Picnics Under the Moon

isn't it romantic?

Rockett St. George is one of my all time favorites and when their e-newsletter arrived today, I really had to restrain myself from running for the credit card. Maybe it's because Valentine's Day is on the horizon, or maybe it's because he's out of town and I miss him, but I saw two things that I simply have to buy for my husband. Above, the first - for those of you who don't know, my husband used to play professional soccer, and he is most certainly a championship dad.

And this one honestly made me tear up a bit. It's a lovely reminder that while the daily grind may wear us down from time to time, I am happy and thankful that we are going through it together.

I want to ride my bicycle

The weather is really starting to get to me so I've been daydreaming about brighter days when I can hop on my bicycle and ride the boys to and from school. These lovelies by Velorbis (which is a Danish company - very hygge) would make my ride so much more stylish...

And these surprisingly cute helmets (also Danish!) would help keep me safe. At the very least they'd end the scolding I always get from the boys when I ride with them without a helmet :)

glimpse of inspiration

The new Anthropologie catalog arrived yesterday and among the many things that I wish I could buy were these gorgeous plates by Patch NYC. I took a look at their blog and they had a great post about the inspiration behind this latest collection.

The painting in the post, as well as the one used in this lovely room setting they did for Boston Home magazine surely inspired the plates I love. It's always fun to see what inspires designers - thanks for sharing!

dwell

We were very excited to see our wallpaper by the yard on Dwell's site today! They're right - buying by the yard is a great solution for all you commitment-phobes out there... Speaking of Dwell, we can't stop laughing about Unhappy Hipsters. It's been all over the internet lately, but if you haven't seen it yet, you should definitely check it out.

you can tell from the shoes

These are shoes from Danish designer Malene Birger's Spring 2010 collection.

And, above, are photos of her house (via The Style Files). You knew it was going to be amazing just from looking at those shoes, right? Her artwork is amazing - I love that vintage Chanel ad.

home for the holidays

I finally found some time to clear my camera... so here are a few pictures from my Christmas break I spent in Wroclaw, Poland (two whole weeks!). I noticed something "new" on this trip though. Since I grew up there, I took the architecture of my city for granted. However, being away for so long has allowed me to see it almost as if for the first time. And I think it's pretty amazing!

Here is the town square with the City Hall on the far side (it's the one with the clock tower). All the colorful buildings you see above are either shops or bars/restaurants (mainly on the street level, there are apartments on the upper floors). The town square with its surrounding area is one of the most popular places in Wroclaw for shopping, hanging out, going out or just strolling around.

This is the City Hall - it's probably shown on 95% of postcards from Wroclaw - the city's landmark if you will.

They had a live manger set up in the town square!

Here is what doors to some of the shops/restaurants/businesses/apartments in the town square look like. Aren't they just gorgeous?

Another fantastic doorway, isn't it? It actually leads to a bar/restaurant located in the basement of the City Hall. I just looked it up and it's supposedly the oldest restaurant/beer cellar in Europe dating back to the early 14th century!!

For a few nights before Christmas, they had booths set up in the town square with people selling specialty foods and handmade items like jewelry, hats, slippers, scarves, toys, home decor and more - so fun! I'm already looking forward to my next trip back!

You can read up more on Wroclaw here.

a good substitute

I have always been sort of a Louis Vuitton girl, but Lanvin has just blown me out of the water with their handbag brilliance lately. Unfortunately the price tags on the lovelies above are a bit out of my current budget.

These gorgeous clutches by Minneapolis's own Nelle handbags are considerably more budget friendly and are somewhat similar in look. Right now, she's mostly doing clutch bags meant for wedding parties (and gorgeous headbands), but I hope that someday she will expand into a full collection.

I'm currently on vacation with the family in lovely Honolulu, so will be posting a bit less, as computers and the beach don't mix :)

today's highlight

is ABSOLUTELY seeing our Yellow Nethercote in this gorgeous house on Apartment Therapy, because it certainly wasn't doing accounting or eating breakfast at a gas station while having my brake lights replaced. I adore that black footed tub and am wondering if I should paint our footed tub black, too. So dramatic!

Erin Murray, one of the home's owners, is an artist and Christiana and I are really loving her work. A couple favorites from her website above...

trust me

I already know that you are not going to believe this, but I swear on all things wallpaper the Nacho Libre soundtrack is amazing. AMAZING. I had dinner at our musically trustworthy friend's house on Sunday and kept asking, "What are we listening to?" Each and every time, the answer was, "The Na-CHOOOOOOO Libre Soundtrack!" Here - try it out for free first. You can thank me later.

everyone deserves hygge

We recently sent some wallpaper to Dwell With Dignity and they sent us the nicest blog post thank you note we've ever received. Take a look at the amazing work they are doing in Dallas - we hope that this spreads to additional cities soon...