Mid Century Tropical Bamboo Folding Screen

Swoooon.  I found the perfect Mid Century Bamboo Folding Screen for the Balcony over the weekend on Craigslist.  I set it up last night and it frames out the area with the Papasan chair beautifully.  As a renter this was one of my only options to introduce a nice pop of color without making any holes in the stucco.

The color was described as being "Speckled Chartreuse"...which turned out to be an eloquent description for a badly executed and weathered paint job. I'm thinking about re-painting it, but alas all in due time. 

For now it's pitch perfect.

Color Me Purple? Uh huh, uh huh....

I've decided that I need to take more leaps of faith lately. And so I go boldy forth into LAVENDER.   I'm going to paint my office nook Benjamin Moore Spring Lilac, good ol' number 1388. Executive decision. Yup. Those who know me well understand how extraordinarily difficult it is for me to commit to a Paint Color. Just Breathe.

I decided on this color because I was looking for something warm, playful, bold, and complementary to both the Graphic Poster and existing Blue Paint in the space. I've included my inspiration board for the color choice above.  

Here goes nothing... 

And yes, Pharell...that is all.

Graphic Fantastic: Hitomi Kimura Hand Screenprinted Fabric

There's really not much to say here.  

Graphic? Check. 

Hand Printed? Check. 

Water Based Inks? Check.

Totally Gorgeous?! Check.

Her name is Hitomi Kimura, and I've included her Etsy Shop Profile below.  The pillows are my favorite, but be sure to check out the rest of her stuff here.

Welcome to my shop of original fabrics! 

All the printed fabrics in this shop are designed and hand printed with water-based inks by Japan based designer Hitomi Kimura.

Website:
http://kalladesign.com/

Blog: http://kalladesign.blogspot.com/

Happy Birthday To Me!

Well I have officially been 26 for exactly 11 minutes now...and I've decided to use my time wisely.  I have been pondering what I could get myself to celebrate this Birthday, and all of a sudden it came to me...the Complete Collection of Domino Magazine.  Of course.  Egads! It was so obvious!  

Favorite magazine of all time? Domino. 

Number ONE jealousy inducing reference when reading decor blogs? A Domino Collection.

Reason to be completely obsessed with Lonny because it's the same people? DOMINO.

So while it won't be easy to amass the entire collection of 36 Glorious issues...I begin my journey today.  

May the force be with me...

<3 <3 <3

Hugs and Drugs from Jonathan Adler

Mr Adler is indeed right about ORANGE and PINK, they are quite possibly the happiest color combination in the world.  These pillows are just way too cute - I'm naturally inclined toward the HUGS version, but the DRUGS version has a naughty playful appeal that I just adore. It's too bad they are so spendy or in true Victoria form I would simply purchase both :)

Vintage Brass Anchor

I found this little gem at HighStreetMarket, and I couldn't be more tickled.  It's a Large Vintage Brass Anchor, and it's going to serve as the perfect playful little topper for the stack of books that currently graces the Hermes Tray on my ottoman in the living room.  This has special significance for me because I was a Delta Gamma in college, and the Anchor was our trusty symbol. In light of far more, hmm....shall we say, cheesier symbols - this was the Rolls Royce of them, I can assure you.

It should probably be noted that this serves no purpose, has no practical function, and is completely useless decorative clutter.  Perfect.

Why? Because it's "What I Amma"


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