12.03.2009

just a peek . . .

. . . at what I'm obsessing over today.


These beautiful paper cuts are from Kate Forrester. They were created for a department store in England.




Oh swoon.

She also happens to be a super talented illustrator and typographer.

These invites could not be more amazing.

Her use of fonts has me crazy inspired to play and be more bold about my own font use.



Simply lovely.
You can see her work here & here.

*Discovered via DesignSponge.*

12.02.2009

a little eye candy

I spotted these before Thanksgiving, but can't resist sharing even though I'm a little behind.


I mean really. How irresistible are these invites?
In my mind they're inspiration for any other event you are hosting. Who could say no to these.


Custom linen bags. Sigh.


Perfection, people.

Photos from Chelle Paperie via Faye + Co.

12.01.2009

{renovate} our bedroom

I'm so excited to finally have our bedroom in a place that I can share with all you!



Before I moved into the house, Chris had a roommate that painted our *master* bedroom (otherwise known as the biggest bedroom) red. And I don't mean trendy-accent-wall red. All four walls were fire engine red. It gave me a headache just walking into the room. So, before I even moved in, we painted this room a lovely pale sage green. We had no idea what was going in the room, what our duvet would look like, nothing. But I knew after the red this room needed some reprieve.

But then, I fell in love with an orange duvet cover. Sadly, the orange duvet and the green walls were not friends. I couldn't walk into the room without thinking of pumpkins and that isn't really the mental image I want to have walking into my bedroom!

So a couple weeks ago, we painted. And friends, it is amazing the difference a coat of paint makes. We went with a really deep grey that is so cozy and enveloping -- just the way a bedroom should be.


See in the background? The paper cut I was loving months ago from Tina Tarnoff. And, I love our *love* pillow. From Nuka's amazing line of pillows.


The shadow box holds a collection of our wedding memories -- day of stuff that we love: invite, menu, etc.


A small collection of our wedding photos. I love them and love seeing them on display!


Last, we transformed a small little nook into a little reading area to help the room multi-task a bit.

Completely loving this room right now. :)