Tree Houses

When I was little, we had a tree house in our backyard -  we called it the Blue Jeans Club (it consisted of a few pieces of 2x4's nailed over a bent tree trunk) but it was pretty cool to us. Check out these tree houses!   I love the spiral staircase, kinda magical. 

NEW CHALK ART FROM JULIAN BEEVER

Beever gives an amazing illusion to his drawings, so that the objects appear to be three dimensional rather than flat as they actually are. Check here for more information.

Flowers for a cold winter's day...

From Absolutely Beautiful Things

From Auburn and Ivory

Floral earrings from bliss

Flowers from Abbey Goes Design Scouting...for her year of flowers, click here

solar eclipse

Indonesians were the first to celebrate the eclipse of the sun...some images from here

What a sight!

Travels without Maps-xinjiang

Please have a look at Raul Gutierrez's amazing photographs from his travels without maps series. I spent 10 years living in Asia, these photos make me want to go back there... 

New York in the Seventies

I have this fascination with New York in the 70's. These photographs were taken by Photographer, Jill Freedman

I'm with them

Image from here

Pantry, be mine.

Kim over at Desire to Inspire has a post about her gorgeous and oh so organized pantry...I love how there is a place for everything and it looks chic too! PS the pantry comes complete with doors, so it can hide everything and just be an amazing piece of furniture in disguise. 

Deep looking drawers too.
Lots of room for her dishes and glassware
A cool side area for baking pans

Getting the boot

Aside from the cool factor, these boots look oh so warm. Thank you to the designer Ilse Jacobsen.

Tagged

I was tagged awhile ago by Jane from the lovely blog Ill Seen Ill Said The task was to list 5 things I love every day. If I take out the obvious; my family, my health, then it is the little things in life such as: 

1. Breakfast with my husband

2. My coffee

3. The light in our apartment

4. My walking commute to work through gorgeous central park

5. Reading all my favorite blogs and newspapers online

Credits: Simply Breakfast and Flickr

Early Birthday

Our wonderful Mom threw an early birthday dinner for me and my twin sister over Christmas. This is pre-candle blowing

This is post candle blowing; I love how we have the same expressions after we blew out the candles and the chocolate flakes went ALL over the table.

The best before and after...

I love before and after images of just about anything; a room, a bathroom, an old sofa etc...but this one is genius. I love how the base was kept but turned into something so different. It is from a beautiful blog too. Happy Tuesday xo

A Floating House

My friend Sarah sent me this link to this gorgeous floating house on Lake Huron. It is so dreamy...

Golden Globes and Slumdog Millionaire

I love that Slumdog Millionaire won big

Lovely dresses...

I loved Rene Zellwegger's dress, but she really needs to eat a sandwich

Super cool Maggie..

For more images click here

Seen behind the scene

Mary Ellen Mark has a wonderful new book out, Seen Behind the Scene, about her photos and personal comments shot between takes on movies shoots. 

Johnny Depp between takes on the set of  Sleepy Hollow 1999

A young Sean Penn on the set of Slab Boys, 1983 
A 15 year old Melanie Griffith and Don Johnson between takes on the set of Night Moves, 1973
The book's coverFor more photos and comments, check here

Dream home

A drool-worthy home, for more images check here

Kinda Blue

It is raining here in New York and its making me want to stay inside all day and listen to Miles Davis' Kinda Blue 

Obama - The College Years

These photos are so cool, wish I could go back in time and hang out with him then. Image from LIFE

No Pants Day

What a great way to ring in the New Year-The 8th Annual NYC No Pants Subway Ride, gotta love it. 

For more information, check the wonderful improveverwhere