a perfect blend

delicate and soft with a rustic edge...

summer with a touch of fall

xoxo

elle.

troop beverly hills

it was brought to my attention this morning by elements of style that amy merrick, one of the contributors of another one of my dailies, design*sponge, is a fellow lover of troop beverly hills.

this movie has established itself as part of my childhood.

i watched it almost everyday in the 90's. yep, the whole decade.

i can recite lines, but it's probably safer to say whole scenes of this movie. and sing along to the soundtrack.

my cousin who shares this love, and watched this movie with me most of the time, is awesome and bought it for me this past christmas on dvd. how did she find it? who knows.

 but i can say it's still every bit as good as it was in 1994.

"her recommendations for a campsite were totally unsuitable. there were no outlets. and there was dirt, and bugs, and... and it rains there. so anyway, we've found a place that's much more us: the beverly hills hotel."

"patches? we don't need no stinkin patches."

amy takes movies and finds things to replicate the look and feel the movie conjures:

"i was not spying on dad... i was checking on my azaleas."

maybe that's where i first loved this wallpaper!

who's with me on this movie?

JILL

read more here for resources on amy's troop beverly hills insprired finds.

in an instant

just add girls who like each other a whole lot,

vodka,

pink lemonade,

a random weeknight,

and some sparkle...

for a party in an instant.

happy monday.

JILL

{via inspired bride}

flowers for friday #54

t.g.i.f.

love.

JILL

{flowers via tumblr}

fat and happy

there really isn't another way for me to describe the beyond gorgeous skirts of these dresses...

they're so big and fat and they make me happy :)

and they remind me of those curtains i love so much from earlier today!

love them. love you.

JILL

window dressings

i'm inspired.

i still have naked windows. and i don't feel like every window always has to have something on them. sometimes bare is refreshing. but in my case, i think they need a little somethin-somethin.

i've always been drawn to the lush and voluptuous, as seen above. and i've even been contemplating orange. so pretty.

and then there are these two...

looks like it could possibly be tulle! kinda love.

this mushroom color is killing me. i could be convinced in a millisecond. maybe less!

then there are the sheer linen roman shade varieties.

it's almost like lingerie for your windows.

how very racy of you ;)

so many to choose from. and these are just a 3 options of a gazillion.

thoughts?

JILL

{images from house and home, shelter, amie weitzman, coco + kelley, martha stewart, everything fab, little green notebook, little green notebook, michael smith, unknown}

michael dweck

,  spent my rainy sunday out in the hamptons poking around in new stores and antique shops as i slowly made my way back to the city. i happened on an adorable shop in sag harbor called bloom. it has lovely glassware from henry dean, gorgeous earthy linen table cloths, and amazing dishware. among all of these items was the photography by michael dweck. not familiar with his work mona, the store owner and i began to chat. she showed me his book, the end, and explained how his work has appreciated quite a bit over the past 5 years.

in dweck’s first body of work, he drew inspiration from his teenage years spent by the beach on Long Island and captured the vanishing surf culture of montauk. he since has other bodies of work including mermaids and habana libre.

here are a few of my favorites..

if you are in san fran in september or october check out his exhibition of habana libre.

xoxo

elle.