My kind of living room...

Apparently I need to find this Todd Yoggy, as everything I've seen seems to be exactly how I would want a room.  Victorian and traditional with hints of irreverence and modernity.  Wait, did I just describe me?

~MME.


Found via the always inspiring Desire to Inspire.

Room of the week...

I am loving this spread in ElleDecor of Daryl Carter's DC Townhome; definitely my style.

It is a lovely combination of new and old...the 1920s couch so interesting paired with the modern coffee table.

I will sit here and write you a smart letter.  What a chair!

Fall 2009 Couture: D&G

There is something so perfect happening this fall in couture.  All my favorite designers are stomping those runways with period pieces, and those happen to be periods of history I absolutely love...Victorian, 1940s, it's all a bit too much to take in.  D&G is no exception to this.  I saw the center dress and absolutely tasted the envy.

 

I'll take one of those dresses.

 

I'll take one of those boys (and his jacket).

I'll take both rooms.

While I'm at it, I'll take these four little suits for the vixen-librarian lurking inside.

 

More in Victorian Chic

Anyone have $1400 I can borrow?

Vintage Silver Leaf ~ Silk Upholstered Settee

originally found here

Birdcages for sale...

Hong Kong Birdcage Lantern

Just spotted this one at the Urban Outfitters sale. Hmmm...

Another New Obsession: Antique Birdcages

In light of my upcoming move, I've been inspired to rethink my design aesthetic. Through the last two years of taking in many different styles, I've settled on the one that most closely looks like my soul...victorian chic. Think high-backed fainting couches mixed with modern whites and saturated purples. I feel light-headed just dreaming about it.

To accent this, I've been on the recent prowl for Antique Birdcages, scouring craigslist, value village, design blogs, and etsy. I would fill it with plants or books or booze and paint it some wacky color. Flickr has provided much in the way of visual fodder to fuel this obsession...

1. bird cage, 2. aubade, 3. brandnewstart, 4. New Frocks, 1955 I, 5. It's a time for freedom, 6. Untitled, 7. 10/365 flying with linnets, 8. There Is A Light That Never Goes Out, 9. The Garden Portrait (c.1910), 10. 36/365, 11. free as a bird, 12. Pretty Birdcage

Anyone got a birdcage hanging around?