my current obsession.

i currently have this blaring through our house on repeat.

obsessed.

fun w/ janelle monae.

JILL

bringing some green inside

i love myself some tall skinny topiaries.

my kitchen needs one, says this picture below:

i always thought doing this myself was above and beyond my (below) beginner gardening skills... i.e. i kill stuff.

i took an entire biology class in college on plants. you'd think that would have gained me something other than being able to count the stoma on the underside of the leaf and talk intelligently about photosynthesis......

but then!

i found a website that makes it sound like cake walk.

this man says it's not hard--

so i'm going to try it here in the very near future.

they're good for you!

NASA's clean air study recommends 15-18 good respirating plants for an 1,800 sq.ft. home.

oxygen producing plants can be used to both produce oxygen as well as remove common harmful chemicals in your home's air. they break them down into harmless organic byproducts which they then use as food!

win win.

these harmful-to-humans-and-pets-chemicals are most commonly from off-gassing common household items (like your carpet) and cleaning products.

clean your air, boost for your mood, and make your kitchen look like it belongs in lonny.

happy martin luther king day.

JILL

settling in...

to a cozy, relaxing weekend. looks like the flurries are moving in!!!

xoxo

elle.

flowers for friday #76

have a fab weekend.

be good. stay warm. eat your veggies.

and do your homework.

JILL

{image via eclechic}

delight.

can we also discuss this fabric from schumacher's fall collection?

zebra palm, especially in 'jungle'

oh my word.

i want to roll myself up in this and never let go.

then dip it in chocolate.

and then make a pair of curtains for my den.

gawk at the scale.

it's ok.

i did, too.

happy friday lovers.

JILL

go here to buy me some of this.

i need 9 yards :)

let's talk.

i loved domino, as we all did, and one of my favorite editors was rita konig.

i find her style right up my alley. she's a more-the-merrier type, with an eclectic, mixed, vintage-with-new, repaint, reupholster, and re-use, full on color and pattern style, and i loved her.

i recently found that she contributed to ny mag's blog, the t magazine, after domino. she did before and afters, some major insight to what she's thinking when she does it/why she likes it and why she doesn't kinda thing.

she doesn't do it any longer but i enjoyed going back and reading what she had written. you can do so here, if you so please. i recommend it.

here's her ny apartment that i love for its mix and color.

not to mention that dark pinky inky-purple velvet. delish.

while raving about a friend's beautiful monochromatic place, she said somthing that i seem to agree one million percent with, "...tom's taste is very tailored. all the upholstery is white, as is the fireplace and even his nonshedding dog. it is an incredibly controlled palette; even the art is almost entirely framed in white. personally i am terrible at this type of decorating. my mind is far too scattered and magpie-ish to keep myself to one vision. but for me, with rooms- as with people- it is the mix that makes it work."

love. that sounds like me to a t.

it makes me feel more confident about my scattered and magpie-ish self and style.

even her car is a fantastic orange and unapologetically retro.

her bedroom isn't one that i'd pick for myself but i find it charming and perfectly english, just like her.

some of her other before and afters in her own apartment:

this room she did for a client is exactly why i'm such a fan.

pattern and pattern and color. turquoise leather with a cozy white club chair.

ikat with damask.

glorious.

do you enjoy her as much as i do?

JILL

{images via domino, ny times, apartment therapy, plush palate}

express yourself!!

i think the best place to use one of those wallpapers you just love is in a powder room or guest bathroom. it is a small space and gives an element of surprise to your guest! it is a space that isn't lived in constantly so it is less likely you will get tired of it...

here are a few favorites...

xoxo

elle.