I think these colorful glossy chairs are fantastic! You can see more of Josie Curran and Barnaby Girling’s home (houseboat) here on Design*Sponge.
Would you ever consider doing something like this to your chairs?
Tag: interiors
INSPIRATION :: Bunting (and Petra Bindel)
I love bunting. I do. I don’t care if it’s viewed as overdone or trendy; it makes me happy and adds a bit of bright happiness to any wall. In our house, there’s bunting in Aveline’s room (of course), the bathroom, over the laundry area and even in the kitchen! So, naturally, I found myself drawn to these images from photographer Petra Bindel. She’s an incredible photographer; I’ve scrolled through this gallery several times today. Gorgeous!
INSPIRATION :: Before Pinterest, This is How We Saved Inspiration
Remember back before Pinterest, before Tumblr, when inspiration was tactile and we could circle it with sharpies and cut it out and tape it to notebooks and stack those piles of inspiration on our desks?
Before Pinterest, these are the images I would have torn from the Early Summer 2013 Serena & Lily catalogue.
MONDAY’S PRETTY THINGS :: Cleaning and Organizing Inspiration (and a Confession)
Glass Hand Soap Bottle via Mrs. Meyer’s
As I sit down this afternoon to share the prettiest kind of cleaning and organizing inspiration with you, I have to be honest and say that sometimes when I clean, things get ugly.
You should have seen me in the kitchen earlier today. I decided to take apart the entire crisper drawer and lower shelf assembly inside the fridge, so I could give it a good scrubbing. That was fine. But putting it back together was another story, since all the parts disconnected from each other when I took them out of the fridge.
An hour later — sweating, frustrated, and nearly in tears — I finally managed to get everything back into place. (At one point I even downloaded the owner’s manual PDF from the manufacturer’s website. The only help it offered on the plastic piece in question? “Note: Be sure to replace center support before reinstalling glass shelf.” Gee, thanks!)
I’m not sure why I allow things like that to get me so riled up and frustrated. A whole lot of pride and indignation, I suppose, “I should be better at this! If this is still taken apart when Josiah gets home, I’ll be so embarrassed!” But it’s a ridiculous sort of thing to get angry about.
It’s just a fridge drawer (or rather, a series of pieces, which, when properly aligned, magically comprise a set of drawers.) And contrary to the arbitrary pressures I put on myself constantly — news flash! — I don’t actually have to be good at everything (like making crisper drawers out of puzzling plastic parts.) I don’t have to be an expert at all the things. I don’t have to be an expert at all. And I don’t have to be perfect.
Now why is that such a hard lesson for me to learn?
Organized Swedish pantry via Jordgubbar Med Mjolk
Wicker laundry basket via Crate & Barrel
Coffee art print via Billy & Scarlet
Towels and soap via the portfolio of Johanna Pilfalk
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MONDAY’S PRETTY THINGS :: For the Love of White – 7 Bright Interiors
Sometimes, on Mondays, I need just a little more sunlight, a little bit less clutter on the countertops, a little more music, and a little more coffee.
You too?
Here are seven pretty rooms I’ve had my eye on this past week.
via Caroline Coehorst, styling by Femke Pastijn
via le dans la
Mini Empire wallpaper via Ladnebebe
via Hildas Hem
Mikael Axelsson photo via Feel Inspired
via Baby Ramen
LIFE IN PHOTOS :: Aveline’s Room Tour
Happy Monday, everyone! I’m hitting the ground running this morning. My dear sis-in-law arrives in a few days for a week-long vacation, so I’m whipping the house into shape.
As I was tidying Aveline’s room — and doing laundry, and singing along to The Lumineers, and stopping Aveline from throwing away all her broken crayons — I realized I haven’t posted a tour of her room in a long, long time. I was going to wait until I finished the big “Forever Young” typography piece I’m designing, but I’ll just share that later when I’ve finished it.
Here’s her eclectic little room!
Framed canvas of Paris: Ikea || Felt bunting: handmade || Paper lanterns: leftover from my birthday years ago || Sweater: handknit by Auntie Lauren || Heart-shaped glasses: a gift from Bumpa (Grandpa Jim) || Curtains: Ikea || Dresser: Ikea || Doll: Goodbye Blue Monday
California map: AAA || Page from vintage book: Little Miss Heirlooms
Original portait of Aveline: Blue Egg Illustration || Washi Tape: Michaels
Pages from Beatrix Potter’s Peter Rabbit: Target || Washi Tape: Michaels
Mouse: Starbucks || Pillowcase: Handmade || Lotta Doll: Amazon || Cat and Bunnies: Handmade
Curtains: Handmade from twin sheet || Circle Canvas: Hello Hue || Corduroy Top: Tea Collection || Baskets: Home Goods || Changing Table: Passed down from Josiah’s family
LIFE IN PHOTOS :: It’s all (mostly) black and white
“In returning and rest shall you be saved;
in quietness and in confidence shall be your strength.” (Isaiah 30:15)
These words keep coming back to me. In the midst of frantically getting this and that done, in the midst of the bowl of macaroni & cheese dumped on the carpet, in the midst of the screaming fits which two-year-olds are wont to do from time to time, in the midst of lists and laundry…in the midst of it all, these words echo.
And I know I need to stop, and truly listen.
In rest. In quietness. In confidence — a kind of calm assurance, free from anxiety.
This same Lord also whispers in my ear,
Come to Me, all who are weary and heavy-laden,
and I will give you rest.
Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me,
for I am gentle and humble in heart,
and you will find rest for your souls.
For My yoke is easy and My burden is light. (Matthew 11:28-30)
How foolish I am to refuse!
INSPIRATION :: Plümo
Oh dear, I’ve found a new catalogue to drool over admire in the new year: Plümo! It wouldn’t surprise me if I’m very late to the game and you all have known about it for ages.
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