Strutting.

I love this.

(For those of you who are unaware who the "Sartorialist" is, click here to view his blog of beautiful, stylish people photographed on the street).

photo via sabino

Artwork by the lovely Kate Doodles (thanks, Lady Elle! xo)

Bests.

You reminded me what the most important thing in life is. Friends. Best friends.

-Ninny Threadgoode (FGT)

photo via ffffound

A little bit louder now...

How has your weekend been? Today has been spent mostly relaxing in between cleaning/laundry because it's raining outside. I kind of like lazy, rainy Sunday afternoons, except for the fact that I really can't sit still for very long. Anyway, tonight I've been watching Animal House on encore. How amazing is that movie?! I could watch it again and again. It makes me terribly nostalgic for college- especially the scene featuring Otis Day and the Knights:

It is hands down one of my favorite songs, one of my favorite movie scenes, and I literally cannot sit still if Shout comes on and I'm in public. (And if I go to a wedding where they don't play it, I pout). Just wanted to pass on a little bit of a good feeling tonight... ;)

Bedroom inspiration

I wish almost every day that my bedroom was a little bigger (if you know me and have seen my current teeny bedroom, you know why) so I could play around with my furniture and the layout of my room. Nothing makes me happier than a room makeover. One day I will have a bigger bedroom, but until then, I will dream away and bookmark my favorite images from the web for future inspiration...

all photos via home sweet home

Smooch.

Just a sweet picture for your Thursday morning :)

Photo via Sweet Like a Smile

Inspiration files:

Long before I had a blog, I used to rip pictures I found "inspiring" from magazines and stick them in an old photo album. It's an easy way to keep all your "inspiration files" together to reference when you are making something or decorating later on. I tried scanning some of them to share (the scans didn't turn out so hot). Oh well - a couple of my favorites are below for your enjoyment anyway!

Yeah...I don't have any references for the photos...eek!

Leah Giberson

I am such a fan of Leah Giberson's wonderful paintings; they make me feel all American and fuzzy inside, like in a "I want to go sell my car and buy a new caravan and travel the United States with my beau" kind of way.

Top painting, "Caravan Series," by Leah Giberson

Bottom painting, "Lift," by Leah Giberson

The B52s

I heard this on the radio yesterday and immediately had to go home and look up the video. I love the B52s...their concert would be too much fun! I wonder what it was like to hear them pre-fame in good ol' Athens, GA back in the late seventies? You know that had to be one crazy, fun dance party.

Like a spa...but in a house.

Yes, please.

via desire to inspire

Postcards from the Edge

Sometimes, after a long, busy weekend, I like to watch a movie from my Netflix "Instant Queue" on my laptop. Since I usually have the attention span of a two-year-old when it comes to most movies, watching one on my laptop is perfect. I can take it with me to any room (or porch, as I did tonight - 75 degrees! Are you kidding me!) and do other tasks while I halfway watch. Tonight I watched "Postcards from the Edge," a movie based on Carrie Fisher's semi-autobiographical book by the same title. I knew the movie had to be good when Shirley MacLaine and Meryl Streep play the leading roles (loosely based on Debbie Reynolds and Carrie Fisher's true-life mother-daughter relationship, with all its drama and ups and downs). I enjoyed it; it was dry and funny and very well-written. Oh, and the 1990 Dennis Quaid wasn't too shabby to watch during certain scenes, either. He's aged quite nicely over the years, don't you think?

Thank goodness!

Happy Friday! What are you up to this weekend? James and I are cooking dinner tonight (not sure what yet...something fun and yummo), tomorrow I am going treasure hunting (estate sale hopping) with my parents, tomorrow night I am going to a dinner party at Pana and Jayce's at their dreamy home in the 'burbs, and Sunday James and I are traveling to one of my favorite southern cities, Athens, GA, to visit with his family. I hope everyone else has something fun planned, too, and to officially wind down the week, here are a few of my favorite finds from the web I'd like to share with you:

• Atlanta chefs represent!
• Loving this "orbs" ring
• Silly
• These made me smile
• A bed fit for a little pirate
• I really need these to jazz up some cocktails
• Loving this unique idea for a photo-holder/piece of art
• My newest postcard purchase for my "interchangeable postcard holder"
• The prettiest Anthropologie bracelets
• Holy hakuna matata!
• One embarrassing and slightly creepster family photo
• Cute
• Irresistible pet portraits
• A bird-friendly invention
• I am a sucker for any Hugh Grant comedy, and this movie is no exception
• A really good Halloween costume
• I adore these hand-painted wedding invitations
• Nice hat, Posh
• Really, Britney?
• Love letters
• OMG the cutest bridesmaid cards I have ever seen

Top photo via mary ruffle; bottom photo via sabino

This weekend,

via iLOVE

Dining room inspiration:

via home sweet home

At last.

