modern interior design

I am very inspired by this dreamy set of photos from stylist Faye Toogood... (what a great name). Every photo could be the basis for a great room design.

Besides, the great color, I love the unusual manner of displaying all the varying objects. My favorite arrangement is the grouping of tiny animals above the chair rail.

I found Toogood's work via a very lovely blog called Scout Holiday. Be sure to check it out.

When it comes to finding accessories for a home, I can be a bit of a snob. I don't necessarily think that a house has to be filled with very costly items or rare antiques, but I don't like poorly made items that are sold by the thousands. Occasionaly, I find a chain store item that I love anyway, so I decided to share them. The first items I want to share are these beautiful butterfly prints from Pottery Barn. The prints have a wonderful array of colors, and the simple black frames, can work in almost any room. The small 8"x10" frames start at only $39.00, and my personal favorite, the "Quad scape" is only $299.00 for the set of four. I really love these prints, but if I start seeing them all over the place, I reserve the right to change my mind. I know, I know, so snobby.

I am not much of a cook, but I might spend more time in the kitchen if I had these pots. Check them out at Polka.

O.K. before I go on, I must admit, I swiped this article from House and Life blog.(Can you hear the sound?.., SWIPE). Alison, did a wonderful interview with designer David Jimenez. I couldn't resist posting photos of his amazing Kansas City home. I connected with everything about it, immediately. The palette, bold scale, and juxtaposition of styles, too wonderful.

I am currently obsessed with the framing and placing of photos and art. Jimenez is very creative with his artwork. This is a great example of how smart placement of frames can make a room.

The all white bath is still so interesting because of the varying textures in the room. Below, is Jimenez' bedroom. The dark color is brightened with the white window treatments and accents. I love this room because its not too girly and not to masculine, its a great compromise.

To learn more about David Jimenez, and his inspiration, go to House and Life, to read a great interview with him. Thanks Alison!

Here are few more Mid-Century homes I love.

This beautiful home is for sale! If you have plans to move to the Hollywood Hills, here is the place for you.

I am very surprised to realize that after several months of writing this blog, I haven't gone on and on about my love of all mid-century things. As a kid, I wore vintage clothes, shoes, jewelry, carried vintage purses, and even vintage hairstyles. (This doesn't seem like a big deal, but in the early 90's, in small town Texas, this was out of the ordinary). Anyway, now that I am an adult, my vintage dreams have moved on to larger things, like houses, and I love this house belonging to Jenny at Freckle Wonder .

Jenny has an online vintage clothing store and a blog that is too cute. Her home is a gorgeous mid-century ranch, that is filled with fun and colorful furnishings. I am especially envious of the closet full of vintage clothes, and color-coded no less!

The kind of detail found in this floor, is something you can never find in newer homes. It seems to me that architects and builders, during this time period; really pushed themselves to be creative.

I had to include some of the vintage clothing Jenny sells. They are so fun.

I am such a visual person, very often random images capture my imagination. I decided to add a new feature on the sidebar, called "Image of the Week". Some images may be from another blog, and some may be from random sources. There will be a link below the image if you care to read more about it. The first image is from Freshly Found's Etsy Store. Hope you enjoy these images as much as I do.

I don't have any real commentary for these photos, I just am fascinated with them, and thought I would share. These photos are from a photographer named Angus Mcritchie, (love the name). There are many more wonderful photos on his site, but this was all I cold fit on this post. I would like to have many more photos at a time, but I haven't figured out how to do that. I'll admit I am not the most tech savvy girl in the world. If anyone has any suggestions, please let me know. Meanwhile, enjoy these inspirational photos.

I've had chairs on the brain. Along the way I stumbled upon some fabulous pieces that I love.Top left: 1st dibs(sold) Top right& center left: Tucker Robbins Center: Dana John Bottom left: 1st dibs Bottom right: Plastic Fantastic

I think these accessories would have made the Rat Pack proud.

Well, this is a surprise gone wrong. Last week my sister called me to let me know she was giving me a couple of vintage chairs. She just moved to a smaller house and didn't have room for them. I was SO excited, because I've been lusting over these chairs for about 10yrs. I was making plans for great new upholstery, to update them. (Remember the leopard print craze?)

Here's where it goes wrong. My husband went to pick up the chairs, and some other furniture, in a large trailer. When my husband got home his first words were, "We lost a chair on the highway, it broke-up all over the place." WHAT!!!! I couldn't believe it. I waited so many years to have these chairs! What a tragedy. Well, I tried to deal with it, and thought "I can still use just one chair". So today, I decide to take some pictures of the chair to post. I didn't think I had enough light so I brought my beloved Pablo "Elise" lamp over. As I am walking over to the chair, I accidentally drop the base of the lamp on my porcelain tile. I was horrified! Not many things survive a fall on porcelain tile. Of course, I plugged it in and it will not turn on. This chair must be jinxed! I am hoping that a makeover will make it better. Needless to say, I am feeling quite flustered right now.

Here are some very fun and colorful pillows from CushLab. Every pillow is handmade from felt and wool.