..

these booty mules  are not the perfect choice from a styling point of view for my imaginary outfit but I DON"T CARE BECAUSE I LOVE THEM INTENSELY.


the bag was hard, because I had like $52 left. It was a dilemma.  Do I get what would pass an instyle "make the outfit" challenge? Or do I go with love it intensely?



Loved it intensely!  Had a dollar left over!

Tuesday, June 11, 2013

pretty bathroom


I love this bathroom. Moltobenewalls.com did the walls.

Wednesday, May 2, 2012

could this be my chair

mmhhmmm. CB2. 149-199.

Monday, April 2, 2012

and this is cool too

backyard idea

they used a tarp as a shade. Nice and nice look overall!

Friday, March 23, 2012

more likes from the blog browse

like this too! Kenneth Cole via I want to be her

love these colors, love the paper.

so pretty. Kate's Paperie via Frugal Finds.

Wednesday, March 21, 2012

sooo cute

gretel home via design sponge. $18.00

Saturday, March 17, 2012

So I want two of these chairs with a mosaic table inbetween for the front yard seating area.
or maybe a tile table like this pattern from popham design

back yard

This is what I want my backyard to look like. via design shuffle.