Happy Friday morning to you :)

photo via it's pretty good

Clint in Aspen, CO:

My brother is currently in Aspen, Colorado for business. I've never been to Colorado - it looks like such a peaceful, serene, clean place. His recent iPhone photos are breathtaking:

Thanks, little bro! :)

Here, kitty kitty

This series of pictures cracks me up. That is one very sweet, patient kitty.

Photos by Mommy Coddle via The Lovely List

Can't we all just get along?

As someone commented, "Does anyone else feel like "Take My Breath Away" should be playing the background?" Hehe :)

Spotted on Best Week Ever

Not your average backyard playhouse:

Aren't these amazing?! You can't see the tiny cut-outs well, but the living room of the house on the top is amazing! Central heating and air and all. I've had these in my "inspiration book" forever; I think they were from Better Home & Gardens. Can you imagine having one of these to play "house" in as a child?!

(Sorry about the bottom photo; it's not from a "playhouse"

that I can remember - I think I cut it out for the window seat/built in cabinets - hehe).

A doggie/kitty pad where you'd least expect it:

I now have a desire to find an old birdcage and make my cat a bed out of it; it's too good of an idea!

I love this!

Top picture via Home Sweet Home

Bottom picture via The Architecture Blog

To all the parents and potential parents out there:

When Randy Pausch was a kid, he decided he wanted to paint random things
on his bedroom walls. His father, enthused, his mother reluctant to agree, Randy,
his sister and his friend went to town, painting everything from the quadratic
formula to an elevator that went to the "3rd floor" (Randy lived in a one-story
ranch house), to writing "I'm trapped in the attic!" backwards on the ceiling.
Randy's advice to parents out there: "If your kids want to paint their bedrooms,
as a favor to me, let them do it. It'll be OK. Don't worry about resale value on
the house. I don't know how many more times I will get to visit my childhood
home. But it is a gift every time I go there. I still sleep in that bunk bed my
father built, I look at those crazy walls, I think about my parents allowing me
to paint, and I fall asleep feeling lucky and pleased." Randy Pausch, The Last Lecture

Well, I have a similar story, but mine involves going a little crazy with my mother's magazines one summer when I was 12 or 13. That summer I cut out everything that caught my eye and then taped them all to my bedroom walls, creating a wallpaper effect. My mom was always a big supporter of my creativity; she loved the idea and let me go at it. All my friends thought it was cool, (note the "modeling" photo of my friends in front of it below - ha!) and it served as a kind of "wall of inspiration" for me at the time. Anyway, the point is, I couldn't agree with Randy Pausch more. If your kids show an interest or passion about painting the walls, a certain piece of furniture, a car (I knew a girl in high school who painted her clunker!) - let them do it. It's a healthy outlet for their creativity!

Thanks, Mom! hehe :)

Collage crazy.

This picture - with its crazy collage wallpaper - reminds me of my days as a 13 year old...a bit bored over the summer...going completely nuts with my mom's People magazines and a pair of scissors. Yes, I wallpapered my walls with everything from pictures of my favorite celebs to advertisements to random pictures of God knows what. I was actually able to dig up old pictures of my then-bedroom walls (my Mom somehow completely forgot that I did this! When you see the photos, you'll understand my amazement) at my parents' house, and I should have them up for you to see tomorrow.

Have a good night, loves!

Photo via

Kate Spade 09

Little previews of Kate Spade's new line has been all over the blogosphere, so I had to check it out for myself. I am nothing short of delighted - the colors, the retro patterns, the whimsy. I'm in love!

One curious squirrel.

This makes me smile. "Hiking by Lake Minnewanka, Melissa Brandts and her husband stopped to take a photo by some rocks. Intrigued by the whirring sounds emanating from the camera, a curious squirrel popped into the shot just as the timer expired and the shot was taken." Too funny!

Spotted on Miss Mabel

Glow in happiness

Oh my! It's the GOOSE LAMP AGAIN! I figured that spotting the goose twice in such a short time had to mean that it was accessible to the public. I did some sleuthing via google, and sure enough, the goose lamp IS for sale...for a mere $89 plus tax. I have to say the description is tempting though: "This lifesize goose lamp does not need any food but plenty of lovin', and it will glow with happiness in exchange." Well, for now I'll put it on my wish list...even though I feel a slight twinge of anxiety- because as the website states, "The Goose Lamp is becoming EXTINCT!"

Photo spotted on The English Muse

Dreamy office space

The workspace of my dreams.

Via decor8