OohLaLa a little inspiration!

A little inspiration from Cottage Living:

When I was just a girl!

I am so excited about my new Nikon Coolscan 5000 slide/film scanner. I am rediscovering all my old shots from my teenage years from China when I was just 15 to Ireland at 16, to Pompeii and Greece at 17:

CHINA:

I've named it THE CHERRY TREE after the KT Tunstall song Black Horse & A Cherry Tree:

Well my heart knows me better than I know myself
So I'm gonna let it do all the talking.
I came across a place in the middle of nowhere
With a big black horse and a cherry tree.


IRELAND

GREECE

POMPEII


GREECE AGAIN!






This is going to be fun! More to come soon.

Running the Numbers

I came across photographer Chris Jordan's work on PopPhoto.com and I was blown away. The environment and the global warming statistics have been very much on my mind having recently seen the 11th Hour (which I highly recommend as it was very uplifting and there were lots of great ideas).

Chris Jordan has visualized what everyone has been saying in a way that is amazing. It is so mind blowing that after looking at his photos you will without a doubt want to immediately change everything you do and live as green as possible.

I have been trying to do this in my business for some time by using sustainable goods such as making my silk screened t-shirts from bamboo and organic cotton, working with glass beads from Africa for my jewelry line made from recycled coke bottles, using an environmental house cleaning service called Green Clean. Soon I will have the Green Clean tip of the day.

Thank You Chris Jordan for making what everyone has being saying for years visual so people really understand what needs to be done. The images will captivate you and make you think. I think everyone should see his site and pass his work on to others. Here are a few:

Cans Seurat, 2007
60x92"

Depicts 106,000 aluminum cans, the number used in the US every thirty seconds.





Paper Bags, 2007
60x80"

Depicts 1.14 million brown paper supermarket bags, the number used in the US every hour.

OohLaLa Beach Dwelling!

Beach Dwelling is my new favorite store that was recently featured in Cottage Living (July/August issue). It is located in Birmingham, Alabama so unfortunately I will only be able to visit online.

I so want to crawl in here and go to sleep!

I love how imaginative this pirate ship chandelier is!
I could handle this after a long day!
You know how I love furniture with casters!
and the color blue!
Just seems so airy and bright!
These old fashion food covers are hard to find and one this big is amazing!
Naptime by the sea! Looks a little adventuresome. Hope it's not high tide. Fun to look at!

I love drift wood furniture!
ummmmm this just looks nice!
I love this bar and the way it will reflect the light.
and last....doesn't this look peaceful!

OohLaLa Leather!

I rode horses for years and I don't know if that's why I love it but one thing is true, I love good leather! It makes me happy. Check out Domino's Gallery on gorgeous leather items. OohLaLa Domino does it again! The navy blue couch below took my breath away. Do you think Ralph Lauren will consider renaming it The Bueller?

A beautiful corner chair from American Leather. I love this steel gray:
Two beautiful ottomans from Elite Leather. I love the gold trim on the bottom. Very chic!
I love this gorgeous honey leather chair by Drexel Heritage that makes me want to curl up with a good book. It reminds me of a Palomino I used to ride. Gorgeous color!
Lastly, some inspiration rooms. I just love these. OohLaLa!

My latest!

The new studio is fantastic and has already inspired me to do many things that will be coming soon. In the meantime this is what I've been working on. Soon to be in my store. I call this series, LAST DAYS OF SUMMER.

My Studio Makeover

I have finally completed making over my studio / project room. I couldn't be more excited about my project table from Pier 1 imports. It's small and sleek enough to fit in the small area I have for my studio. It also has so much storage space it made it possible for me to organize all my projects. Here are my before and after pictures. I still have more organizing and simplifying to do and I am TOTALLY open to suggestions. I wanted to paint the walls blue but because I rent I decided to cover them with my photographs and my moms art instead. I think I like it better to be surrounded by my inspiration. I would love o hear your thoughts. How did I do?

BEFORE

DURING

AFTER

Thank you APARTMENT THERAPY!

Thank you Vanessa (from Turquoise) for writing about Bueller Designs on Apartment Therapy. I am such a fan of the site and it is so great to be recognized on it.