The Homely Place

Nat over at The Homely Place designs lovely colorful and inspired prints and now offers her pretty images on mugs and tea towels.  How perfect for my kitchen!  She has started a People Fund account which is a place to feature your creative projects and raise funds.  Cheers to you, Nat!  I think it's a great place to support artists!  Please visit her shop and see her pretty designs - I can't wait to have one of her tea towels in my kitchen!  You can read more about her venture here on her blog.  (By the way, how great is her video?)

Thanks, Nat!

The Getty (Part One)

I didn't realize how much I love the Getty until I returned with James.  The last time I'd visited was just about 10 years ago (whoa...)!

The location is breathtaking on top of the hills, overlooking the city below and the ocean beyond.  Over the city the sun feels bright and pure and the reflection off of the glowing white buildings is mesmerizing.  I could stay up there for hours.  How cool it would be to work at the Getty!

Oh, that lawn!  My idea of heaven would be to grab an easy book, lean against the bright, warm wall, and soak up that golden LA sun!


It was a perfectly spent afternoon!

Simple and Beautiful

I stumbled upon this gorgeous shop as I was reading another blog and I was immediately drawn in to the simplistic beauty of the products of Oi Soi Oi. 

From their website, "Oi Soi Oi is a Danish company designing and producing interior designs, furniture, clothes and accessories. Our products are made by hand in carefully selected workshops in Vietnam.  In our universe we aim to combine Scandinavian design simplicity with the rich craft heritage of Asia."  

I really love the calming effect of the colors, textures, and arrangements.  I could easily incorporate many of these pieces in my existing rooms and they'd look fabulous.

Matisse

I am really inspired by this piece of art by Henri Matisse - Interior Flowers and Parakeets.


Our bedroom is the only place in the house with bare walls.  If you know me, I don't like bare walls - I want to be interested in every room I visit.  We have a grouping of three Moroccan glass lanterns hanging in one corner of the room (opposite our bed) and I think the print above would look fabulous on the same wall.  A tarnished silver or bronze frame would look great!


I also love the print below (also by Matisse), Music.  I am very fond of groupings - do you think these two pair well together?  I can't decide.  I think a third piece is needed to tie the two together or perhaps this piece is better suited to another space altogether.

I love knowing I could wake up every morning see this prints first thing.  They're so rich and colorful!  Are they too different to pair together?  Your thoughts?

Courage

"What would life be if we had no courage to attempt anything?"


-Vincent van Gogh

Great Friend, Great Food

Met with a girlfriend tonight for dinner and we had excellent Persian food.  How refreshing is it to talk to someone with such a realistic (not to mention optimistic) outlook?  I always love hearing her stories, thoughts, and advice.


Anything wedding related has been consuming my thoughts as of late, and unfortunately, not always in a positive way!  Certain family issues have been causing stress, to say the least.  So, I super loved being able to chat freely and to hear funny, real-life experiences in return.  It was a perfect release!


For the first time I tried Fassenjoon and the verdict is:  DELICIOUS!  I cannot wait to return - there were at least 15 menu items I am dying to try!

PS - This is one of my favorite pieces of art and is currently hanging in my dining room.  [Kairouan - Auguste Macke]