oooh, just in time for halloween, i thought i’d bring you a little gloom. the gloominess that is grey gardens. i love this documentary film about big and little edie beale, sharing their decrepit house with feral animals, and called grey gardens because of the color of the dunes, the cement garden walls, and the sea mist of the hamptons. so today i thought i’d... 
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i’ve been shopping and selling on etsy for years now, but up until this weekend, i’d never created my own etsy treasury. it’s quite easy, and yes, quite addictive, too! i love curating — i think it’s one of my favorite pastimes, and kind of what i do here on the blog a good portion of the time. bringing together eclectic pieces to create a cohesive... 
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oliver. it all started with this darn car. it’s freakin’ beautiful, is it not? it got me thinking about sophisticated gray. stunning, sharp, classic charcoal like the button down vest of a pinstripe suit — lovely, charming gray. so today, yes indeed, you guessed it. i spy gray. Extopalopaketle. jodi mckee. buttons magee. citypix. _cassia_. maria grossmann. sarahkaye. sfgirlbybay. 50′sfan. emmas... 
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{rummage} don’t ask me why exactly, but i felt very drawn to these colors recently, and found myself pinning a whole array of images on my pinterest boards all somehow reflecting this pastel palette of minty green, gray, and soft peachy-pink and orange tones. i was quite surprised to see the commonality in colors, and thought they’d make a pretty post, if for nothing... 
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via marie-ll. it’s a new year, and time for new beginnings! i’ve been thinking i need a change from all my white on white, so which direction do i head? to black — exactly the opposite! i love these rich, black and charcoal gray walls, and am just trying to get up the guts to go for it! i’ve been taking a peek at what colors benjamin moore’s got... 
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