Brilliant! {stickers for microwaves}

Buy them here!

Etsy Love {Robert Ryan}

Robert Ryan, based in London, UK, works by paper cutting, leading to a variety of applications such as screen printing, textile design, ceramics and lazercutting.

Original, motivational. He blogs too!
Visit his Etsy Shop here, or her website here.

from top right,
Believe in People tile, $36
Simplify our Love tile, $36
Valentines Day screen print, $115

Etsy Love {TransCanada Etsy Team}

A shout-out to my fellow cannucks, my my everyone has been keeping busy! You may remember when I talked about the TransCanada Etsy team back in November of last year. Well, I've spent the last little while catching up on all their new items, and I'm so happy I did!

Check out some of their new items below. So cool!

Handwoven Felted Wool Sweater Rag Rug, 24" x 36", $95, from fiveforty in Terrace Bay, ON

Birkin Bag Cocktail Napkins - Set of 8, $52.00, from Avril Loreti , Toronto, ON

Paul Massey Photography {inspired}

Something about these photos makes me want to just crawl inside and have a nap.

Let me introduce, UK famed photographer, Paul Massey. Not only does he photograph interiors, but fashion, Hollywood celebrities, and portraiture. Beautiful. His work speaks for itself.

See his full portfolio here.







all images from Paul Massey

Extinguishing the Winter Blahs {House of Turquoise}

It’s February, it’s still winter, and I feel like i’m living in a black and white movie. Going outside is at the point that it’s depressing. I’m no longer saying “but it looks so pretty when it snows!” especially when i’m at the office digging myself out of yet one more snow bank. I swear I was not meant to live in this climate!

Enter COLOUR. Our new apartment doesn’t have one white wall in it, which is a first for me in YEARS. I’m sooo tired of white walls. Thankfully, I don’t have to worry about that any more. What’s funny, is when you do live with white walls, you are scared to paint. But when you live with colour, you could paint every weekend. Colour inspires me.

When I’m tired of looking at my own walls, of course i’m continually looking for colour on the web. Enter Erin Olson. Blogger extraordinaire! She author’s 12 blogs!!! OMG! Twelve! But, what’s most original about them, is each is dedicated to a specific colour, or colour scheme. Brilliant!

Her most popular and my personal favorite is House of Turquoise . Perfect viewing for dark and dreary days, the photo collections found here will instantly perk you up!










Her other colour blogs are Black and White Delight, Pink and Brown Love, Everything Turquoise, The Chocolate Blues, Just Blue & Green, and Pink & Green Scene. Her personal blog can be found here.

So Lovely!


all images from House of Turquoise

Love This! {pastel masking tape}

I MUST have this. Pure genius. Beautiful. Pretty. Love this! The Japanese are brilliant!

See the full details here, or you can get them via DWR as well.



There is soooo much you could do with this!!! I can't even begin to imagine the possibilities. Masking tape just doesn't have to be for taping your trip before you paint, you can use this in so many of your craft projects. Collages, scrapbooking, OMG this is the best thing since I discovered my craft punch that rounds corners.

Yes, I'm losing it obsiously.

Thank you to the kazillion other blogs that have already posted this...I had to share this as well!!!

Love This! {Pedlars UK}

NO, I'm not sick of the "Keep Calm and Carry On" mantra that is still appearing everywhere, this time on a rug!

rug from Pedlars UK

I'm blown away by this shop, their wares are just so different, why is it we can't have more web shops like this in Canada? There is a need for this stuff! More favorites below.....

lightboxes

copper bowls

woodweave floor map, choose from London, Paris, or New York

Anthropologie is coming to Toronto!

Yes, you heard it correctly. I am over the moon!!!! Scheduled opening is Spring 2009 in the Yorkville area of Toronto (not sure I agree with the location).

I can't wait!!!! Now I can stop drooling on the laptop shopping online! Yay!

Armoires? A thing of the past? Think again.

Now that tube TVs are pretty much non-existent with flat screens coming down in price over the past year, what is everyone doing with their armoires?

Domino magazine has a great photo gallery listing absolutely gorgeous armoires for almost any storage issue. You can use one as a portable linen closest, a home office, or as a makeshift china cabinet.

I have one. I'm currently using it as a storage closet due to lack of built in closet space in our tiny loft. An armoire is a good thing, not an eyesore.

See the full Gallery here, and here are a couple snippets of my own personal favorites.

images above from Domino

LOVE pillowhappy

On the hunt for new throw pillows? All of these from Etsy seller PillowHappy would work great in any room, my favorites are the coral and starfish motifs. I've had a thing for starfish since my husband and I were married in the Caribbean last year (omg, last year already?).

clockwise, from top left; modern poppy, $50; fall tree, $50;
modern flower, $50; pear pair, $16; willowpillow, $60;

clockwise from top left; starfish, coral, or sanddollar, $50 each; modern guitar, $25;
scrabble, $60; eggplant pair, $16; little pink bird, $35; little pines collection, $47

AT: The Homies 2008

Merry Christmas Everybody!

I just thought I'd stop in today for a visit and to say Ho Ho Ho !!! I have today off from my "day job", so I'm catching up on some blogs I just haven't had time to read in the past week or so with all the holiday festivities going on.

Guess What!!! Apartment Therapy is hosting The Homies: Best Design Blogs of 2008.



"There's awards for all sorts of blogs, but no one ever pays enough attention to the home blogs, so we're starting a little impromptu reader nominated and voted awards ceremony this year, and we're calling it The Homies. There are five categories and none of our five blogs is eligible (we're hosting). The prizes? $100 to the winner of each category and lots of traffic as we publish the five winners in a big congratulatory post across our network on January 6th. We want to elevate good home blogs, see who you love and gain awareness for the home niche."

Click Here, and head down to the comments section to nominate DecorAddict!

Wishing all of you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Love This! {via West Elm}

I'm on the hunt for whimsical shelving options, and i've fallen in love with this gorgeous shelf from West Elm.

branch shelf, on sale, $69.99

image from West Elm

Love this! {via design*sponge}

I can remember a telephone table almost exactly like this at my grandparent's house. At the time I thought it was ugly, but look what you can do! I love this!



You can find the full post on design*sponge here.


all photos from design*sponge