Anthropologie's inspiring lookbook!

Posted by Mr Wong at 11:09 AM 0

Anthropologie has a very new online lookbook for the home. The styling is really inspirational - I love the staging in the master bedroom and the guest bedroom.

So bright a beautiful. I think this bedroom displays a great use of color - surprisingly, the white bedding alone satisfies my love of white.

I also love the guest bedroom - it's making me want to buy new bedding! Too bad my wallet is on lock down. The headboard and chandelier are gorgeous too.

The look book interface has little clickable snippets for design tips and links to more.

I don't know if I could handle the green wall permanently - but it's really refreshing here.


We've seen this chesterfield and the reclaimed wood coffee table before - but I just can't help drooling over it a little more!

Check out the microsite, "Open House"

Friends and family sale at Bae!

Posted by Mr Wong at 8:26 AM 0

My friends over at Bae, in San Francisco, alerted me to a Friends and Family sale they're having.


The coupon tells the details. You can visit them online at www.bae-home.com, and enter the code SUMMER when you checkout.

A trend that I'm loving - for you not your house

Posted by Mr Wong at 12:13 PM 0

I'm sure you've seen them around - deliciously girly necklaces adorned with flowers, chains, and ribbon ties. Of course major labels are banking on the trend big time but charging hundreds - but you can find options just as sweet for less money. Do you like the whole flower bib trend? I don't have one, and I don't know if I could pull them off - so I'd like to hear what you guys think.

The difference between the left and the right? $612.00! Vera Wang's Lame and Crystal necklace is $650, and Anthropologie's Wildflower necklace (on the right) is $38. (I love Vera's dresses but I have to say I really do like Anthropologie's necklace better)

This necklace, by Mimi + You is gorgeous - and one of a kind, but it's also $350

This STUNNING "Love is a vintage rose" necklace is $85, and also handmade (only 10 of each peace are made), by marionkoubouri at etsy.

I also love this one from eraseandrepeat on Etsy.

Back home to the city

Posted by Mr Wong at 9:33 AM 0

I had a nice relaxing weekend at my parents farm this weekend, but now I am back home in NYC. I thought I'd ring in the week with some urban interiors to get me back in the swing of things. Do you prefer urban styles like these or more country interiors?


*love* the wide plank hardwood floors!

I like these tables mixed with the polish of the rest of the kitchen.



via Dwell




via Metropolitan Home

A weekend in the country...

Posted by Mr Wong at 9:26 AM 0

This weekend I'm heading down to Westminster, MD, to visit my parents on their 65 acre farm. I'll get fresh eggs each morning, and grilled veggies right from their garden at night. Hopefully my allergies are done bothering me and I can spend my afternoons under the trees with some homemade sangria! Here's some very pretty farmhouses to give you a taste!


hopefully one day I'll have a home with a view like this!






via Country Living

Gorgeous reclaimed wood - do you have some?

Posted by Mr Wong at 9:28 AM 0

I was introduced to Forest Dickey's work the other day and it's just stunning. He uses reclaimed barn wood -of which I've always been a fan. The unique thing is that with this historic medium he creates contemporary furniture! I particularly love his benches -



*gulp*

gorgeous walnut

via Forest's studio Varian


Cabinetry in reclaimed wood if you the substance and look of a rustic kitchen
via Gurniture


A special attribute of reclaimed wood is that it means your piece will be completely unique. I can think of a space for this hutch in every room (of my dream house, that is.)
Cottage Home Maine

ohhh. I seriously want one of these vintage factory carts as a coffee table...one day...
via Restoration Hardware

see!
via Marie Claire Maison

via James Merrel

Of course, most furniture in reclaimed wood will probably be made one of a kind by craftsmen, which equals big bucks (and rightfully so), but you can find more accessible furniture - like these shelves made from old railroad tracks at vivaterra.
via vivaterra

Do any of you have furniture (or anything) made from reclaimed wood? I'd love to hear about it - what it is and how you like it.

Decorating with green - rooms that do it well

Posted by Mr Wong at 1:56 PM 0

Green is big right now - be it the color or the lifestyle. However, like anything that becomes popular there is also the risk of becoming cliche or too trendy. However, just because something is trendy, it doesn't mean you shouldn't embrace it if you truly love it! I think a good place to start is finding inspiration that employs the color/practice/object/etc. in an authentic way.

Here are some examples where I think the color green is used either naturally or with a flair that gets across the dweller's passion for the color. What do you truly love that has become a trend - and has it changed the way you approach it?

- you can do it with accents and accessories

or a unique wallpaper or upholstery...


or where appropriate - as it is in this historic shaker kitchen


via House and Home



via Notebook via Amy Butler's Midwest Modern




via Valspar

...or...make your undying love obvious!

via Domino via Flickr