Barcelona Quilt

I found a beautiful quilt in a catalog I've never seen before. I love the colors, pattern and texture of this quilt/sham. Sadly, I would never have the patience to actually sew something like this. The quilt can be found online here.

Bathroom Remodeling

When we first moved in there was brown paint. We installed wainscoting, new fixtures and went with a bright yellow color to complement the black and white. Now the bathroom is a retro-dessert-diner pink, black and white.

This last weekend I painted our bathroom. It occured to me after painting that the pink I chose is reminiscent of the Illy espresso machine pink color. (I don't believe they make it in this color any longer). Below are photos of our bathroom project.

Espresso cup design

I love how these Illy espresso cups are incredibly simple, yet use the mirror images from the ink illustrations on the saucers. So clever! Makes me wish I had unlimited space for storing and using such things.

Shopping for lighting

I have been looking for additional living room lighting for at least a year. I have looked at all the usual places, everything from Target to Restoration Hardware. Since our house is eclectic (a nice way of saying that we have a total lack of planning with our decorating), I wanted something fairly traditional, but not too mundane. Here are some of my favorite shopping finds, all from lumens, ranging from $66 to over $600.