Friday Photo

On Wednesday I took the water taxi from Dumbo to 34th St. in Manhattan.  It was such a beautiful day, and a great way to travel instead of the subway!  I hope you all have a wonderful, lazy, long weekend ahead!

Sketchbook: Seeds

Fall Trends by Anona

Today I am excited to share with you Fall mood boards by Anona Studio.  Anona is a boutique print design studio started by my friend Sarah Leaman and Renée Shortell in 2011.  They specialize in hand drawn or painted prints and also have an amazing collection of vintage pieces.  For those of you who don't work in the fashion or home industry, most companies buy artwork for the patterns you see on the finished product.  These mood boards definitely have me looking forward to Fall clothing.  Which one is your favorite?

Concept 01: Preppy Pastel

Concept 02: Gypsy Folk Story

Concept 03: Quirky Fairytale

Concept 04: Oriental Mystery

One Year Ago Today

(Photo by Katie Pietrowski)

Today is our one year wedding anniversary - It has gone so quickly!  Tonight we're celebrating with dinner at one of my favorite Brooklyn restaurants, a di la.  I feel so lucky to have this wonderful man as my husband.

Building Block: Spring Preview

When the Building Block Spring 13 preview lookbook showed up in my inbox I was pretty excited.  I really love the simplicity of this line and those tassels!  The camel leather next to the wood and mint tassel is a pretty perfect color combination.

(All images are from the Building Block Spring Lookbook)

Friday Photo

One of my favorite flowers: Queen Anne's Lace

Sketchbook: Masking Tape Stripes

Cape Cod

I don't know about you, but this heat has been making me so tired!  Luckily this weekend was a bit cooler, but I'm still wishing I could escape to the beach.  Since that's not in the plans, I thought I'd share some more photos from my trip to the Cape last month.

Sketchbook: Dreams and Memories

Seashells

I love seashells - they remind me of home.  I used to collect them and keep them in jars, and last time I was home I took some back with me.  Do you collect anything?

Friday Photo

One more shot from my Mom's garden.  This flower is so strange but beautiful.

House Plants

Our bathroom is a bit dreary.  I wish we had a window so that we could keep plants in the bathroom like these images below.  I love this lush way to camouflage areas you'd like to hide.

(Left: Photo by Via Terri Planty via Elle Decor Right: Image from Timeout NY via Remodelista)

Sketchbook: Ink Wash Circles

The Garden

My Mom has always been an amazing gardener.  When I was home in July I took these photos of her garden.  I have many memories of these flowers and hope you enjoy this short walk through the garden.

Click read more to see the rest of the photos after the jump.

Erie Basin

(Images via Erie Basin's tumbler: Top and Bottom)

I've been wanting to stop by Erie Basin and finally got a chance over the weekend.  They have an amazing tumbler filled with beautiful images from their store.  I highly suggest checking it out for a bit of inspiration.

Friday Photo

I took this photo a while ago when I was out to dinner with Steve.  I keep coming back to it because I love how dark and moody it is.  You can barely make out the vase of flowers.  Subtle color combinations are some of my favorites.  I hope you all have a wonderful weekend.

Dream Studio

(Top Left: Kay Sekimachi's work table by Leslie Williamson.  Top Right: Tenka Gammelgaard Studio for Casa Vogue by Idha Lindhag via Nicole Franzen's Pinterest board.  Bottom Left: photograph by me.  Bottom Right: Studio photo by Russell Smith via Desire to Inspire and Nicole Franzen's Pinterest Board)

I've been working on cleaning and organizing our second bedroom to make it a productive working space.  It's really great having a bit of extra space, and this has me imagining my 'dream studio.'  I'd love to have a big work table, lots of shelves, walls covered in white pin board, and all of my supplies out and neatly organized.  We don't really have quite enough space for all of this, especially since this is a shared office space for my husband as well, but that's ok....a girl can dream!  Do you have a home office or studio?  I'd love to know your tips for keeping it organized.

Sketchbook: Circles