HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE : PRINCETON ARCHITECTURAL PRESS.

I'm madly in love with Princeton Architectural Press. The folks behind it are extremely kind and they make the most gorgeous art books around. So I'm dedicating a gift guide specifically to them because I'm quite sure there's a pretty book there for everyone on your Christmas gift list. Here are my picks...

1. What Did I Buy Today?, An Obsessive Consumption Journal ($12.95), 2. From Here to There, A Curious Collection from the Hand Drawn Map Association ($17.50), 3. Pinhole Cameras: A Do-It-Yourself Guide ($19.95), 4. Lists: To-dos, Illustrated Inventories, Collected Thoughts, and Other Artists' Enumerations ($24.95), 5. Brooklyn Makers: Food, Design, Craft, and Other Scenes from the Tactile Life ($24.95), 6. Vintage Typography Notecards ($14.95), 7. The Disappearance of Darkness: Photography at the End of the Analog Era ($50), and 8. Sign Painters ($24.95)

WE LIKE, WE LOVE.

I don't know how this completely got past me, but I just realized that Issue #9 of welikewelove has been out! This especially excites me because they did a feature on me, which makes me quite happy. The issue itself looks so darn lovely- an applause and thank you to Alyssa and Liz!

(P.S: the whole issue, as well as past ones can be looked at for free or purchased in print on the website)

ten images of inspiration : there's more to life than books you know, but not more.

While flipping through this book at work yesterday, I came across this quotation: "bella cosa far niente, which translates as "it's beautiful to do nothing." These warm summer days, I am wishing for lazier days in bed or the bath with stacks of books beside me. Most of the time, I'd much rather have my nose in a book than out partying.

Sources (from top to bottom): Abby Powell, Flickr: autumnlove, Randi Brookman Harris, Flickr: Anna Ristucuccia, f2 Images, Cori Kindred, Flickr: Jackson Sherry, Maria Alexandra Vettese, Flickr: allie bishop pasquier, and Alice B. Gardens.

interior inspiration : the book lovers.

Few things make me feel more at ease than being surrounded by shelves and piles of books. I adore getting peeks into the homes of fellow book collectors- it feels almost voyeuristic.

Sources (from top to bottom): Chris Chen, Jim Franco, The Selby: George Lois, house to home, LivingEtc, The Selby: Lanvin, James Merrell, LivingEtc, Design*Sponge: Tad & Jessica Carpenter, Delson or Sherman Architects, and house to home.

things i'm loving : monday morning edition.

Above: 1. Colour Stripe 50's style Refrigerator (price unknown), 2. cheery trio of PYREX mixing bowls with friendship design ($36), and 3. Wrist Worms, Thick Green ($45)
Below: 4. Baked Cookbook ($29.95), 5. case coffee table ($179), and 6. Woodsy Collection Large Sketchbook ($12)

collections : address books.

1. Bird Address Book (£8.00), 2. Thomas Paul Address Book ($15), 3. Who I Know Address Book ($8), 4. Address Book, Lotta Jansdotter ($16.95), 5. Nancy Drew Address Book ($14.95), 6. Address Book LZC (€19,50), 7. Wanderlust Address Book ($13.95), 8. Sukie Buildings Address Book ($14.95), and 9. I Know All The Best People Address Book (£16.00)

bunny figures.

Sorry everyone for the delay! As you can guess, I am pretty busy here, so updates won't be as frequent. But I wanted to share these adorable bunny figures from A+R Store. They come in a set of two with a book by the designer, Mr. Clement. Quite wonderful. ($98)

beautiful bits of inspired fashion.

1. 100 Years of Fashion Illustration ($40), 2. "gold" (au $100.00), 3. no. 205 Fifi wears Proenza Schouler ($45), 4. Hemline Stationery Set ($9.95), 5. Shoe Money Coin Purse ($3.99), 6. Dress Form Letterpress Card ($5), 7. Prince Print ($26), 8. Fashion Plate #2 ($9), 9. Mor Imperia Eau de Parfum ($58), and 10. Audrey Hepburn: A Life in Pictures ($40)

the color pink.

