LADIES, THERE'S MORE TO PAINT THAN JUST YOUR NAILS

it's walls. you can also paint walls, ladies.

SOMETIMES BABY JUST SITS IN HER CHAIR AND LAUGHS

but only after laying out the sheepskin daddy bought her.
but really. this chair. i'm dead i'm so in love.

garance dore

DADDY IS A BIG FAN OF TRACK SHELVING

because it's simple and sensible. if you are poor and trying to find a storage solution stay away from some shitty, espresso-stained, particleboard bookshelf. instead you can spend even less and install some sexy track shelving. plus you have the ability to change the shelf heights whenever you please!
okay? get it? learn how to use some mother effing tools already. JESUS CHRIST.

IT WOULD HAVE BEEN NICE TO GO TO MIAMI FOR THIS

but i didn't go. i was totally invited, and i totally had my awesome new furniture collection ready to be revealed, but i felt like this was far too amateur of a show for me at this point in my career. you know what i mean?

ARE YOU READY TO BREAK ONE OF THE TEN COMMANDMENTS?

Number 10, Don't covet when you see your neighbor's house (or wife). Just TRY not to feel envious of the super cool duo behind Vena Cava and their super cool blog.

Successful AND really cute! (Daddy-- we have all the ingredients for this)

They have their own Sharpie! Don't worry Daddy, someday this will happen for us, but maybe it will be a thin tip.

I WANT TO HAVE BABIES WITH THIS HOUSE

but then i would give them up for adoption. i'm just not ready for kids yet.

from the selby

I JUST SOAKED MY SHEETS I FIND THESE SO SEXY

i have to go change pants so i'll make this short. i love the sexy thin arms. i love the inside out seams. i love how loosely tailored it is without being all cheesy-mid-90's-pottery-barn-

slipcovery. i love that it's unassuming but edgy. and most of all i love that it doesn't have the same old box cushions for seats and they instead look like giant bed pillows.

crate and barrel i thought i hated you. well, i still do.

UPDATE: saw it in person NOT AS COOL.

APPRECIATE THE FOLDING CHAIR

simple, sensible, and did i mention FOLDABLE!? having some classy folding chairs around is ALWAYS a good idea. these sexy space savers can even be used as your regular chairs! they are cool because it looks like you barely put thought into them. GET IT YET?
baby and daddy had chairs like these in chicago... but we painted them poppy red. no wait, I painted them poppy red. yet another joint home improvement project that daddy ended up finishing ALONE while baby was laying on the couch inside watching Seinfeld.

I'M SORRY

But I am in lust. In lust with this room. This fricking simple awesome room. Those scandies really know how to get to me.

From rockorosor.blogspot.com, and if only Baby spoke whatever Scandanavian language this blog is posted in, she'd have found her (other) soulmate. AGAIN thanks Fannie!!

I GUESS DREAMS REALLY CAN COME TRUE

Baby finally has a desk! That's where she sits and writes in her diary, drinks tea, and takes really terrible and blurry photos of her desk area to share on her blog.

IF SOMEONE GAVE ME THIS NEW PRADA BOOK I WOULDN'T TURN IT DOWN.

from the moment blog

SIGN ME UP!

we are always trying to think of new sign ideas to sell at store. while nothing will beat "no bitchin' in the kitchen," this "tu casa" is pretty funny. we often forget that using a foreign language can be strong way to get your point across. COMPRENDE?

YOU KNOW I'M OBSESSED WITH PRE-LOVED LEATHER FURNITURE.

throw your hermetically sealed, overstuffed, micro-fiber sofas into the bonfire... because delicate, uncomfortable, tattered, leather furniture is WHERE IT'S AT.
it will smell, hurt your back, and only a fraction of your friends will understand why you proudly display it in your house. but you know what? grow a pair.

DADDY'S NEW BED.

IF YOU'RE EVER WONDERING WHAT TO GET ME FOR A PRESENT...

i'll take one insanely sexy white floor mirror, and one perfectly saggy-slouchy black leather couch (minimum 10 years of wear). my birthday is march 15th. thanks for it.

WHAT A COOL WAY TO SHOW A MEN'S COLLECTION.

phillip lim finally did a full mens collection which was surprisingly kick-ass. before, he had lumped women and men together in one show... but now that they're separate, he showcased the men's stuff by having the models sit in these awesome huge plywood boxes instead of a runway show!
maybe it's just cause i already like plywood and black and phillip lim, but i thought this was pretty fucking SEXY.

the moment blog

KROOKED FURNITURE

it's awesome when furniture has some movement to it you know? like a playful sculpture. it'd be funny to play a practical joke on someone if you were at a party at this place. lighty push them into the table, and be like "look what YOU did it's FALLING APART!" maybe it's just me but i think that would be a pretty funny practical joke to play on a friend.

from the selby. duh.

4 KEEPS

Sometimes Baby just dreams about the physical space of Store. And since Daddy and Baby can't really be bothered with things like tarps and tape and stuff when they are painting, sometimes it gets messy. Who cares? Sloppy is sexy!

HENCE painted stripe down stairs.

WHYYYYYYYYYY???

baby and daddy's favorite store we could never afford, HEJFINA, is closing it's doors the end of september due to the economy. this makes me feel even better about the prospect of our own store. it's going to be SO EASY to run. money will be the least of our problems. baby and daddy really are the best at scrimping and saving in case of emergencies. and once baby finishes up her MBA next spring we'll pretty much be unstoppable.

POP UP POTTY SCULPTURE.

MAKE ONE. they're cheap.