If you’re needing a bit of a pick-me-up this Monday, check out this new-to-me color palette generator! Found over the weekend through Creature Comforts, I’ve become officially obsessed as it feeds my love for all things color.
I can think of so many ways to use this great tool – to match a palette for a room, to build a mood board for an outfit, to plan a color theme for a party…oh the possibilities!!
I’ll be spending many a color-loving minutes on this lovely find…
Happy Monday!
I’m loving the bit of whimsy in each of these rooms. The unexpected details that tell you they don’t take themselves too seriously…
via Kishani Perera
via House to Home
via House and Home
I’m craving a bit of whimsy in my home…what will it be?
Come close. I’m about to share with you the most inspiring time-sucker I am currently obsessing over. Have you been to the wonderful gawker family of sites yet? If not, click fast my friends and find your new obsession. It’s a never ending stream of the most beautiful food/ crafts/ spaces and weddings all presented for you to sort, hunt and gaze your way through.
Gawk away my friends…
I stumbled upon Judy Kaufmann’s work recently, and it was love at first sight! This super talented illustrator from Barcelona instantly drew me in…
Her whimsical use of color, conversational content and modern design had me wanting to find out more and more about her work and process. So I asked her to share with us her answers to three simple questions…
Someday Girl: I adore your work – so modern, playful and fun. Where do you find your inspiration?
Judy: As I always say I’m especially inspired by things I don’t understand, don’t know, don’t know how to do or I am not. A lot of things that do not belong to my life inspire me. I’m amazed by the unexpected, the unknown, the magic, not the trick… On the other hand I also have a bizarre and explosive inspiration rush when I go to museums and galleries and get involved with different colors and formats, whether I like what I’m seeing or not. After the experience of a good exposition, it’s impossible for me not to sit at my desk to draw.
SG Name three things we’d be surprised to find in your studio/ workspace?
Judy: On my desk wall I have a picture of Linda Evangelista and other one of Charlotte Gainsbourg; they both have an inspiring beauty (: I also have a big panel with different colors printed where I can see how they behave together, apart from many different pictures and small illustrations. Maybe the most liked is an old french poster saying “Travaillez en Silence” (Work in Silence)
SG: Describe your perfect day to create.
Judy: Waking up at 9AM, turn on the heater in winter and then to sit to read my new emails. After that I have breakfast and think about the order of the day. I try to answer emails an make phone calls first in the morning. If is not to frozen outside, I always go to the swimming pool, and then all afternoon is to create. I make at least one new drawing per day. That’s my perfect and my most common day of work.
Thanks Judy for sharing your inspiration and your work with us. I’m inspired to have my own perfect day of creating soon too!! See more of Judy’s work here and here.
Konnichiwa friends! i’m totally loving being immersed in Japanese culture these week – and even secretly dreaming of a someday life in Tokyo:) Three things i adore about being here, aside from the people, the food and the culture of course:
At a time when the U.S. magazine world is shrinking every day, there is nothing like a store FULL of fashion, interior and design magazines bursting with amazing inspiration! I have a box sent over monthly, but it’s still not the same as being here and perusing for myself from the hundreds of choices…
Amazing visual merchandising and store displays. Even a pair of socks is so artfully displayed here, you’ll be inspired. I have taken over 200 pictures today alone for my style files…wowzers.
And really, for a paper addict like me there is no place on earth like Japan. I want to buy an extra suitcase and stuff it full of amazing calendars, journals, postcards, note cards and books. But, don’t worry I’m restraining and only picking my favorite, favorites.
Hope you’re all having a lovely day lovelies!
Today I’m sharing a stylist’s site I’ve had bookmarked for quite a bit now.
I pop by every now and then to check what’s new or to fill my head with wonderful styling ideas to borrow for home. 
Kim Ficaro is the creative force behind all of these great shots and her work has graced the pages of Domino, O, West Elm and Town and Country.
It’s so exciting to peruse a stylist or photographer’s site and instantly recognize so many of the rooms I’ve oogled over in shelter magazines.
I love how each of these rooms is an eclectic, personal expression that draws you in and makes you want to know the person who lives there…something we all strive for in our homes.
Ficaro’s gifted eye for detail and the unexpected has got me scavenging around my house to gather up all my inspirational bits to style with. See more of her lovely work here.
Don’t you just love coming home to a package on your doorstep? I know I do…and most especially when it’s full of lovely books that I can’t wait to read through page by page.
My most recent indulgence was three books to feed my creative soul and inspire some projects for the home, the kitchen and for work.
I love reading pretty much anything Lotta Jansdotter puts out – and this latest book (Handmade Living) is my favorite by far!
A glimpse into her enviable creative life, both at home and at work, this gem is definitely giving me loads and loads of inspiration for crafty days.
For work – a book about running a successful freelance business, Creative Inc.. It’s a blueprint full of tips and stories from two girls and their vast resources who know from experience. I love to read these types of books for my someday life…and these girls never fail to inspire and amaze. If you need a quick dose for yourself – check them out here: Meg Mateo Ilasco and Joy Cho.
Are you a sucker for those personalized recommendations that always pop up when you log-in to Amazon? I am for sure and took a chance on Paper + Craft because, well 1.) i love paper and 2.) i love that charming cover photo. Who could resist that face?
And I’m so glad I did…not only is the book completely FULL of wonderful projects that I’m planning my next dinner party around – but I also found a new online paper store to drool over. Just perfect.
Have you read anything good lately?
Happy Monday friends! I was so excited to sleep in my own bed last night…and even more excited to wake up to crisp fall weather here in Dallas. I’m hoping it sticks around for awhile.
I’ve been sorting through my hundreds of pictures from last week’s European adventure and wanted to share a few quick shots with you today.
As you’ve probably noticed, I love color and pattern…and it’s no different when I shop or photograph. My eye is always on the lookout for interesting color combinations, prints or quirky shots.
Last week’s London and Stockholm visit were no slackers in providing lots of visual eye candy! Lots of inspiration to soak in and bring home with me.
Fun signs and fresh flowers + plants are also a favorite of mine to capture. I love the graphic ice cream cone and the beautiful handwritten sign…who knows what they’ll inspire?
I also look for styling ideas that I can borrow for my home, work or projects like these two above. So many inspirational images from last week…I promise to share more as I get them organized. Where do you find inspiration?
Some time ago – I ran across an image in a design magazine that I’ve been thinking of a lot lately. It was an office of a designer’s home office (i’m wishing i could remember the magazine or the designer…but, blank.) On her chalkboard wall, she’d written the above list. I jotted it down on the last page of my notebook and have carried it with me ever since. I love how it can apply to life in general, not just work…and am needing to remember that in my own life right now. Especially number 10, 9, 2, 1…and…well. A few other words to inspire us today:
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via Mr. Yen
via Dazey Chic
Hope you all have a wonderful humpday!
