Water Bobble

I'm loving the idea of a filtered water bottle. It's great for the environment and I love the design. I wish I had thought of it.



Found at the Container Store here.

Shoe Crush

I love this picture! The shoes are amazing and who would have guessed that they would look so great paired with a polka dot dress. The bracelets are pretty cool too.

Picture via The Sartorialist

Scarves

Since living in Oregon, having a scarf with me at all times is a must, especially in the Fall and Winter months. Infinity scarves have caught my eye this season. Here are some that I'm loving right now.

Calypso

Anthropologie

Lands End Canvas

Anthropologie

Anthropologie

Lucky Brand

Michael Stars

Happy Halloween!

I hope everyone has a wonderful holiday!

Picture via Country Living

Transformer Table

We have been trying to get some ideas for a table that would work well in our apartment. Our living space is a bit smaller than our last apartment, so we want something that would maximize the space. I found the perfect table on the Apartment Therapy website. We love the design. It's a console table that can expand to a dinner table. It's perfect.







pictures via Apartment Therapy

Halloween Decor

I love Halloween and all the fun decorations. When I saw this print on a blog I immediately fell in love with it.

Click here to go to the blog for more info on the print.

I also love this image that my friend Jessica designed. She is so creative and has just started a craft blog called Craftily Ever After. This image is offered for free. I can't wait to print it out and frame it. Check out her blog for other fun craft ideas.

Finally....

One of my favorite stores is opening November 11th in Portland!! I can't wait. I've been waiting for this to happen for a long time. I'm already planning my plan of attack, I just wish I didn't have to work that day.

Emily Henderson

I'm a little late on this post, but did you watch "The Secrets of a Stylist" with Emily Henderson a few weeks ago? I loved it. She had so many great ideas and tips to pass along, plus I really enjoyed her personality. I'm super excited to hear that her show was picked up for 26 more episodes. I can't wait! Emily Henderson won HGTV's Design Star, which I did not watch this season and I'm totally regretting it now. I'm also a big fan of her blog. Another fun fact about Emily is that she was raised in rural Oregon. Yay for Oregon!

In the pilot show she did a home makeover for Ian Brennan, the co-creator of Glee. Here are some pictures.

Emily with her friend Ian

Before picture

After picture. I love the colors she used, especially the rug.

Here is another picture of the living room, she just styled it a bit different. I love the rug in this picture as well.

I love how she painted the back of the shelves a different color. This is definitely a trend I've noticed lately. Nate Berkus had and example of this on his show last week.

Before picture

After picture. I love what she did with the space. The wallpaper is great and I think the bedding is from West Elm, another favorite of mine.

Another after picture of the bedroom.

Before picture

After picture. I'm loving the blues and the grays she used.

She is so creative and I'm excited to see more of her work in the future.

Pictures via HGTV website

Kitchen Crush

This kitchen is amazing, I love all the space and the glass front cabinets.

Picture via Baden Baden

Rue Magazine

Rue Magazine launched today, I've been so excited to check out this new online magazine.

Fashion's Night Out in Portland

Fashion's Night Out originated in New York City last year and it was such a success that Anna Wintour of Vogue wanted to make this year's party international. I was so excited to hear that Portland was participating. Last Friday, I headed downtown right after work to check it out. I really enjoyed going to all the different stores. Banana Republic had live models in their stores and were offering light refreshments. Nordstrom was serving delicious mocktails and had a DJ playing music. Seth Aaron, the Project Runway winner from last season, who is also from the Portland area, was at Macy's. He was doing a little presentation and mostly taking questions from the audience. I only stayed and listened to him for about 20 minutes. I wanted to see what else was going on. There was supposed to be a fashion show in Directors Park, but I must have missed it or it happened later, but I never did get to see that. All in all it was a fun night. Maybe next year I'll have to go to NYC, I heard it was quite the party.

Seth Aaron at Macy's, not the best picture, I had a hard time getting a good one with my camera

Another picture of Seth Aaron

Anna Wintour at the NYC Fashion's Night Out

Jackie O

I've always been enamored by Jackie O, she is so beautiful and I love her iconic style. Actually, there is something I find intriguing about the whole Kennedy family. So when I saw the August cover of New York Magazine with Katie Holmes recreating the windblown shot of Jackie, taken by photographer Ron Galella, I fell in love with this shot. I can't believe how much Katie looks like Jackie. Apparently, Katie will be portraying Jackie in an upcoming History Channel miniseries called "The Kennedys", and it's scheduled to air sometime in 2011. I can't wait to see it.



Photo via www.Hollywoodlife.com

West Elm

I'm in love with West Elm's new fall line. I've always liked earthy, warm tones and the color palette they have used totally fits the bill for me. In about a month, we are moving to a new apartment downtown and I would love to use some of these photos as inspiration to decorate our new space. Better yet, maybe we could just buy everything in the catalog----Just kidding Jeff, I know that's not in the budget, a girl can dream right? (Plus, I wanted to see if you read the blog). Here are some of my favorite pictures.

pictures via decor8

I'm also loving some the new bedding.

pictures via West Elm website

Also, this is super cool. West Elm used Portland as one of their inspirational cities. They have posted a neighborhood guide for Portland, I can't wait to check out some of the places they mention. Since we'll be closer downtown, some of these places will be more accessible than before.

We may be in the market for a new sofa and I love how West Elm is now letting you choose from 26 different fabrics.

Domino is Back!

I was so excited to hear that Brides.com has been granted access to the online archives of Domino Magazine. I loved getting Domino Magazine and was so sad when it ceased publication. I can't wait to browse the magazines again online. Thank goodness we have a three day weekend coming up.

Here are some of my favorite covers.