Did you wake up and say "rabbit, rabbit" for good luck? I'm spending the morning waiting in line at the DMV so I'll take all the luck I can get. What do you have on the calendar this month?
{gratuitous prettiness via Patterson Maker}
Stream of Consciousness
I'm still crushing on her style.
Art and paneling pretties.
Want.
My pick for prettiest woman alive.
Connecticut summers require a pool like this one. It. Is. Hot.
Different and gorgeous.
Packing is not this pretty in real life. I leave for San Francisco bright and early Saturday morning and I am stressed.
But I'm ready for the adventure. You?
Nantucket.
I'm spending a few days in our home on Nantucket with my family before my final week in Connecticut. After this, it's errands, interviews, packing, and — next Saturday — San Francisco!
And the winners are...
The two lucky winners of the Fabric & Handle bags of their choice are...
Entries #24, Taylor from It's The Little Things, and #43, Connie from Daydream in Color! Congratulations, ladies! Please email me so I can put you in touch with the lovely folks at Fabric & Handle. Thank you to everyone who entered!
White Floors
Love the one you're with. Work with what you've got. Make it work. But what if your plain concrete or wood floors really just aren't working? Paint them! I'm convinced there's nothing a fresh coat of white paint can't solve — and I'm using these interiors as proof.
{Blueprint Magazine}
Do you have any white floors in your home? It's a DIY project I'm dying to try at some point using this tutorial. According to Camila, it's a surprisingly easy and inexpensive project — right up my alley!
Wood Dressers
The search is on for the perfect wood dresser for a client's bedroom. She needs a darker piece to break up the white walls and I think any one of these pieces would do the trick.
Gorgeous, n'est-ce pas?
1 & 4 Lonny / 2 via Full House / 3 Anna Spiro
Fabric & Handle Tote Bag Giveaway!
Beach season is upon us and I'm certain this week's giveaway is just the ticket. Fabric & Handle's tote bags combine simplicity and style in a way that any design darling would appreciate.
Gingham never looked so good. Sur la plage or en route to work, Fabric & Handle totes are perfect for carrying your everyday necessities.
Call me boring, but I will forever love tan and bright white. Oh, and see those chic button straps? They're completely adjustable. Now that's a design I can get behind!
Want one to call your own? Good — because two of you will be winners! Fabric & Handle is kindly giving away two tote bags from their vast selection and the winners will be chosen randomly this Friday. All you have to do is become a Design Darling follower, check out their site, and leave a comment letting me know which tote you'd choose. Look at that... simple and stylish.
Cocoa & Hearts
As you may recall, one of the goals on my 101 in 1001 list is to invest in my first piece of original art. You can imagine my delight when Jen of Made By Girl announced the opening of her art site, Cocoa & Hearts. Her paintings are colorful, modern, and simple in the best way possible. While her larger pieces are a fantastic resource for large-scale decorating projects, I'm most drawn to her 10" x 8" canvases, which retail for $95.
What are your favorite sources for original art?
Quote Du Jour
"Today is the first day of the rest of your life."
—Charles Dederich
I'm resolving to look to the future as opposed to lamenting the end of this chapter. Yesterday's graduation marks the beginning of my next adventure and I could not be more optimistic about what the future has in store for me. No matter where you are in life or what mood you find yourself in at the moment, let's all remind ourselves that today is a new beginning and we can make of it absolutely anything we like.
Graduation Weekend
My family arrives tomorrow to see me graduate from Bucknell on Sunday. Where oh where oh where did the time go?
{Louis Monteiro for Tatler}
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