March 3, 2010 Fashion

I Just Haven’t Met You Yet

Just back from one of my least favorite activities…

bathing suit shopping.

Next week, we are heading south for a much needed family vacation.

My swim suits are tired and worn. I really need a new one.

However, I have come home empty handed…
I can’t seem to find anything that flatters and fits right.

This must be what Michael Buble was singing about on the
radio while I was driving home…right?

{feel free to sing a long in your head with me}

I’m not surprised, not everything lasts,
I’ve broken my heart so many times,
I stop keeping track
Talk myself in

I talk myself out
I get all worked up

And then I let myself down

I tried so very hard not to lose it.

I came up with a million excuses

I thought of every possibility,

but, I just haven’t met you yet.

And I know someday that it’ll all turn out

You’ll make me work so we can work to work it out

And I promise you kid

That I’ll give you so much more

than I get

I just haven’t met you yet

I might have to wait
I’ll never give up

I guess it’s half timing

And the other half’s luck

Wherever you are
Whenever it’s right

You’ll come out of nowhere

and into my life

I just haven’t met you yet!

{In this twisted relationship “its not you, it’s me”!}

Oh, please…flattering bathing suit, come find me!

images via: Saks.com;NancyMeyers;JCrew;googleimages

February 17, 2010 Get the Look

Obsession Du Jour: Wallpapered Furniture

The other night, while searching for something entirely unrelated, I came

across the most amazing thing:

Wallpapered Furniture!

This literally made my heart skip a beat. I have only slightly begun to talk about my love of wallpaper here. But, trust me when I tell you, there are some wallpapers that I literally just dream about, even though I have run out of walls.

And that is precisely why I was so excited to come across the Bryonie Porter website. Based out of England, this charming company specializes in wallpapering furniture. Take a look at some of their adorable creations:

It was this last one, that really sent me over the moon. I have an old vanity, in need of some TLC, and I have been completely infatuated with Osbourne & Little’s gold Asuka print, for quite some time.

It caught my eye when Kate Spade used it in her ad campaign:

And, then again, when the New York Post did a feature spread on the apartment

of Michelle Smith of Milly.

The appeal of this wallpaper lies in the nostalgic vibe it gives off, while still remaining thoroughly fresh and modern. Ironically enough, just like the Kate Spade and Milly fashion labels.

I loved it here too, when Palmer Weiss used it in this powder room. Many blogs have covered this, but I first spotted it here, on the Diane James Home site, when I was naturally looking for something else…entirely unrelated!

images via: BryoniePorter via TrendHunter; googleimage; NYPost; DianeJamesHome.