Once. Wed.

Truly the most brilliant and vintage and lovely place of all time. Once Wed.

I love everything wedding. I love fresh flowers. beautiful gowns. candles. colors. food. This site features absolutely delightful weddings. Most of which are in beautiful, green backyards. Splendid diy projects too!

Oh to plan a wedding again!

Check out the real weddings featured here.

before and after.

AWESOME transformation.

I relate. I would like to convert my own traditional styled abode to a modern, chic studio. This one was very well executed. The pendant lights are my favorite part. And I love the white color palette. I only wish...

almost too beautiful to eat...

well, almost...except I would definitely sample the macaroons. I love food photography, its so beautiful and delicate. And I love when food coincides with a color palette. lovely.

Abode.

Here are some pics from my recent saturday staycation which included a couple of great spots. First, Abode. From the outside you feel like you are entering a Latin American Market...but the inside is fantastic! Complete with vintage everything. I was in heaven! And I just found out they do markets on Saturday mornings. Apparently, they are like a big vintage yard sale. I will definitely be checking that out.

an inside shot.



I also sauntered into second hand chic. Which I didn't get a picture of inside, but it was equally marvelous. Really chic clothes, awesome accessories, and vintage furniture worth swooning over.

Seriously great shops in SLC...

My favorite angles.

Most of my favorite pics are the ones without faces. Please note I didn't say heads, however those are great too sometimes. I love when a picture is taken from behind, or the side, or in action. I think these are lovely. For those of you who follow Nie nie she posted a FABULOUS family pic which is exactly what I mean...click here.

Feature Friday

Today's feature is SimpleLovely. Definitely one of my favorite blogs.


Joslyn makes Texas sound so magical and foreign...who knew, Texas? She always looks stunning in a dress over jeans which is her favorite uniform...not many can pull that off. She has another blog called raising foodies which I adore. And she instituted a spending hiatus that I didn't formally participate in, but it definitely save me a lot of money! One great feature about her blog is that she invites other incredible bloggers make a top ten list of their favorites and she posts it. Some of the best blog lists to peruse are on simplelovely. And to top it all off, she is SO stylish.

She MADE that necklace. So chic.

We share a love of white rooms

And we both thought the following idea was stellar.

Cheers to SimpleLovely

Have a great weekend!

Vintage buttons

I think vintage buttons are so sweet. I absolutely love cards and papercrafts made with vintage buttons. There is a great boutique in my home town that sells them by the hundreds in cute bags. I have never broke down and bought a bag...but there's a good chance I will next week when I am home. Wouldn't they make really sweet magnets? or jewelry? oh the possibilities...

I Need.

I CAN'T believe I don't own a breakfast-in-bed tray. What household is complete without one?

That MUST be the reason I never get breakfast-in-bed...

Nonetheless, I feel a void in my home which I hope to fill shortly by making one. The tray pictured is an old cupboard door picked up at a salvage yard. Positively brilliant. I'm sure I shall awake to breakfast-in-bed very soon. *hint, hint*

*check out craftynest for other sweet DIY projects*

Summer Lighting

Summer is a feeling. It's feeling like you can stay up late every night of the week, even though you still have to go to work everyday. It's feeling like you should eat ice cream every meal, soak up the sun liberally, and abandon adult responsibilities more often. And no summer is complete without quiet evenings in the great outdoors. And I'm madly in love with the lanterns I have been seeing everywhere. I am in the process of making my own, which I will be sure and post. In the meantime enjoy these courtesy of d*s.

Feature Friday

Each Friday I will be featuring fellow bloggers that inspire me.

Today I am featuring Andrea at hulaseventy. Andrea is a very talented photographer and does really sweet polaroids...like this one.

Hers is the first blog where I spotted my favorite to-do list of all time,"38 things to do before I turn 39." Her list is fabulous. My favorites include number 6. celebrate the chinese new year in a garden and number 8. write one sentence everyday for a year and number 13. wander aimlessly. I love lists as many of you know, so I embraced the concept and have my very own 24 things to do before I turn 25 (which might have to be a future post by itself).

I also love her photobooth fridays. As well as photobooth pictures in general. She takes her kids to a photobooth for mothers day every year which is such a sweet idea.

I love the way Andrea embraces life. She shoots fabulous polaroids, savors moments with her kids, and cruises the darling bicycle pictured above. check her out here.

*I will be adding each featured blogger to my side bar for future perusing*

love.

Here are some ideas I've found for a headboard alternative.

This is a bed made from crates and an old door.


This is a antique divider screen repainted.

No headboard at all. Just a simple shelf. This is stunning.

I'm ready to sell my bedroom set. However, I'd have to do one of these all on my own...M has sworn off sanding, painting, and "projects" for the rest of the year.

Making a Come Back...

The Polaroid. This has to be the COOLEST picture ever, I would like to buy it and blow it up to hang in my bedroom. I'm swooning.

**picture featured on designsponge contest**

Today.

In the mood to put this away...


And have a quiet SUMMER evening here.

Salt Lake City

Design sponge has featured a great series of city guides. They include must see design shops, must experience neighborhoods, and must eat food. I have loved reading about foreign cities and exotic places and wishing I was there. This week they featured my very own Salt Lake City! I could not be more excited! I am planning a 'staycation' for Salt Lake to visit a few of these shops and to eat at Este a new york pizza joint I have been wanting to try...after the fabulous review included here I HAVE to try it. I'll post my own review of the places featured. If your a Salt Lake local check it out here. Or you can check out other fabulous cities here