style::cool sneaks

cool sneaks. that's all i got.

home::clawfoots

the clawfoot

one of my favorite things: the painted old clawfoot tub. seems to be a trend now in old homes to refurbish the old beauty with a fresh splash o paint. wish i had some of the book images i've come across- my favorite is a light golden brown eggshell hue. here- check these out, these'll do...

kind of an eggshell ocre

terracotta

classy natural

old fashioned slate, love this'n

classic beige

in some funkier tones...

pink, for the catholic bath?

red with cool walls

flashy gold toes on red

and a decidely modern clawfoot (for all you mods out there)

textile::shweshwe

I stumbled across this fab website Shweshwe while searching for cool textiles- and man, these are some COOL textiles and my favorite web store of the moment! (too bad sidney's so far away from minneapolis)




first found these beautiful pillows by way of the "miss woolly" blog (see the DESIGN FAVORITES link menu)

home::jewel colors

these jewel tones in the home from domino mag inspire and entice but what I love best are all the lovely little naturey things- a knarly tree end table, bird wallpaper, antlers and twigs...
enjoy.

saphire, lapis, amethyst and rose tourmaline

bold blues (aquamarine, turquoise)

a cozy and colourful nook, peridot and turquoise with accents of ruby and rose

kitchen- a good place to experiment with bold colors as you experiment with bold new seasonings and spices

amber, rose, amethyst, turquoise and peridot (my new favorite green)

turquoise, chrysocolla

a soothing environ created by an aquamarine jewel color scheme

amber and topaz tones are some of my favorite right now

lovely turquoise accent

some more muted, calmer home tones (amber, aquamarine and rose in muted tones)

style::jewel colors

a while ago domino magazine had a spread on jewel colors in home decorating and fashion. here are some favorites from that fashion part of it:

style::gurus

to kick start my new project, the "design eyedea" blog, i thought i would pay homage to some of my most favorite fashion gurus

so to get us off and running how about some of powerful and lovely...

erikah badu

lauryn hill

and these fine ladies:

(clockwise top left: m.i.a., mc ladybug, amy winehouse, and m.i.a. again)

and, of course, anthropologie

george harrison and pattie boyd

check you all soon,
patron saint