happy mundane

Wednesday, November 05, 2008

Kimono Tea Light Shade

Delicate and lovely! They're etched by hand from thin sheets of stainless steel- by Polli- Available here.

Tuesday, November 04, 2008

meet Pepé

So... I adopted a dog yesterday. Meet Pepé.

This little guy was apparently found as a stray, adopted, then given back to the shelter because the people adopting him turned out to be alergic. Not sure what the history of the dog was before that. He's a chihuahua, but he's not a little tea cup one- he's kinda big- about 12 pounds. They estimated him to be about 10 months old, so still kind of a puppy. so far so good. The shelter (i got him at the Irvine Animal Shelter) said he was already housetrained- so that was a plus for me. however, this morning, he... marked the bedroom as his own i guess. oh well- other than that little incident- he's been fairly mellow. sleeps a lot. hasn't barked yet- except during the initial meeting at the shelter- he kind of went beserk on a large dog- but didn't seem to mind seeing a smaller dog...

Honestly, I'm a little overwhelmed. This is the first time I've ever had a dog. I want him to be all socialized, trained, obedient, and all that good stuff- and everything I need to get and do is a bit daunting. I promise (fingers crossed) that I won't turn this blog into a puppy photo blog- (although i can feel i'm already becoming one of "those" people! hehe)

but he sure is a lil cutie isn't he?

Monday, November 03, 2008

new buddy

so... there's a new buddy on my couch.

and all he seems to do is sleep...

blue munday: behind the scenes

jonathan Adler "Saville" ornament set

Jonathan Adler has a new set of cute ornaments out this year. Called "Saville", it features a key, a shoe (or "brogue"), a pipe, and a pocketwatch.

I am in love with the key -

I wish these were sold separately... it's actually giving me ideas for perhaps some DIY christmas ornaments... hm... Available here and here.

Saturday, November 01, 2008

go-go saturday night

directed by Jess Holzworth feat. Chloe Sevigny
Beck - Gamma Ray

by the way- don't forget- Daylight Savings Time ends tonight! Time to turn you clocks back 1 hour!

Friday, October 31, 2008

mad monster party!

Thursday, October 30, 2008

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...

Wednesday, October 29, 2008

mundane aesthetic: cabbage stump

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

Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Rake Clothing

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

Monday, October 27, 2008

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.

Sunday, October 26, 2008

be don draper.

Friday, October 24, 2008

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.