love this

a friend of mine took this photo with his phone. beautiful, no? i want it blown up huge and framed for above my sofa (if i had the wall space that is). his name is jeff silirie and he is a cool dude.

new uses

i love it when something that isn't practical but still pretty can be put to use in a new way...par example..

you can get this HERE

this little bit of clever cuteness makes me VERY happy.

summer buffet

no, not potato salad and deviled eggs. a new look for my dining room buffet. ultimately i want to paint it glossy white but for now will just reassemble it with summery things...here's what i am thinking....

first i need to retire the cheap ikea lamps that were a temporary solution. and i love my geese and swan candles from anthropologie but it's time to put them away until next christmas.

and yes, the keep calm and carry on poster needs to retire too, but until i find the perfect piece it will still sit atop the boo-fay.

this lamp i found on bodie and fou and i love it. it might be a bit too bedroom-y though. i love the smoky looking glass base. so pretty, no?

here is what i am thinking for accessories...

this basket for napkins and flatware or candles, maybe?

i cannot afford these antique bottles but they are so pretty and summery i think they would make a welcome addition to any surface. but alas, i will have to find a less expensive version.

am i supposed to like this stuff?

i am not a fan. this is the orla kiely stuff for target and quite frankly i think it's barf city usa. i just returned from target and saw a few of these pieces up close and personal and this picture does it a better justice than is deserved. the fabrics are horribly scratchy and hard and the colors (some of them) are one shade away from baby turds. i don't really get all the hype anyway. i think its kinda lame when you can look at something and go..."OOOOH is that an orla kiely?!?!" much less "OOOOH is that an orla kiely for target?!!?!" whatevs. kind of like those vera bradley bags that everyone here in the south seems to carry. where you'll find a bedazzled cell phone inside, right next to the baby wipes and the H2 keys. no thanks orla. go fuck self.

marion cotillard

today i want to look like her...



who do YOU want to look like today? or did you wake up looking great? (blech!)

new dining tables

this is called table fabulosity. yes, please.

this little beauty is from HERE

this one lives HERE

and go HERE for this one

any thoughts on a favorite?

i want to go to there

nothing gets me going more in february like the promise of a spring vacation in southern france!! this place is a dreamy option, no? unfortunately it is pretty cold there until about may..so drats on that...but a girl can dream. i can see a grown up gathering here in the evening drinking loads of wine just after our dinner that i cooked after gathering loads of fresh vegetables and meats at the local market...

i mean come on!!!! LOOK at that place!!! that's somebody's house. someone owns that place and they get to stay there and shit and i wonder if they know just how lucky they are? rich bastards!

*fyi the picture you see is but a backyard pool house thingy. the main house is up the hill. and yes, that is a fireplace in the middle there flanked by built-into-stone beds and benches.

promises from a flip flop

this morning in atlanta it was a frigid 21 degrees. here in the south 21 degrees is somehow different than 21 degrees in say, chicago or new jersey. it is colder. the air is cold and humid and it feels like it will rip your face off. now i spent the first 16 years of my life in the midwest so i KNOW cold. and i am telling you there is a difference! atlanta cold SUCKS! ok, so i go to the mall after dropping off my unrecognizable little girl (due to heavy coat, hat and scarf) at preschool this morning b/c i have no sweaters or anything warm and i need these things today!!! why don' t i have these things? because as cold as it can get here it will be 60 degrees the very next day so we tend to not own as much cold weather stuff as warm. well my usual good sweater sale stores (jcrew, gap, madewell etc...) are loaded with only spring clothes. its like a citron and blush explosion. and when i happened upon these little beauties i was instantly smitten and couldn't wait to get my first spring pedicure and wear them. the pale pink camellia is so sweet i can't stand it! its like jewelry for your feet!!! now while i know that it is clearly not flip flop weather...it will be soon. what's today? wednesday? yep...should be able to wear them this saturday.

kitchen envy (p.s. i know i am not the first to talk about this kitchen but since i love it so and my blog at this point is relatively new i need to)

this lovely bit of kitchen equipment is called the meneghini la ghiacciaia fridge/freezer
it is the one nigella lawson personally chose for her show nigella express.
every week i watch nigella express and feasts (respectively) on food network. and every time i watch i am left drooling over her awesome kitchen. don't know if its hers really, could be a studio near her house for all i know. but i sure do love it. she has loads of christmas lights strewn everywhere (she calls them fairy lights-as do most europeans...aussies too for that matter) and i mean EVERYWHERE!. i love its mix of industrial chic and modern country capsule. did i just make up a phrase? anyway it kicks major ass. it is also nearly impossible to find pictures of it. but here are some, all apologies for their quality. (oh...and try to conentrate on the kitchen not on nigella's squeezable rack)

jme collection

yes. i want this stuff for my own kitchen. unfortunately it is unobtainable in the US. and even if it were it would probably cost twice the price just to ship it. it is called coco dinnerware and it is from jamie oliver's new collection. see last post for more info on the latest from j. oliver.
i don't know, i mean there is a ton of white dinnerware out there and lots of it is cute but this is cooler than most i have seen. the fact that its bone china helps its cause. i LOVE LOVE LOVE the white rice bowls shown here to the right of the cup. the cereal bowls are the same only bigger. the price for 4 dinner plates is 40 pounds (about 90 dollars). sigh. champagne taste on a beer budget.