air plant pods

Bringing things back inside ...  I love air plants and I love pods so these are perfect! From Michael McDowell's Etsy shop Mudpuppy.

my new bed!

Ok so not mine yet, but I have to find a way to get this bed! (via Lake Jane )

divider

Simple, rustic diy rope room divider by Alwill Studio . (via remodelista )

cardboard vaulting

I have spent the last couple of weeks working on very technical grading plans and feeling like an engineer- this is incredibly inspiring! This guest bedroom is carved out of the side of a mountain in Vals, Switzerland and the vaulting represents the contours of the mountain. The 400 mm cardboard was computer cut but begs for a little diy re-interpretation. Check out more of Studio JVM here . (via Apartment Therapy )

penguin invite

Since we seem to be on the topic of weddings today. The perfect invite for bookish types from Greenwich Letterpress .

(via a cup of jo )

life envy

Oh my, where to begin, this is so much more than a girl crush. Artist Bobbie Burgers has what I concede to be the perfect life. I saw her featured in Canadian House and Home a couple of years back and have carried those torn-out pages with me. Here is this young, beautiful artist living in a colorful modern house in Vancouver with gorgeous blond children and a furniture designer husband. I've often thought of her as a role model for where I'd like to be. Painting at home, hanging out with the kids in the garden. Maybe her idealic family even won me over to the idea of children...

Just this week I stumble upon an article about her Okanagon summer home and new love of farming on the properties orchards, gardens and vineyard. Her perfect existence just became more perfect. *sigh*

{images via bobbie burgers and house and home }

messy books

These books are so haphazardly attractive. This never works for me!

diy headboard

My step-dad is building me a headboard for Christmas, I just have to find a design I really like. I looove this design from the Market Hotel in Barcelona. My step-dad doesn't know what he's got himself into... 

{via Lake Jane }

go big ...

Wow! This big, bold painting creates quite the impact in this 

(bed?)room. {via Desire to Inspire }

week 2 down! finally!

So I started the Apartment Therapy home cure for the 3rd time, weeks ago. I kept getting caught up on week 2, within which one of the tasks is to remove everything from your kitchen, get rid of what you don't really love or need, clean everything and put it back in an organized manner. Although I have a small kitchen, this was a major task for me. Let's hope I can hold it up as I move into week 3 and the next room- the entry way.

light and lovely

Ohmy! To live in these peaceful light-filled rooms... {via bliss }

bike art #2

Here's one more bike storage option as art!

Bike art

Okay so it's not exactly art, but architect/bike activist David Baker 's ceiling mounted bike storage is totally sculptural. I have ceilings similar to this in my place, and have been awkwardly parking my bike in my entryway since I had the air let out of my tires in the parking garage. This hook and pulley system might be a playful a practical answer to my parking dilemma.

White shag

Victoria from sfgirlbybay gave us a peak of her newly rearranged apartment. Gorgeous! I have been looking for a white shag rug to add some much needed warmth to my living room and these are perfect. Imagine slipping your bare feet into this softness...

Fit for a princess

I just spotted this little girl's room over at Design*Sponge . I want to sleep wrapped in rainbows! 

Eclectic Modern

I looovvve the eclectic style of this house. It must be a really fun place to hang out! {via desire to inspire}

Dress form as decor

I thought I had an original idea here...

I guess not, but how lovely. {via Desire to Inspire}

Apartment Therapy

I'm a big fan of Apartment Therapy and am currently following 

their 8-week home cure. It's my 3rd attempt and I've just 

finished week 1. I'll be deep-cleaning, re-arranging, and purging. 

Here's some pics of my place 1 week in.

I've got a fun place to work with, but It could definitely use some help!