• I want anything and everything Marimekko.

• Where in the world is Carmen Sandiego? I need these pillows.

• "The clothes that I design and everything I've done is about life and how people live and how they want to live and how they dream they'll live. That's what I do." - Ralph Lauren. I just watched Ralph on Oprah and was blown away. Check out his beautiful Colorado ranch here. 

• the color! i LOVE these chairs. circa 1950s. 

These spaces are so FUN and charming. Check out more pics of this home here.

• a sailor and a mermaid. i adore these Jonathan Adler vases. 

• ohh -- these chairs! (thanks)

• let there be light. 

• Amanda Brooks' family home in the Adirondacks takes my breath away. Brooks look like a ten in that L. L. Bean flannel shirt, those Sorel boots and that cozy Thakoon fur vest. (Vogue)

• adorable bottle openers by anthropologie... these would look great in my stocking.

• i LOVE this French dresser. here and here. 

• aren't these great?! ... check out more of the fun from anthropologie.

TGIF

• this house is GORGEOUS. i just adore it. i feel like Fall is this home's perfect complement... it reminds me of the houses in Quincy, IL where I will be traveling to today for my cousin's HS football game. cheers to small town USA. 

• LOVE this adorable bathroom. check out the before and after. 

• i have been a bad blogger lately... very busy with the whole finding a big kid job thing and dreaming to hopefully someday call a closet like this my own. 

• isn't this beautiful?? this house is located in tinos, greece... just gorgeous! via

give me this.

happy weekend

• yay! happy LDW. the family and I are heading to NYC for the US Open. I can't wait to have some cocktails with my cousin- Penny Lane, site see with the family, watch some tennis, and take so many pictures. but before i go... aren't these 50's inspired kitchen appliances awesome? (via feast)

vogue, september 2010

• Vogue's September issue only really gave me another reason to move to NYC, Fashion's Night Out. Above are my favorite pages from this larger than life issue. Enjoy.