moving on out!

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eclectic simplicity via emma’s design blog.

i’ve got some pretty exciting news today! sfgirlbybay is moving! or more precisely, i am moving into a cute little rental house in san francisco’s noe valley neighborhood. and you may have seen this house before, because my good friends eszter & dan used to live there, so i’ve shared it here, and it’s also been on atsf. the house has come available again, and i swooped on it! now the packing and purging starts! i’m one of those weirdos who actually likes moving, and looks forward to starting fresh in a brand new (old) place!

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a couple of eames eiffel dining room chairs to mix it up, via the brick house.

so, you guys are gonna be forced to watch me redecorate the new place, and i’ve got quite a few rooms to contemplate. it’s two bedrooms, one of which will be my studio/work space, a living room, dining room, a funky old kitchen complete with beautiful old gas stove, with a breakfast nook and small patio off the nook. it’s also got a garage (if you don’t live in san francisco, you can’t understand the significance of a parking spot!) and a small backyard with a patio and garden! i am excited beyond words (although, i’m doing a pretty good job of gushing right about now, aren’t i?).

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some butterfly chairs for the patio, via the brick house.

i went to some of my usual suspects — the brick house, door sixteen, design*sponge and emma design blog, to name just a very few — in search of inspiration and i’ve got a pretty good inkling of what i’m going for. thanks ladies, as always for your excellent taste! here’s what’s inspiring me right now for the new place. you know how obsessed i can get, and how much fun this is for me, so stay tuned for more!

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i’d like a painted chalkboard wall like this in the dining room, via emma’s design blog (above) and maybe in the kitchen too, which has black & yellow vintage tile, like this wall via door sixteen and design*sponge (below).

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maybe some black and natural wood kitchen accessories, via emma’s design blog.

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a simple, well organized studio like some of these via emma’s design blog, design*sponge and the brick house.

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maybe some spalshes of bright colors in the studio, like these from the brick house (above), and skinny laminx (below).

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fun & funky chairs like these i found on skinny laminx (above) and design*sponge (below).

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a clean, simple looking bedroom with lots of calming white and dramatic black here and there, via the brick house.

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lots of comfy white bedding like this from design*sponge and emma’s design blog (above), and maybe even one black wall via door sixteen (below).

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ivy style.

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i couldn’t help but notice how lovely this penthouse apartment was, when ivy style33 added it to the sfgirlbybay flickr pool. Ivy style33 is a freelance decorator and interior design consultant living in frankfurt, germany, and writes the design blog busy bee, as well as running the handmade and vintage-inspired etsy shop ivy style 33.

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being me, always in love with crisp white and eclectic interiors, i wanted to share how ivy style33 puts affordable ikea pieces mixed with natural woods and neutrals to use beautifully in her home. you can easily see where ivy style33 got her taste – the mosaic below is her mother’s lovely home which she helped to renovate. thanks ivy style33 for sharing your inspiring images in the pool!

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snow days.

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via harpy.

i saw this glorious polaroid image (above) the other day, and it somehow reminded me it’s still snowing in many of your hometowns. so i thought i’d share a look at the season’s creamy winter whites. i find these images i discovered around flickr so soothing and peaceful. like the hush of fresh fallen snow. not that we have any of that here in san francisco, but you know how i like to put my imagination cap on. here’s a little white on white.

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via saka matra; _cassia_; emma lamb; and diem design.

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via snapshotradio; Vintage Amethyst; red ticking; and domino deco files.

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via ~Romantic~Vintage Home~; SusanNajarianArt; this is janis; and red ticking.

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via spring globe; ATLITW; klara kristina; and door sixteen.

oh, such antics!

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i love the bright and colorful interior and editorial design work of stockholm-based stylist sasa antic. it’s quite gray here in san francisco today, and these images of sasa’s editorial set design and interior styling just cheered me right up. you know me, i’m not too sure i could actually live with all this color, but i could certainly start with those crisp white floors, and try it on for size! take a happy trip with me through some of sasa’s casually chic and stylish interiors.

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[*via ATLA.]

black & white & cool all over.

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hygge house.

i continue my quest for the perfect black & white room decor. if it should ever, and i mean ever, stop raining here, i may just go out and get the paint to finally get started with the redesign project of my apartment! in the meantime, i continue to be inspired by simple black & white i’ve discovered via flickr groups and etsy.

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rae dunn ceramics, hee haw press, harmonie-interieure, and pop icon twiggy.

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lay-luh, retro realm, don guss, and the harbinger co.

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Art·Craft·Thrift, ed smith designs, vintage embellishment, and hijirik.

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