Wishlist - ModCloth

Searching for gifts for others, I can't help but notice things that I want for myself...




Alas, purchases of a personal nature must to wait until January. Or February. Or 2010.

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Ebay anxiety

Thinking about bidding on a few of these maps on ebay. I love maps, but I especially adore antique maps with lengths of rivers and heights of mountains.









I feel dubious about ordering antique prints from ebay. I'd rather see them in person, I mean, a map listed as 1847 on ebay might actually be a 20th century reprint. Ebay anxiety...this is why I almost never bid on anything.

Wishlist

This list is by no means comprehensive.




Totally awesome.


Totally awesomer.



It's purple. And it's Prada. I like strange stuff.




Both of these are from here.

And I like a lot of stuff from here, especially the Deer Head Necklace.

Imaginary home

Oh, if I only had my dream home, I might put these things in it...

Globe pendant lamps from West Elm. Loop bulbs, like the ones Mandy's been lusting after, would look wonderful in these.


A mirror side table, just for fun. I do love mirrored furniture. I kind of regret passing on a small mirrored vanity at Brimfield last year.


Returning to my harvest table obsession for a moment, I do like this rustic farm table from West Elm. It could serve as a blank canvas around which I would showcase my (imaginary) funky collection of chairs.


This is my ideal...

I don't remember where I came across this picture. Oops!

One more table

From one of my favorite house tours. Sweet and cozy.

credits: AT SF

My vote: harvest table

Desire to Inspire recently tackled an interesting design dilema: kitchen island or harvest table? This is not an issue that I have to deal with as I live in a JP rental with a small kitchen, but my vote is for harvest tables!

I do like the storage space provided by a kitchen island, but a harvest table allows one to show off a gorgeous table. It also provides a nice showcase for an eclectic chair collection (Mandy, are you listening?). They can make a crowded kitchen more airy and light, plus you can move them out of the way to create an impromptu dancefloor!

Here's a nice example from Apartment Therapy. This is from Jeanine's house in Wellesley. She's applying for AT Boston and I really like her digs. And her chairs.

A few things

I forgot to add these to yesterday's list of shoes.


Witch hazel. One more sign of spring!


I came across Montmartre's Sketchbook and it is beautiful.


Lena has new totes. I have vowed to purchase one of her plates in the very near future. Make that a plate AND a tote.


One of my favorite material possessions -- a vintage pagoda-style plant rack.

Thou shalt not covet...shoes

What can I say. I'm a sinner.

I just e-filed my taxes and I'm getting a tiny bit of money back, so I decided to buy those woodgrain sunglasses. Lame excuse I know, but I had a 15% off coupon for Delia's anyway (now THAT'S lame).

All right, on to other frivolous matters. These are just a few pairs of shoes I'd like to get my hands on this spring/summer. First, some utilitarian basics.


Muffy's

Toms

And now for some crazy sandals.




Nine West


UO

A shady quest

As you can see I have a canister full of sunglasses. Sadly I don't wear any of them. I have issues with ALL of them. So rather than wear shades that make me feel uncomfortable or make me look like a madwoman circa 1956 (no kidding), I squint. A lot.

The ultimate solution is to purchase prescription sunglasses. Until that happens, I might get these puppies...


Cons:
They're from Delia's.
Wayfarers are, like, totally 2007. Fer sure.
Um, I just bought a pair of turquoise aviators from H&M. (Read: totally impulsive and unnecessary!)

Pros:
They're only $10.
Woodgrain. Woodgrain! Let's hear it for woodgrain!

lines & shapes connect us

I've added a subscription to lines & shapes to my very long wish-list.

Imagined life #2

Another wonderful house tour at Apartment Therapy. This one's in Chicago. And of course, I'm impressed and envious.

Imagined life

Oh my goodness. Please check out the house tour of Jill Pilotte's beautiful house on Apartment Therapy. This is how I want to live.

Down with lawns!

The most recent issue of The New York Times Style Magazine is brimming with good stuff! I was most inspired by the article on Fritz Haeg, an architect who founded Edible Estates, which "proposes that homeowners banish grassy vanity lawns and replace them with harvestable gardens." Right on!

As I read about Haeg's projects I could picture a house that I lived in as a pre-teen in Southern California. This house had a massive backyard and frontyard, both of which were covered in neon green grass, definitely not native to the chaparral of Riverside County. If only my parents had done what Haeg does, that is, take a rototiller to those unnatural lawns and plant crops in their place.

I realize as I type this that I may feel so passionate about Haeg's work because I mowed both of those massive lawns at least once a month for 5 years. In any case, Edible Estates seems a brilliant idea!

So far

A few of my favorite pieces from the pre-fall collections.

Balenciaga!




Those slouchy boots give me the creeps, but I adore those ankle boots with the silver square toe. That vest on top of the cardi -- wonderful combination! I love the overall mix of textures and layers and the fact that, even with those two elements at play in most pieces, it avoids being clunky.


Lanvin!



That first dress is oh so relaxed and nonchalant. And I could LIVE in that brown-ish coat. I wouldn't even need a bag, what with all those pockets!

More to come, folks.

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