welcome home

this will be the first in a series of inspiration board posts for a dear friend and fellow blogger who's recent personal tragedy has left her overwhelmed and under-excited for her new home-to-be.

hopefully, these will get her decorating juices flowing!

the entryway

clockwise from top left:

boston ferns, hable construction beads in sweet pea and sky, ikea idyll pot, 

chiasso doormat, jade tree, vintage ceramic owl umbrella stand, bench image: hable construction

A-MAZ-ING.

check out this truly awe-inspiring children's chorus from PS22 on Staten Island signing one of my favorite songs of the year. 

and... we are dropping schools' music programs because...?

the day has finally come.

found at dsmyre

wow jeeze!

Our wedding is being featured on Style Me Pretty today! 

It will be a multi-post feature, so check back for more.....

THANKS to Amanda, our fantastic photographer!

happiness in a box

i adore packaging... most especially when it is well done. 

this came from piperlime, a great online source for shoes (that seems to have better sales than zappos).

if there is anything better than getting new kicks, it's when they come in a box like this.

new year.

this fantastic poster was in my mail box when i got home yesterday.

new year's hope, wishes and thanks from the amazingly talented dan wood... he does the letterpress for my business and he did our wedding invites last summer!

for em...

a little inspiration to get you through the cold, the grey, school, lyme....

clockwise from top left: 

abc love, gold and leather bracelet, ashley olsen's deep v-neck, it's a MUST leather jacket, %$!@* me boots, stacked gold rings, A-MAZ-ING extra long ballerina leggings, IT bag... classic, layering-layering-layering scarf