baby it's cold outside

DC is getting our first real snow of the season and I'm left wishing I had snapped up this amazing Tahari coat from Gilt Groupe before they ran out of my size!  

Enjoy the snow friends!

image via gilt groupe

it's beginning to look a lot like...hermes!

A big h/t to Katie Armour (a.k.a. The Neo Traditionalist) for posting this lovely Hermes leather computer wallpaper.  For those of us who can't afford a Hermes handbag (yet),  we can admire the beauty of Hermes leather every day on our desktop for free!  I downloaded the classic orange (of course!) and have spent the last hour trying not to pet my screen.  Check out a few of my other favorites below, and be sure to 'like' Hermes on Facebook to download your own wallpaper.  

P.S. If you're feeling festive, you can download one of the red or green leathers to ring in the Christmas holiday.  

images via hermes facebook page

happy friday friends!

The latest issue of Lonny magazine is live today!  I'm really excited to dive into their special holiday issue.  I've just glanced at it quickly this afternoon and not only is there a cool feature on Miles Redd, but EIC Michelle Adams picked my favorite Elliott Puckette print (the one I hope to have hanging on my wall sometime soon) in the "We Went Mad For..." feature.  I've been going mad for Elliott Puckette's artwork for a few years now and have had the print bookmarked on my laptop ever since it appeared in the September 2009 issue of Vogue.

Anyhoo, I'm rambling.  Happy Friday! 

image via lonny magazine

conspiracy theories

Hey friends!  Sorry for the silence lately.  I've been re-charging my batteries and doing a few projects around home.  I've also been browsing for new blog inspiration and I'm happy to share my new favorite fashion blog with you!  My co-worker Liz sent me a link to The Chloe Conspiracy and I'm officially obsessed. 

Chloe is a Colorado-based blogger who is spunky, fashionable and down-right adorable!  I've included a few of my favorite photos from her regular "Outfit of the Day" posts.  Chloe is my total inspiration right now for winter weather layering.  The icing on the cake is her enviable designer bag and shoe collection.  I hope you enjoy her blog as much as I have!  

P.S.  Chloe is a major online deal hunter (a girl after my own heart!).  Visit See Chloe Shop for regular updates on sales and unbelievable deals!  

searching for warmth

I have to admit that it's been a little difficult for me to get back into the swing of things in DC.  One of the toughest adjustments I've had to make in the last week and a half is embracing the cool, fall weather. If you were just coming off two and a half weeks in 80 degree plus weather, you would feel me.  These autumnal pics are helping me adjust.  If I can't have warm weather, I might as well have warm decor!

images via desire to inspire and  simply seductive 

kate and andy spade's nyc digs courtesy of the selby

I can't think of a better way to kick off my return than Kate and Andy Spade's NYC apartment that was recently photographed by Todd Selby.  While their home has appeared in a few magazine spreads over the years, the Selby photos give us a slightly more in-depth peek at their home.

I hope you're as inspired by their home and art collection as I am.  (Also check out the adorable photo of Andy with their daughter, Bea!)

Their entry hall is the inspiration for the makeover I'm doing on my own!

images via the selby

I'm back!

Zapatillas | Bocas del Toro, Panama

Six weeks after my last post, I'm officially back to blogging!  The past weeks have been a bit of a whirlwind of activities.  I spent a week out in California campaigning for one of my company's clients, then went on an AH-mazing vacation to Panama with some friends from college (the photo above is one of my favorites from the trip!).  Now, I'm back in DC, getting settled back in to work and plotting the next projects around my house.  First up is (finally) painting the interior of my condo!  Stay tuned friends. 

P.S.  Thanks to the many people who have put a bug in my ear about updating the blog.  Glad to know I have such faithful readers!

affordable art week: little brown pen

I've been looking for artwork to hang on the wall space between my couch and dining table.  I was hoping to find something light, white and airy to go along with the inspiration room I'm modeling my main living area off of.  About a month ago, I found an amazing blog called little brown pen.  It turns out  the blog is completely devoted to gorgeous photos of Paris, and has a wonderful (and inexpensive) Etsy shop to boot!  I'm thinking it might be neat to hang a series of 18 prints (the black and white series) on the wall.  For less than $100, I can fill my entire wall with beautiful photos of Paris.  As Ina would say, "How easy is that?"

images from little brown pen etsy shop

masculine decor: a shopping list

I put together a quick little list of pieces I thought might look good in my bro's bachelor pad, so i thought I'd share them with you all.  Let me know what you think!  Happy Friday!

area rug | nate berkus for hsn (can be seen on the set of his new tv show)

dash and albert rug

cb2 twiggy side table

ikea kulla floor lamp

pendleton lambswool throw

cb2 harvey carbon nightstand

restoration hardware vintage barn pendant

west elm spiral wall art

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