Fuck Your Noguchi Coffee Table

This blog is straight up funny.

It's a must see for anyone tired of overly styled or unrealistic designer vignettes.

And though I find myself susceptible to such stylings,
this shit still be funny.

 FRAME CLUSTER FRIDAY

Fuck your frame cluster and bench tableau with a cactus on top.

 Fuck your fireplace full of song lyrics.

Fuck your tiny succulent array that sits atop a series of book stacks.

 Fuck your fun fridge.

 Fuck your wall manifesto.

 Fuck your reclaimed wood wall.

 SUPER COMBO SUNDAY

Fuck your mantle antlers (mantlers), billy buttons, glass bottles, ornate fireplace screen, vintage circus poster, old trunk coffee table and your book stack with a globe on top.

 Fuck your bossy decal.

 Fuck your gym lockers.

 Fuck your life imperative screen print.

SUPER COMBO SUNDAY

Fuck your old cart, non-seasonal wreath, antique toy truck, objects in bell jars, wire sculpture, and your fireplace full of small logs of varying heights, some of which have candles on top.

Thank you for the knowledge Sketch 42.

See more of Fuck Your Noguchi Coffee Table here.

Kelly Wearstler Designs Cameron Diaz's NYC Apartment

I know. I know.

You've seen these photos over and over around the interwebs.

I can't stop myself.

The design of this pad is so unbelievable it makes my eyes bleed with want and desire.

{via Elle Decor}

There's nothing more to say 

other than Kelly Wearstler is a goddess.

Mantels 2

Many people find mantels difficult to style.

I think it's because a fireplace is usually a main focal point in a room.

The more I obsess over interiors the more I understand that balance is key when deciding how to arrange anything.

Good balance can make any room feel thoughtful and well designed.

{via}

Ilse Crawford and Ett Hem Hotel

My mind is blown by Ilse Crawford and her design of boutique hotel Ett Hem.

Located in Stockholm, Sweden,

Ett Hem Hotel is designed with multiple common rooms centered around a kitchen

and twelve bedrooms.

"The idea is a comfortable, cultured house you can enjoy as if it is a friend's." said Ilse Crawford.

 {images via}

For more about the hotel, go here.

Allow Me to Reintroduce Myself

Lately I've felt dead inside because summer has taken over.

By summer I mean kids schedules and the never ending cycle of activity.

My summer jobs include:
greater area water park tour guide, lifeguard, social coordinator, sleepover consultant,
ice cream social director and meteorologist.

All of which are add-ons to my regular duties:
driver, mediator, cook, house cleaner, therapist, and cheerleader.

Don't get me wrong.
I love staying home with my three kids...really.

But summer with kids home has me so busy running around
I don't have time/energy to bother with what I like.
Even reading others blogs seems like such a chore in the summertime.
I partly blame the humidity. It brings out my foul side.

Yesterday though, I had an epiphany.
My oldest girl asked me to play tennis with her.
And it was fun.
A great time, no place I'd rather be, fun.
We talked and laughed and chased tennis balls and acted stupid together.
I really saw her.

The years spent with loss of identity, personal time, personal space...they're for a reason.
I've helped grow a person I want to talk to and be with.
A girl who's funny and kind and wants to play tennis with her mom on a Wednesday night.
I mean, she sucked, but that's not the point.

I'm trying to stay focused on a bigger picture--raising confident, self sufficient, non-assholes.
So far so good.

More about this gorgeous room tomorrow.

{via Pinterest}