rumbly in my tumbly

while i'm smelling but not yet tasting my host mom's cooking and my boyfriend is taunting me with his pasta dinner via skype, i thought i would distract myself from my hunger by alerting you to a beautiful foodie website called la tartine gourmande that my sister told me about. the food photography is gorgeous and they even have a vegetarian section for people like me! i could go for any of the following right about now.

{pea risotto with basil and lemon}

{stuffed potatoes with mushrooms}

{spaghetti with arugula and cherry tomatoes}

pardon me while i wipe the drool from my mouth. is it dinnertime yet?!

while i'm smelling but not yet tasting my host mom's cooking and my boyfriend is taunting me with his pasta dinner via skype, i thought i would distract myself from my hunger by alerting you to a beautiful foodie website called la tartine gourmande that my sister told me about. the food photography is gorgeous and they even have a vegetarian section for people like me! i could go for any of the following right about now.

{pea risotto with basil and lemon}

{stuffed potatoes with mushrooms}

{spaghetti with arugula and cherry tomatoes}

pardon me while i wipe the drool from my mouth. is it dinnertime yet?!

what goes at the foot of the bed?

an email from my mom about decorating my bedroom for our senior year house (it sounds like she's already been picking up a few things — lucky me!) has me thinking about the layout of my room. she says she found some inexpensive suede storage cubes at target that might work for the end of my bed. an easy enough purchase at $17 apiece, i'm too detail-oriented to make the purchase sight unseen. here are some rooms that might prompt me to make the right choice:

{kathryn ireland in house beautiful}

i love the simplicity that this old wooden trunk brings to a room otherwise brimming with bold fabric choices in typical kathryn ireland fashion.

{massucco warner miller}

two small ottomans neutralize a turquoise bed skirt and orange throw pillow.

{nuevo estilo via delight by design}

i love these x-shaped benches! how cute that one provides seating and the other features a tray for collecting what we can only assume are more of the homeowner's pretty things.

{via deliciously organized}

doesn't the scale of this bench seem a little at war with the grandeur of the canopy bed? still i had to include this bedroom for all the features that work: the subtle moulding, the sunburst mirror, the perfection of those throw pillows...

{via jamie meares' flickr}

not that my collegiate bedroom will sport a fireplace, but isn't the idea of putting a loveseat at the foot of your bed a nice one? the mix of chairs keeps the sitting room from being stuffy, though i'd worry that the loveseat would merely become a new destination for my clothes.

{domino}

there's something so delightfully un-decorated about this space from blogworld's favorite (and sadly folded) shelter magazine. leave it to domino to make an askew throw blanket and a messy stack of mail on one of two yellow garden stools look like the epitome of effortless style.

{jonathan adler in house beautiful}

a long bench that runs the width of the bed mirrors the color on the walls and offsets the prominence of the bed curtains and patterned fabrics.

what do you have at the end of your bed? do any of these inspiration rooms speak to you? i always love to hear your thoughts and i would love some advice from my stylish readers!

an email from my mom about decorating my bedroom for our senior year house (it sounds like she's already been picking up a few things — lucky me!) has me thinking about the layout of my room. she says she found some inexpensive suede storage cubes at target that might work for the end of my bed. an easy enough purchase at $17 apiece, i'm too detail-oriented to make the purchase sight unseen. here are some rooms that might prompt me to make the right choice:

{kathryn ireland in house beautiful}

i love the simplicity that this old wooden trunk brings to a room otherwise brimming with bold fabric choices in typical kathryn ireland fashion.

{massucco warner miller}

two small ottomans neutralize a turquoise bed skirt and orange throw pillow.

{nuevo estilo via delight by design}

i love these x-shaped benches! how cute that one provides seating and the other features a tray for collecting what we can only assume are more of the homeowner's pretty things.

{via deliciously organized}

doesn't the scale of this bench seem a little at war with the grandeur of the canopy bed? still i had to include this bedroom for all the features that work: the subtle moulding, the sunburst mirror, the perfection of those throw pillows...

{via jamie meares' flickr}

not that my collegiate bedroom will sport a fireplace, but isn't the idea of putting a loveseat at the foot of your bed a nice one? the mix of chairs keeps the sitting room from being stuffy, though i'd worry that the loveseat would merely become a new destination for my clothes.

{domino}

there's something so delightfully un-decorated about this space from blogworld's favorite (and sadly folded) shelter magazine. leave it to domino to make an askew throw blanket and a messy stack of mail on one of two yellow garden stools look like the epitome of effortless style.

{jonathan adler in house beautiful}

a long bench that runs the width of the bed mirrors the color on the walls and offsets the prominence of the bed curtains and patterned fabrics.

what do you have at the end of your bed? do any of these inspiration rooms speak to you? i always love to hear your thoughts and i would love some advice from my stylish readers!

desk du jour

{renovation style via caitlin creer interiors}

the refurbished childhood desk of university of minnesota student anna kohler. the desk is nice but i love the lamp and that blue and white silhouette. like her style? read the ten things she can't live without on la dolce vita.

