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January 20, 2010

Love

Such a gorgeous and romantic wedding suite!



Designed by Laura of Orange Beautiful for her sister. She did an amazing job, especially when it came to mixing and matching all the paper - that marbled beauty is so calling my name!

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January 18, 2010

Nightstand

Finally... back to some house progress!





Pardon the iphone photo (and poor lighting! I was so excited to finish this that I had to take a pic right away instead of waiting until the room had proper lighting)


The nightstand is an Ikea Rast Dresser (as seen in some other fabulous make-overs here, here, and here) which I painted in Martha Stewart Sharkey Grey (from her discontinued line with Sherwin Williams - yes I obsessively hoard paint cards...), and re-knobbed with some ivory-esque lovelies from anthropologie (not on their site).


More of the bedroom to come soon I hope!

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December 30, 2009

Post-Christmas want #5

Ralli Quilt from The Brick House


Lastly, a Ralli quilt like this beauty seen over at The Brick House.

posted by Nicole at 12:01 PM 0 Comments


Post-Christmas want #4

Mountain Paint by Number


this cotton candy-esque paint-by-numbers painting

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Post-Christmas want #3

Georgia Tray


a cute and kitschy souvenir Georgia tray. This one's sold, but there are plenty to be found on etsy and ebay...

posted by Nicole at 11:28 AM 0 Comments


Post-Christmas want #2

Claudia Bag by Ninu


The Claudia bag by Ninu. I seriously want everything in that lilac color right now!

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Post-Christmas Want #1

Secret Garden by Michelle Armas


Secret Garden print from Michelle Armas. (Ok, well, I technically already bought it...)

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September 1, 2009

Elephants on parade

I got the urge for a cute graphic fabric, and decided to search for something with elephants (random, but oh so cute!) on etsy this morning. I found some perfect fabric, but I also found some other goodies:


{Just what I was looking for! Japanese elephant fabric from Felt Cafe}


{cute wristlet/clutch by Melle Belle}


{Block print elephant card by Life with Tigers}

posted by Nicole at 12:07 PM 1 Comments


August 27, 2009

I Heart Macarons

Ok, I'm breaking radio silence (hopefully this shall spur me on!) to show you this:



Oh yes - a beautiful new book wholeheartedly devoted to the fantastic and finick-y macaron! I've had some hits and (many) misses when it comes to macarons, but my love for them was solidified this past May while visiting Paris. (Now that I'm back in blogland, I'll have to show some pics!)

But back to the book! It's 80 pages of pretty written by Hisako Ogita and due out November 11 and can be pre-ordered here. I can't wait!

{via Eat Me Daily. image from amazon.com}

posted by Nicole at 10:21 AM 0 Comments


August 12, 2009

I'll be back - I promise

Working on a new look and I hope to be back soon - so sorry about the horrendously long absence...

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October 28, 2008

Oops!

Moving has wiped me out! I apologize for lack of posts (I even forgot last Friday's Love^3 post!) but worry not! I'll be back shortly and with oodles of progress pics of the house. Till then - have a lovely and restful day.

posted by Nicole at 6:43 PM 0 Comments


October 22, 2008

More House Updates

I feel like I haven't posted about the house in forever! But that's going to change today - I've got lots to talk about and to show you today, as we had quite the weekend!

First up was a big Ikea run, parents in tow. J and I bought our couch; book shelf and DVD shelf; a small dresser for the closet; some lamps (ok, well, my mom bought those!); a mirror/medicine cabinet (which doesn't appear to be online...) for the master bath (if we really like it, we'll buy another for the upstairs hall bath which currently is sans mirror); new drapes (which I also cannot find online) for the living room (the ones currently hanging will be moving up to the master as they block too much light for the living room); a small filing cabinet for my office; and I'm sure we got something else... but I can't think of it now!

Next up came... assembly! Yikes! We worked on that Sunday and Monday and haven't put it all together yet... But here's what we've got so far:


{Our sweet little Pax - and J's even starting hanging some clothes!}


{The Malm and one of the lamps. The lamps will actually go on our nightstands...}


{The living room in it's semi-completed glory! As you can see we still need a TV stand!}


{Another living room view. The rug is made out of recycled plastic and is from Viva Terra}


{A peek into my very incomplete workspace. The desk, which was a beast to assemble, is actually from Wal-Mart - I know! I couldn't believe it either!}

And more news - we've slated this coming Saturday as MOVE IN DAY! I can't wait! Rest assured I'll have plenty more photos for you. Until then....

posted by Nicole at 4:57 PM 1 Comments


October 17, 2008

Love, Love, Love

Three things I'm loving this week are...

This sweet poster by Camilla Engman and Elisabeth Dunker (aka Studio Violet)


Also loving this fun Wine Tasting party idea by by Snippet & Ink over at target="new">{frolic!} - I can't wait to get the house all done and start hosting some fun parties - this one is going on the top of my list!


And lastly, this darling bedroom as seen on Cookie - I love the wall color and the fun, not prissy, little-girl accents:


That's it for the week, have a lovely weekend all. I'll be back next week with some more details on the house progress (can't wait!)

posted by Nicole at 3:52 PM 0 Comments


October 15, 2008

I want one!

I really do! And truth be told I've never been a big calendar buyer, but I think I definitely need the new Orange Beautiful 2009 calendar. It's really quite beautiful (like all of their work!) and a type-lover's dream. Go pre-order one - I am :)


{Orange Beautiful}

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October 13, 2008

House updates

I managed to find some John Derian goodies at Target this weekend and snagged what I could! I particularly love this little waste basket (perfect for the hall bathroom)



I also picked up this cute kitchen towel - very Orla Kiely, no?



Then, today, my dad come by and helped me put together the closet! Unfortunately my camera died and I don't have any pics yet, but I'll remedy that soon. We put together the skinniest Pax unit and flanked it on either side with dowels for hanging clothes.

And tomorrow my mom is taking me out to buy some staples for our newly completed pantry:

{I can't wait to fill it up!}

posted by Nicole at 5:57 PM 0 Comments


October 10, 2008

Love Love Love

Three things I'm loving this week:

Jordan's dreamy dinner party atop the Aquatic Park pier - how fun!


I've been loving the posts on Vogue's Book of Etiquette over at Style Court - and I especially loved this photo accompanying her post on "The Part-Time Guestroom"


...and issue 4 of Mankind Mag is out this week - Wahoo!

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