1. innovative and sustainable materials like: melamine or cement table tops.

2. mixed media pieces. wood paired with metal paired with glass, etc.
3. mid-century modern. so very madmen.

 Images via here, here, and here.

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The highlight of my recent dentist appt. was perusing the September 2009 issue of House Beautiful. I hate to admit that I haven’t ever paid much attention to this magazine…but this issue was gorgeous, and all about COLOR.
Things That Inspire recently completed the quiz in Last Words section of the magazine, posted her results, and […]

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I was at the SF MOMA today with my lovely friend Abby who was in town. We went to go see the Richard Avedon exhibit {which was kind of small, but fabulous} and ended up spending just about as much time in the museum store, where I fell in love. With a book…and a way […]

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Amazing news! I was catching up on my Loving. Living. Small. reading {perfect source of information for me and my tiny little studio} and discovered that there is now a flickr group dedicated to Domino Magazine. The inspiration lives on, friends.

 Can you tell I am really feeling the yellow and deep blues? mmmm.

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No Ifs, Ands, or Buts. k, thanks.

Heather Bailey Craft Studio.

Rich Pageant Craft Studio.

Pottery Barn Goodness.
Craft room, design studio, whatever you want to call it….a girl can dream!

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 I’ve been daydreaming {a lot} about buying a house. This is my Spanish Villa.
In high school I was a pretty angsty teenager {hard to imagine…I know}. I was a good kid, but a total brat sometimes…and I was convinced that we lived in the “ghetto” because we didn’t live in the picturesque Northwest Fresno.
Now, fresh […]

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This is the 2nd post in a row about glam furniture, so I must really be craving it.

Check out Aerin Lauder’s glamorous dressing room/office. Recently featured in Elle Decor. Bet if this was my thinking space, the creative juices would have no problems flowing…

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I’ve been toying with the idea of buying a new bed for a few months now, and there are three things stopping me:

the size of my little studio
the price (frame plus mattress = holy hell)
the fact that I already have a complete bedroom set passed down to me from my great grandparents

Buuuut, that hasn’t stopped […]

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That I am obsessed with the 2010 Ikea Catalog? It arrived on my doorstep yesterday; my heart fluttered just a little bit.
For the record, I used to be the most anti-Ikea person you’ve ever met. I was so sad that the way of old furniture had gone by the wayside. Does any one else feel […]

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Just love this little 10″ collage, Interior 58, by Stephanie Levy, available in her Etsy shop. Am dying for some original artwork, I think it will make my apartment feel just a little bit more grown up. Can’t you just see this little gem in a floating frame? Fortunately for us regular folk, Stephanie also […]

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