Inspired by my new hair color choice and my continuous love of all things pink.


1. Pink Lace Print Linen Cushion (£24.95), 2. Dream of Flight - Agnes ($20), 3. On-A-Whim Flats ($88), 4. Cup Cake (£39.00), 5. Development Flutter Sleeve Pink Blouse ($269), 6. Lipstick Button Dress (£38.00), 7. Artecnica Fairy Tale Greeting Card ($7.50), 8. Princess & Kitten Earrings ($48), 9. Rose Make-Up Case (£10.00), 10. Birdcage Chandelier ($625), and 11. Proust Questionnaire - Pink ($34.95)

beautiful journals.

1. Red Spokes Notebook ($8.50), 2. Papierkunst Scrapbook ($32), 3. Herbivores Notebook ($8.95), 4. Sunblooms Bound Journal ($9.95), 5. multi-stem small journal ($25), 6. "Things To Note" Dot Notebook ($13.50), 7. Secret Gardens Flexible Journal (£5.00), and 8. alphabet notebook ($12)

things i'm loving : monday afternoon edition.

Thank you all so much for the wonderful comments regarding the new blog. I am so glad everyone likes it. I hope your weekend was full and lovely.


1. Vetements Polka Dot Bow Necklace ($22), 2. TokyoMilk Parfumarie Curiosites ($28), and 3. July No. 11 ($44)


4. the wooden houses archival print ($200), 5. Recycled Metal Letters ($8), and 6. Clotilde's Edible Adventures in Paris ($12.21)

3191 : a year of mornings.

Some exciting news- the ever-anticipated collaboration from Stephanie Congdon Barnes and Maria Alexandra Vettese, 3191: A Year of Mornings, is now available for pre-order! I followed their beautiful blog back when they were taking their soft and gorgeous photographs of mornings (they now focus on evenings, which I also love), so I am quite excited to see it all put together in a book.

"A Year of Mornings" collects 236 images—always taken before noon without discussion between the two women – from this uniquely 21st-century artistic collaboration. The intimacy of these photographs—discarded clothing, a view of a snowy day from the window, a table cloth—combined with their striking similarities in color and composition defies the reality of their long-distance collaboration. While clearly kindred spirits, the two women have met in person only once. Their friendship is maintained solely online, sustained by a shared love for moments of serenity, solitude, and peacefulness. The annotated photographs in "A Year of Mornings" radiate an aura of sweetness and light—the promise of a new day."

Available for pre-order here.

things i love : monday morning edition.

There is something I love about waking up on Monday morning and gathering up pretty things. I hope your weekend was full and lovely.



Above: 1. Things I Like- print ($20), 2. Lights Up! Medidian Jumbo Pendant Lamps ($590), and 3. Margaret, 1945- small quilt print ($18)

Below: 4. NV Feather Plume BR ($22), 5. Fendi Folding Ballet Flats ($315), and 6. Eating for England (£11.21)

apples for jam.

I have had my eye on Apples for Jam by Tessa Kiros for awhile now, but have never shelled out the thirty dollars to purchase it, so I was quite happy to find it for half off at Anthropologie last week. I am someone who swoons over beautiful cookbooks, and this is one of the prettiest ones I haved seen. The cookbook is organized by color and filled with gorgeous bright photographs and children's illustrations. Although there are many meaty recipes (I am a vegetarian), there are still a ton of wonderful dishes throughout. Some of my favorites include: Jam Shortbread, Lemon Sandwiches with Raspberries and Cream, Spelt and Cranberry Bean Soup, and Brown Bread and Butter Ice Cream. All in all, it's a gorgeously designed book that will bring back sweet childhood memories.

From the introduction: "I have looked in the hide-and-seek places of children to find four-leaf clovers; dug through the coloring boxes of summer and winter and found many treasures. This is about whispering advice to a sister, swapping recipes over fences, sharing crumbs on a train with a stranger. I am passing on those things that I wish to know from people-the very stuff that makes me smile and puts a twinkle in my eye. The things that we hold, together with emergency cookies, in our apron pockets-that we take to bed with us at night."

the seven deadly sins.

