soon we'll be found

just an amazing video

Yellow vases

Still holding on to summer here, even though it's already Sept 9th?! Love this image of these graphic yellow vases in the July/August 2008 issue of Résidences Décoration magazine

penguins can fly!

This is awesome! well done. I love penguins!
The making of is here.

issues

I am blue this monday. I am having web/network issues. argh.

Here's a picture of a ginormously scary spider stuffed animal that I saw at the FAO Schwarz store at the Forum Shops in Vegas recently. It scared the bejeezus out of me. It was really soft though.

be back soon....

Jeffry Bilhuber's Gorgeous Grays House Beautiful 9.2008

Now that my master bath has gone through a transformation, I'm looking at the rest of my house differently. The September 08 issue has this amazing home designed by Jeffry Bilhuber. I love the colors used, especially in the living room. My current bedroom has many of the same colors, but I'm loving the mix of black and gray accents with some natural textures and pieces too... Check out the gorgeous house tour images here. (images by William Abranowicz for House Beautiful)

muted mix

great muted color combo in this Jackson Stripe Rug from Crate & Barrel

Chocolate Malted Crunch

Summer may be over for many, but I'm holding on as long as I can! It's been mighty warm lately here in So Cal, and for those of you that may have grown up around here, you know what that calls for... Thrifty Ice Cream! Sadly Thrifty stores are gone and are now all Rite Aid's, but luckily they kept Thrifty Ice Cream. My favorite part about it was the weird cylindrical ice cream scoop thing they used that made the scoops look like this. Anyway, last night I had to feed the need, so some Chocolate Malted Crunch to the rescue...

strangely obsessed with

I was watching this and then this. And now I'm obsessed with this.
I know it's wrong but it feels so right.

paper whale

Has anyone seen this bus shelter ad for Saturn? So cute! I didn't have time to take a shot of the whole ad, but they have these adorable folded paper looking sea creatures, like this whale. Now I have origami on the mind... I'll try to take another shot of the full ad soon...

good morning! Kanye + Murakami

Kanye West - Good Morning
Uploaded by kanyewestofficial

Related link: Happy mundane murakami post from last year.

cool bag!

Appreciating this simple graphic on this paper bag...
from Jack in the Box!

bathroom ch-ch-changes: pt 4 update

Just a quick update on the recent bathroom redo. So the horse artwork is officially staying and is up and hung on the wall. I put together some pieces from other parts of the house, like a tray and a vase, and are using them in the middle between the sinks. I found a nice cush-y rug from Macys Hotel collection that brings in the tans from the bedroom. It's pretty basic but sooo soft and feels soo good on bare feet. I guess that's what luxury really is about, and why not in your bathroom right? I'm still working on finding a better bath mat, which is in a small room to the right which I havent shown yet, because, well, there's not much inside except the tub/shower and the toilet. (I'm actually standing in that room when I took the shot above.) Because the toilet is inside, it's sectioned off by a door. Since the tile was put in, the level of the floor increased a little. Consequently the gap between the floor and the bottom of the door has decreased significantly. Trying to find a thin enough bath mat that can clear the door opening has been difficult. Ikea had one, but they were out of stock in the color I wanted... the hunt continues...

TGIF video break: Peggy Moffit

Happy Friday! and Yippe for long weekends! Check out this way groovy baby video of Peggy Moffit. Super Fab. (via Vie en Rose)

Shells are beautiful

From Martha Stewart Living May 2008. See the list of all the shells here.

everything is OK

I love this. (more here, here and here.) (thanks Christopher for the tip!)

Over & Over by Mike Perry

About a year ago, I posted about Mike Perry's last book, Hand Job: A catalog of type. He recently came out with a new one called Over & Over, published by Princeton Architectural Press. This time, it's all about hand drawn patterns! Mike has compiled a bunch of great examples from a variety of artists. This is a great reference and packed with inspiration to have on hand if you're a designer, but also just full of fantastic eye candy even if you're not. Here's a little video of a quick (and, uh... kinda blurry) flip through so you can get an idea.

blue munday: ice orb

Omg. Genius-ness. The Ice Orb is "the first vertical ice tray that makes, chills, serves, and stores"!
You basically fill it up, place the inside container in, and freeze. If you want ice cubes, take out the inside container and 21 cubes call out from the side walls, then you can use the container to hold them.

You can also use the inside container to serve cold foods. Check out the site for a video. Only $16! (but sadly they're out of stock- hopefully they'll get more soon) (via productdose)

random font help

i know some of you HM readers are fellow graphic designers and font afficiandos- Does anyone recognize this font or know a name for it?

Andy Hughes

If you're in the OC next weekend (Saturday August 23, 2008), there's a show opening at the Surf Gallery, which will feature the work of Andy Hughes from the UK. Andy's work is absolutely stunning. He takes photographs of found beach trash! Definitely check out his site (and he also has a blog!) for more of his amazing eye. Click here for info of the Surf Gallery. (all images Andy Hughes)

Make it work!

I've been meaning to post this for awhile- Back in the July 2008 issue of Real Simple, they had this great piece called "Can these bathroom's be saved?" Basically, it's all about working with what you got. I really appreciate editorials like these. It just goes to show how it's possible to make something seemingly "horrible" into something beautiful through pairing it with the right color combinations and just looking at it with a fresh set of eyes. I love all of the outcomes. I especially love how they added the yellow into the pink bathroom- such an unexpected solution, yet completely transforms and updates it to such a happy place! Also love that wallpaper in the brown bathroom. (drool...) Check them out here.