A House Tour: Helen's Cottage

My long time friend over at Homeslice posted this house tour a few days ago, reminding me of how impressed I was with the cottage when I first saw it posted on The Names Agency. Though I must agree with Jenna that the home isn't entirely my cup of tea in the sense of its' livability, I do appreciate the thought in the architectural details (beams, posts, and use of space), creativity in the placement of the art, delightful mix of modern and rustic, and the killer marble island. Plus, it has real wood floors. I long for real wood floors.

It even makes ceiling fans look good. Why do I have a stink eye when it comes to ceiling fans?

And hey, and here's a well-deserved treat for you - a cover by The Civil Wars of a familiar song. They got theatrics.

A Latte Inspiration

This past week I have clocked my hours working on the visuals at Anthropologie to get our new concept up. It's all about Fay, who lives above her adorable coffee house in an apartment dedicated to her love of books, design, and one-of-a-kind items.

Movies have played an exceptional role in the glorification of coffee houses, but real life coffee shop owners do a great job at keeping with a style that doesn't seem to get dated. It's so easy to make coffee shops inviting. I find their masculine choice of materials, classic black, white and brown color schemes, ambient lighting, mix of old and new furnishings and suave audience the perfect example of what I want my home to be.

Be sure to run into your closest store to see the coffee house your Anthro artists created!

What places do you find inspiring?

Embroidery

The old woman inside of me has always had this thing for embroidery. Embroidered dog sweaters included. Apparently I'm not the only one still getting excited over this old-fashioned hobby. Whilst perusing the internet I found that many of my inspiration pictures contained the handicraft most commonly considered to be completed on a rocking chair, this time created by a twenty-something cool guy. My favorite idea came from the first two pictures - embroidered wallpaper! Imagine the texture.

Check out Mary Button Durell's other work as well. It's sickeningly creative