i’ve been falling in love with modern art lately, and bright pops of color. and polkadots, too! must be the onset of spring coming our way. this fab friday i’m rounding up some springy looks i love.

1. i’ve been craving new artwork, and wouldn’t i love a piece like caroline wright’s night life? yes, i would. 2. i doubt i couldn’t pull this look off, but ever ounce of me (maybe too many ounces) wants to, via my style pill; 3. french bull has a new travel coffee mug out and it’s got polkadots to start your day off right; 4. cute little notecards from tokketok; 5. and i love everything about this jonathan adler pillow in heather chontos’ montana home. for the whole fabulous home tour, visit design*sponge.

there’s so much amazing stuff out there on the interwebs. i often feel like i have attention deficit disorder, because i go to look at one thing, and that leads to another, and then, well i get utterly lost out there. but it’s good stuff, and it’s inspiring and motivational. so i thought i’d leave you with some links each friday as i sign off for the weekend. some things to peruse leisurely while you’re enjoying your weekend coffee. i hope you enjoy the view…

the view from here:

1. i think anabela’s blog fieldguided is one of the prettiest i’ve seen. she inspires me. i think she’ll inspire you, too.

2. i love hilda grahnat’s incredible photography. the lighting is perfect. take a look at her online portfolio — i don’t think you will disappointed.

3. photographer lara rossignol has a beautiful, newly designed website. her portfolio will make you hungry.

4. go gander at some beautiful photographs of meghan collison shot by ben toms for vogue russia, via trendland.

5. the by nord katalog from copenhagen is beautiful — download the pdf and enjoy the pretty pictures of their homeware collection and clothing, where design meets nature.

6. have you signed up for fab.com yet? some of the most fashionable deals i’ve found yet. and when you refer friends you receive $25 credits. sweet deal, indeed. and they keep featuring these handstitched saris, which are lovely!

7. traveling but not sure where to find the best shopping in cities like amsterdam, london, new york and paris? check out hipshops before you go — plus it’s like a virtual tour of the most fascinating boutiques around.

well, no matter how you feel about it, valentine’s day is just around the corner, and many of you have some gifts to get. or perhaps you’d like to just spoil yourself a bit! why not!? so this fab friday i’m gathering some romantic gift ideas for you. happy v day!

1. i’d love to cozy up with a loved one in this gorgeous upholstered chair photographed by david prince; 2. lisa stickley’s sweet valerie make-up bag is a nice choice for a bestie; 3. i love this very prim and proper girlie BOX BAG WITH METAL CLASP from zara; 4. these are a cute valentine gift idea — jayson home’s little pocket mirrors; 5. completely in love with west elm’s finn chandelier for the light of your life; 6. i’d about sell my soul for this very romantic Siedlung Essen fine art print by Andreas Gursky, via art space; 7. perhaps you need a pretty bauble for someone really special — i’d love to receive quail pond design’s Sterling silver bubble necklace with aquamarines and pink tourmalines; 8. and some festive little chiffon shoe clips from ban.do can dress up any shoe for a valentine evening out.

i saw this lovely poster pinned by angela ritchie, and i just had to share. it was created by designer amy rodchester to promote the Newcastle Festival of Dance as a festival for everyone. check out the whole set here. i hope you see lots of fabulous things, on, and offline this weekend to inspire you. happy weekend, and see you on monday!

all work and no play makes me a very dull girl. but i played a lot last week at alt summit, so i’m working caaa-crazy hours and still trying catch-up on this very long-anticipated fab friday! but, if you’re going to work at home, it might as well be stylish, right?

i’m thinking about an office makeover and loved some of these inspiring spaces. this vintage dresser diy’d with the word ‘papper’ in swedish, or paper — is a great idea, via elle interiör; simple bulldog clips make for an easy diy photoboard idea from the creative mama; i love everything about lotta jansdotter’s busy, but organized workspace; and Lotta Agaton´s office styling for Södra Interiör is clean and inspirational, too; to get the ball rolling on my office makeover, i picked up a couple of serena & lily’s rolling storage crates for arts & craft supplies. can’t wait to start the transformation!