1. Naughty or Nice Sex Coupons ($5.95), 2. Aphrodite Pitcher ($650), 3. Little Gold F*ck Design ($375), 4. Adam & Eve Mug ($12), 5. Mistletoe Card ($3.50), 6. Volupsa Fragaria Candlepot ($24), and 7. Striptease Kit ($24.95)


1. Lemon Ribbon Cake Necklace ($16), 2. Fast Food Erasers ($2.95), 3. Desserts by the Yard ($35.95), 4. Chocolate Overload Basket ($129), 5. Drunk? Shot Set ($10), and 6. XOX Box



1. Gold Piggy Bank ($6.50), 2. Big as a House Diamond Ring ($6), 3. Metallic Jewel Coin Purse ($12.80), 4. Steal! Calculator ($22), and 5. Shoplifter Tote Bag ($25)




1. Wendt Tube Pillow ($215-$245), 2. Blu Dot Dodu Bed ($1,099-$1,499), 3. Totally Tartan Set ($42), 4. Very Best Sleep Mask ($25), 5. The Underachiever's Manifesto ($9.95), 6. Lotus Boudoir Satin Pillow ($12.99), and 7. Sun Print Eye Pillow ($18)


1. I Hate Children Shirt, 2. I Hate You. I Always Have Notecard ($3.50), 3. Hooray For Me and Fuck You Notecard ($3), 4. Murdered Necklace ($300), and 5. War Bowl ($395)


1. All-Wax Julia Candle ($48), 2. Wrongwoods Chest of Drawers (£2,174.00), 3. Factory Mighty Green Tee ($30), 4. Three Green Bottles (£59.00), and 5. Ailanthus in Grass & Sunshine Canvas ($70)


1. Set of 3 Antiqued Vintage Style Mirrors ($43), 2. Starburst Mirror ($69.95), 3. Starry-Eyed Pocket Mirror ($6.50), 4. Milo Mirror (£310.00) and 5. Mirror Mirror (£47.00)

things i love thursdays.

1. Jaqua Girls Hand Creme from Urban Outfitters ($8), 2. Nick Deakin Toy Print from Reform School ($35), 3. French Dessert Plates from Plasticland ($32), 4. Kitsch Wall Plates from Mahar Dry Goods ($10-$14), and 5. Breakfast, Lunch, Tea from Phaidon (£19.95)

gifts for the guys.

I apologize for a couple of days passing by without any updates. We have been traveling yet again, but I promise to keep the posts coming! Anyways, here is my take on some stylish and functional gifts for the guys. Enjoy!


1. Dead Tired Sleep Mask from Gama-Go ($12), 2. Skeleton Keys from Spoon Sisters ($5), 3. Wood Print Mini Wallet from Fluffy Co. ($18), 4. Skull Candle from Matter ($95), 5. Slingshot Pencil from Curiosity Shoppe ($80), 6. Tykho AM/FM Radio from Greener Grass Design ($57), and 7. City Slicker Bookends from Wrapables ($59.95)


1. Yeti Boxer Briefs from Gama-Go ($18), 2. Diana Camera from Flight 001 ($60), 3. WTF Poster from Beyond the Valley (£15.00), 4. Pulse Wallet from Chocosho ($48), 5. Retro Flip Clock from EQ3 ($24.99), and 6. The "Manly" Ruler Cuff ($54)


1. Vintage Record Coasters from Elsewares ($20), 2. Built Laptop Portfolio from Uma ($70), 3. Silver Sword Necklace from Built By Wendy($150), 4. Star Wars Mimobots USB Flash Drives from Urban Outfitters ($60), 5. Timezone Clock from A+R ($60), and 6. Retro TV Alarm Clock from Fred Flare ($30)


1. Chairs Necktie from Retromodern ($42.50), 2. Arc Coin Bank from Chiasso ($78), 3. Film Noir Book from Taschen ($19.99), 4. Power Station from The Container Store ($24.99), 5. Botta II Watch from Moss ($620), 6. Suck UK Hip Flask from Fitzsu ($35), and 7. Knife Holder from A+R ($158)