home improvements!

one of many little projects on my to do list crossed off! yay...
our cook books will no longer take over our little bar thanks to dwr's sapien bookcase. i just ordered this vertical bookcase that will fit perfectly in the kitchen and our bar can really be a bar!

snippet and ink hearts!

thanks to kathryn at snippet and ink for posting about our big day here!

just married... a few weeks ago!

it has been a whirlwind of an amazing adventure... begining with the big wedding day on june 5th, followed by an amazing 10 days in italy! so happy to finally be married to my dear jonah and so thankful that we were able to share the special moment with our families and closest friends... we love you all!!i am going to start posting all the tid-bits from before, during and after the big day!

a pretty bow

this brooklyn public school has a pretty bow upon it's coat of arms... i would be so happy to walk under this into my house everyday. hmmm....

villa vals: home sweet home

can i climb into the earth and live here, please!


more info here.

sunday night pasta making...

from scratch! and it was so easy and fun. i see a pasta party in my future!

i made pesto using basil from our window box! fettucini magic happening....a satisfying sunday supper...

bathing beauty

so happy with my new water suit...
and its 100% cotton! from here.

currently listening to...

beach house, teen dream

found: vintage ysl

found at a local vintage shop around the corner from my apartment!

wedding inspiration: simplicity

my mom and dad's courthouse wedding... a bouquet picked from their garden... sweet ans simple!

thrifting... in san pedro

at cheap...

pretty lady... pretty flowers

in pretty paris!

hearts for hearts

i found this victorian bracelet in philly this past weekend...love that it stretches!

pom poms & sonia rykiel = hearts

sonia rykiel fall 2010

latest lovelies

1-$3 earrings from the one hanson place brooklyn flea...2-need these t-strap clogs...
3-never-ending project...
4-awesome anchor hook from a nautical antique store in city island, ny...
5-made a modern version if the classic tuna noodle casserole (featured in this month's bonappetit )

hearts for sèvres porcelain

i snapped photos of these breathtaking sèvres pieces at the met recently... one a vase w/ candle holders and the other a potpourri holder.since studying about sèvres porcelain in school i am always so excited to see pieces in person. these two pieces are believed to have been purchased by louis xv in 1760.