i’m back from the alt summit blogging conference in salt lake city, and honestly, i’m still trying to process what i learned and just how awesome it all was. i think this photo kind of exemplifies the calm before the storm, because this year at alt summit was the most mad fun yet. if you’ve never been, or have been wanting to go, put it on your mighty list, because ALT really is one of the most inspiring and ridiculously entertaining events i’ve ever attended. hats off mary tyler-moore style (like flung as high as possible!) to organizers sara urquhart and gabrielle blair for one stupendous feat of event planning!

there’s just no way to summarize all the lovely people whom i met and inspired me, or just simply said hello. i wish there had been more downtime, just to get to know everyone a little bit better, but here’s a glimpse of what the whirlwind of alt summit really looks like.

besides all the learning going on, there’s parties. you’ve probably heard about them on twitter, right? lisa congdon, one of my awesome alt roomies decides quite rightly that a white wig is the perfect accessory for the winter wonderland party. here she and marisa anne haedike are having some fun! balloons decorate the method mini party on friday night; moss + Isaac photography capture a very fancy and equally charming hgtv star and all round great girl emily henderson; here i am tweeting about ben silberman of pinterest’s amazing keynote speech (after which i cry, and ben gets a standing ovation) via b.a.d. photography on flickr; my roomies and wonderful friends — the lovely rena tom and artist lisa congdon who spoke about kickstarting your next project; just a real swell bar we passed in our travels around salt lake city; and the mighty miss maggie mason who gave a great talk on building your readership.

the always vintage-fabulous alix tyler and miss dottie of modern kiddo, jenny of frecklewonder and pam kueber retro renovation ham it up beautifully at the winter wonderland party; out thrifting at the green ant (a wonderful vintage shop in salt lake) with one of my fav girls, jordan of oh happy day; kelly beall of design crush, the charming and infamous favorite uncle beefy and lisa congdon get cozy on a snowy walk home from dinner; me and my amazing panel speakers, joslyn taylor of simple lovely, bri emery of designlovefest and danielle kyrsa of the jealous curator; more thrifting with laure joliet who buys up all the cute $1 belts; ben from pinterest gets the room’s attention during one of the most moving keynotes i’ve ever heard via justin hackworth; and lastly, getting girly with emily henderson, lisa congdon, rena tom, me and Morgan Satterfield from the brick house, as captured by laure joliet for apartment therapy.

hello from salt lake city where I am for alt summit! we’re all having such an inspiring and fabulous time, and I’ll report back much more on that next week. but in the meantime, i just had a quick moment to post, and thought I’d share this drawing of me by Wendy mcnaughton for the bold italic. I don’t think I’ve drawn since I was like five at Disneyland, so I was quite tickled by it. have a happy weekend and see you back on Monday!

it’s been a good week for me — how ’bout you? get a lot done? but, happily it’s finally fab friday. and here’s what i’m finding quite fabulous this week, including this crazy good lamp at a super affordable price at lamps plus, a photographer who levitates, and a bunch of other stuff i think is pretty coolsville.

1. lamps plus robert abbey Delta Schiaparelli Pink High Table Lamp; 2. porcelain diamond necklaces from rk shop; 3. yowayowa camera diary — one woman’s photographs of herself levitating. 4. repurposed Vintage Gooseneck Desk Lamp w/ Neon Pink Orange Color Cord from earth sea warrior; 5. rushmore print from The Art Of Adam Juresko.

hello, and welcome to fab friday. at least we all had a short week, right? i thought you might enjoy a bit of down time this weekend in your very own kitschy little bathroom, and so i recreated this one from country living magazine for you. wasn’t that nice of me? enjoy your bath. i think you should add bubbles.

1. Vintage oil painting portrait of Great Aunt Ruby from gin and tonic shop; 2. vintage oil painting of a lovely young gent from lily and ruby; 3. classic clawfoot tub via remodelista; 4. green wood stool via vintage diana; 5. Isa’s Restoratives Stress Formula Tincture from shop terrain; 6. fluffy white towels from target; and 7. vintage paint-by-numbers horse from the relic trail.

never been one for red & green christmas decorations (i’ve always wondered where that traditional came from anyway), i just felt like a little bit of pink today, and some sparkle thrown in for good measure. this fab friday is pretty in pink.

natalie wood’s pink book via the selby; caitlin holcomb’s be my baby glitter fringe banner (via poppytalk);
confetti system cantelope pink pinata; serena & lily pink polka-dotted bed sheets; Marjon Hoogervorst photographs a happy bedroom; and poketo’s Perpetual Planet Planner.