mad monster party!

Black is the new black

Totally feelin' a little black magic today, (which seems appropriate right before Halloween.) Love this "Black Basalt" collection from Wedgwood as spotted in the latest Domino Mag.
and call me crazy- but I'm totally into this wire web basket... (and kinda think this could be fun all year round!) actually wondering, what if you spray painted it gold? or chrome...

mundane aesthetic: cabbage stump

a little moment of pretty as I was chopping up some chinese cabbage.

Rake Clothing

Just discovered this line, Rake Clothing. Fantastic graphics. more here and here.

monsters need love too

this friday is halloween, so i'm devoting a few posts this week to happy halloween-y things. First up is this adorable poster by Etsy seller Strawberryluna. "Monsters need love too!" AND it even comes with googly eyes! get it here.

be don draper.

housetour! karen kimmel and james bond home

Happy friday- I have a nice treat for you today- Over at AT:LA, I contributed a great housetour of my friends Karen and James, who live in Los Feliz, CA. Their house is seriously what I want my home to be when I grow up. Fun, playful, but sophisticated and edited at the same time. Extreeeeemly chic and totally stylish. Amazing use of colors. and the artwork collection is to die for. I'll mention more about Karen's amazing work coming up soon, but check out her site here. Click over to AT:LA for the full house tour, but here's some preview pics.

TGIF video break #2: Literal Videos

OMG. these are hilllllarious!
"Ever wish songs just sang what was happening in the music video? Well now they do."

See more funny videos at Funny or Die

(via boingboing)

mundane aesthetic: decorative brick

Moments of decorative brick work in honolulu. I wish bricks like these were more readily available... (sigh)

TGIF video break: Robyn and Beyonce

get up and do a happy dance! it's friday! woo hoo!

• MTV
• Music Videos
• MTV Shows
• Entertainment News

beautiful bandages

Gorgeous composition of bandages from this article in the October 2008 Real Simple. (Photo by Grant Cornett)

shake it like a poladroid pict-cha

OMG. Fun for hours. I just made the image above. i want to poladroid everything now. thanks via SwissMiss

subtle stripey wall

great paint action going on in the background wall of this picture! Would love to try this somewhere!

faceted mirror

Faceted mirrors are calling me. I love this.And I love this:
I think I might need a mirrored mask for Halloween...

two covers

some recent beautiful cover art
Hot Chip "hold on/Touch too much remixes"
Mo Horizons 10 year anniversary

blue munday: blue hawaii

TGIF: funky friday mixtape

mundane aesthetic: ward farmer's market

ward farmer's market, honolulu

Domino Bazaar this weekend!

For all you folks in So Cal, this weekend is the 3rd Annual Domino Bazaar! It's being held in Culver City (at HD Buttercup), open to the public, starting tomorrow, Friday Oct. 17, through Sunday Oct. 19th, 2008. There's going to be more than 20,000 square feet of furnishings and accessories and fun stuff- as well as consultations, classes, and more. Also, the new book by Domino, "Domino, the book of decorating" will be available, so you can get a first hand look at it- (my Happy Mundane review of the book coming soon!). Tickets are $20, but it also includes a one year subscription to Domino, and $5 from each ticket benefits ACRIA, the AIDS Community Research Initiative of America. Click here for all the info and to purchase tickets.

Gilded Pumpkins

I've already mentioned my pumpkin scenario for this year, but I spotted this really fun treatment in the October Country Living. They gilded their pumpkins! I love the look, but am wondering if I couldn't just use some gold spray paint? Check out how they did it here. Slideshow here. (photos by Joseph De Leo)

mundane aesthetic: alien planet

aloha

posting might be a bit spotty the next few days- I've gone to da islands for a little R&R. however, i'll be reporting periodically... stay tuned!

wood salt + pepper shakers

These wood salt + pepper shakers look so beautiful and simple. By Domestic Aesthetic, "Salt shaker is made from reclaimed poplar wood, treated with a low-VOC milk paint. Pepper shaker is made from reclaimed walnut wood. Both feature a natural cork stopper. " Could make a great christmas gift! (yikes- i said it- christmas already?!) preorder now at Branch.

