april showers

one of my best girlfriends is getting married. us bridesmaids just threw her a bridal shower last weekend. and i must say, it was practically flawless. and because valerie is one of my best friends i decided to use some of my favorite "party ideas" for her shower.

i wanted to dessert table look to be inviting, beautiful + delicious. for the overall table look this was my inspiration...

and this was the result...

in hindsight we could have used more bud vases of roses. 

for the cake i fell in love with this image ages ago and was determined to use all aspects of it as possible...

here's the bunting (my current obsession)...

and the ombre...

and this one for the trim...

pretty good, no?

and then i spotted this in a martha post a few months back and just loved it. so i switched up the colors for valerie's purple wedding color. it was such a beautiful way to decorate, bring in tons of fun + pops of color and was super fun + super easy. 

*obvi it would have been nice to have the city backdrop and party on a lush rooftop.

(images courtesy of martha stewart weddings)

light it up!

loving this lamp from kartell

so gorgeous. romantic. clean. chic. all the things i want my apartment to exude. 

crane love

for my baby shower this past autumn each guest made a origami paper crane which was supposed to be made into a cheery + one-of-a-kind mobile. but i'm thinking (especially now that miss nia is past the mobile stage) that something like this vertical garland would be a beautiful, sweet + whimsical way to display the cranes.

*from an exhibit in the asian art museum in CA

apartment revamp

mr.s and i decided our sweet baby girl needed more crawling space in our shrinking apartment but didn't want her letters + numbers piece mat to go past "v" so, we ordered 3 new persian rugs for our apartment. they just arrived and i adore them!

(this is one that was in the running, but didn't make the final 3 cut)

and now i'm feeling inspired to change the couch and lighting. here are some couch ideas from the ever-fabulous-yet-inexpensive urban outfitters...

wouldn't these be great with some fun pillows...

ralph lauren

totally inspired by ralph lauren and all of the beauty of his brand. he was on 'oprah' for a very exclusive interview yesterday, along with his gorgeous family in their home in colorado. everything was beautiful. i was swooning over the textiles throughout the space. and fell in love with the barn on the property that ralph has hardly touched with the exception of adding chandeliers. oh my!

here are a few favorite images and quintessential ralph...

sparkle!

i love blog hunting. most of the time, if i have enough time, i get swept off my feet look for inspiration and can go hunting for hours. i can be inspired to paint my entire apartment. buy gorgeous and frivolous lamp, chairs or books. craft. surf over all my favorite pages of etsy. and sew up a killer outfit for some place i'll never go.

one of my favorite site to check out is theselby it's AMAZING.

one of my favorite posts featured two fellow martha employees and their crafting confetti fun. also, please note nicholas' love of martha's farm fresh eggs. simply the best.