Marimekko in my bath

Marimekko's "Kaiku" pattern is a favorite of mine, so when I recently came across the shower curtain in the sale room at Anthropologie I just had to pick it up for our master bath. It's so bright and fresh and it manages to cheer me every morning! Now with the addition of green to the room, I thought it would be nice to pick up the same color somewhere else in the space. So, I added this "light fixture" over the tub...

Sorry I couldn't get a longways shot for better perspective, but what you are seeing is our tub area with window and tiled walls. And the light fixture is actually just a lamp shade which I purchased a couple years ago at Urban Outfitters for $5!

Inspired by the vibrant shade in Liz Lange's Jonathan Adler-designed kitchen, I took a stab at rigging my own shade over an existing recessed light. Using three small hooks, I lined them up to the metal rods at the top of the shade and then screwed the hooks into the ceiling. After that, all I had to do was insert the rods into the hooks and... Voila! Instant light fixture! Seriously, it took less than 5 minutes, and no electrical wiring or tools were required. Oh how I love the easy projects...

My Dream House

I have been obsessing over this Jonathan Adler-designed house ever since I saw it in the May issue of House Beautiful magazine. They finally posted the images on their site, and now I am sharing a few of these stunning spaces with you. They really are just too good, aren't they!?

Looking at these rooms, I take away a lot of great ideas for my own home. Like the bold white curtain rods with white curtain rings in the dining room, the black and white zig zags, the double coffee tables, and the fantastic lamp shade-style light fixture in the kitchen. The fun part for me is figuring out how to do it all on the cheap! I have some notions though, and can't wait to share them with you soon....