of all places, i found these cool paper placemats at the car wash. yep, the car wash by my house on divisidero street just so happens to have a most adorable gift shop. i picked up these very retro-looking studio oh! paper placements printed on fsc paper and designed by jenn ski and thought it might be fun to try my hand at styling up a little breakfast table. i’m calling... 
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Say hello to the chair named Jake! i was introduced to ‘jake’ by fellow aussies white horse home’s blog, who i wrote about yesterday. designed by australian-based koskela, i’m as excited about this chair as they are, with the obvious reason being the powder coated fluoro frame! jake comes in three fluoro colours — hot pink, yellow and orange,... 
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nothing but gloom here this week in san francisco. the constant pitter patter of raindrops has me wishing for brighter skies and a bit of color. so i’m making my own color today. here you go. my gift to you on a rainy gray day! one very color blocked kitchen, via elle decor south africa (above and below). love the black fixtures and appliances with all that color;... 
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my new contributor aaron de simone introduced me to secret squirrel via pinterest, and i fell instantly in love — not just for the the name, which is awesome, but for their fabulous clothes. i love these geometric beauties, and i thought it would be fun to play a little mix & match and accessorize these secret squirrel looks and add a few pieces to wear with them... 
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spring is in the air and so with it come the bumble bees, which got me thinking about yellow and black and how great these contrasting colors complement one another. so on this very fab friday i bring you a bit of bold yellow and black. 1. stylist heather chontos helped inspire this post with this great fashion shot for chicago magazine. 2. the pattern in this girl’s... 
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