last week, i shared a round up of pia jane bijkerk’s “it list”, but i’ve also been hounding the poor girl to share some images of her new home in sydney, australia. even though pia may be delivering into the world a brand new baby this week, she was kind enough to share some little corners of her family’s home as she’s been getting it ready for the baby, and getting her home settled with their furnishings from Paris, and Amsterdam, where they once lived on a houseboat.

something else to keep in mind, Pia’s new book My Heart Wanders will be available in the united states early Spring — exact dates and shop locations to come, so check her blog for updates.

“Some things I’m loving about our new home: the garden where I’m now planting organic veggies and herbs, the front porch where the morning sun comes streaming in (my partner and I have our breakfast out there nearly every morning), and the light! There is just so much light in this house – quite a contrast to our cavernous houseboat living in Amsterdam over the past few years.”

“Some more notes about the house: it’s an old worker’s cottage in an inner west suburb of Sydney. We glimpse the famous harbour bridge from the front porch, and it’s in walking distance to some fabulous cafes, bars, farmers markets, antique shops and restaurants. We have two french patisseries only a stone’s throw away (which makes my french man very happy!), and the neighborhood is so friendly and laid back. I was at first a little concerned about moving back to my home town of Sydney, fearing I would miss the energy and eclecticism of living in Europe, but we’ve picked a great suburb and house, and I am enjoying it immensely. And it’s certainly nice to be near family and old friends at this time in my life, starting a family of my own.”

• all photos courtesy of pia jane bijkerk.

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!

this weekend Death Cab For Cutie headlined at the Treasure Island Music Festival. local artist jason munn was happy to have the chance to make a poster for the show, but for those of us who were unable to make it, the posters will be available on jason’s website starting today. cutie, indeed!

i just love these very clever typographical maps from tüt. these prints are hand-screened on recycled paper in the United Kingdom, in two very handsome colors – a slate blue, and a pale eggshell blue. makes geography oh so much more fun! choose from the us of a, and the british isles!

the thoughtful folks at weiden + kennedy, a worldwide advertising agency with offices in japan, have come up with a creative way to aid japan’s relief efforts. they’ve designed these posters with 100% of the profits going to the relief effort for the devastating earthquake and subsequent massive tsunami that struck Japan. i bought a few, and i’m going to hang one of the huge posters in my front window as a show of support. what do you say, will you buy one, too?

well, not all that calm. when grant k. gibson interior design was commissioned to create a teenage girl’s bedroom for the elle decor showcase house, he went mad for hot pink! and when grant placed an order from my etsy shop for a pink keep calm and carry on print for the adjoining bathroom, he had me over the moon with excitement (not the least bit calm, at all!).

it’s wonderful to have one of my prints grace the walls of a grant k. gibson interior design masterpiece, and in an elle decor showcase house, no less, so i couldn’t be more thrilled. for a peek behind the scenes of grant’s work on the showcase house, pop into his blog, and for more of his beautiful design work, visit his portfolio.

and if you’re in the bay area, elle decor welcomes the public to view the showcase house every weekend from November 6th to 21st. you can purchase tickets through the junior league of san francisco. i highly recommend it — there’s nothing quite as inspiring as visiting the interiors of some of san francisco’s oldest homes.

one of grant’s initial sketch ideas for the room.

*photos by grey crawford.

i posted about this brilliant (and far too true!) graphic image awhile back, and the demand was huge! i wish i’d thought of it, but clearly i spend too much time in my pj’s! well, now designer neil leonard has printed them up, and they’re available online here. you don’t even have to get out of your jammies for this one!

calling all dog lovers! woof! my new print is almost ready! i’ve press checked it and it’s ready to order in my etsy shop today. these prints are printed in black ink on RECYCLED archiva Starwhite 80lb. paper, at 11″ x 14″.

i’ve always loved this saying, and the way my dog always made me feel like the best person on the planet. no questions, just unconditional love and admiration, no matter how bad i might be feeling, or how silly i could be. this one is for you, cooper! i hope y’all like it too!

mrs. french of the very beautiful blog bliss had a fabulous home tour of veronika’s perfect abode, and i couldn’t help but love the way she matted and framed her midnight black keep calm & carry on poster in this natural wood frame. so much so, that i plan on framing one my own to hang in my soon to be black & white living room! you can find the black keep calm silk-screened prints in my etsy shop (along with a lot of other original colors, like charcoal gray, seafoam, red and pink).

*as a way of assisting with haitian relief efforts, i am currently donating $5 from every sale to the red cross.

I added a bright and shiny new metallic gold Keep Calm & Carry On poster to the sfgirlbybay etsy shop just in time for the holidays! It looks quite festive, but also a classic that mixes well with an eclectic decor. Hope you like it! You can find the new metallic Gold poster here.