malachite.

did some etsy shopping this weekend and amongst other things, i found lots of malachite!

i actually ended up purchasing this vintage necklace for myself:

can't wait to layer it into my wardrobe.

from here.

but there were shockingly lots of things to choose from.

{i guess i don't know why i was shocked, but i was.}

still thinking about this egg for somewhere around my house.

from here.

and all of these, too:

here.

to make my own, here.

it was a toss up between the one i got and this little gem.

here.

here.

i hope everyone in the northeast is bearing the winter hurricane as well as they can be.

looking to be quite the adventure.

love you, elle!!

JILL

little bit orange. little bit red.

poppy!

this color is lighting my life right now.

especially mixed with magenta and lilac.

and that perfect shade of teal-green-blue-aqua-mint.

i love it.

{and i want that rug}

{and on another note, that painting is from etsy and i've lost the link. tried looking for it and can't get it. i actually really want to purchase it for myself! its an original oil. the colors are just so perfect. i'll keep looking but if i find it, i might buy it :)}

JILL

{images via: abigail ahern, etsy, hilary inspired}

50 shades

of green.

har har har.

but seriously, why would you choose only one shade of jade...

when you could choose them all!?

where:

wear: 

especially warmed up with wood and brass.

tgif.

JILL

{1st dibs stock photo, over-the-moon tumblr}

citrus.

this whole post is based on the fact that i want to eat this cake.

right now.

i'm making it this weekend.

and might not share.

get the recipe here.

citrus cake with lemon curd filling and orange icing.

might sub grapefruit for the icing bc i love it that much.

it was inspired by stella mccartney's spring 2011 citrus print.

just like it, right!?

me like it long time.

imagine hosting a 'summer's-not-over-yet' party with this cake as the centerpiece.

wearing this on you and your home:

YOU-

citrus party by thebluehouse featuring a gold necklace

Raglan shirt, $63 / Steve Madden platform heels, $130 / Gold necklace, $16

YOUR HOME-

swanky.

and the gold flamingos are mandatory.

love.

JILL.

{gold flamingos via coco + kelley, leaf pillow via whitelockandco on etsy , suzani pillow via textilegallery on etsy, tray via cb2, pink glasses vintage and sold, umbrella via ebay}

aqua and roy are friends.

roy g. biv and aqua are in fact besties.

it's like a neutral. it goes with whatever it wants, and it wants to go with everything.

so it does.

red:

orange: 

yellow: 

green: 

blue: 

violet: 

sorry for my absence friday and monday.

i took a vacation from here and it was awkward at first, all day long i felt like i was forgetting something. but then it was kinda awesome. a little internet detox if you will. i didn't even get on pinterest once, no i lie. i did maybe once a day but for no longer than a minute. honest :)

i hope you all had a most splendid long weekend.

i did!!

loves.

JILL

{images via: apartment therapy, coco + kelley, properhunt, vivaluxury, google, pinterest, cococozy, brooklynblonde, completelytotallymadly, duskjacketattic, desire to inspire, google}

beautiful stuff galore.

the kings of stuff.

tony duquette and his friend, business partner, and protege, hutton wilkinson.

after the duquettes passed, wilkinson bought his california estate and keeps it up in true tony duquette fashion. he even throws tony-esque dinner parties:

 

the beautiful objects and fine china and gold and colorful goblets and patterned textiles and silver. i only wish i had a supply of dinner party details like they did/do.

that terrace with the oriental umbrellas and malachite table cloths would be where i'd eat every. single. meal. with lots and lots of friends. everyday.

love it.

i actually love stuff.

have i said that before? i sound like a broken record. i don't really fall under that 'minimalist' catagory :)

JILL

{all images from veranda magazine, jan/feb 11}

ZING! POW!

nope. not old school batman...

it's what citrus colors can do...

 for your mood.

and your home.

and your wardrobe.

and your tastebuds.

and your health.

it's like powerful super fruit that just so happens to be very very pretty, too.

can we talk about what these colors mean to me?

i am partial to them.

i love them.

they make me happy.

like for instance this wallpaper.

i love it in its blue colorway but it knocks some sox off in orange and yellow.

even doughnuts look better.

duh. that trench. duh.

and it fights off that pesky scurvy.

i WILL be making this this summer.

holy 'pomegranate grapefruit champagne sorbet'. 

i mean, have you ever?

and i could also use some of this meyer lemon tart in my life.

and a genius ice ball maker.

except fill it with orange or grapefruit juice.

then add the special sauce.

done.

what do you think?

gorgeous.

ya, i think so, too.

been taking advantage of this season's citrus fruits.

lil cuties, grapefruits, blood oranges... you name it. i eat it.

JILL

{from the top: equisite banana, bhg, butterfly foodie, citified, cupcakes and cashmere, the decorista, elle decor, emerson merrick, gold and gray, lemon fire brigade, j.crew, leelacyd, zara, mademoiselle robot, gourmet baking, ruffled blog, sugar and charm, tumblr, and luxe finds}