stripes!

 

remember this tablecloth?

 

i don't know how old it is because i've had it pinned for forever, but it's still available at anthro. you can buy yours here if you feel like dropping $250 on a tablecloth.

 

 

i had this pinned in my 'someday i wanna make this' board.

i just didn't ever get around to it and i figured somebody would pave the way and i could just follow their lead.

 

 

i was right.

oh happy day did it!!

 

you can find her 'how-to' right here.

 

and it's more neon.

who's a fan?

ME.

 

i have to say, hers is a little neater than the original.

i like the painted on quality of the anthro one.

so be messy :)

 

she's just the craftiest over there, at oh happy day.

her stuff always comes out spot on.

 

she has the original tablecloth as well,

and threw the most awesome donut party centered around it.

you can check that out here.

donut. party.

 

 

happy wednesday.

 

 

JILL

come on over

and we can have cocktails

in my happy place.

designed by ruthie sommers.

gosh i love her.

JILL

this summer.

this summer you'll find me in a mixture of stripes, florals (who's surprised?), and a dreamy combo of earth's prettiest pastels.

3 reasons why it's the coolest:

JILL

it's may!

it's finally may. finally.

i feel like this winter was a perpetual monday.

with the hope of tuesday, and good heavens... the weekend! just around the corner.

it was the hardest winter i've had yet.

lots of personal junk and some terribly gross weather.

it all mixed and swirled into this gray monday-ness.

april really couldn't even classify as 'spring' until like... a day ago.

this weather has been nuts.

(and i won't even tell you the snow word is in the forcast for tomorrow night>! wtf.)

anyway.

it's may.

and just being may makes me feel better.

i'm moving forward and leaving that junk behind.

(barring the weather man is just plain nuts and it's not really going to snow tomorrow. a girl can hope.)

but it's may!!

happy may day.

all of these images are from my favorite source.

it's so european, eclectic, colorful, amazing.

i wish my house could come from its pages. honestly.

right up my alley.

all from nuevo estilo.

can you get that subscription in the US?

i'm going to try and find out.

but until then,

here:

happy may!

can i say it again?

happy may!!

JILL

merry. and bright.

have you seen the new december lonny?

in love with this colorful bathroom:

in love with the pink and red for christmas.

a la carrie.

i've been busy making poms in various colors any free second i get.

trying to get it done before december 25th. (ha.)

in hot pink.

cranberry red.

black and white.

mushroom.

and mint.

can't wait to string them all up.

if it ends up happening,

i'll be sure to snap some pics for ya.

JILL

{images via lonny, camille styles, citified blog, sex and the city, and me}

one of my dreams.

i have lots of dream houses.

lots and lots of dream ideas floating around in my brain.

but when i saw this house in greenwich, done by jeffrey bilhuber...

i thought to myself, "self, that is one of your dream homes."

hands down.

i have said this before but when it comes to my own house and making my own decisions, i get sceeered. i know what i would want to do but then i chicken out and do a little bit less. then i see spaces like these and i think, why the hell not? i shouldn't care an ounce about what others think because they don't live there, we do. and if we are happy, then our home has fulfilled its duty.

but seriously. i want to raise my kids in an environment as

colorful and creative as this.

i'll stop talking and get you on to looking.

but it's good.

(and you'd never gather it was that spunky from the outside)

(this kitchen is my favorite!)

all very traditional shapes.

but done in a not so traditional colorway.

bright blues and purple.

orange and yellow.

pink. red.

toned down in toile and stripes and florals, with different shades of brown.

i could go on and on.

it's pretty great.

and as for my sparkly gift guide i had ready for you this morning...

my computer and i aren't on the best terms as of late, because it ate it.

it's nowhere to be found.

not in the folder where i left it last night.

not in the 'recycling bin'.

done-zo.

so i'll re-gather those things and hopefully have it for you tomorrow.

stupid thing.

happy thursday.

JILL

good enough to eat.

fresh bright colors with lots of white

and a little brown thrown in to ground things.

scruuumptious.

JILL

{images via unknown and house beautiful}

right up the middle

xoxo

elle.

i like stripes...

especially of the yellow cabana variety :)

on beds, ceilings, pillows, you name it.

cottage living

molly luetkemeyer

unknown

house beautiful

decorpad

jenna lyons son's nursery... you've seen this here before. and everywhere else.

kfd designs

etsy store, tilly maison

reminds me of beach towels and sunshine.


JILL

the chevron stripe

i have a big post for you today. i just had so many photos to share.

ginger jar via domino

via allorahandmade

via domino

via lonny

"east village" organic fabric ads from rubie green

i had most of these images saved in my files from years of loving the chevron stripe.

chevron fabric from maggie g. designs

via jonathan adler

it could go kinda funky and mod.....

melamine plate from la plates (a kc company!)

via the decorista

or it could go quiet and traditional.

via peacock feather

you could paint the floor in chevron stripes for a fun place to put your feet every morning you get out of bed!

via real living

or add a small element, like just one pillow in a chevron fabric, for a punch to wake up a space.

unknown

via cote de texas

or a small side chair, also in rubie green's east village print.

via decorpad, but originally in domino

via high heeled foot in the door, but again... orginally in domino

sequin pillow via swoonworthy

try a chevron stripe in sequins. i love this pillow.

via christina murphy interiors

look at this waterproof beauty... marble tiles in a chevron pattern. i also heart this bathroom and shower floor. christina murphy is genius.

via yes,please

one woman added chevron stripes to her wedding stationary suite! with a yellow and white rsvp card.

don't remember where this image comes from but that is a west elm rug

this pattern is very do-able. for the traditionalists or those that are more modern, and certainly everyone in between.

via decorpad

west elm's zigzag rug, via west elm

i love this pattern. it adds life, it adds texture, it adds interest.

try it in small doses or grand (if you're the daring type).

big fan.

JILL