desk du jour

{olga bennett via aubrey road}

i love how real this photo is: nothing staged, nothing faked, book open, chair at the ready. be sure to check out jenny's blog for endlessly inspiring photography if you're not already familiar.

what are you up to this wednesday, my darling readers?

{olga bennett via aubrey road}

i love how real this photo is: nothing staged, nothing faked, book open, chair at the ready. be sure to check out jenny's blog for endlessly inspiring photography if you're not already familiar.

what are you up to this wednesday, my darling readers?

let's talk kitchens

what does yours look like? do you prefer light, bright, and white? i thought i did until i started falling in love with these darker options.

{design*sponge}

the homeowners balance dark floors and dark walls with plenty of white: cabinets, tiles, trim, and fabulous saarinen tulip chairs.

{via desire to inspire}

the perfect shade of pale gray on the walls is a happy medium between the black cabinetry and the whitewashed floors. don't you love that window?

{via little green notebook}

gwyneth paltrow's high ceilings get a coat of white paint to keep her black cabinetry from taking over — and you know i love a chandelier in the kitchen!

{windsor smith}

a risk-taking designer pulls off a dark kitchen thanks to ample natural light and a pale tiled floor.

{ruthie sommers via high-heeled foot in the door}

sommers takes a unique approach and counters the dark walls with a pop of turquoise at the door. like this space? check out camila's look for less here.

it seems to me that it's all about balance — offsetting the black and gray with white or even a dash of bright color. what do you think? could you handle a dark kitchen?

what does yours look like? do you prefer light, bright, and white? i thought i did until i started falling in love with these darker options.

{design*sponge}

the homeowners balance dark floors and dark walls with plenty of white: cabinets, tiles, trim, and fabulous saarinen tulip chairs.

{via desire to inspire}

the perfect shade of pale gray on the walls is a happy medium between the black cabinetry and the whitewashed floors. don't you love that window?

{via little green notebook}

gwyneth paltrow's high ceilings get a coat of white paint to keep her black cabinetry from taking over — and you know i love a chandelier in the kitchen!

{windsor smith}

a risk-taking designer pulls off a dark kitchen thanks to ample natural light and a pale tiled floor.

{ruthie sommers via high-heeled foot in the door}

sommers takes a unique approach and counters the dark walls with a pop of turquoise at the door. like this space? check out camila's look for less here.

it seems to me that it's all about balance — offsetting the black and gray with white or even a dash of bright color. what do you think? could you handle a dark kitchen?

resort 2011 {diane von furstenberg}

happy monday, everybody! i hope you had a relaxing weekend and are feeling ready to take on the new week. as for me, i'm busy drooling over every look that walked the runway at diane von furstenberg's resort show last week. which is your favorite?

black, white, and perfect all over.

{all photos from style.com}

happy monday, everybody! i hope you had a relaxing weekend and are feeling ready to take on the new week. as for me, i'm busy drooling over every look that walked the runway at diane von furstenberg's resort show last week. which is your favorite?

black, white, and perfect all over.

{all photos from style.com}