Happy March!

Styled by me
Photographed (with thanks) by J //

I decided to start a personal project where I style
one still life each day and photograph it.
Here is one from the other day!

Happy March by the way!

Still Life (still alive)

Happy 2014 everyone! I hope it is not too late to say that...

I am just going to tell you that I have been sleeping in for all of January and just woke up because that sounds kind of lovely, doesn't it?

I am still in Los Angeles with J, escaping the bitter coldness of winter.
While I do miss snow and all of that I am not going to lie and pretend that I do not enjoy the sunshine and warm weather. J and I like to work in this room. During the daytime we open the doors (er, not pictured) to the back porch and let the breeze in and occasionally we will watch the far too many feral cats of Hancock Park wandering back and forth J's backyard.

Either way, I hope everyone has been having a wonderful January!

Tuesday

I ended up taking a picture of my bed yesterday evening and then another picture of it this morning before I made it.
I am in the process of hanging up some pictures that I like. I like the idea of using that space on the wall behind the headboard as a sort of moodboard. I was thinking about hanging two framed pictures in that space
but that seems too formal for me.

Currently, my bedroom is the only place that is safe from construction workers so making it a peaceful space is important to me. I am not used to having so many strangers coming in and out of my house and I am starting to notice that it is seriously affecting me. I have been having terrifying dreams, I am not able to work as well, and I am terribly anxious. Does this happen to a lot of people during renovations or is it just me?

Either way, I hope you are all doing well!

Happy October!

Twist-a-twill in Pink

I cannot get my mind off of Danish designer
Tina Ratzer's Twist-a-twill blanket in pink.

Falling asleep wrapped up in a cozy, rose hue is
sure to add brightness to winter's short, grey days,
don't you think?

The Twist-a-twill also comes in 15 other colors,
if you live in the USA you can find it here!

Post Bing Bottega

On Saturday, after the Anine Bing sample sale, J and I walked to Bottega Louie to pick up macaroons. In my opinion, Bottega Louie has some of the best macaroons in Los Angeles and their restaurant is lovely as well.
Aslo, the interior is beyond dreamy and is one of my favorite parts of going there.

Anine Bing Sample Sale

On Saturday, J and I went to blogger and designer Anine Bing's sample sale, which was held at
Bing's seriously beautiful showroom and hosted by blogger Julie Sarinana of Sincerely, Jules.

 Before Saturday I had never actually seen any of the pieces from Anine Bing's line in person, so for
me it was all very exciting. I even got to meet Anine Bing, who was so nice and so very pretty.

The most exciting part was getting to take a few pieces with me when I left (Thank you J).

My Bedroom

Here are a few pictures of what my bedroom currently looks like. When I last redecorated, I can remember wanting it to look like the desert sky, hence the clouds and the white fitted sheet acting as a canopy over my bed. A lot of things need to change before I can consider this room to be a sanctuary : new curtains, a sheepskin, some white paint, an area rug, switch plate covers, new lamps and side tables...mirrors need to be hung, the list could go on.

To make the room a little more my style I added a Pia Wallén Cross Blanket, a garland from a local store called Vermont Farm Table (which sells the most beautiful linens!), a wooden bowl that my mother brought me back from Africa, as well as the little leather and wood bench. One thing I have been really unsure about is the color of the walls. I like the blue but I was considering painting one wall white. What do you think?

Red, White & Blue (Happy May 17th Norway)

 

Today is Norway's National Day and it looks like it is a lot of fun. Many of the blogs I follow are posting pictures of beautifully decorated tables and everyone keeps mentioning excited children, which means good times (in fact, I think the children have parades even).

So...am I the only one that thinks that Norway knows what's up when it comes to decorating festively in red, white, & blue? Forgive me if I sound unpatriotic but the USA just does not do it as well… take a look at any American magazine come July and you will be shocked by what you find. The whole thought of using red, white, & blue for decorating kind of makes me cringe but I am taking notes and maybe this year I will decorate for July 4th.

I feel so inspired that I quickly made a red, white, & blue themed table setting. Now I plan to read up on the history of Norway and how this holiday is celebrated!

For everyone who is celebrating today : Happy May 17th!

Happy Friday!

♥

Byredo & Aeosp

 

photos : me //

 

I do not have much in common with my Father when it comes to grooming. He could care less about which moisturizer I use, shade of lipstick I like, which foundation works best with my skin... we do not even use the same brand of toothpaste; however, there is one element of my beauty routine that I do share with my Father and it is a mutual appreciation and need for a body wash or a body scrub that has an amazing scent (and due to the range of products natural to 'scent' based brands, this goes for candles too). We even go through phases together where we get kind of obsessed with a brand and discuss buying one of their scents online (which is comparable to having a blind date but with a scented candle or body wash) nearly everyday until we actually go and smell it in person.

It started a couple of years ago with Diptyque's 'Feu de Bois' (we now prefer different types of scents from Diptyque, he is not into the floral scents like I am and I am not into the 'Oranger' scent that he likes so much), from there we became fascinated with Le Labo (a brand he discovered), we had a quick interest in Tom Ford's body washes (Neroli Portofino to be specific), but now it is the Swedish brand Byredo (which we both came across in different ways) as well as the Australian brand Aeosp's Geranium Leaf body scrub.

I am pretty sure that my Father's interest in all of this stems from his profession as an aromatherapist, thus making the quality of the product most important to him (which works out amazingly seeing as he is able to tell me things like which brand uses the best quality Rose); however, like me, he also appreciates cohesive branding (packaging, container design, etc.) and likes a product that looks nice on a shelf or table. Both Byredo and Aeosp do not fail to deliver.

At the Barneys in Scottsdale, we finally got to smell some of Byredo's and each got a body wash, I chose Gyspy Water and he opted for Sunday Cologne, although secretly, I plan to use both!

Mats Gustahson's Stockholm Apartment

Aparatment of artist/illustrator Mats Gustahson

Location : Stockholm, Sweden //

Photography : Magnus Marding //

Styling : Jacob Hertzell //

From T Magazine (2011), you can see the rest here!

Happy Sunday

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I am currently taking a break to enjoy the sunlight that is filling the room.
It is still too cold to go outside so I am going through Pinterest and finding
some Sunday inspiration.
 
♥