over the rainbow

marc jacobs spring 2011, photos by juergen teller.

dress by the amazing mara hoffman. spring 2010.  visit here

sharpie + colors = love

youngna park photo, winter flags.  visit here

pantone mug sets available here

fiona curran 'zap' rug, visit here

jonathan lewis print, 'sweethearts'. visit here

kate's paperie: colorful gift card enclosures, visit here

moma rainbow chopsticks here

let's add a little color to our day.....I don't know about you but the sun is not shining here.  fingers crossed the snowy mix they are predicting passes me by.  in the meantime come on and get cheery and inspired by the gorgeous colors in  marc jacobs' spring campaign...it's hard not to!

"The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain." 

Dolly Parton

back with black and white

craving a get away.  how about a vintage inspired black and white weekend at the beverly hills hotel.....ahh lovely.

the important thing is to take your time and not get stressed. 

diane von furstenberg


1. millie motts  2.dvf high-waisted bikini bottom, here.  3. vintage sunglasses on etsy, here   4. milly jacquard shorts, here   5. dvf striped one piece, here, and to book your stay visit here.

xoxo

sweet escape

h a p p y    p l a c e

ever feel like a a black cloud is following you around?  my day has has been super cloudy with a chance of twisters, and I am not talking about the weather. wish I was hanging out at this happy place instead ( ice cream social as featured in the premiere issue of RUE magazine).
check out yet another ah- mazing online magazine, RUE,  honestly I am completely smitten.  View their 3rd issue here ( and be sure to browse their first and second issues here) .  oh and don't forget their blog, equally gorgeous.  RUE deserves a second ( and a third and fourth...) post which I will be sure to do once I get my steam back.  in the meantime  let's hope the skies above me clear up tomorrow.  til' then.....xoxo


photo credits: Max Wanger

mystery solved

close up of francesco clemente artwork on light at the hudson hotel

francesco clemente art from the movie great expectations

I can't stop thinking about the bedside lights I saw while staying at the phillipe starck designed hudson hotel in nyc earlier this month.  the primitive and almost transparent drawings on the lights reminded me so so much of the drawings done by the character finn in the movie great expectations. in doing a bit of research I just found out why. the very same artist francesco clemente created both, wow!
to read more about:  francesco clemente visit here, the hudson hotel visit here, and great expectations the movie featuring my favorite, gwyneth paltrow, visit here.

serendipity

wow, so I am about to head out to meet a friend for lunch at a spot in a part of town that I have never really checked out. the westside of atlanta is a hub of design resources, shopping, and super cool eateries {so as you might ask, what has taken me so long!?}

anyway to make a long story short, I was quickly checking designsponge who yesterday featured the home of two local atlanta designers Jon and Vivian Bencich of Square Feet Studio. after drooling over their lovely lovely home {check it out here} I visited their website.....and low and behold they designed the interior of the spot I am about to have lunch at, crazy!

so I am heading off to west egg cafe. here are some great shots of the cafe. I will fill you all in on the food when I get back, ciao!

follow up: it's even cuter in person!! a perfect spot to cozy up to a cup of coffee and linger on a cold foggy day. coffee and an egg and cheese {amazing} biscuit....all for $5.50!!! I think I am in love!

I heart this book

iggy peck architect, by andrea beaty and illustrated by david roberts, is one of the best books I have ever read. granted I first came across while babysitting, it truly is a book for everyone. the illustrations are very outside the box and the moral is pretty concise.....do what you love and love what you do! and check out iggy's mom, love her fashion sense! (click on the pages above to read the text)

and on while we are on the topic of gorgeous books.... check out this blog by the illustrator and pattern designer julia rothman, http://www.book-by-its-cover.com/ I love the concept and I could browse through her lists all day long. oh, and to pick up your own copy of iggy peck architect visit here. {makes a perfect gift!}

lining up

hope that your sunday is a happy one.

hopefully things are lining up for me this week. in the meantime here are a couple of super cute ways to decorate yourself and your walls in a straight up geometric way. I just love wallpaper- one day I hope to own a wall that I can plaster with the pattern of my choice. what about you?

dress above found here by funktional and wallpaper found here by nama rococo. and for a great listing of wallpaper resources check out this post from designspongeonline.com.

back tomorrow with a book post- see you then!