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After enduring a sweaty night without AC because of the tornado that swept through Chicago and left 250,000 people without power, I am tired!! But I'm going to use one of my last free days before school starts to get prepared and buy school supplies. Have a great weekend everyone.
The image above is from DesignMyWorld.
I knew that Thomas Paul made really pretty silk pillows, but I didn't know he also designed desk and office accessories. These are really pretty. The desk trays are from Seejanework. The stationery sets are from dginventive.com. What else does Thomas Paul do?
I am getting really excited about going back to school in the fall. Partly because I'm moving closer to my family whom I miss, partly because it will be a change of pace, and then partly (a big partly) because I can buy school supplies again. I wonder how serious I have to pretend to be just because it's grad school. Do people bring flowery, printed and patterned notebooks to class in public policy school?
File folders $15 from Fred Flare
Journal $9.95 from Fred Flare
Notebooks $8 from See Jane Work
Binders $18 from Russell and Hazel
Laptop protector $30 from See Jane Work
Pencil holders $18 each from See Jane Work
I read a post on blog Jane D'avril yesterday about how she likes the idea of having jewelry draping out of a decorative item.
Well...that got me thinking to my own jewelry storage which has been an evolving process. There was a time when I kept everything organized in one place and would carefully reorganize when necessary. Then I graduated college and got a job and *poof* (yes, I do use that word in real sentences sometimes) all of my free time disappeared and it made more sense to be able to grab and go.
This shelf/hooks hold all of my necklaces. I have my Mom to thank for most of them. It used to be that when I'd go through her jewelry and she'd be pretty mad, but now if I see something I like she usually says, "Take it! I never wear it!"
My favorite red jewelry box. I hide buttons, rings, and things I never wear in here.
I store bangles, watches, and even earrings along the edge of this vase. I got it for $4 at a thrift shop and it has had many uses since.
Oooh and look. West Elm is having a little sale on some things you could use to store jewelry. Check it out, 3 different sizes between $6 and $30.
What would be prettier than the shabby chic hooks I have hanging my necklaces? Any and all of these Anthropologie hooks. I tried to pick out some less expensive ones...Nothing here is over $24.
Instead of a vase for bangles and things, why not a plate, or a mushroom vase? This is too cute, via Armas Design, sold on Doe. I think the plate might not be available anymore, but the mushroom vase is $22.
Macbeth is by far my favorite Shakespeare play. I remember reading it when I was 12 or 13 and finally understanding the meaning of irony. It's dark and sinister, and even a little bit scary for a younger girl. (all that stabbing and blood on the hands) Nothing at like this assortment of containers and bins, from Macbeth Collection...
Prices are not bad either, file folders are $18 for a pack of 12, the trinket tray for cellphones and keys is $30
Just a quick note about spring cleaning: cats are no help. You just have to work around them...
Before.
After.
PS: If you keep clothes in a wardrobe, sweater boxes and drawer dividers are a great way to keep items separated.
I guess that's one of the perks of not owning "real furniture" (we got those Billy shelves for free because they were here when we moved in). I took a large kitchen knife and literally sawed the back out of the cardboard shelf so that the TV would fit.
After enduring a sweaty night without AC because of the tornado that swept through Chicago and left 250,000 people without power, I am tired!! But I'm going to use one of my last free days before school starts to get prepared and buy school supplies. Have a great weekend everyone.
I knew that Thomas Paul made really pretty silk pillows, but I didn't know he also designed desk and office accessories. These are really pretty. The desk trays are from Seejanework. The stationery sets are from dginventive.com. What else does Thomas Paul do?
I don't think this counts as weekend fun per se, but I've been cleaning and moving and scrubbing and trying to make my apartment fur-free for when my subletter comes on the 26th. I think I'd have more fun cleaning if I had some of these products, from Casabella. (Found via Bon Appetit magazine, of all places) The Sponges with the holes are designed to hang from your kitchen sink, clever! The glove is designed to capture dust on blinds and windows.
File folders $15 from Fred Flare
I read a post on blog Jane D'avril yesterday about how she likes the idea of having jewelry draping out of a decorative item.
My favorite red jewelry box. I hide buttons, rings, and things I never wear in here.
I store bangles, watches, and even earrings along the edge of this vase. I got it for $4 at a thrift shop and it has had many uses since.
Oooh and look. West Elm is having a little sale on some things you could use to store jewelry. Check it out, 3 different sizes between $6 and $30.
What would be prettier than the shabby chic hooks I have hanging my necklaces? Any and all of these Anthropologie hooks. I tried to pick out some less expensive ones...Nothing here is over $24.
Instead of a vase for bangles and things, why not a plate, or a mushroom vase? This is too cute, via Armas Design, sold on Doe. I think the plate might not be available anymore, but the mushroom vase is $22.
After.
PS: If you keep clothes in a wardrobe, sweater boxes and drawer dividers are a great way to keep items separated.
