pretty . little . weekend

My day today:

*woke up late, 10am
*started laundry
*had coffee
*read news, blogs, etc.
*went to the gym
*ran important errand - looking for a cute new suitcase for summer travel (apparently no one makes reasonably priced cute suitcases anymore)
*went to the grocery store
*took photos for new items to list in the shop
*read the sartorialist and fell in love with:


(trying to figure out how I might be able to get the DF to adopt a similar style - minus that scarf, of course)


(while I'm not so into this girl's Ray Bans, I just can't get over how fabulously girly and pretty her Fendi dress and Chloe shoes are!)


(the dress is even on sale at Net-a-Porter; it's still $2,000, but hey...)

How I'll finish my day:

*make/eat dinner (not sure what yet...)
*watch more episodes of season 1 of Lost on dvd (it's not exactly a good show, but once you start, you have to keep watching!)

pretty . little . colors

Domino Magazine recently had a feature on different paint colors and how they really transform a space and create a special room. The result? Some of the loveliest living areas ever!





(then again, I rather feel that any space would be magical if you had a peacock that lived with you!)

hippie . hippie . chic

Rachel Bilson almost always looks adorable, and today - out and about in Hollywood wearing white flowy dress, Saks Fifth Avenue blazer, Tod's Softy Media Messenger, and sandals - was no exception:


Want her look for less?


(click for larger photo)(all items from UrbanOutfitters.com)

umm, what?

I have to admit that I've been puzzled by a recurring feature in US magazine for some time now. I don't really understand their, "Stars, They're Just Like Us," section.

This always contains pics of stars doing...wait for it...normal things:


"THEY SMELL FLOWERS!"


"THEY USE CHOPSTICKS!"

Does something happen to you when you become famous that sucks all of your life skills away? I feel like this feature may be some attempt at trying to make us feel as though we're no different from celebrities, but it's ridiculous. (1) It's not a surprise that celebrities do any of the mundane things that they're photographed doing (2) Unless you make a seven figure salary, are paid to look pretty, and constantly have photographers trailing you around, celebrities ARE DIFFERENT.

To US Magazine: STOP with the nonsense.

kate . bosworth . in . harper's . bazaar

Kate Bosworth is beautiful, and effortlessly so. But I'm getting to be of the opinion that she needs to start eating again. Perhaps her model boyfriend is causing her to be a stickler about what she eats (or doesn't eat), but if she's not careful she's going to slip back into that phase where she looked a lot like Gollum. (not good.)

Yet still, in the newest issue of Harper's, she does look rather dazzling:



Also, does anyone know who makes the bag that she's been carrying recently (photos below)?? I've tried everything to track this one down, but to no avail. Let me know if you recognize it and I'd love.love you, for, like, ever!!

pretty . little . furniture

When I imagine my dream house, I imagine not just what the house itself will look like, but all of the lovely.comfy.amazing furniture that will fill each room. Though I think with the number of sofas that I'm enamored with, I'll perhaps have to have three or four living rooms (or living room, parlour, sitting area in the bedroom, office??).

After stumbling across Spruce Home on ETSY, I may have to expand my vision to two full dream houses, as their custom furniture is so stunning:





For custom pieces this well-crafted and this pretty, their prices are a steal!

(I'm off now to convice the DF that the Poppy Bench is perfect for our sun porch!)