Chanel Cosmetics Video Promos I LOVE these 2 videos. The first is Busby Berkeley meets nail polish. The second makes makeup seem techy and very un-makeuppy. Nice.
Archive of posts tagged Inspiration
Common Spaces in Simryn Gill’s “Dalam”
Last year I got to visit the Tate Modern in London. It was an amazing experience. Definitely one of the best art museums I have ever been too. Perhaps one of the most memorable things I saw there was a series of photographs by artist Simryn Gill called “Dalam.” Gill spent 8 weeks traveling across [...]
On the hunt for the perfect pink
OK, so one thing I do know about my wedding is that I will have some form of pink in the color scheme…sorry Josh, I just love pink. But I don’t want any old pink. I want a salmon/coral/orangey pink. Something not too girly but rather a more mature, neutral-ish pink. So imagine my excitement [...]
Contact Paper – The Answer to All Your Prayers?
When I was a kid, I had a marker problem. I LOVED writing with them so much that I would write all over things. Sometimes I would just write my name a hundred times on a random clipboard. Or there was the instance of my polaroid camera (those were the days) which was covered in [...]
Fall Fashion Trend: Military-Inspired Clothing & Decor
Army green, leather, canvas and heavy boots. All of this is really more inspired by military uniforms from the past (think Inglorious Basterds) not the camouflaged outfits worn in more recent years. For the home, you could go with things that have a vintage industrial look. Leather is a good texture to include especially if [...]
IKEA’s New Catalog Highlights
I swore off of IKEA for a few weeks after our move. I just couldn’t afford to keep going. Finally last weekend, I ended my self-imposed IKEA time-out. I drove over to Red Hook, Brooklyn and bought a bunch of little things that I needed for the apartment. It wasn’t glamorous, but it was nice [...]
Decorating with a sense of humor
Over the weekend I was determined not to spend money. So it was probably a mistake to go the Brooklyn Flea on Saturday. I went with a friend and while both of us went in with the intention of “just looking,” we ended up walking out with bags. Oh well. After much rationalizing I ended [...]
The Kitchen – Finishing What I Started
We have been in our new place for a month now and we are still very much in the process of setting up everything. The living room, after much debate (and thanks for all your votes!) is painted a solid gray BUT will have molding added in the next few weeks. I’ll be sure to [...]
Summer at the Beverly Hills Hotel
Its been a really hot summer. And while I sit inside huddled next to my little air conditioning unit, I imagine a more glamorous way to spend the summer…far far away from Brooklyn. How about the famous Beverly Hills Hotel? Ok, that might be out of my price range, but the famous hotel (also known [...]
Decorate With Bunting…(Lame Title But All I Could Come Up With Were Stupid Baseball Puns)
(Photo of Cheri Messerli’s Wedding by Jame Ryang) Bunting is a trend I have seen all over the internet and for good reason. Its really cute! These flags/banners are a combination of kitschy and sweet, and they look especially nice outdoors. I had no idea what “bunting” was before, but apparently the term comes from [...]
A Cheap & Easy Remedy To Your Ugly Overhead Light Fixtures
Posting two days in a row after being MIA in Europe for 3 weeks! Gasp! I was just so excited to share this really resourceful, cheap and renter-friendly DIY light fixture project. So, here it is… I’m sure all renters will know what I mean when I refer to the amazingly cheap and ugly ceiling [...]
Meatpacking District Inspiration – Vintage Industrial
Earlier this week I spent an afternoon in the Meatpacking district of Manhattan (oh the joys of being a freelancer!). First I wandered into Chelsea Market, which is known for gourmet food shops and great specialty stores. Originally the home of the National Biscuit Company in the late 1800′s, the space has a wonderful industrial [...]
Behind The Curtain…Turning a junk space into a work/storage space
And the saga continues! As you might remember, a couple of weeks ago I made a curtain to hide the messy bookcase over our desks. So last weekend it was time to tackle the wall opposite to our desks. Historically this wall has always been a problem area…a magnet for the random junk that we [...]
Lack Hacks: building on an IKEA classic
Oh the IKEA Lack side table. Chances are you either have this table in your apartment or you know someone who does. At $7.99 each, these tables are hard to resist. And their clean and simple shape guarantee that they will fit in pretty much anywhere. As it turns out, the Lack side table has [...]
