lovin' lonny: hipster lifestyle & home decor online mag

I love when Twitter hits one out of the park. Thanks for suggesting Lonny! I am now following and officially addicted to Lonny, an online magazine dedicated to stylish interiors and trends that we all should be clued into.


For instance, this is lovely...

{of the moment - geometric: Lonny blog post}

The site also shares decorating inspiration by room:

{precious dining space featured in fall Lonny issue}

Also, crushing on the name inspired by LONdon and NY (New York). Well done!

she works hard for the house

I am really trying to work hard around the house. We are contemplating selling the house next year and I have a list as long as my arm of things that need to be done.


Today...

• Planted tulip bulbs around the landscaping to bring some cheer to the exterior come spring (when we will hopefully be on the market).

Next up...

• Our walls in the bedroom are covered with family pics, which realtors frown upon, so we'll have to spruce it up with some wall decor. Ideas: 

{20x200 artist Yellena James "Myriad"}

{West Elm manzanita sconce}

{Crate and barrel set of Banana leaf mirrors}

Then... curtains?

holy cow design

I didn't know that my hideous Western basement was housing a current design trend. Steer heads, anyone?


I came across Restoration Hardware's home accessories section and low and behold:

{Cast Resign Horns & Antlers}

I have been handed down a steer's skull from my grandfather's farm. It was partly a joke because we inherited an icky Western basement when we moved into our home four years ago. (We've yet to make a change. The clock is ticking.)

Now, I'm thinking that we need to do something with ol' Bessie--that's the cow skull I'm referring to, folks.

Not sure how it would work in our home. We sort of have a wildlife motif in our bedroom. Maybe I should take up my glossy white spray paint and try it out.


As Tim Gunn would say "Make it work!"

The wonders of spray paint

I read this post from Young House Love last week. I had to pick up some spray paint. I am ready to get trigger happy. 


More inspiration...

{PB Rooster. As my son would say, "Bock, bock."}

{CB2 Buddha Head}

{Williams-Sonoma Bugs}

{Wisteria Sheep. Baa Baa.}

Just think of the damage you could do with a $4 can of paint and some Goodwill figurines.

required shopping

I am in the market for a catchall jewelry dish. I also have a 15 percent off Anthropologie card I received for my birthday. Coincidence? I think not. 


I've re-purposed small dishes in my main bathroom to hold my jewels (I use that term loosely). I want to do the same in our master bath and pull in the aqua from our bedroom.


Here are some lovely options:

{Fossil record soap dish by Anthro}

{Lotus bowl by Anthro}

Also, I need a hand towel in there.

{Perpetual Blooms by Anthro}

{Vernon Towel by Anthro}

I am under the gun--my coupon expires end of August. I guess I know what is on my honey-do list for this weekend!

a seat for my honey bun's buns

Breaking news... Amy Butler has a new pattern out, Honey Bun Pouf, and says this about it "great for the kid's room, extra seating, meditation..."

{Honey Bun Pouf from Amy Butler}

And this thread is new, too! Look at the box it's in. See more in my next post about obsessions with pretty boxes.

{Rowan Thread from Amy Butler}

it's off to work i go

When I sit down to blog, email or post new Etsy designs (or even just shop online--I call it competitive market research), I like to do so in a cute, inspiring environment.

Here's what gets me in the mood to "work"...

 {Brada laptop support from IKEA}

I'd have no excuse not to get SOMETHING done if I was using this cool laptop table... 

{Anja pillow from IKEA}

and propping myself up against this pillow...

{Lykta table lamp from IKEA}

while typing by the light of this lamp...

{VEJMON Side table from IKEA} 

and setting my cafe mocha down on this side table.

show me some young house love

My basement is totally hideous. In Googling a solution for wood paneling I came across, Young House Love's post on the project and a plethora of "How-To's" I could implement (in my spare time). Here's their example of the project:

{Before - How-to wood paneling on Young House Love}

{After - wood paneling from Young House Love}

I love their site. I'm having my own young love affair with it. The photography is great. The guides look easy to implement. "House Crashing," a section that explores other's fabulous homes, is fun. I especially love their Design Advice service of $250 for a "review of your photos and any parameters you’ve set (paint color can’t change, table must stay) and within one short week we'll send you a mood board chock full of simple yet stunning design solutions to get the ball rolling and help you see your room in a whole new way."

Their site has inspired me to make some changes because of the aforementioned paneling and other scary items I don't even want to mention (barrel bar, cedar shake shingles, oh my!).

a word about verbena

Ver-whata? Yes, verbena. The world's best scent. I bring this up because I just received the most sweet smelling birthday gifts. (Not quite my birthday yet. I like to refer to it as birthday month since my husband takes all of June between a birthday and Father's Day. Oh, wait, he claims part of August because of our anniversary. Darn him.)


Anyway, take a whiff of this: k. hall designs verbena collection. I slathered on some shower cream this morning and then set about diffusing the bathroom.

We are very lucky to have k. hall designs in Saint Louis because not only do they have wonderful fragrances for home, body and bath online but they also sell very cool house ware items in their only storefront location.