friday finds

what a big week! i got a little tour of jonathan and simon's amazing apartment, scheduled my upcoming blog makeover with jessica from the love list, and made a new blog friend in dagny of scandinavian chic. here's what else went down this week on a few of my favorite blogs:

scott of the sartorialist delighted with bicycle eye candy...

bailey of peppermint bliss revealed her first design project on la dolce vita...

daniella of dress, design & decor posted pictures of a timeless beauty...

christina of down and out chic introduced me to bhalo, a shop with a great mission and pretty prints...

sarah of haute design piqued my interest with glimpses into a very glamorous italian hotel...

jessica of the love list profiled the dashing cece colhoun...

joi of nuestra vida dulce revealed her father-in-law's work on her kitchen...

and mrs. lillien declared her love for poodles with design darling favorites elva fields and jonathan adler!

what a big week! i got a little tour of jonathan and simon's amazing apartment, scheduled my upcoming blog makeover with jessica from the love list, and made a new blog friend in dagny of scandinavian chic. here's what else went down this week on a few of my favorite blogs:

scott of the sartorialist delighted with bicycle eye candy...

bailey of peppermint bliss revealed her first design project on la dolce vita...

daniella of dress, design & decor posted pictures of a timeless beauty...

christina of down and out chic introduced me to bhalo, a shop with a great mission and pretty prints...

sarah of haute design piqued my interest with glimpses into a very glamorous italian hotel...

jessica of the love list profiled the dashing cece colhoun...

joi of nuestra vida dulce revealed her father-in-law's work on her kitchen...

and mrs. lillien declared her love for poodles with design darling favorites elva fields and jonathan adler!

trend report {trays}

you need only click through the last few editions of lonny to realize the rising popularity of trays of all shapes and sizes. they're a fabulous means of bringing color or texture to a space and a brilliant way to organize jewelry and trinkets.

{dabney lee lucite tray, $130 for large}

{iomoi coral orange tray, $100+}

{fontaine maury strawberry tray, $45}

{overstock fiesta oval tangerine tray, $23}

{jonathan adler pink lacquer tray, $150}

{dabney lee square lucite tray, $120}

{ikea rationell variera tray, $7}

{target pink melamine serving tray, $13}

{jonathan adler orange lacquer hexagon tray, $175}

what's your take on the tray trend?

you need only click through the last few editions of lonny to realize the rising popularity of trays of all shapes and sizes. they're a fabulous means of bringing color or texture to a space and a brilliant way to organize jewelry and trinkets.

{dabney lee lucite tray, $130 for large}

{iomoi coral orange tray, $100+}

{fontaine maury strawberry tray, $45}

{overstock fiesta oval tangerine tray, $23}

{jonathan adler pink lacquer tray, $150}

{dabney lee square lucite tray, $120}

{ikea rationell variera tray, $7}

{target pink melamine serving tray, $13}

{jonathan adler orange lacquer hexagon tray, $175}

what's your take on the tray trend?

before and after {pin collection}

my sister, reilly, has been collecting pins for as long as i can remember. whenever someone is unsure what to gift her, an assortment of pins is an easy fallback and her collection has expanded accordingly. one day while snooping around the house for potential design projects, i decided i wanted to help my sister display her collection since her habit of pinning new finds onto an old lime green fleece jacket in her closet was hardly doing her hundreds of pins justice.

so i stealthily removed the offending jacket from her closet...

removed the pins with the help of our little brother, camden...

painted unfinished scrapbooking frames from michael's (around $8 a pop)...

artfully arranged the pins on pieces of white felt ($1 per piece) cut to fit the frames...

set the felt in the frames...

and — voilà! — a pretty display for her bedroom and a tidy way to flaunt her impressive collection.

my sister, reilly, has been collecting pins for as long as i can remember. whenever someone is unsure what to gift her, an assortment of pins is an easy fallback and her collection has expanded accordingly. one day while snooping around the house for potential design projects, i decided i wanted to help my sister display her collection since her habit of pinning new finds onto an old lime green fleece jacket in her closet was hardly doing her hundreds of pins justice.

so i stealthily removed the offending jacket from her closet...

removed the pins with the help of our little brother, camden...

painted unfinished scrapbooking frames from michael's (around $8 a pop)...

artfully arranged the pins on pieces of white felt ($1 per piece) cut to fit the frames...

set the felt in the frames...

and — voilà! — a pretty display for her bedroom and a tidy way to flaunt her impressive collection.