Category Archives: INTERIORS

Kate Spade Paper

November 9, 2010

Filed Under : INTERIORS

Kate Spade Paper

I’m not going to lie, I was definitely on the Kate Spade bandwagon when I was in high school.  I thought I was so totally coolsies because I had not 1 but 3 Kate Spades!  Little did I know that they were purchased on Canal Street for $25 each.  Actually, I lied.  I was fully aware that they were knockoffs and totes pretended that they were real.  Don’t spill my secrets.

Anyways, ever since then, I feel like Kate has really stepped up her game and revamped her brand into something magical.  She even added paper products and accessories up in the mix.  How darling are these stationary items??

  1. 2011 Spiral Desktop Calendar, $20
  2. Typewriter Notes Giftset, $35
  3. Brushstroke Peony Boxed Set, $30
  4. Classic Kate Postcards, $12
  5. Resolution Pencils, $12
  6. Get Organized Sticky Pad Set, $12

[Images via Kate Spade]

I Love Pretty Things

September 19, 2010

Filed Under : EAT - INTERIORS - STYLE

Design*Sponge image

Lately, I’ve been spending all of my free time scrolling through visually-inspiring blogs.  And by that, I mean blogs that focus primarily on beautiful, whimsical images and exquisite photography.  I swear, I could stare at pretty photos all day long.  They have become my number 1 source for inspiration, whether it be getting dressed in the morning, thinking of new recipes, or virtually decorating an apartment.

Below are some of my favorite visually-inspiring blogs, ranging from street style, food, design, and hybrids (a little of everything…fashion/food/decor/crafts).

::STREET STYLE::
GARANCE DORE
HANNELI
JAK & JIL
VANESSA JACKMAN

::FOOD::
SPARKLING INK
SMITTEN KITCHEN
CANNELLE ET VANILLE
SUNDAY SUPPERS

::DESIGN::
DESIGN*SPONGE
DECOR8
APARTMENT THERAPY
LONNY MAGAZINE
RUE MAGAZINE

::HYBRIDS::
LOVELY MORNING
BECAUSE IM ADDICTED
COCO + KELLEY
CREATURE COMFORTS
EAT DRINK CHIC
LACE & TEA
WIT & DELIGHT
THIS IS GLAMOROUS

What are your favorite blogs to find inspiration?

P.S. If you are wondering why I didn’t include any fashion-centric and/or personal style blogs, it’s because my list of favorites is far too long and I just couldn’t cut it down! That’s a whole other blog post altogether.

[Image via design*sponge]

Goodbye Free Time

August 21, 2010

Filed Under : EAT - INTERIORS - STYLE

Artessen

Lately, all of my free time has been occupied solely by Artessen, a visual melting pot of the most creative and inspiring blog posts in the blogosphere.

The site is expertly curated, with blogs ranging from food, design, fashion, photography, weddings, crafts, etc.  Everything I love!!  Let me tell you, it’s equal parts enchanting and inspiring.  Be careful though, it has a strong tendency to suck away any and all free time you had allotted for yourself.

Back to School

August 16, 2010

Filed Under : INTERIORS

Office Supplies

I may not technically be going back to school (tear…those days are long over), but there’s something about mid-August that makes me want to replenish my office supplies.  My internal clock says I must get new notebooks and I need a new set of folders.

I can’t help it!  Here are the products on my back-to-school list:

  1. Jonathan Adler Zig Zag Sticky Notes, Paper Source, $8.95: I may not be able to afford 95% of Jonathan Adler’s home decor (which I ADORE), but these sticky notes will tie over my Adler cravings for now.  Plus, I love a good sticky note, don’t you?
  2. Task Clips, Kate’s Paperie, $10: Colorful task clips??  Yes, please.  I’m tired of the dull black and silver task clips.  How mundane!  I need color in my life at all times.
  3. Paperterie Poulain By Decole Vintage Camera Tape Dispenser, Florspacehome Etsy, $19:  I’ve been searching for a fun tape dispenser for awhile now and when I came across this vintage camera-inspired one, I knew I had to have it.
  4. Green & Blue File Folders, Kate’s Paperie, $16: I get positively giddy when all my papers are organized neatly in file folders.  But the idea of having those papers in cute and colorful folders makes it that much more appealing.
  5. Personalized Notebooks, Paperwink, $15: I’m a notebook hoarder.  I have literally 20 or so blank, unused notebooks in my possession and yet I still feel the need to buy more.  Girl has issues.
  6. Cavallini Jumbo Erasures, Kate’s Paperie, $3: Okay so I rarely use pencils but I like anything Paris-related.
  7. Luddite Collection Pencil Case, Anthropologie, $14:  I love having all of my pens and highlighters in one nifty case like this one.
  8. Deskpad, Erin Condren, $30:  This deskpad is the best way to stay organized.  Plus, it doubles as a mousepad.  Chic and conventional!

Chic Reads

July 21, 2010

Filed Under : INTERIORS

They say you should never judge a book by it’s cover, but I’m sorry, I can’t help but judge.  I want these remastered Penguin Classics just because they’re pretty.

Okay I lied.  They’re more than just good looks.  I’m a huge literature buff and love the idea of displaying some of my favorite works.  The fact that they’re super eclectic and colorful is just an added bonus.  Wouldn’t they look absolutely perfect lined up on a bookshelf?  Stacked on a fireplace, perhaps?  Next to a ceramic vase?  In between two antique bookends?

I need them asap.  I think this Jane Austen Sense and Sensibility will be the first addition to my collection:

[Images via Anthropologie]