...said the lady in blue after the rain.

The home of Fiona Douglas.

Her house is an inspiring and happy mix of blue and white.
Her handpanted designs at Bluebellgray could brighten my spirits on even the gloomiest of days.

when the shit is bananas

Rodarte teams up with Knoll to bring us some seriously swoon worthy textiles.
I DIE.

Remember Pop-up videos? This is nothing like that.

insanely jealous that the Kate Spade London Pop-up shop is not my living quarters.

i'm, uh, yeah...i'm pretty sure i'm going to need to pick up some Thomas Paul plates.

natalieism:killmetheking:(via destinedfordust)

i know why the caged bird sings

Lovely Etsy finds

Addict: obsession, compulsion, or excessive psychological dependence

Oh man.

Tracy over at I Appreciate That just posted these inspiration boards.

Man, oh man. I need a teal wall now.

What is wrong with me? I love this color so much it's unhealthy.

My obsession is so bad I argued with my bestie about how I loved it more than her (huh?) and my brand spanking new roommate (of 2 days) came home with a teal rug for her room ("because you are already rubbing off on me," she says).

I.NEED.HELP.

Please read Tracy's post as she is a little more intellectually sane about the color.

without a pause in his gait

I was reading the NYT's and came across this article on Blu Dot.

Blu Dot - I'm a fan.

Chair - Definate fan.

Marketing Campaign - Totally a fan.

Finding shit in the alleys of Chicago- HUGE fan!

My mister's alley is a cesspool of wonderful finds. I'm always picking stuff up without a seconds thought. ... And, I have notable eyewear, thank you very much.

Are you also 'trashy'?

Baby, Oh Baby! part 1

I've been charged with finding 'kid friendly' art for my neice's room.

Well, let's see here...below are a few of my favorite things.

My first stop was at KinderGallery.

Lorena Siminovich - Animal Alphabet

Superoboturbo - Mindy Wants to Meet the Cats

Isak - 123 Counting Poster

Gav Barbey - Cement Mixer "puttsy puttsy"

Princess Pearl - Dreams of Earthly Delights 5

I like this girl. And I like her style.

Apartment Therapy did a House Tour on Jessica Hische's vintage vibe.

And wouldn't you know, she's an illistrator, designer, and does typographic illistrations to boot.
Click here to see her stuff.
And click here for her blawg.

The scoop. The inside scoop.

Haworth is offering their wonderful LIM light at 60% off the list price!!

Multi-purpose, multi-task LED lighting. Its elemental structure and functional agility make the LIM lighting family ideal for many office, institutional, hospitality, and residential settings. With nine models and various mounting options, LIM offers easy adjustments, 180-degree rotation, and an ultra simple profile. Designed by Pablo Pardo and Ralph Reddig of the Haworth Design Studio, LIM is one of the most unique, flexible, and comprehensive LED lighting solutions on the market. A 2009 Best of NeoCon Silver Award winner, LIM blends form and function brilliantly.

sweet and sassy

me thinks me likes.

mmm. yes.

{via 100 Layer Cake}

Black, White and Stitched all over

“BEST OF SHOW” with origami ornamentation

Some very talented ladies at my office just won "Best In Show" at the IIDA Chicago fundraiser, STITCH

Click here for professional photos.

Perkins + Will and DL Couch Wallcovering took the theme "Black, White and Stitched All Over" and give it a Japanese twist by folding the pattern "Glitra" into hundreds of origami stars to create this luminous gown. Glitra is the perfect material choice, as it is created from thin sheets of calcium-rich mica that reflect the light and are mounted on 100% recycled paper backing. Glitra is also completely biodegradable. Using three colors, they have created a calibrated gown from black to white, and all shades in between. At the top, we start with black, somewhat obscuring the face and neck, and as we travel down, the gown lightens up, climaxing in a trailing fish tail of pearly white! Our sponsor was DL Couch Wallcovering.

Team members were: Christy Reese, Betsy Maddox, Lisa Mettenbrink, Mollie Grojean

Ladies, next year can I play too?? How did I miss this?