{renovation style via caitlin creer interiors}

the refurbished childhood desk of university of minnesota student anna kohler. the desk is nice but i love the lamp and that blue and white silhouette. like her style? read the ten things she can't live without on la dolce vita.

suit up

since you ladies loved the idea of rent the runway, i thought i'd bring you another smart shopping find: hautelook has rachel pally swim on sale today and it's full of pretty spring (and summer) things! click the link above or the button on the right under "you're invited!" to join for free and then take your pick of mix-and-match tops and bottoms and pretty cover-ups for more than 60% off. here are some of my favorites:

belize maillot, retail $180 / hautelook $68

rio top, retail $90 / hautelook $36

malibu top, retail $90 / hautelook $32

short catherine dress, retail $234 / hautelook $84

long cameron dress, retail $229 / hautelook $94

for those equally interested in interior design, the candice olson lighting collection is also on sale today. i hope you'll decide to join the site — with new sale events every day, i know you'll find something you love!

since you ladies loved the idea of rent the runway, i thought i'd bring you another smart shopping find: hautelook has rachel pally swim on sale today and it's full of pretty spring (and summer) things! click the link above or the button on the right under "you're invited!" to join for free and then take your pick of mix-and-match tops and bottoms and pretty cover-ups for more than 60% off. here are some of my favorites:

belize maillot, retail $180 / hautelook $68

rio top, retail $90 / hautelook $36

malibu top, retail $90 / hautelook $32

short catherine dress, retail $234 / hautelook $84

long cameron dress, retail $229 / hautelook $94

for those equally interested in interior design, the candice olson lighting collection is also on sale today. i hope you'll decide to join the site — with new sale events every day, i know you'll find something you love!

desk du jour

{shelter}

i love her inspiration board and the nailhead trim on the coral-hued chair, and i'll never object to a big wide desk and a stack of design books.

{shelter}

i love her inspiration board and the nailhead trim on the coral-hued chair, and i'll never object to a big wide desk and a stack of design books.

papered corners

at a staggering 5'1", i think i have an innate attraction to all things fun-sized — so long as they still pack a punch. thus in addition to providing inspiration for those with less space than they might like, these tiny little spots strike me as downright, well, darling.

{design*sponge}

who knew an unexpected dash of wallpaper could do so much for a room? this mosaic pattern plays off the navy walls and turns a useless corner closet into a pretty place to [albeit inefficiently] stack books.

{max attenborough via desire to inspire}

another architectural eyesore is transformed with colorful wallpaper and smart shelving. i find that there's nothing like a chic white mac computer to deem a closet corner both high-tech and high-style. (the ghost chair doesn't hurt either!)

at a staggering 5'1", i think i have an innate attraction to all things fun-sized — so long as they still pack a punch. thus in addition to providing inspiration for those with less space than they might like, these tiny little spots strike me as downright, well, darling.

{design*sponge}

who knew an unexpected dash of wallpaper could do so much for a room? this mosaic pattern plays off the navy walls and turns a useless corner closet into a pretty place to [albeit inefficiently] stack books.

{max attenborough via desire to inspire}

another architectural eyesore is transformed with colorful wallpaper and smart shelving. i find that there's nothing like a chic white mac computer to deem a closet corner both high-tech and high-style. (the ghost chair doesn't hurt either!)

desk[top] du jour

such a pretty little vignette of worn leather and filtered sunlight. wouldn't you be happy to sit down to work at this desk?

such a pretty little vignette of worn leather and filtered sunlight. wouldn't you be happy to sit down to work at this desk?

high shine

i'm loving the sparkle of each of these bathrooms. why not add a little glamour to an otherwise unglamorous room?

{elle decor via dress, design, & decor}

{nuevo estilo via delight by design}

{sally conran via desire to inspire}

i'm loving the sparkle of each of these bathrooms. why not add a little glamour to an otherwise unglamorous room?

{elle decor via dress, design, & decor}

{nuevo estilo via delight by design}

{sally conran via desire to inspire}

it's the weekend!

i'm so happy this week is over! i might not have been looking forward to it quite as much as these girls (who write a hilarious blog about getting through the work week) but i'm pretty happy nonetheless. my boyfriend is coming to tours to meet my host family and join the bucknell group on an excursion to a nearby château. the language barrier could get interesting as my host family doesn't speak english but it'll be an excuse to wow michael with my french! i can't wait to show him around the city and introduce him to all the people and places that have made my stay here so delightful.

thank you for all your lovely comments this week — you have no idea how happy i am to hear from you! whatever this weekend has in store for you, i hope you have a great one and i will see you back here on monday!

{photography by kate powers}

i'm so happy this week is over! i might not have been looking forward to it quite as much as these girls (who write a hilarious blog about getting through the work week) but i'm pretty happy nonetheless. my boyfriend is coming to tours to meet my host family and join the bucknell group on an excursion to a nearby château. the language barrier could get interesting as my host family doesn't speak english but it'll be an excuse to wow michael with my french! i can't wait to show him around the city and introduce him to all the people and places that have made my stay here so delightful.

thank you for all your lovely comments this week — you have no idea how happy i am to hear from you! whatever this weekend has in store for you, i hope you have a great one and i will see you back here on monday!

{photography by kate powers}

desk du jour

white walls, dark floors, cool art... this is one of my favorites!

{ryann ford via desire to inspire}

white walls, dark floors, cool art... this is one of my favorites!

{ryann ford via desire to inspire}