chic... plywood?

it can happen, apparently.

that kitchen speaks to somewhere deep inside.

i always think color is king, but this seems so clean and fresh to me.

i know i can love both at the same time.

along with my thoughts that color = not boring,

neutral mixes = not boring, either.

this isn't even the first time i've mentioned my love for neutral spaces, or even the idea of white with wood tones... but it somehow still takes me a little by surprise each time i fall in love all over again.

see more from my past here. here. here and here if you'd like. and there's prob more that i'm just not remembering.

you can see the whole kitchen here.

happy friday.

JILL

tail feathers.

yay or nay?

because i'm definitely a yay.

with a side disclaimer: (just like with my fur coats and deer head, etc....) they should be purchased as vintage, or handed down. because then it's better to end up on me/my walls where i will cherish the thing, than in a landfill. or, they should die of natural causes, such as old age, or dysentery (kidding). and then you might as well use what God gave you (like mounted butterflies).

that is where i stand on that. always have. always will.

these birds are just so pretty.

hotel st. cecilia in austin

jeffrey bilhuber

see the whole house here.

lonny

unknown (unfortunately, bc from the look of it, i'd probably love this whole house.)

there was a house 5 minutes from our house growing up, that had peacocks and llamas and a few other exotics as pets. they had a huge yard, with gorgeous landscaping. and then these animals just walking around like yard art. but you could tell they were loved as a part of the family. whenever we were close, my brothers and i would always ask to drive by real slow and we'd stare. its still there. i haven't driven by in a long long time. but i'm hoping other kids enjoy it as much as i did.

maybe that's where my fascination started.

happy thursday.

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}

flowers for friday #123

i have no excuses as to why you get these on monday.

i was off on friday trying to get 5 clients' photos out the door this weekend for their christmas cards. so i sat in my pajamas at my computer all day. could have posted this, but didn't.

sorry.

i love our friday flowers.

hope you do, too.

it's actually one of my favorite parts.

so here you are.

better late than never.

i'm so into winter whites and creams and tans and neutral mixes right now.

love love love.

JILL

{via etsy}

marchesa

have you seen the neiman marcus/target collection?

i went into target friday night (big exciting friday night plans, huh? :)

...for dog food.

and left with a whole bunch more than dog food.

they have some great stuff right now, and not just with the nm collection.

i stopped dead in my tracks when i saw the marchesa dress for little girls.

wouldn't it make a killer winter wedding flower girl dress?

and for $99, it's probably the same price as the way less cute, run of the mill one you'd get at david's bridal or somewhere equivalent. but its marchesa.

if you are getting married in the next 3 months,

and you have a flower girl or 3 without anything to wear...

jump on this:

with some white tights..... and maybe a fluffy white cardi. i die.

i kinda also want the gold cocktail shaker.

and the tracy reese holiday sparkler...

and if i also had a little girl who took her lunch to school...

she'd be taking it in this from tory burch.

happy monday.

and your flowers from last friday are on their way.

slacker.

JILL

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

wrapped up.

after talking about it twice... (sorry)

here it is. (finally)

cute gifts for under $25!!

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

for most of the ladies on your list :)

there's another one scheduled for tomorrow with a little more bling.

merry christmas.

JILL