dipped decor

Check out this new trend to give any object a new fresh look - dip it!
For do-it-yourselfers this can be easy, all you need is a little paint.

For those of you who like to purchase rather than create, there are great pieces to buy. 

frenchbydesign.blogspot.com

do it yourself directions: HouseandHold.com

Windsor Love Seat, Anthropologie

Dipped Side Table, West Elm

do it yourself directions: thesweetbeastblog.com

Splash Coat Rack, Blu Dot

in pursuit of pendants

Pendant lighting doesn't have to be ho-hum or look so utilitarian. 
Make all those plumbing fixtures, stone counter tops. and appliances sparkle 
with some shining jewels - artful and decorative pendants 
that add pizazz to kitchens, bars and other work spaces. 

1. Etched Bottle Pendant Light, Anthropologie

2. Hubbardton Forge

3. Globe Pendant, West Elm

4. Aqua Gumdrop Pendant, Serena & Lily

5. Small Meurice Pendant, Jonathan Adler

6. Lotus Flower Chandelier, Viva Terra

7. Industrial Mercury Pendant, West Elm

8. Charles Nickel Chandelier, Crate&Barrell

9. Hoyne Pendant, Crate&Barrell

click on names to link

marimekko bottna print in GREEN

in honor of st. patrick's day!

One of my all time favorite prints is

marimekko's bottna print in green + white.

I love the large scale and how the pattern

is cropped on my large 26" tray.

It's the perfect place to transfer appetizers from

my kitchen to its' next destination.

(the fabric is available, but unfortunately not the tray)

painted gray cabinets

Until my dream kitchen,

I continue to try and improve my not-so-dreamy one.

My husband says even though the kitchen isn't great,

the food that comes out is...which might further the renovation.

Who thought cooking well could be held against you?

My kitchen cabinets are now

freshened up with Sherwin Williams Mindful Gray,

A friend told me it felt french, sounds good to me!

(before)

oh those pantone colors

How I would love a set of these Pantone mugs!

The PANTONE name is known worldwide

as the standard language for accurate color communication,

from designer to manufacturer to retailer to customer,

across a variety of industries