You all know that I have a soft spot for anything French. I can wander for hours at…
nostalgia in print 3 December, 2009
Another great find on “never-ending-source-of-inspiration” Etsy. Stilettoheights, mixed media art by Jeniffer Gordon. My mind gets lost in every single print. There’s so much to indulge in: vintage photography (who doen’t love that), beautiful hand writing and the COLOR! Stunning half-tones/shades. Need I say more?!
To shop these gorgeous prints click here.
With a variety of sizes and formats there’s a lot to choose from. And she has buy one get one free sale going on, so hurry up!
with a holidays coming consider yourself covered, Jennifer even has the most adourable gift stickers for those of you, like me, who care about packaging just as much as about the gift. 
<images via stilettoheights.etsy.com>
French Inspirations 2 December, 2009
I have two soft spot. One – for everything French (I could read French history for hours!)…and second one – for textiles and wallpapers. So no wonder I couldn’t pass on these lines from Osborne & Little last spring collection. These Bu Barry Velvets and Pompadour wallpapers are so yummy. So Santa baby, I wouldn’t mind a couple of things being reupholstered with a few accent pillows here and there. 
And…oh, that wallpaper wall in the living room,you know. I’ve been an awful good girl. 
<images via www.osborneandlittle.com>
salt and pepper 27 November, 2009
leafing through the latest Christmasy Elle Decor, I saw THIS and absolutely fell in love with Michael Aram‘s pomegranate salt and pepper shakers. 
It gave me another great gift idea for the last-minute sock stuffers. With a little bit of time on the web you can go as thrifty or as fancy as you like. here’s me preaching with 99¢ ones from Walmart:)
rustic couple from Sur La Table
geeky couple from X-treme Geek
Soap Bubble Salt & Pepper by Daan Brouwer
woodwork couple from Alentejoazul
Twist Salt & Pepper Mills from Georg Jensen 
crafty couple from leavesofclay 
holy spice from Koziol 
lazy day 26 November, 2009
After a day in Home depot looking for fix ups for my “DIY turned-wrong”, I found myself too lazy to search for turkey recipes (I don’t even have a turkey…yet). Instead, I deciede to splurge in winter vacation rentals. Can’t wait for my winter’s fairytale with a cup of hot mulled wine and skiing till I drop. Going to Mammoth, CA for New Years. Yay! Anyone with me?!
DIY: trash to treasure chandelier 20 November, 2009
I don’t know what is it lately but I’m in the mood for some DIY. May be it’s the end of the year, when you really want to look back and tap yourself on the shoulder for all your completions. So…before starting anything new, it’s good to look back and get that extra push from previous (successful!) projects.
Little story behind this makeover: I was looking for our new place and was runnng around checking out the neighborhood when at one of the apartment complexes I saw a repair man about to throw away a the dusty old chandelier. I came to the rescue to his BIG surprise. The rest is the history, but couple spray paint cans later this chandelier has become a dining centerpiece at our new place. Who would have thought, right?
Ignore the ugly blinds, they are long GONE!
There are new exiting DIYs on the way. I’ll keep you posted.