dream life

This is the kind of home and life I truly aspire to. Funky, bohemian interiors, amazing entertaining spaces, temple-like dressing room full of glamorous clothes, and a yard full of lovely farm critters to take care of...

Someday, if I'm lucky, I will be sitting on my sofa in my ocelot coat feeding carrots to a miniature horse most certainly named Balthazar, and I will be in heaven....

(Home of fashion designer Dorothee Schumacher; images by The Selby)

making me crazy

This bedroom, featured in Ladies Home Journal and designed by the lovely mother-daughter team of Good Bones, Great Pieces, is making me crazy with desire. While designed as a child's bedroom, all it needs is a larger bed to make it perfect for moi. Love the Scalamandre wallpaper, love the green settee.. swoon...

(Image via Good Bones, Great Pieces)

fantasy house

While on a flight back from Savannah the other day I found myself swooning over this home designed by Fawn Galli. Everything about it is perfect, right down to the fluffy grey poodle on the bed...

(Images via House Beautiful and Fawn Galli)

instagram moments

Some recent moments from my home and life, captured via Instagram...

(Please note the page from the most recent issue of Anthology magazine. That's my home featured in the sneak peek for the spring 2012 issue!! Wow!)

happy morning!

Here's wishing you all a bright, sunny, happy Friday...

(images by Ngoc Minh Ngo and Garance Dore)

vrooom, vrooom...

It should not be surprising that I want a pair of these Prada hot-rod stilettos, like desperately...

(All Prada SS2012 via Style.com)

the perfect coffee table...

... for showing off a collection of books

Meanwhile, the rest of the place ain't bad either...

(Photos by Claiborne Swanson Frank for Vogue.com)

luxury want.

These feathery, sparkly Jimmy Choos might be the most lovely shoes...EVER:

(Jimmy Choo "Marlene" sandals at Net-a-Porter.com)

want.

This Marc by Marc Jacobs choker is pretty delightful. Why am I just coming across it now?

Luckily, it's on sale at Nordstrom. I think this will be an addition to my holiday wish list....

("Claude" statement necklace by Marc by Marc, image via Nordstrom.com)

patio swoon

Can't help but crave a scene such as this, especially with winter on the way...

(Photo by Ngoc Minh Ngo)

wallpaper swoon

(Image via House Beautiful)

bird swoon

All my favorite colors, plus a fancy version of a disco ball...

(Interior design by Katie Ridder; image via here)

{what i'm wearing) preppy leopard

Piped blazer, J.Crew (similar here); leopard spot dress, Forever 21; boots, Alexander Wang (similar here); scarf, DVF (similar here); Edie Purse, J.Crew;Baroque cat-eye sunnies, Prada; mink flower brooch, vintage

i'm doing this

So cool, so vibrant and pretty.... I want a drawer full of neon-dipped silverware just like this!

(Image via Apartment Therapy)

{what i'm wearing} paisley & leopard

It's handy having so many empty lots with graffiti-covered walls in my neighborhood. They turn out to be the perfect backdrop for an autumnal photo shoot....

dress, Zara; sandals, Christian Dior; bag, J.Crew "Edie"; belt, vintage Margarita Barrera (thrifted, but similar found here); long pendant, Juicy Couture; serpent choker, Pade Vavra; bracelets, vintage, Saks and Forever; earrings, Ted Muehling; nail color, Essie Material Girl

abstract love

This Keith Haring/Kelly Wearstler-inspired graffiti wall by Nicole of Sketch42 is the most fabulous thing ever. I might finally have to try a project like this in my house! I'm totally inspired...

(Photos: Sketch 42 via Elle Decor)

{what i'm wearing} marni & miu miu

A warm November day calls for bare legs and my new strappy Miu Miu heels....

jacket, Marni; polka dot blouse, Zara; necklace, Madewell; bracelets, vintage and Forever; heels, spring 2011 Miu Miu; nail color, Essie Wicked

(photos by Courtney Apple)

violet fantasy

Photo from House to Home via my Pintrest)

things that are awesome

This week, I present a rather random selection of things I am loving and/or have my eye on. First up, glittery stiletto sandals and a kelly green leather clutch. Both currently reside in my closet...

Amazing combination of color and texture. How divine is that crimson velvet pump with the pastel green paillettes?

A Cy Twombly gallery poster (want!) and my most favorite new beauty product, the limited edition Chanel eyelash curler...

And nothing beats a delightful bouquet of peach and violet carnations...

(from top: sandals via Zara; Pour La Victoire clutch via Nordstrom; street style shot by Tommy Ton via Style.com; Twombly poster image via Look Linger Love; Chanel curler via Nordstrom; carnation bouquet by Katie Osgood Photography)