Category: Honor Roll

• I wish I could pull of the chic industrial look (above), but instead I’ll admire it.
• We’re talking baby names! What’s your pick for our soon-to-arrive baby boy?
• Two of my favorite colors together.
• Cutesy retro style is so fun.
• I’m really looking forward to having a nice laundry room (hopefully at least half as cute as this one).
• Everybody needs to eat. Good guys, bad guys, ordinary guys…
• These yarn-wrapped monograms are easy to make, and they look really sweet.
• Even the bathrooms in Anna’s home are perfectly her.
• Chairs!
• Drawers!
• Put a bird on it!

• Did you hear the collective gasp when we all saw this garage makeover? Good stuff.
• New peeks into the place Victoria calls home.
• This kitchen is nice on its own, but the collection of colorful bowls makes it extra special.
• If you like my bedroom Edison light, you will also like these modern glass globe chandeliers.
• Like I need good packaging to help convince me to eat ice cream. (Super cute though!)
• Cute fashion girl illustrations.
• Always nice to see a good collection of silhouettes in people’s homes.
• Tristan is planning her studio. (Those library shelves! Swoon.)
• Cute new fabrics from Skinny laMinx.
• I love these hand-stamped business cards, along with Ez’s painted ones.
• She still has things she’d like to change, but I think Jenny’s front entry is looking pretty good.
• So smart! Benita organized her Martha Stewart magazines by month instead of by year.
• I think it’s time for us to have a toast.

I’m enjoying a week of mostly staying away from the computer and playing with Eleanor all day. It’s nice to relax a bit in between Christmas and the New Year, don’t you think? I’m popping in with an Honor Roll today in case you’re looking for a little something to read. I’ll also have Eleanor’s monthly photo tomorrow, and then I’ll be back to posting daily on January 3rd.

• This chalk typography by Dana Tanamachi is amazing! (via Hello!Lucky)
• A white tree filled with gold starbursts and homemade faceted ornaments make for a very Merry Christmas.
• This little striped mini promoting the new Paul Smith kids’ line is so adorable. You don’t think a striped minivan would be quite as cute, right? Darn.
• How to describe your used furniture on Craigslist.
• It’s always fun when art meets literature, and I’m loving this letterpress print featuring cards inspired by the party guests in The Great Gatsby. (via swissmiss)
• Cute raindrop mobile!
• Our pediatrician has a little vintage hippo tapestry hanging in one of the examination rooms, and I always sort of want to steal it. (I wouldn’t, don’t worry!) So yeah, I was excited to see Angela Adams’ woven wall hangings. I just wish there was a hippo. (via design*sponge)
• I already have the world’s cutest bike, but if I didn’t I’d be up for one of these public bikes. (via sfgirlbybay)
• Have you seen Andrea Linnet’s blog, I want to be her!? Andrea loves the edgy cool girls (a group to which I do not belong), but this is one of my favorite looks. (via A Cup of Jo)

• Yvestown’s kitchen (above) is pretty fantastic, wouldn’t you agree?
• I’m using colorful gift wrap this year because I figured Eleanor would like it, but I’m quite fond of these beautiful, neutral gift wrap ideas.
• Brilliant wrapping for the Lego-obsessed.
• ShelterPop had an article about my dining room trim painting project: Should You Paint Trim or Leave it Bare? (Thanks, Jaime!)
• I’m a fan of textured, faceted ceramics (especially in pink).
• I wish I had a fantastic patterned cape!
• The Christmas decorations at bink & boo’s house are pretty cute. (via Simply Grove)
  p.s. Eleanor’s bink & boo bib is my favorite one.
• This napkin bow idea is really simple, but really sweet.
• A wall inspired by brass sequins? Oh, yes.
• I think that one of these years, I’ll have to make a Christmas village (I always loved them at my friends’ houses when I was a kid.) This pretty pink glittered town will serve as good inspiration.
• They’re working on their basement too over at Rambling Renovators (awesome).
• Plastic flowers, looking prettier than you thought possible.

Don’t forget to check out my new section, The Filing Cabinet. There are so many extra goodies over there, like this rotary iPhone cover, a gorgeous modern dollhouse, fun new cake prints, and this cute idea for a fireplace.

• Save your poor hands a bit of writing this holiday season with cute return address stamps and labels.
• Remember this pretty dining room? (And yes, I know I still need to show you how the trim turned out.) Well, here’s the rest of that apartment.
• I like Things Organized Neatly. (via Abbey Goes Design Scouting)
• Jordan had Moses’ first haircut documented. They went to an old-fashioned barbershop because they are awesome like that. She also wrote some excellent advice to a younger version of herself for a creative career.
• Get your craft on with a festive DIY tinsel wreath that anyone can do, in just five minutes.
• New Orla Kiely wallpaper! (via Poppytalk)
• Erin’s such a cutie.
• Kathleen’s surprise party in pink and gold looked so festive and fun.
• Jonathan Safron Foer’s new book Tree of Codes isn’t out yet, but I’m eagerly awaiting it. Look at how this “unmakeable” book was made!

Don’t forget to check out my new section, The Filing Cabinet. There are so many extra goodies over there, like this affordable gold sequin skirt, modern humidifiers, and me with Jonathan Adler.

• I can’t live with the look in my home, but I love lots of little knick-knacks and open storage when done well by others. Like this sunny South African kitchen (above).
• Polka dots, metallics, and confetti… Oh my! What a pretty birthday fête.
• I’m growing out my hair, because I miss all the things you can do with long hair. (And isn’t that shade of red beautiful?)
• We never use the bathtub in on the main floor of the house, but I still doubt Brandon would let me do this.
• Loving the new Kate Spade pop-up shop. Color! Fun! A million things I want!
• I know I already told you all about the new e-magazine Gifted, but here’s an interesting behind the scenes look.
• The vinyl numbers on these storage bins make something mundane into something special, don’t you think?
• A lovely bride (with a darling family).
• Also, I’ve been adding lots of things to wish list (and you can always see the latest five items in the sidebar). Looks like I’ve been into plates and shoes lately, eh?