give colorfully

this kate spade holiday campaign really puts me in the mood for the holidays. can't wait! 

happy thanksgiving

have a great thanksgiving holiday everyone. wishing you full tummies and tons of happy family time. 

{photo by seven spoons}

etsy love...

adore these nursery prints by the office of nature

happy monday

love the stacked, free-formed, perforated balconies of the hartert housing in nijmegen, the netherlands

{design by 24H architecture, via designboom}

london 2012 olympic posters

a group of british artists were invited to design posters for the upcoming london olympics. this is one of my favorite ones.

{poster designed by rachel whiteread via creative review}

love this...

photograph by 3ees

afternoon snack : baked doughnuts

can you believe these doughnuts are not only baked, but also vegan!

{vegan cinnamon-sugar, toasted coconut, and chocolate-iced doughnuts from vegan divas}

corporate statement

guodian ningxia solar co's office building's bright design reflects the high tech image of the company

{via world architecture news}

etsy love...

i love these organic wooden abc's

{from little sapling toys}

back from the mountains

spent last week at a leadership conference up in the north carolina mountains. what a great environment to learn and reflect, but nonetheless glad to back home.

afternoon snack : french macarons

i can go for some of these sweet beauties from mad mac

afternoon snack : bread & butter

pickles from divine brine... apparently pulled in first place at the queens county fair

love this...

vintage blossom note cards from dwell studio

chair happy

i love the vitra hal chair but it doesn't always fit with our home furnishing budgets. so, here are two other more economical substitutes. 

{1: ikea berhard chair, 2: bo concept cavona chair, 3: vitra hal chair}

cutout modular screens

these modular screens are an elegant way to divide up space without completely closing it off.

{by razortooth design}

fashion friday

tory burch spring 2012 sizzle

afternoon snack : chocolate stars

dreaming about this salty, sweet chocolate treats from payard

colorful patterns

ikea doesn't just make furniture, they also make fabrics. 

tile me happy

glitz and gold

{no.1 bona pietra gold tile, no.2 daltile maracas glass tile, no.3 merola tile bit hex gold mesh, no.4 nemo patina metal tile}

company 3

company 3 designed by ennead architects is part of new york city's campaign for innovative architecture through fire stations, libraries and other municipal buildings.