I love the thought of organizing first aid supplies in this retro-style tin box, especially since I often find myself yearning for days of old where tin and glass were the container standards. This little guy is wall mountable for ease-of-use, but really, it’s pretty darn stylish too. Available here for $23.
[images via ModCloth]
Would love for this to be mi casa, but my loft isn’t quite this spacious or bright. I do however own those two pink tables below so I’m on my way, right? Well, Mi Casa is actually an online design mag (en español!) that’s a guaranteed time-suck if you’re a design junkie.
I am once again showing that I’m a sucker for pink accents against a creamy white back backdrop. Oh, and of course I’m loving the sparkly chandelier. There’s just something about the industrial style of the loft mixed with the soft feminine colors and accents that has me swooning.
[via MadeByGirl, images via Mi Casa]
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I probably spend most of my time outside of work in the kitchen, and while I’ve gotten settled in my cozy city kitchen that doesn’t mean I can’t lust after beautiful kitchens that are the twice the size of our loft. This one in particular, with it’s modern cottage flair, has set my heart aflutter. Designed by architect G.P. Shafer this is just one example from their gorgeous portfolio. I could do so much damage in here; and what about that dining nook? Sigh.
To see more, check out the spread on desire to inspire. So many beautiful rooms and exteriors.
[via desire to inspire]
{image via flickr user elseachelsea}
Daydreaming of the beautiful room that sits behind this gorgeous balcony window in Budapest. Ahh, I can see myself just on the other side of the lace curtain.
I love my Baggu grocery bags. They’re completely functional (they hold a ton of stuff), durable (holds 50 lbs.), and most fun of all they’re gorgeous. I’ve mentioned before that when I first started bringing my own grocery bags I needed a bit of an incentive to remember them each time. I found these Baggu’s, in their rainbow of colors and knew that I’d almost never be able to leave them behind. Come on, a fashion statement while shopping…fun, right? Well, it worked; I rarely ever forget my bags and I always get lots of compliments on them.
Aside from my rainbow of grocery bags, I also have a small collection of their mesh produce bags, which I ADORE! They’re a light nylon mesh that comes in small or large sizes, so they’re the perfect accessory for farmer’s market or grocery store shopping. I just throw a few in my grocery bag and I’m off to the market. They’re especially useful at the market with the loose produce like brussel sprouts or baby potatoes.
I’m going to get a bit catty here, but it drives me crazy when I see people grabbing plastic produce bags and throwing two lemons or an onion in. I’m sorry dear friend, but where do you think that plastic ends up at the end of the day? There’s absolutely no reason to house any of your produce in a plastic bag. I say go bag-less, or grab a set of these wonderful produce bags!
Visit Baggu online and check out they’re wonderful line of reusable bags.
Grocery bag: $8.00 each / 3, 4, or 5 bags $7.50 each / 6 or more $6.50 each
Small produce bag: $3.00 each
Large produce bag: $4.00 each
We’ve been in our apartment since January, but I’m still sorting through our stuff in at attempt to purge all things unnecessary and cluttery. It’s an endless task it seems, continually organizing and then re-organizing what you just organized, but somehow it’s great fun. I’m constantly amazed and inspired by Swiss interior design philosophies. How do they do it? Always so clean and slick, but still so vibrant and comforting. I love the stark white with the pops of bright color.
Check out these pics for my latest inspiration and click through to see more. I can’t get enough pink lately, so I’m totally crushing on the couch, and I’m also loving the dreamy bedroom wallpaper. All the natural lighting throughout is key too! (And, how great is that rooftop deck.)
[via DigsDigs, images too]
This beautiful luxury villa in Mallorca, Spain was designed by London interior designer Julia Palmer. I love the clean, neutral color scheme but I’m most taken with relationship between the indoor and outdoor spaces; the grand windows (and view!), the endless stream of natural light, and the patio seating and dining areas. I’ll be day dreaming of this for at least a while….
[via DigsDigs, click through for more images]
With spring cleaning season rapidly approaching I’ve been hard at work drooling over other people’s beautifully kept living spaces. It’s been a long, hard road, but I think I might actually be ready to tackle my own place.
Before we moved at the beginning of January I found some amazing organizing blogs that helped prepare me to lose so much space, so with all of the purging and organizing I did before the move the transition went quite well. But while we’ve done a nice job of getting everything in its place, you can’t help but notice how much “stuff” you have when it’s not sprawled throughout a couple different rooms. Our mission for the spring will be to organize, donate, sell, or recycle all of the extra stuff so that we can thoroughly enjoy our cozy little home and of course, be more efficient while we’re in it.
In order to help get you inspired here’s an amazing little studio I found a few months ago on Apartment Therapy. Laura’s space is a whopping 250 square feet, but it has more charm than most people have in an entire house! Seeing what she has done in such a small space makes me feel like I’m ready to tackle spring cleaning in full force…next weekend. :)
Check out the comments where she posts her shopping list and notice that she didn’t break the bank. Bravo!
For more pics click here.
All images via Apartment Therapy
