The weather was blindingly cold today (that will make sense to you if you had to walk outside facing the wind for any length of time), so I felt no desire to venture out once my shift at work ended. Instead, I'm sipping my second cup of Oolong tea and enjoying some quality time with … Continue reading images & inspiration
design
home tour: The Library
Finally, a post about the library. It took me forever to arrange and re-arrange and add furniture and put up artwork in just the right way. I didn't feel satisfied with the overall look until two weeks ago, when I moved the cube shelf we used to have in the living room onto the bookshelf … Continue reading home tour: The Library
live/wear
I like the eclectic, pop-art-meets-farm-house quality of this room. live wear I'm drawn to the art deco lines in this River Island body con dress, but I don't think I'll feel comfortable wearing something so form fitting on my lower half anytime soon. The fit and flare skirt adds volume and, I think, more versatility … Continue reading live/wear
3 months in C-ville
October felt almost normal. Daniel and I in our Halloween costumes This month I (and sometimes Daniel): enthusiastically attended my ballet classes worked, one latte at a time, through growing crowds at the coffee shop grieved (however briefly) over the loss of our mouse, Chantico, and bought a new mouse, Hecate. suffered through an art … Continue reading 3 months in C-ville
dorothy perkins
Dorothy Perkins is a UK based brand and women's retailer. I suspect, unfortunately, that they're a bit like the Forever 21 of England, but maybe their products are of higher quality. Their clothing appeals to my aesthetic to a greater degree than most American, mid-range designs do. That mixed print dress in the center would … Continue reading dorothy perkins
pinterest roundup
I don't care much for the social aspect of Pinterest and I never search for images within the site itself. But I love it for organizing my favorite images from around the web. I've been particularly interested in home design and art photography as of late, in addition to personal style inspiration photos. sources: graphic … Continue reading pinterest roundup
live/wear
live.wear* This has been an exhausting week. The cool weather and today's visit from the Dalai Lama brought hundreds of people into the coffee shop, where I worked for five solid days. We were at least a person down from where we needed to be to keep the shop running smoothly this morning. I didn't … Continue reading live/wear
live/wear: purple + orange
live/wear I would typically never pair purple with orange because they are, historically, my least favorite colors. But I do enjoy a good, seventies-inspired, burnt orange and I've recently begun to hoard purple garments (my friend, Andrea, really likes the color purple; I think she's a big part of the reason I have come to … Continue reading live/wear: purple + orange
Leah Wise 