Serene on Etsy

A friend of mine has this adorable red dress from Zara. I went looking for it in blue, but couldn't find it, and the price of the red one was a little expensive for me. So when I found Serene on Etsy I got very excited! She makes a blue dress inspired by that Zara dress, and it's only $42. Nice! Her other dresses are pretty cute too.

Container Illustration

Tummy-Ache posted about Container the other day and I figured I'd take a look. Their illustrations for ads are so pretty, and these kind of made me laugh. At first glance they look very serious, but they're not. You should check out their website to look at their interiors of hotels and restaurants. So cool.

UPDATE: Not Mine :(

Apparently the man selling this dresser decided to sell it to someone else who wanted to buy it with the matching headboard. I am pretty disappointed. AND the people buying my shelves canceled on me. Craigslist really isn't workingout to be as wonderful as I was making it seem so beware!

Paper Pony on flickr

I clicked on one of the images from Sfgirl's flickr favs (a yellow chair) and found Paper Pony. I have no idea how she takes these wonderful pictures at night, having not mastered the craft of night-photography myself. Her set of carnival pictures make the carnival look like a toyset I used to have.She also has some really beautiful photography of other subjects. I just happened to like these at the moment.

Girl Crush

I am totally loving Parker Posey's character (from what I've seen in the trailers) and clothing in the film Broken English. This has moved to my top must-see movie. I really do see bangs in my future. This is a story of a single 30-ish woman feeling pressure to find someone to settle down with. Then she meets a Frenchman randomly and embarks on a whirlwind romance/adventure in Paris. I used to see Parker walking around in the East Village when I lived down there and feel so cool that I lived in her neighborhood.

Somebody stop me...

Ok. I am out of control and I need to stop. The fact of the matter is, that I have very little going on both during the day and during the night, as my sister so kindly pointed out. Hence, I've been obsessively thinking about decorating, and not spending enough time studying for my math placement exam.

I got sick of this:So I whipped up this:But what I was really trying to accomplish was a combination of these 2:
Can anyone recommend a good primer? :)

Found: Vintage Dresser $35

I am pretty excited, I just found a vintage dresser for $35 on Craigslist, that is exactly what I've been looking for!! What do you think? It would fit perfectly beside my bed, and go straight to the wall. Cross your fingers it's still available!

Inspiration from Marie Claire le Maison

An interesting idea for shoe storage:Great idea to make a room look bigger, love this:
Wood panelling which I've come to like on just about anything. I think this room looks very retro-chic. I especially love the long floating shelf.Bubble Lounger, for the pool. And with that I'm off to lounge in my sister's pool! This hanging out for a month before grad school is really becoming a great vacation.
Images all from Marie Claire le Maison

Schwinn

I want this. Bad. Now, I try to stear clear of posts like this, where I lust after an object I will never actually buy. But I've been seeing people riding around on these in bubblegum colors like pink and turquoise, and I just want to show them up by picking a mature color like brown. I am told Chicago is trying to be the #1 bike-riding city in America. Maybe once it's crowned with that title I will have a good excuse to purchase this.

And yes, this post is tagged "fashion".

Help! Art as Headboard?

I decided to do a little experiment to see if I could pull off black and white art hanging above the bed as a headboard. I drew little silhouettes of various images, and added a few things I already had framed. I've never hung a grouping of art though before, so I'm wondering how this looks, and what I can do to improve it (despite straightening the frames). Should I spread it all out? Should I eliminate the ones with color and keep it strictly black and white?? Help! Here's a closeup of some of the art I made, using a sharpie to outline some photos I liked.A photo I took of Washington Square Park my freshman year in college:Crazy charcoal drawing: