Vintage Mint

Beautiful, modern-decadent interiors by S.R. Gambrel for a West Village townhouse in NYC.  I love how the blue hue walls change from vibrant turquoise to moody midnight.

{Images courtesy of S.R.Gambrel}

John Derian’s greatness returns to my shopping mecca, Target! {yay!} I picked up a set of silhouette coasters this weekend, and thought the collection {or what I saw available at my local store} was just as covert-worthy as JD’s 2008 collaboration. I don’t think I want to use these as coasters, per se, but maybe as some stylish-pseudo-paperweights or coffee table decor {aka: clutter}…not sure.

I’m still seriously debating whether I should go back and pick up the colorful phrenology tray {which, as I write this, is probably already sold out}. I’m still very happy with my calligraphy-alphabet tray I got from the last JD-for-Target collection.

Although these are “technically” dinner + salad plates, I still think they can be repurposed as trays or even mini-platters {which I guess is the same thing as a tray} :

{Images via Target}

I thought harem pants were forever jettisoned as a style faux pas. But they’ve slowly crept back into fashion consciousness the past couple years {or maybe they never left}. You’d think that adding sequins everywhere would be more repulsive (aka: grandma-does-Vegas meets early ’90s), but somehow they look kind of…cool? But me dressing “cool” is a little outside my element / comfort-zone.

{JCrew, “Sequin Harem Pants”, moderately priced + sold out: $650}

 {Alice + Olive, “Sequin Slim Pants”, $286}

{Lulu’s, “Party in the Front”, $41}

I’d quit my day job as assistant pencil-pusher if I could summen up baking power goodness à la Coco Cakes! These whimsical cakes + cupcakes are almost too cute to eat! {Almost…}

Children’s Books

{Where the Wild Things Are} 

{The Hungry Catepillar}

“My Neighbor Totoro”

{Totoro + little Totoros}

{”cat-bus”}

Cute faces!

{uh…a cow}

{moustachio}

Food

{pineapples!}

{weinies!}

{First two images seen via ohdeedoh}
{Images via Coco Cakes}

Dearest Blog,

How could I forget your 2nd birthday like that? I’m not just 1 or 2 days late, nay, I be more than two weeks late. I didn’t mean to neglect you like that, don’t be mad, ‘k? To make it up to you, I’m posting some whimsical, b-day imagery. Here’s to more {un-belated} blog birthdays!

{and if you could walk…}

 
{Top image via Jalouse}
{Photos via Confetti System}
{Shoes image via Christian Louboutin}
{Shoes image by Karen Mordachi via Brooklyn Bride}