Lonny Loveliness

EEEEK! Its back again- the online shelter publication sensation Lonny. And this newest issue does not disappoint! I have been trying to work on our house bit by bit. Right now I'm a little obsessed with little tableaus- clusters of knick-knacks, book, art, etc on table tops. This issue is chock-full of great ideas for groupings. Check it out here. Have a beautiful day!

XO
-L 

Love the Rhino head- I have been seeing faux taxidermy everywhere. So cute for a kids room!
Can't wait to try Katie Lee's yummy pea soup recipe- she's darling! 

Loving all these little shots of clustered objects. I really love the crisp white desk against the dark wall- so fresh. And the leaning pictures- I prefer to lean artwork rather than hang it- that way, I can move it around on a whim and layer it. And I am going to try some groupings of objects on our bedroom dresser to create a Lonny-inspired look.

The mix of textures here is perfect- the rugged leather chair paired with the modern glass and feminine charm of the patterned rug and soft gray sofa-LOVE!

Westies! Like my baby Calvin!!

Loving the pops of color with the crisp black and white accents. Totally gorgeous. I'm definitely going to copy the little grouping on the top left.

So eclectic and worldly.

All images via Lonny Magazine.

Airheads

Oh. Wow. I have no words. How stinkin cute is the airstream designed by the talented
Junk Gypsy Girls for Country Cutie-pie Miranda Lambert?! Pink checkered floors, turquoise, pressed tin, plastic pink flamingos and the Virigin of Guadalupe all in one sweet rolling spot?!! Sign me up.

Happy Wednesday!

XO
-L

All Images via Junk Gypsy

If you can't afford a tricked out custom airstream to tool around in, the spruce up your patio with some cute airstream twinkles. Sweet!

Burlap: Suprisingly Elegant

Good Monday to you all! I hope you had a great weekend!
We did- lots of rest and a little too much junk food, but whatever...

On Sunday I made a trek to the fabric store in search of odds and ends to make some crafts that have been on my list for a while. New spring fabric for dog bandannas? Check! Fabric for various wedding projects? Check! Felt for backing some retooled brooches? Yep-got that too. And one surprising purchase: burlap. I remember seeing these adorable pennant banners from Funkyshique on etsy a while back and thinking how pretty they were. How brilliant to take something as utilitarian as burlap and make it romantic! I will be making one that says "Just Married" to adorn either our cake table or getaway car!! And then I though how cute it would be to use burlap on the tables to tie in the pennant banners. Plus, it'll make the white china and orange napkins really pop! Apparently a lot of other people had this same idea: I was able to find so many cute examples and even directions to make my own runners on Style Me Pretty. How devine!

XO
-L

Burlap LOVE Banner by Funkyshique on etsy

Burlap Last Name Banner by Funkyshique on etsy

Phot via Style Me Pretty

Photo by Carrie Patterson
DIY Burlap Instructions via Style Me Pretty

Image via The Knot

Friday Flower Power

Happy Friday all! You will have to forgive a not-so-cohesive post today, I was stuck in traffic for 2+ hours yesterday cause a semi full of frozen chicken jackknifed and burst into flames on highway 121. Yes, I said frozen chicken. I'm a little tired.
(You will be glad to know no one was hurt.)

Anywho, on to the prettiness! Please enjoy my newest obsession: Emersonmade. I pretty much want to plaster everything she makes all over my clothes (including my wedding dress), shoes, house, dog, fiance...basically anything that will hold still for more than 4 seconds. Not only is Emerson (the cutie-pie behind the fab floral creations) completely talented, but she is also the beautiful model in all her product photos. And, if her success and artistic prowess aren't enough to induce a little envy, get this: she lives on a farm with her handsome hubby and they have a duck (who also pops up on her blog from time to time). I want to live on a farm with a duck and design flowers!!! Until that day, I will continue to adore & covet Emersonmade's creations.

Have a lovely weekend- I am off to see the Old 97's at the Musink Festival tonight.
Who knows, maybe I'll follow in my brother's footsteps and get inked...
Ok...maybe not.

XO
-L

 

All images via Emersonmade 

Currently Channeling: Knack Studios

My decorating obsessions always ebb and flow. I go through rounds of wanting to redecorate everything, tear the whole house apart and redo it all. Maybe its part of this "nesting" thing that goes with getting married? Hmmmm... Anyway, I have been spending time getting ideas for beautiful, inexpensive DIY projects I can sink my crafty little teeth into. In my design inspiration travels, I always check in with Design Sponge, and her awesome "Before & After" section. As it happens, going through all these posts led me to Knack Studios. This little Greenville, South Carolina Treasure is aaaaaaaaamazing! Specializing in refinishing and refurbishing, they create beautiful, functional pieces out of what some might consider garbage. I am going to try to tackle our bedside tables this weekend- they are dying for a new coat of paint and some cute knobs. And thanks to Knack Studios, I now have a ton of great ideas for them, and many other projects. Check out their website (here) and Flickr Photos (here) and get inspired!

XO
-L

All image via Knack Studios