bethhoeckel graduated from high school the same year I did. and like me, she then attended university in chicago. well, I went to college there for a year any way. unfortunately, that’s about all we seem to have in common.

bethhoeckel graduated from high school the same year I did. and like me, she then attended university in chicago. well, I went to college there for a year any way. unfortunately, that’s about all we seem to have in common.

my friend holly is a genius. we can’t thank her enough for creating our favorite thing ever. check out more of her work here: anthropomorphicportraits and here: holly oh and here too: ghostcityforever

my friend holly is a genius. we can’t thank her enough for creating our favorite thing ever.

check out more of her work here: anthropomorphicportraits

and here: holly

oh and here too: ghostcityforever

let’s decorate! p.s. just $10 guys.

let’s decorate!

p.s. just $10 guys.

got $10? you’re welcome.

got $10? you’re welcome.

want, want, want, want, want, want, want, want, want. and it’s all handmade*! *minus the vintage phone

want, want, want, want, want, want, want, want, want.

and it’s all handmade*!

*minus the vintage phone

ever since we were married we’ve found ourselves on all types of random catalog mailing lists including loads of lame stuff (hello sundance?) and mass amounts of home decor like pottery barn, EQ3, crate & barrel and what seems to be the hipper version of pottery barn, west elm. anyway, lately we seem to have graduated from the urban outfitters dorm furniture (it’s about time!) to the hipper pottery barn where we’ve actually found ourselves purchasing several pieces for our apartment including a grownup coffee table, area rug, and our current sheets which we totally love and were surprisingly super cheap (westelm). as I was walking the stack of just arrived catalogs from our mail box to the recycling bin this evening, I flipped through the new west elm catalog and found myself pausing at every other page. inside I found gold forks, terrarium kits, a mid century inspired nightstand I think I’ve been searching for my whole life, aztec prints, and tree stump tables. I’m just saying, gold flatware?!

ever since we were married we’ve found ourselves on all types of random catalog mailing lists including loads of lame stuff (hello sundance?) and mass amounts of home decor like pottery barn, EQ3, crate & barrel and what seems to be the hipper version of pottery barn, west elm. anyway, lately we seem to have graduated from the urban outfitters dorm furniture (it’s about time!) to the hipper pottery barn where we’ve actually found ourselves purchasing several pieces for our apartment including a grownup coffee table, area rug, and our current sheets which we totally love and were surprisingly super cheap (westelm). as I was walking the stack of just arrived catalogs from our mail box to the recycling bin this evening, I flipped through the new west elm catalog and found myself pausing at every other page. inside I found gold forks, terrarium kits, a mid century inspired nightstand I think I’ve been searching for my whole life, aztec prints, and tree stump tables. I’m just saying, gold flatware?!

palm springs/los angeles* - part five

*katie’s amazing house (and new puppy!), my bday gift from katie which was of course radically wrapped, MATHRULER!! (our favorite cat next to our own), the restaurant/bar/inn we stayed at in silver lake (where I sat next to k. dunst at the bar!!), the figure 8 wall, and the trails- my favorite place to get a sandwich, stumptown latte, and lavender shortbread in all of LA!)

petey and wow experience a little internet fame!

as always, if you’re a cat owner, I highly, highly, HIGHLY recommend these mod cat beds!

pretty sure my next tattoo is going to be a marushka shell. so simple. so lovely. 

pretty sure my next tattoo is going to be a marushka shell. so simple. so lovely. 

layering, not camping, nag champa, peter pan collars, jumpers, shorts with tights, vegetarian, heavy eyeliner, tomboys, owls, antique toys, cats ruling, amber oil, photo booths, william eggleston, pink champagne, gray/black/brown nail polish, louis malle films, thrifting, brisk walks, crystals, marbles, iced lattes, mint it's-its, sonic youth, vests, bow ties, the rachel zoe project, lockets, polaroids, rainbow sprinkles, regis & kelly, exclamation points, lavender, record & boot collecting, pretty girls, room service, roadside attractions, bill murray, oakland now, portland one day, paris forever.