These Pictures Make Me Happy

Via Trendenser, Hey Hot Shot, House to Home

Flower Power

I love having fresh flowers in the shop but sometimes fail miserably in the discipline of buying them every week.  With cosmos and now peonies in season, I am on a four week roll.  I even put a single peony in our little store bathroom this weekend.  Long may it last!  

Matt Adrian

We spent the past couple of hours hanging lovely bird paintings by Matt Adrian (aka The Mincing Mockingbird) all over the store.   If you are in LA come on by tomorrow between 5-8 for a drink.

Happy Weekend

Love this vase by Bradley L Bowers.   Take a look at the post on Design Milk for some more of his paper-inspired ceramics.

Ingrid Rasmussen

Loving all of these homes shot by the talented Ingrid Rasmussen.  I also like that she shows her shots in their final editorial format in her portfolio.  These spreads are are all homes of people (including Nathalie Lete, Abigail Ahern, Matthew Williamson) living in full color surrounded by things they love irrespective of age, style or rules.  Above all, they make me smile.

Gift Ideas for Dads

Father's Day is June 19 so I thought I would pull together some of the things we have on our shelves perfect for boys!   If you are in Los Angeles, there are a bunch more cool things in the shop including a 1950s golf trophy and a couple of fabulous car and motorcycle books.

From top:   Vintage Pool Ball Stopper, Vintage Gas Station Numbers, The Baseball (A great book about the ball),  Bad Dog Matches, Vintage Avon Car Cologne Bottle, 16mm Film Camera Scuplture, PatchNYC candle, Great Grilled Cheese.

Love

Yummy rich colors in this stunning living room on Desire to Inspire from Skona Hem.   Then I spotted these converse on tumblr and decided they would make a perfect team.