Kettner's by Studiollse @ Design Milk

Oooohhh, some exciting news! I'm so happy to announce that I will be contributing to Design Milk with weekly Interior Design posts! I am continuously inspired by Design-Milk and and am so excited to be part of the team. I love collaboration with other artists working with any medium and I think Design Milk does such a great job of showcasing such a range of talent! Thank you so much Jaime for giving me this opportunity and for all the continuous inspiration!

My first post was about the renovation of Kettner's Restaurant by StudioIlse, my favorite! These dramatic interiors come to life and in this case morphed into the leading ladies on these "stages"! Check out the entire post here.

A Great Find: Saini Salonen Vintage Drapery!

Alright, I'm back:-) We finally got moved into our new place, but are not entirely unpacked. I honestly don't even care what's in the boxes, but I have to go through them! I've been obsessing about the design of my place, but I've decided to just live in it a bit, relax, and then let things happen. So with these being said I picked up two amazing pieces today and totally wasn't looking for them!

The first piece I just couldn't pass up! I got an Art Deco wardrobe for $20.00, an amazing deal! I would never of went searching for this, but I was at a shop, a guy pulled up with a truck, and boom here's a new wardrobe! It's being delivered today. It's similar to this piece here minus the mirror. It's already been painted white and needs repainted. Hmm...what to do?! I then decided to venture on over to Wertz Bros. and just browse around. I was actually searching for something for another project, but I happened to stumble upon this gorgeous vinatge drapery panel from Saini Salonen and I fell in love! The colors are so bold and rich and the patterns are incredible. Saini's work is described as by Lesley Jackson in Twentieth Century Pattern Design as “fantastical bulbous compositions, suggesting giant insect antennae and exotic flowers, [which] were a remarkable feature of Borås Wäfveri's output during the late 1960s.” I am planning on hanging it on the wall, but can't decide whether I should wrap it on stretcher bars or just let it hang. It also fits perfectly on one of my windows, so it could still end up there!

This is the one I got today...yay!

So stunning!

These colors are amazing!

Again, just look at the color combination!

Let us be inspired!

I came across Plumo after flipping through the new issue of Living Etc. where they featured the Kyoto Bench as the buy of the month. The instant I got to Plumo's site I fell in love with the delicate lines of this vintage book holder, then the beaded hangers, oh my, the coin purses are so sweet, the embroidered ottoman is perfect , and that jumbo storage bag couldn't get any cuter.

Would love for this to be holding my cookbook on my kitchen counter!

i just love the soft lines of those earrings!

Great idea!

I would totally put my rings in these!

Want one now!

For my recipe cards...such great colors!

For some reason this looks fun to me!

Perfect for so many things!

Happy Friday!

I'm sitting here flipping through my Flea Market Style book and just admiring the gorgeous styling from Emily Chalmers and the stunning photography from Debi Treloar.

Here's for your viewing pleasure!

stunning photography//Debi Treloar

AMAZING FINDS @ OFFICE MOVING SALE

The lease is up and the funky finds in this creative office must go. Most of them are brand new and have never been used, while others are worn in vintage pieces with that loved a lot character. We are selling real cool artwork from a local artist in Atwater Village, handmade pottery from Homegrown, vintage Brazilian rosewood chairs, a vintage midcentury desk, some simple pieces from IKEA, desk chairs, gorgeous steel desk from Shelter, adorable swivel chair, and some cute vintage finds. Any of these items could be used for home or office. Please contact me if you're in the Los Angeles area and would like to set up a time to look at anything. email yolksy@gmail.com Click on the images below for pricing and a detailed description or click here for a link to the photos.T

OH...TO BE A FARMER;-)

As I've mentioned in my previous posts, I took a trip back to Iowa this past weekend. It was such a fresh breath of air and I left feeling completely rejuvenated. A highlight of my trip was visiting my Grandpa's farm in Garden Grove, IA (pop. 250). He lives in an underground home that looks almost exactly like this home in Big Sur designed by Mickey Muennig Architects ... well from the exterior and minus the ocean view. I absolutely love this home! Check out the outdoor shower and that fireplace is amazing! These are pictures of the Big Sur home I pulled from Trendir.



Heres a link to the google map of my grandpa's home. I told him I have dreams to renovate the interior of his space into something gorgeous and modern and one day it could be my country home. This Big Sur home is exactly what I had in mind. My grandpa designed and built his home with his own two hands back in 1970. They only installed a furnace a few years ago and prior to that all their heat came from the wood-burning stove. They had no need for air conditioning and water comes from the well. To make his home even more amazing they have just planted organic gardens as well as apple, plum, cherry, and peach trees on the roof, and not to mention currants. In their garden they have blueberries, all types of lettuce, peppers, black tomatoes, carrots, beets, oh my, and the list goes on. I'm tempted to move back to Iowa and become a farmer or maybe open a restaurant and have my gramps bring me fresh organic ingredients daily. I would also love to set up shop at the Des Moines Farmer's Market. Who knows, but the ideas are endless. Not to mention he's about ready to tear down an old milking barn as well as an amazing barn right next to it. I can't even begin to tell you about all the good salvage items I found inside. That's another day...maybe tomorrow I'll get all the pics off my camera:-) I'm also going to post some pictures of his home soon, I promise. But for now I hope you enjoyed this amazing home they are calling innovative, and I keep thinking my grandpa did this 40 years ago! Can you tell he's a huge inspiration to me:-)