bringing the outdoors...in.

living in chicago, you get really depressed once winter starts rolling around. maybe not so much before the holiday cheer but i sure as hell get it after. from january to may - bleh. yellow snow and gloom. no thanks! so i've been really calculating in designating decor that helps me to bring a summer, outdoorsy vibe...in. not so sure i'd go full out wallpaper like some of these but i would totally do the ikea curtains and the plethora of jungle plants and landscape murals.

i can't wait to test it out this winter. well, not really...but you know what i mean.

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an old man lives here :: my living room decor wishlist

so i am moving...next friday to be exact.
not virtually but physically. i think we need to clarify that since we're friends on the web and all.

going through my 'want' list on pinterest only makes me realize that i have the same home decor style-sense as a cooky, elderly gentleman. and to that i say - so be it!

when things are gold...they're fancy...when they're dusty, dirty AND gold...they're refined. hence the reason why you simply cannot go wrong with an antiqued gold dinosaur on your mantle. {sarcasm. no, but really.}

here were a few items that fit with the moodboard {oh yes, i did make a moodboard} i made for our living room. that i obviously can't afford or find but will find a way to thrift something within that same vein. 

you can bet your bottom dollar i will. thoroughly, an elderly gentleman was here.

one // tumblers
two // speaker
three // chair
four // dino
five // coffee pot

a bit of a home tour

happy little folk bunny sits perched atop a lovely gift from my honey :: a handmade jewelry box that plays my favorite song, lara's theme from dr. zhivago.

bright sconces, candlelight in the fireplace {mom's great idea} and some vintage architectural charm.

i love being surrounded by mini jungles at home...even better when pretty scraps of fabric find their way to wild branches.

a handsome picture. i found this in the discount aisle at homegoods for $30! it's huge and the dark wooden frame adds such an amazing woodsiness to any room. that lovely fabric wall succulent is by one of my favorite etsians,  katy from winsome hollow.

two other homegoods' picks:: that green chair has a tiny tear in the top so it was on super sale for $40! the pillows in the room are also from there. love the pattern on them. that lovely pink girl looming in the background is an insanely gorgeous screenprint by jordan grace owens.

the sweet little music box to your left plays edelweiss, my nana's favorite song. it was hers and now we play it and think about her. and of course more plants and a nod to my obsession of reptiles//wax figurines//the color green.

 hope you enjoyed the tour!

an afternoon with :: new obsession

gosh, i am just dumbfounded by this amazing project: an afternoon with from the amazingly talented photographer michael mundy. here's what he had to say:

"this is a project about people. it is a project about our space and the things we keep and the things we don’t throw away. it is a project about looking for and finding connections we all have. it is about seeing yourself in these spaces. every picture is a portrait of the owner –  be it a room, an object or a view. every portrait in the end becomes a self-portrait. so in the end this is a project about me." 


i really believe as humans it's in our nature to be curious about other people and how they live their lives. it's a bit like peeking into their souls. i think that's why i love this project so much. and it isn't about how many fancy things you have in your home like so many other blogs; it's about the people in them and how they're represented in their home - from messy to downright eccentric.


kiel mead and sarah boatright's apartment in brooklyn was one of my favorites though because it's so rich in color and findings that your eyes need minutes to take in everything going on in each room. i love how unexpected, yet fitting, each piece of decor is. very bohemian with their mix of vintage findings and really modern pieces. it's truly a feast for the eyes.


i hope michael keeps these tours going because i just can't seem to get enough!