alphabet

Sign me up for anything alphabet, and now a bookshelf? Hmph! Thank you, Finnish designer Lincoln Kayiwa. Happy letters + books.

Not {naked} anymore.

Lately, my walls have seemed a little bare. Even I, Miss Simplicity, couldn't bare it any longer (no pun intended).

So I pulled out my oldest of old felt scraps and some mustard thread and listened to the Seattle rain. You might already know how much I adore little banners. I still salivate when I look at this guy.

Then the wall next to this one was looking naked, also...

I love the idea of using a color wheel (among other old art 110 assignments), a postcard, a paper coaster, and fabric as wall decor.

Voila!

To put up the fabric, I soaked it with some non-aerosol liquid starch, carefully spread it onto the wall and dabbed the edges with a sponge for about a minute. It dries overnight. The great thing is that when you are ready for something new, you can pull the fabric off the wall and not a trace of starch (or any other suspicious something) is left behind. Not so naked anymore. Ahh.

transforming {furniture}

I have officially decided that the impossible is, indeed, possible. Mostly because that old card catalog shown below did, indeed, become that most perfect white buffet table.

Check out the entire process on this couple's blog. I'm always impressed by people who aren't afraid to tear apart their walls and furniture because they have a vision of something better.

getting acquainted

Sometimes we do things just to avoid other things. Today I avoided many practical and would-be productive items of business to photograph (in very low res) some of my favorite nooks and crannies. I believe in creating environments in which one's soul can walk around and explore, nestle into, and seep deeply throughout until the space is classic and personalized.

the {itch}

It's obvious my crafting has come to a shameful halt, or I wouldn't be hiding from my lovely little blog quite so much. I'm just itching to get away from my to-do and make something, for goodness sakes. Maybe this weekend I'll paint something with bright summer colors to hang somewhere. Check out this weekend art project from the new domestic. Perfectly and brilliantly simple! That's what we like.

Happy Friday + happy mismatched vases

{two} lovely things

The simple and crisp Pride & Prejudice feeling to this picture is like eating chocolate. I'll take one of each, please.

By the charming wedding photographer Kate Harrison.

Happy Friday + happy bed nooks

This weekend I shall stay under the covers as long as I want. It's time. But wouldn't it be so much better in one of these magical nooks?

mustard

Especially with that rusty blue. I'm loving creative color combinations!

Happy Friday + happy hallways

Hallways and doorways are quite largely overlooked, yet simplisticaly magical. Also, can we talk about those wide-paneled, distressed wood floors on the last photo? Bliss.

Happy Friday + happy kitchen