Dreaming in Lucite

I have loved lucite since the introduction of the Ghost Chair by the brilliant Phillipe Starke back in 2002. Since then, the craze has only gotten bigger. You can find more variety and price points now more than ever in that amazing material. Whether it's large furniture items or table accessories, lucite is a great decorating tool, especially in modern or smaller spaces.

Serge de Troyer (found at Tonic Home) has crafted extremely creative uses for lucite furniture: a chest, bench, and lounge chair.

photo courtesy Apartment Therapy

Lucite Console from CB2 looks great in the entryway

Lucite Picture Frames

Lucite Tray from Target

Online Magazines

Online inspiration is becoming more and more in demand. While the web-boom is a success for many, I do shed a tear for the slow disappearance of home magazines. However, the publishing industry will not leave us empty-handed.....ala Lonny Magazine and Nesting Newbies...two hip and gorgeous and inspiring online magazines. Oh how I wish I could flip the pages by hang and tear them our for my inspiration board, these two magazines have wowed me (along with thousands of others!) So I urge you to visit Lonny Magazine and Nesting Newbies for a little eye candy and delight. Beyond these two recent publications, there is the online version of pretty much any printed design magazine. So even if you can't go out and buy the hard copies, you are never left out of the loop!

Nesting Newbies provides more insight to crafts, food and entertaining....and of course a bit of beautiful interiors.

Lonny Magazine is a true Domino. It has fabulous rooms, designer tips and interviews, the latest hot ticket items in home decor, and style inspiration for everyone! I am an avid reader, and find myself constantly flipping its pages.

Honey Interiors

Honey Interiors is a design firm that I have recently discovered and am dying over. Tamara Kaye-Honey, originally from Nova Scotia, is inspired by color, pattern, modern and whimsical designs. She mixes new with vintage, and low and high end furniture to creature chic and fun interiors.

Here's a peek to get you inspired!

Her office

Love the little reading nook in the corner

Love the headboard and the hanging lamps

Great bonus/play room....love that rug and the kids nook with table and corkboard

images via madebygirl

Storage and Organization

So the new year also sometimes gives me the itch to reorganize and declutter. Unfortunately, a lot of it is behind doors or spaces guests don't really see, but it's there and you have to look at it. I've been keeping a list of some great storage and organization ideas and products. Some more pricey, some dirt cheap. But either way, it sure makes organizing more fun if you have some new, cute things to help you out!

IKEA

Ikea is a great resource for EVERYTHING....but especially the little things like organizing tools that don't get a ton of wear and tear. They have excellent storage boxes that would look cute exposed- metal, printed fabric, retro, or woven baskets- we all have a need for more boxes!

They also have this clever filing cabinet. I love the metal front pull down door!

Or you could always spray paint or wallpaper the standard filing cabinet from walmart to suit your room.

CONTAINER STORE

...needs no introduction. Everything there is fabulous and I'd love to get my hands on one of those Elf closet systems! ...someday when I have a home I can do things with.

Kitchen counter clutter is a huge problem in our house. We have this bowl that sits on the counter....a decorative bowl...that gets used as a junk bowl. So we have a junk drawer and a junk bowl, which spills over into a piler (or two) of mail and things to file. Before we can have a nice little mud room area with maybe a desk or something less exposed, I am on a search to find a great wall mail/letter organizer.

Potter Barn has the Daily System

Ballard Designs has some similar wall pockets, but more 'fancy'. And a great desk organizer for those with more 'desk'/counter space.

I am loving wire baskets for closet storage. Walmart sells them at the most affordable price.

If you are like our house, we always need some clever and attractive storage solutions to hide toys and kid clutter. The first is a storage 'side table' with one side chalkboard by Jennifer DeLonge. The next is the cute Noah Owl Box by Mod Mom furniture. The last, Via Toy Boxes, doesn't hide clutter, but helps organize and uses the under the bed space very efficiently!

Hopefully this post was useful and inspiring to help you declutter and organize something in your home! Happy cleaning!

Cozy Up

It has been raining all day, and will be all week. While it may not be as cold as other parts of the country, it still makes me yearn for a fire to cozy up next to. In hommage to cuddling and keeping warm, here are a few fireplace settings that I'd love to read a book near or chat with some good friends!

New Year, New Colors, New Home

The New Year always seems to encourage me to clean, reorganize, and redecorate. While I'd love to always redecorate (and I mean really redecorate) I always look forward to the new spring lines that furniture stores start coming out with. Here are a few ideas to get your appetite wet and ideas moving.

I am loving yellow and grey. It was big a while back and West Elm has it in their new color palette, and I'm feeling it.

I always love and have loved antiqued mirrors

Seating Options I love

Design within Reach Bantam Sofa and Bertola Chair

(except maybe in a velvet)

Knoll Wassily Chair

I'm loving simple, abstract art (line drawings)...and I can't find the painting that I saw ANYWHERE! So I'll add it if I come across it!

Someday I would like large, framed antique maps of the world and the USA.

Ikat prints are still all the rage- whether it be a chair fabric, pillows, or rugs.

ABC Carpet & Home

Earlier this month my husband and I were able to travel back East for a quick weekend getaway. We hit up Boston, NYC, and D.C. (my hometown). While in NYC, I made it a point to stop in and oogle over all things beautiful at ABC Carpet & Home. It is 9 floors of amazing home decor....and there is something in there for everyone! Whether you are looking for dishes or textiles, modern or traditional you'll find it (at a hefty pricetag nonetheless). Unfortunately I didn't snap any photos, probably because I was too busy gawking and exploring. Here area a few inspiring photos I took off google search, but they do not do the store justice.