Jonathan Adler Palm Beach in Met home

Speaking of Happy Chic, J.A.'s Palm Beach home is on the cover of the November 2008 Met home. We've seen glimpses of this home in other mags, but twist my arm, I'll look at it again! So much fun and so much to love!... See the whole thing here.

blue munday: blue carpets

Feels like I haven't featured a "blue munday" in awhile- so... no time like the present! I just spotted this fun room from Point Click home's website (via AT:SF today). It's from Andrew Beers from Portland, one of the entrants in their Happy Chic home contest they held over the summer. I love love love the bright blue carpet tiles! It brings to mind another place I saw recently that had a bold blue carpet, the lounge at the Ivy Hotel in Sydney.Having it wall to wall, while totally fabulous, could become a bit much after awhile, so I appreciate Andrew's version- a bit more manageable, but still has a ton of impact!
(Ivy image from Vogue Living Australia May/June 2008)

crystal ice pillows at west elm

Totally digging the faceted design of these "crystal ice" pillows- love the color combos, but really really love the "putty" and soft blue colorways- available here.

handmade nation opening

totally looking forward to seeing this movie! (via dinosaurs and robots)

hello benjamin

mixing it up on the wall

I love the October 2008 cover of British Elle Decoration. Actually, I love the whole house that is featured. It's the home of Kate Hume's, in Amsterdam. The headline for the editorial is perfect: "quirky glamour."- I love all the limes/ochres/yellows paired with black and white, with little hits of turquoise.What really strikes me about the cover is the fact that she put a black cabinet on the middle of the wall, thus creating two spaces for separate art configurations. It adds such an unexpected architectural element. It breaks up the wide wall, yet the whole thing still feels very cohesive. I think it helps that she kept the colors very tight. It blends in nicely with the other art pieces.In her kitchen, I love the color of the cabinets and the tile half wall that is opposite of it. I especially am drawn to the collection of turquoise colored pottery above. Beautiful house tour and I'm totally inspired...

tgif mix tape

A friend emailed me about this whole mixwit thing awhile back, and I recently saw it again on Beachbungalow 8's blog- I got all excited and figured I need to try it myself! So... Happy Friday! get up and do a happy dance!

It's the gray pumpkin Charlie Brown!

So last year I was totally smitten with these gray pumpkins I saw in a store in Laguna. I had never seen gray pumpkins before and was fascinated by their beauty. Fast forward to this year and I knew that I must have one to cherish for my own. I stopped by Roger's Gardens (there's always something beautiful to see there) and lo and behold- the had a gray pumpkin bonanza! When I was a kid, my parents would take me to the pumpkin patch. (Halloween was a big deal to me) I totally had childhood flashbacks as I inspected each pumpkin looking for just the right size, shape, and finally picked one. I also snatched up a few little white mini pumpkins and one ochre colored little spooky looking gourd. I was thinking maybe I could create a little modern fall centerpiece for my dining table. here's how it turned out...It will be a nice transition before I bust out the holiday decorations from last year... are any of you adding any fall decor into your home?

skull and funny bones by flor

I'm sure this will be all over the blogsphere, but Flor recently came out with this Skull pattern and "funny bones" rug. I'm not totally sure how I feel about the scale of the pattern, but I LOVE that they even went there! More here and here.

Speaking of Charlie Brown...

Today in 1950, Charles Schulz's Peanuts was first published.

butterfly chandelier

I saw this butterfly chandelier/mobile at Pottery Barn Kids the other day. It was so pretty and uplifting. Even though it was for kids, I could see this working in an adult setting as well, perhaps above a dining table. Could be a fantastic decorating idea for a party too- (the holidays are coming up!) I think if you felt crafty enough, you could easily DIY this, maybe with different shaped elements thrown in, or different papers... but if not, you can get it here.

wunder toy pantonino

"wunder toy pantino" by Boletus