Designer Highlight: Lisa Wong Jackson

I stumbled across Lisa Wong Jackson's Custom Design + Stationarysite, Good on Paper, a few months ago and still cant get it out of my head!

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Ive always loved cards and stationary since I was a little girl {I used to dream of working as a card designer for hallmark, a very long time ago :)}

Lisa's work is so...so beautiful! I love her use of white space, her magical line drawings, and her organic renderings. {I also love the fact that she has a boston terrier and his name is pixel :)}

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Check out her work! You wont be sorry you did!

Breakfast Nook with Some Flexibility!

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I love this idea! Placing a small sectional around your dining table to create a banquette type seating around the table ( like a cozy little breakfast nook ) with cute chairs surrounding the other sides. I like this, because its not as restricting as a built-in. I only have one dining table and I've always wanted to have a nook but not wanting to commit to the built in look. {even though in reality you could always rip it out, but that's too wasteful}. So the look + flexiblity of this setup is perfect (plus its another excuse to find a great sectional!} Maybe one day!

Classic Chevron

Its no new news...chevron is in...{and i happen to love it!} Ive been seeing and reading about this hot graphic pattern everywhere. Ive decided this is the print that I want my pillows recovered in. I might even introduce this pattern in other parts of my space too! Love these spaces below...

{images for this layout i created were gathered from here, here, here, here, here, here, here, and here.}

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Interior Exploration: the space {inside} the space

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I love nooks. [niches, dens, retreats] So one fad Im loving in interiors are spacial cubes. Sometimes this look and feel can be achieved with a literal cube that makes up a room within a large space, but it can also be done by simply applying a change, within a quadrant of the larger space, with color, materiality, and even lighting. The examples Im looking at are in the more literal definition, an actual cube of space. 

I love how these cubes draw you in, make a mark of importance, and contain almost a sense of mystery ( so that you must enter...its impossible to ignore it.)

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The notion of "a space within a space" has intrigued me since my exploration of it during my studies in interior architecture during undergrad. To me, these spaces create recognition, and signify specialness. They are break out spaces. They are places for rest, relaxation, and meditation.

Modern + Classic x Color (& Texture) = Irresistible Eclectic Living

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I love when you see a space thats not cookie cutter, not straight out of the box, and not, well, expected. I love eclectic design. I know that it is main stream now but i still love it because its still different { i don't think that makes too much sense when I say it out loud...but in my head it does :) }. I love so many different styles, and yes it is nice to see those individual styles represented as a whole in their own era, i love just as much {if not more} to see them all mixed together. Especially when they get as colorful as these lovely spaces. Nothing like mid-century modern (my fave) meets baroque meets traditional. Which room is your fave? (Let me just say as much as I love the look of image 2...the one right below...im not crazy about that rug. I love the color it adds to the equation, but i think its the texture thats throwing me off!)

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Perfect Pooch Photographer

Ok So now youre probably thinking "another boston post?" no no, but i did find an AMAZING pet photographer...look at these images! Her name is Jamie Pfughoeft and her site is called cowbelly.com. OMG! I want Nora to have a photo shoot!  Too bad she's in Seattle :( Check out these images and her blog and website! LOVE her!

{All images are by Jamie and were found on her site)

Bostons are the best!

I know I havent blogged about her all that much... but I happen to have one of the world's BEST dogs... her name is Nora and she is a Boston Terrier. She will be two years old in March and has filled my world with laughter ever since she danced into it. (yes, she dances..on her two back feet with her front two in the air. its adorable. and hilarious!) My mom loves boston's equally as much...they really crack us up. We aways give each other boston terrier cards and other little treasures. I even got my mom one for Christmas! Thats him pictured below with Karmyn. She named him Tucker. He is super cute as well.

I was SO excited when I stumbled upon this illustrator, Lili Chin. Her work is so great AND not only does she draw Boston's but she also draws them with classic modern chairs. wow. im loving it!

You can order her prints or calendars here! Sign me up!