table scape

its a new week! a fresh, clean start for anything you want to achieve. Im incredibly excited to welcome my mom & dad, brother & cousin to san francisco at the end of the week. It will be the first time they have seen the new house and I cant wait to spend a few days hanging out, visiting the farmers markets and other sights with them. I have been working on making a new kitchen table and im hoping my dad will be able to help with the final touches so we will all be able to share a meal there together. 

     I love this table above... a simple kind of grandeur ~ full of beauty but the kind that highlights the lovely occasion of sharing food and friendship together. 

image: design attractor  

flowers for friday

hydrangea always remind me of summer. they grow everywhere i have ever lived ~ different varieties, different colors~ and sometimes they dry just perfectly in the vase. only their color fading slightly, the sweets reminders. 

i love the huge fully formed petals of this purply blue variety but honestly i chose it as a perfect compliment to the unique studio pottery bowl i found recently at the strangest estate sale. its reminds me of something from the sea, a piece of coral perhaps but it also oddly reminds me of a brain.... it can sit like a little piece of sculpture or be overturned to perfectly hold water and few of these hydrangea.

i also wanted to share a few posts from around the blog world. its not something that i have thought to do before but there were many this week that i enjoyed so very much. so here goes.....

a beautiful post from illseenillsaid on the sweetness of summer's bounty.

a gorgeous reincarnation of pieces our grandmothers used poppytalk

a few little touches at 16house that make magic happen 

& a first glimpse at a new season unabashedapparel

happy happy weekends! 

xx

verdant oasis

I fell right into this magical little garden. Its so very lush and verdant and seems to vibrate against the rich dark tones of the structures and furniture. i dont think i could ever achieve this level of growth on my concrete patio but i love the palette inspiration. 

 

 the following three images of seating areas on this property are really wonderful. the black folding chairs are similar to the ones i've been eyeing from ikea - and i like the little addition of the bolster pillow tied on with thick roping. 

 

 it all seems very casual and intimate ~ that if nothing else is something wonderful to aspire to out on my little patio area! i just love it. 

as found on apent hus

osborn & little

some pretty nature inspired wallpapers from the collections of osborne & little. The new apartment has a long rather dark hallway exacerbated by the "security measures" put to use by the landlord. that is, they bolted a piece of plywood to the back of the front door (which, like most san francisco apartments is a wood framed door with two rows of glass panes). it means that no light comes in from the hall making it feel a bit cramped. 

ive been brainstorming a way to bring interest and lightness to this area and perhaps a bit of wallpaper, just on the back of the door, would do nicely - 

 

i think that these wallpapers with their slight metalic sheen would nicely reflect light from one end of the hall to the other. Part of me would love to paper the entire corridor. i have explored "renter's wallpaper" but im afraid because the wall is already heavily textured. I think a panel of paper on the door combined with a new paint job might just do the trick~

               

paper styles : mandara - kikko trellis - laguna - jewel of spring -  tavertino

shop sneak peek

 the crazy pace of the weekend has finally tapered off. I love running around doing things but its nice to have a quiet day too. a few new additions to the shop and a little preview of whats to come for the fall

 a little peek at a new harvest collection thats brewing ...... texture, rich color, simple shapes and simple goodness.