Red, White and Blue

Happy 4th of July!  Here are some patriotic photos to celebrate the birth of our nation. 

Photo via Better Homes & Gardens

 Photo via Elle Decor

 Photo via Pinterest

 Photo via Elle Decor

 Photo via Elle Decor

 Photo via Elle Decor

 Photo via Pinterest

 Photo via House Beautiful

Photo via Pinterest

 Photo via Pinterest

Bill Cunningham New York

This last week I was home sick one day so I caught up on some movies.  One of the movies I watched was a documentary called "Bill Cunningham New York".  I've been wanting to see it for a long time.  It's about an 80 year old fashion photographer who has a column in the New York Times.  It was so interesting to get a glimpse of his life and his work.  It's such a wonderful documentary, I loved it.  I can't wait to see it again.

Headboards

I've been wanting to get a headboard for our bed for a really long time.  Since we have a three day weekend coming up, I'm hoping to find some time to go shopping.  I've been collecting pictures on my Pinterest board for inspiration.  Now I need to decided between a tufted headboard or one with nail heads, I love them both!  Here are a few of my favorites.

 I love this tufted headboard from Home Depot and I love the price 

image via Marcus Design

Nail head detail on this headboard, along with the chevron print pillow

Image via West Elm

Love the color palette, Rue Magazine

 Image via MadeByGirl

A favorite from West Elm

image via Apartment Therapy

Another favorite from West Elm

I like the shape of this headboard

image via La Dolce Vita

Grey ribbon with the nail heads

 image via Pinterest

 Grey tufted headboard, Rue Magazine

image via Pinterest

I love the pillows with this headboard

image via Elements of Style

 Brown tufted headboard, the pillows look so comfy

image via La Dolce Vita

Nate Berkus

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This last week Nate Berkus announced that he is doing a home collection with Target.  I'm thrilled!  Since we are losing Nate on television, I think it's so wrong his show is being cancelled, it's great to know he's not going too far.  His 150 piece home collection will debut in October.  I can't wait!!

Here's a few of the items, I'm excited to see more in the future.

Photo via Curbed

Photo via Target

Photo via Target

Photo via Curbed

Fashion Focus: Red Pants

Lately I've been obsessed with red pants, literally obsessed.  While I was in Los Angeles, I looked for the perfect red pants and couldn't find them, or at least ones that were in my price range.  I don't like to spend too much on trendy items.  I think it's better to spend more on classic pieces that never go out of style.  I finally found some red skinny jeans that I love at JCPenney, of all the places.  Actually, Jeff found them online, I really should give him the credit.  JCPenney really has some cute affordable clothes, I'll have to shop there more often.  Here are some ways to incorporate red pants into any outfit.

Image via 9to5Chic

Image via Pinterest

Image via Emerson Fry

 

Image via See Jane

 

Image via The Sartorialist

 

Image via Elements of Style

 

Image via Elements of Style

 

Image via Emerson Fry

Image via Emerson Fry

Orla Kiely Collaboration

I love when designers do collaborations. One of the recent ones I've read about is Orla Kiely's collaboration with Uniqlo. I have to admit I had never heard of Uniqlo until we went to New York City back in September and they had just opened their flagship store. It's a store out of Japan that is comparable to the Gap here in the United States. She is also working on a new bedding collection with Bed Bath and Beyond that should hit stores in May.

I've always liked Orla Kiely's prints and I'm in love with some of her bags.

All bag images via Orla Kiely website

Sadly, she didn't do any bags for her line with Uniqlo. I really wish she had. I'm not totally in love with the Uniqlo Orla Kiely line. It's just a bunch of T-shirts and a few button downs. I do like the scarves, I would definitely wear some of the scarves.




I'm just hoping the Bed, Bath and Beyond bedding line is better. Here's a photo from Apartment Therapy.

Image via Apartment Therapy

Hopefully she'll use colors in her bedding line like the wallpaper in her NYC store and some of the fun prints from her bags.

Image via Orla Kiely

Herb & Dorothy

Tonight we watched a documentary called Herb & Dorothy. This one's been on my list to see for awhile. It's about a husband and wife who have dedicated their lives to collecting art on their modest salaries. It's amazing, they have one of the largest contemporary art collections and it's all in their studio apartment in Manhattan. This is such a wonderful movie, I absolutely loved it! If you have any interest in art, this is a must see!