Oh So Beautiful Paper

Jan25Pigeon Toe + Shanna Murray

I adore these stacking vessels – a collaboration between Pigeon Toe ceramics and illustrator Shanna Murray.  They would be so cute together as salt and pepper cellars, vessels for sauce, or even for votives.

 

Available right here.

Photo Credits: Pigeon Toe

Nov22{today I love… holiday decals by Shanna Murray}

It’s always a bit of a challenge to decorate for the holidays in our narrow DC apartment – we don’t have a mantle and barely have enough room for a Christmas tree!  These holiday decals from Shanna Murray are perfect for our little space.  I already have a couple of Shanna’s decals in our bedroom, and I’d love to put one of the holiday designs in our entryway and another in our living room window.  So pretty!

 

p.s. Shanna also has a lovely collection of holiday cards (including a fun neon and kraft paper card!)…

 

 

Check out more in Shanna’s shop right here!

Photo Credits: Shanna Murray

Aug25Jason’s Modern Nursery Alphabet Blocks

We’re starting today off with something a little different – this very cool alphabet installation that designer Jason Gomez created for his daughter’s nursery.  Jason and his wife didn’t know the gender of their baby, Jason wanted to keep the color palette neutral while incorporating lots of pattern and interesting letter shapes.  The result is very cool – and something that his baby girl will enjoy for years to come!

From Jason: This is somewhat a big project for a small person that is now the love of our lives in our new family.  I decided to create a custom alphabet painting for our first baby girl Alena to hang in her room.  Since we didn’t want to know the gender of our baby until she was born I wanted to keep the colors neutral to work for either a boy or a girl but to keep it bright and fun.

Since I love typography I wanted to showcase various type styles for each letter form along with some simple colorful shapes and patterns.  It was a labor of love for me, incorporating various sizes of wood canvases and various types of mediums from house paint to acrylic and paint pens.  In the end the overall piece measured up to 67″ wide to 32″ high, a big bold colorful piece for our beautiful little girl.

Thanks Jason!

Photo Credits: Jason Gomez

Aug12Gallery Walls I’ve Met and Liked

My husband and I are close to buying our first home.  While he goes into a showing thinking of all the logistical aspects, I go in picturing where I’ll put built-in bookshelves, a nice gallery wall and my party supplies.  I’ve already told him that he doesn’t need to worry about the decorating one bit.  That’s the way it should be, right?

Here are some recent gallery walls I’ve come across and bookmarked for that fateful day we’re handed the keys.

-Melanie

Photo Credits: Angie Hranowsky, Design Sponge: Jo Metson, Lonny Magazine, Bolaget, Vogue: Minnie Mortimer