Winter Chairs

I find it amazing how the design of a place can evolve so naturally with the seasons. And while form is necessarily second to function, it is so easy to see the aesthetic of the form follow the utility of the function.

Vintage GE Clock

The alarm clock I bought on eBay finally arrived today!

I plugged it in and it is seriously one of the neatest things I've seen in a while. It's kind of hard to describe. The numbers are created by a light that shines through slits, and the slits are covered and uncovered mechanically it seems. I can't stop staring at it.

Now I can know what time it is when I wake up in the middle of the night.

West Elm Pin-Tuck Duvet Cover

I hopped on over to Tyson's today and bought the West Elm pin-tuck duvet cover in white. It looks much too lovely for it's own good.

I love bedding in white, off-white, creme, natural, ivory, etc...

I figure bedding is just one of those things you can splurge on considering you should be spending at least 8 hrs a day in your bed. Along those lines I'm thinking of buying some killer luxurious pajamas!

Minimalism Re-thought

I did a total redesign of my space, and now it's very minimalistic. I guess I'd say I don't naturally tend towards this aesthetic, but I'm growing to like it immensely.

I first got rid of everything on the walls and basically stored everything in boxes and out of the way. One good thing about this arrangement is that it really prompts me to clean and keep tidy because anything that's not in it's place is immediately noticeable.

Oh, and my mom got me a new plant. It's a seven leaf schefflera. It sits next to the spider plant which I've done a fine job at not killing. Hopefully the schefflera will do just as well at not dying.

Furniture Wish List

CB2 Graph Desk - $299

Bright white. Spacious. Powder-coated steel! Peek-a-boo of natural wood. Just enough storage asymmetrically located <3

Artecnica Garland Light by Tord Boontje (White) - $75

Ethereal and whimsical, organic yet precise. Laser. Metal. White. Light. How mesmerizing?

Tolix Marais A chair by Xavier Pauchard (Vermillion) - $250

Painted steel? Like I could resist...

Case Study v-leg bed (natural queen) - $1,455

Sleek, modern & minimal. Low to the ground but the Roomba can still get underneath.

Waldilla naturally curved Hardwood Flooring - $??

Whimsical, organic and little bit "fun-house."

Malin Kallman Darwin Bookcase - $??

The desire to climb on furniture never seemed more sane.

Kartell Philippe Stark Louis Ghost Chair (Transparent) - $410

Plastic fantastic in a 16th century silhouette.

Ikea Poang by Noboru Nakamura (Birch & Dala natural) - $119

Seemingly breakable by the weight of a fat man, the sleek curvature of its back is so affordably sexy.

Herman Miller Eames Molded Plywood Lounge Chair/ LCW (Ash) - $679

A sculpture disguised as a chair! How brilliant.

Herman Miller Eames Lounge Chair & Ottoman (Cherry & Black Leather) - $3,899

You know you've made it when you have one of these welcoming you home.

Forsythia & Butterflies

What have I been up to the this last month?

Now, that is a very loaded question, isn't it?

Because the very simple answer is "nothing," but surely all those hours must have been spent doing something, neh?

I spent a good amount of time waiting for a decorative throw pillow to arrive from a rather frustrating, non-communicative etsy seller. It has, however, finally arrived. It is quite lovely. It's made from a vintage Robert Van Allen screenprinted canvas with a cute, cute forsythia design. I love it. I really do.

I currently have it set up on this folding chair that I got for fifty cents at the Unique thrift store in Falls Church. For less than a dollar this chair was a steal!

Of course I've been working on some decorative projects around the house. I made myself a paper cutout butterfly mobile to hand under one of my hall lamps. It's a nice whimsical touch to my basement abode. It was largely inspired by that classic Pottery Barn Kid's butterfly mobile.

Oh, I also made a little ruffle shade out of some scrap fabric and some rubberbands for my other ceiling lamp, but I couldn't get a good picture of it with my cellphone camera, which is what I've had to resort to recently.

Maybe if I feel like it I'll get some more interesting stuff on this blog. Only if I feel like it, which happens to be my motto as of late.

Blue Chair Love

I absolutely love folding chairs. I have this near obsession with them, and I got these two metal folding chairs for under $5 last summer at a junk yard down in Surry, VA. They're actually not the same chair, but I painted them both this gorgeous blue so they work as a pair. Now I'm using them as nightstands for my bed. They add a nice pop of color to my room.

Our Ghetto Apt

So I always say to myself that I'll take more photographs, but I never really get around to it for one reason or another. But a while back I actually took some pictures of our college apartment, and I didn't realize how ghetto it was until I saw it in the photos. What do you expect? It is a college apartment. We're poor and don't give a shit about a place we know we'll end up abandoning.

So onto the evidence of our ghetto palace...

where I sleep


where I cook


where I eat


How ghetto, right? I am so glad I'll be out of here in a couple of weeks.

Color Palette

I've been looking online (mostly GettyImages) for pictures that pretty much sum up the interior color palette that I've naturally created for myself throughout the years. I feel like I'm more or less taking three different color palettes and have been combining them into one really big one. I guess because I can't decide on which one I like the best. There's the black & white. Then there's the neutrals with a blue accent. Lastly, the bright, bold pink, orange, (yellow) & green! I've been working concsciously lately to get some more white and neutrals to balance out my affinity for magenta. I need some nice white sheets and white duvet cover.

Princess and the Pea Daybeds

Ever since last summer I've been really getting into interior design. I have been really lusting to get a space of my own and decorate the heck out of it. Apartment Therapy is on my list of frequented sites, and I check it almost compulsively. I've gotten a ton of great ideas and have been inspired on countless occasions.

This time I am struck by these "Princess and the Pea" style daybeds/divans. I love the whole mismatched and layered quality to it. Plus they look so comfy.

The first one is a the Princess aux petit pois divan by Caravane a Parisian company apparently, and the second is the Princess Daybed by Nipa Doshi and Jonathan Levien.

I think it would make a great DIY project. I definitely have my own take on the idea but I'm seriously thinking of incorporating it into my redesign scheme for my room. I'm currently hashing out the logistics of the project. Hopefully I'll be able to bring my vision to fruition during spring break, which happens to be in two weeks...

Where has all the time gone?