05 July 2009

let there be light

this is fantastic.






you know what else is fantastic? living in Chicago.

hang tight, darlings. I'm trying to put my new life together and then I leave for a wedding in Aspen on Thursday. I have so much to share! but I also need a few seconds to breathe. I know you understand...

hope you all had a 4th filled with friends, Prosecco, and fireworks...cause that about sums up mine. please check back next week and I promise posting will resume its regular schedule.

26 June 2009

it's Friday, I'm in love

so....this is my last LA post, dudes.

my little apartment has been carefully packed into a million boxes and I'm loading it all into a truck on Monday. I'll be making my Chicago debut on the 4th of July and I absolutely cannot wait!

my time spent living in Los Angeles has been the best time of my life, so far. I've made amazing friends, had adventures that I still can't believe happened, and accomplished stuff that I'm super proud of. sticking with this little blog is one of those things, so thanks for all of your encouragement and support. I love you guys.


see you in Chicago!!

25 June 2009

raise the bar

if Chicago's craigslist is any indication as to how rad the city is, then there's no question that I'm going to love living there...

I've already found some amazing rugs and a dining table, and now I've found a bar!



now the only question...keep the natural bamboo or have it painted? I still can't get over peacock/Keeneland green and think it'd look delicious if used here...what do you think?

Silverlake sublet

do you know anyone who might be interested in subletting a super cute bungalow in Silverlake this fall? one of my best friends is going to Italy and her apartment is up for grabs! it's in a great location and has pretty much everything you'd want or need...

details and photos:







from Whitney...
My apartment is up for grabs for the months of September, October & November! It will be furnished and great for someone just coming into town or a transitioning Angeleno. All of my personal belongings will be placed in storage, so you will have all of the closet space you need-- and there's a lot of it! The "bungalow" is it's own unit with no adjoining walls located in south Silver Lake. Really convenient to Hollywood, the 101, Echo Park, downtown, etc.

- 1BR / 1 bath
- dining nook in kitchen
- lots of light
- A/C window unit
- hardwood floors
- cable & wireless internet (can be turned off if you don't want the monthly charge)
- 1 off street parking spot
- great neighbors!
- $1095/month


I have been helping Whitney acquire some of the fab furniture you see in her apartment, so I want someone in there who I know will take good care of it! please pass this along and get in touch with me if you're interested!

24 June 2009

she's crafty

and she's just my type!

get excited, it's a post to inspire all of you DIY nuts out there. I am totally including myself in that catagory, please do not be offended.

these stool covers were recently posted somewhere (d*s?) and I kinda love 'em. while they lean a little granny for my all-around decorating style, I think they'd be super cute in a kids room, or just the right touch of warmth in a starkly modern home. I'd love to see a little row of 3 or 4 battered, tobogganed stools lined up underneath a white Parsons console (short) or standing proudly in front of a carrera marble-topped kitchen island (tall).


I love this idea. I'm not so keen on the chandelier in the middle, but I totally dig the shadows that the milkcrates create on the ceiling and walls. I'd totally do this in a rad loft or cheeky dining room...I'd probably use globe or crown bulbs.

things speak to me in funny ways, and this image brings to mind a posh British DJ's loft in New York. he'd have Hirst on the walls and a closet full of fresh white sneakers. and always use the sterling flatware.


this is actually an idea that would be super easy and perfect for a roommate situation. personally, I'm a big fan of hiding all things mail/work, but this looks nice enough. the blue/yellow/green combo is a little Martha for me, so I'm picturing black grates adhered to an exposed brick wall. or white on white. oooh, or deep poppy on a concrete wall. okay, I'll stop now.


someday I'll find a gorgeous regal wingback that's seen better days and I'll have it recovered in tobacco cloth. it'll be horribly itchy to sit on, but goddamn, it'll look good. here, coffee sacks (that have probably been soaked and conditioned) have been used to upholster this chair. let's think outside of the box, people.


I'm on the fence here. I don't really like the whole ghost-frame thing, when frames are left empty and hung in a group as "art", or when they're hung with other things hung inside of them. hung hung hung. sorry, that word was starting to sound weird.

but this is a cute DIY for a first apartment and wouldn't be too silly looking if done right. I appreciate that the hooks and the walls are white, so the focus is just on the frame and the hoodies. but, imagine this photo with the addition of like, purses, hats, raincoats, tote bags...see the whole concept gets a bit messy, no? thank god for coat closets.


the last 3 days have felt like Friday! my apartment is currently all packed into a million boxes and I am so anxious to get on the road to Chicago! I love moving (really, I do)...I just hate waiting to move.

23 June 2009

spot the knot

love love love her hair.

mine kinda looks like this, only either curlier or messier. I'm going to a wedding this Sunday...maybe I'll give it a try.

19 June 2009

sofa king

or sofa queen, as it is...

just found this beaut on eBay. it's a tiny bit olive-y for my current tastes, but I still love it. man, I just cannot say no to a couch with lines as sexy as this one:



it's nearly an exact hybrid of my old green monster and the couch I'm currently working with. I found it searching for club chairs, but the ones that accompany this sofa are definitely not what I'm looking for. eech.

but imagine this sofa with THESE rad buddies:


I adore them. such a great shape, the upholstery is in fantastic condition, and I love the little acorn wheels. sure, it'd be a bit matchy with the couch, but if you played with everything else, it'd look juuuuuuust right. I'd play up their Mad Men-ishness, but lean a bit towards Africa and England in all other aspects of the room. I can't tell you exactly what that means, but I have a vision and it makes perfect sense to me...


and thanks to that cute tag, I discovered that they were born just 20 miles from my new house. I think I need them, don't you?

18 June 2009

table for four

why do I love torturing myself? I found this Mies van der Rohe-ish dining table (for a great price) on Chicago's craigslist, and it think it'd look great with 4 of the Hollywood Regency dining chairs that I've been hording in my mom's attic. well, after they've been repainted and reupholstered, of course.


I've been thinking of doing them in Keeneland Green or what I call "peacock green". it's that dark, dark green that looks black, until the sunlight catches it and you can tell that it's deeply verdant. and I'd love to give the chairs a tighter cushion and some fab fabric. something like Schumacher's Chang Mai Dragon (nope, still not sick of it) in Alabaster...or I've been thinking of scoring a couple rugs from everyone's favorite eBay rug vendor and having each seat done in a similar but different Persian rug remnant. wouldn't that look rad?

hm, and now I think it'd look cool to strip and sand the chairs and leave them raw. that with chrome and Persian rugs? love it.

ready for the floor

I found another rad rug in Chicago:




he's a little guy, but it'd be perfect in my new walk-in closet or maybe next to my bed. very Beni Ouarain, but for a steal!

also, the title of this post references one of my fave Hot Chip songs and I've decided that it's my song of the day. I listened to it as soon as I woke up and now I'm gonna listen to it while I run through the Arroyo. the video is hilariously weird and 80's. it's also Batman-inspired. RAD.