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Happy Monday, dear readers! This week’s edition of Pretty Things is all about burlap.

Defined Lines Scarf via Anthropologie

I’ve really been drawn to these colors lately. Well, I’ve always been drawn to coral and orange, but recently I’ve begun to love mustard yellow, as well. And it’s no secret that I have a weakness for pashminas and scarves! The threads in the warp and weave pattern on this scarf remind me of a softer, more feminine version of burlap.

Roman Shade out of a Burlap Sack via Better Homes & Gardens as seen on Red Door Home

The natural look & the rustic texture of burlap really appeals to me. I also love the fact that printed grain sacks (or coffee bags!) often have the names of other countries printed on them.

Italian Cottage via Cote Maison as seen on Style Files

In keeping with the mustard yellow and burlap theme, here’s a strikingly beautiful corner of an Italian cottage. This space as the potential to appear cold since it has stone walls and a tile floor, but so much life is brought to the space through textiles. I like the mix of fabrics on the pillows, but it’s the row of baskets which really caught my eye here.

Circle Patchwork Rug via VivaTerra

This crocheted wool rug (no longer available from VivaTerra) makes me want to make my own! The color combination here is perfect, I think. In theory I like how the circles are all different sizes, but in practice I’d find it very hard to refrain from making them all uniform!

Burlap and Twine-Wrapped Bouquet via Style Me Pretty

This is so simple and yet so striking. White blooms against the natural burlap and twine — just lovely! I really like it.

Burlap Headboard via My Home Ideas as seen on Re-Nest

I don’t think it gets much better than this last photo. Guatemalan coffee burlap headboard? Curtains reminiscent of a gypsy caravan? Red and yellow pillows? SIGN.ME.UP.

You might also like to read other editions of Monday’s Pretty Things.

Little Style

LITTLE STYLE :: Aveline’s Room (and her newest Felted Owl!)

July 19, 2011February 28, 2013 Gina @ Oaxacaborn

Good morning! We’re way overdue for a little sneak peek at Aveline’s room, right? I don’t think I’ve posted any pictures of it since we moved to Florida.

I recently won this adorable little handmade felted owl from a BlissFull Essence / Evenswood Owlbums giveaway. Isn’t he ridiculously cute? I told Christine I’d send her photos of the little fellow in his new home, and I thought I’d share them with you as well.

We seem to be amassing a collection of owls, which I am totally okay with. (Remember the hand-appliqued owl onesie?)

Here’s the little owl on top of Aveline’s dresser next to Lotta from Charlie and Lola and some Urban Outfitters Owlets (no longer in stock). I don’t remember where we purchased the plush lemur.

Aveline hasn’t officially moved into her room yet (her crib is still next to our bed), so her room doubles as a guest space. My mom handmade the gorgeous duvet cover you see below.

We love textiles and books around here! My mother-in-law made this beautiful quilt — you can usually find out on our living room floor with a little Aveline on top of it.

I’d love to see how you’ve decorated your little ones’ spaces — if you have a blog post about it, leave the link in the comments!

Inspiration

Textile Roundup

June 22, 2011October 12, 2011 Gina @ Oaxacaborn

How about a pretty little textile roundup for your middle-of-the-week viewing pleasure?

via Lovely Morning

via Hawthorne Threads

via Osnat Ganor

via VivaTerra

via Amber Interior Design

via DisDressed

via Tina Fussell on decor8

Life in Photos

30 Day June Photo Challenge – Day 16 – Mason Jar

June 16, 2011March 22, 2014 Gina @ Oaxacaborn

I keep my spools of thread, buttons, and ribbons in a row of mason jars. I’ve always loved them, especially the older ones. [Click photo to view a larger version.]

And here’s a little peek into our home, also through the fish eye lens.

Life in Photos

a little snapshot of our home

May 3, 2011March 22, 2014 Gina @ Oaxacaborn

little peek into the living room of oaxacaborn and 26PM's house

i love our new place. see those windows? there are FOUR MORE on the other side of the bookshelf. amazing.

oh, and that little person on the floor? even more amazing. ;-)

Inspiration

happy orange and green living room from the ‘IKEA family live – spring 2011’ magazine

April 14, 2011October 12, 2011 Gina @ Oaxacaborn

i love this living room, from the IKEA family live spring 2011 magazine. like, really really love. that’s a whole lot of happy.

Ikea Family Live Spring 2011 magazine - green and orange living room - image from page 20

Life in Photos

what aveline’s room does not look like…yet

March 15, 2011March 22, 2014 Gina @ Oaxacaborn

aveline’s room looks absolutely nothing like this at present. the stars are all in a taped-shut box somewhere in the living room. the art piece is wrapped in cardboard and is leaning up against the dining room table. the crib is actually in aveline’s room, but is sans mattress. (hello, moving company? just wondering where exactly you ended up delivering that mattress? thanks.) the lovely white dresser is a brand-new purchase, but like most IKEA items, it came in a package the size of a cereal box. and since the cordless drill may or may not be wherever the mattress ended up, assembling the dresser is going to be quite interesting.

meanwhile, in aveline’s room, there are stacks of flattened boxes. there are unflattened video game console boxes. there’s a shelf of bulk food. there are half-opened industrial size ziplocs holding every size of baby clothes except for the size she’s in right now (the proper size was finally uncovered. half now reside in a pretty green laundry basket. the other half — the clean half — are living in an open box). but hey, the changing table is alive and well, fully stocked with [clean] diapers and wipes. i mean, ya gotta have your priorities.

the house is slowly coming together. it looks more beautiful with every unpacked box. ordinarily the snail’s pace of the unpacking would be driving me wild, but there’s something about looking into the eyes of a smiling cooing baby — a baby we prayed for — that really puts things in perspective. it’s okay if the boxes are being unpacked slowly. it’s much more important to treasure every moment of this. and so here i am, right now in this moment, holding an arm-waving, hiccuping, wide-eyed, refusing-to-nap baby. nothing’s getting checked off my to-do list. but that’s so much more than ok.

This job has been given to me to do. Therefore, it is a gift. Therefore, it is a privilege. Therefore, it is an offering I may make to God. Therefore, it is to be done gladly, if it is done for Him. Here, not somewhere else, I may learn God’s way. In this job, not in some other, God looks for faithfulness. -Elisabeth Elliot

Shown:

IKEA Malm Dresser
IKEA Somnat Crib
Tofu Woodland Family print from 26PM.com
White paper stars

Inspiration

spring + summer 2011 Toast UK catalogue [house & home edition]

March 10, 2011October 8, 2012 Gina @ Oaxacaborn

it’s time, once again, for a collection of gorgeously dreamy images from the latest house & home Toast UK catalogue. i know the spring + summer theme is a bit of a stretch for most people right now, but that’s the beauty of dreaming, right?

image via Toast UK - House and Home catalogue - Spring Summer 2011