In the Grand Lake neighborhood of Oakland you’ll find Monkey Forest Road - a Coffeebar and Indonesian Art Gallery in a gorgeous renovated bank building. As soon as you walk in, you have a sense of being transported to an exotic hideaway, far from the urban Oakland cityscape. The entire space is illuminated by the large skylight in the center of the cafe, giving a... 
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photographer yunhee kim. it’s been a rough week, people. it’s been heart-wrenching and maddening and i for one am glad it’s over. it’s only over in the sense that it’s finally friday, and i’m sure we all still have lots on our minds this weekend, but i think an escape is called for. at least from the news for a little while. i am going to... 
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hi everyone, it has been so sunny and warm here in san francisco, i can’t wait for the weekend to enjoy the outdoors. but first, here are some of my favorite pins of the week. enjoy! first a cute merci beaucoup stamp by hunters hideaway (no. 1), a seasonal and healthy recipe for baby artichokes + grilled radicchio + a garlic balsamic drizzle by what’s cooking... 
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hi everyone, i hope you had a great week! the sun is shining today and goes perfectly with todays pins. enjoy! first the parisian kitchen of jean-louis deniot (no. 1),  incredible textures from the giles miller studio (no. 2), gorgeous gold sugar rimmed champagne glasses (no. 3), and a delicious recipe for a limoncello pound cake (no 4.). have a great weekend! aaron... 
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i’ve been following san francisco-based lifestyle and wedding photographer cindy loughridge around flickr for years — many years. because the first time i saw her work i was smitten. her lighting, the composition, the colors are all sublime. cindy can make the most ordinary, mundane subject matter look like something you just want to live in. her instagrams are... 
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