Wish List

Today I'll just be sharing some images of a few things I wish I possessed. This post started as a rather straightforward wish list, a few objects I would like to hunt down for myself someday. But then the list took on a new character, and now I'm left with a thoroughly disjointed, if beautiful, collection. I guess my New Years' mentality still hasn't worn off, or maybe it's just that the future is on my mind all the time now. Exciting things are happening, and I hope to share those with you soon. For now, a peek into my greedy little head:

a bookbook macbook cover. Brilliant, no?

via Oh Joy

a bold, colorful light fixture in the kitchen. This is totally trendy right now, I know...

but I think it's the type of trend that will be adored by the grandkids,

perceived as emblematic of the times. And shouldn't we embrace those trends?

via design is mine

a cheap, lovely trip abroad,

ala English Muse. Will definitely be taking her advice

and visiting VRBO when the time is right.

a chic home that flawlessly balances the sheen and glamour

of the modern, the nostalgia and whimsy of the past, and the raw beauty of nature.

via Design*Sponge

finally, the confidence and character displayed by this man.

via Charade

Emily

Lines & Shapes

I am longing for these beautifully bound collections of loosely themed works from various artists. Launched in February of 2008, there are 10 volumes so far, each more stunning and fascinating than the last. I love seeing the widely varied interpretations of such common words as 'Break', 'Pair', or 'Blur'. I can't imagine the endless inspiration and wonder they'd inspire up close.

a preview of 'Blur', my personal favorite

Visit Oh Joy! to enter the drawing for the complete set! Or, better yet, don't, and cross your fingers for me.

Dreamily yours,

Emily

Co-ed vs. Chic?

Since first stumbling upon the blogosphere my horizons have been broadened, my tastes expanded, and my brain is now full up to the brim with beautiful words and images... and now, suddenly, I'm experiencing my first negative side effect: TOO MUCH PRETTY.

the dream of a fragile dress on a creamy wall

via wishwishwish via sweethomestyle

Let me step back and explain.

a wall of old photos and pretty things in antique frames

via sweethomestyle

In six or seven months I will be making my first move out on my own, ish. My boyfriend will also be there, in my new as-yet-unknown accommodations, and this is where my problem lies. Well, wait, that came out wrong. I can't wait to be living with my boyfriend, and making a lovely home for the two of us... but where do I draw the line with all the lovely and the pretty? Where will his video games and gadgets and other boyish nonsense go? I somehow doubt that he'll want to stash his PS2 in a vintage suitcase.

mm, I've already started collecting these beauties -- just one so far, but it's burgundy!

via apartment therapy

Everywhere I look, there's tones of pink and beige and ivory, heaps of pearls and tapestries and gauze, and there is that part of me that refuses to believe I won't have my own oasis of femininity. This part of me even feels occasional resentment toward this wonderful boy, for depriving me of the romantic boudoir of my daydreams. Clearly, this is insanity, because without him there would be no romance.

this one's a little too girly even for me

via sweethomestyle

I have found a few images (see below) of co-ed but chic spaces to aspire to, but does anyone out there have any recommendations for inspiration? I'm floundering in a sea of lace and baubles, help!

the portrait's a little over the top, but I love the couch among all those neutrals

via sweethomestyle

it is one of my life goals to own a screen as perfect as this one

via Simple Lovely

Emily

Holiday Digest

I'm happy to say that 2010 has started off beautifully, apart from my slacking blog-wise. No excuses, though -- only photographic evidence of a few joys that have prevented me from posting sooner.

Christmas morning

Christmas afternoon: my sister

Christmas night

playful skiing adventures

(Robert Frost's cabin! Just five minutes away)

a quieter moment

new snow

That's all for now, I think. It may be a few more days before I feel indoorsy enough to post anything substantial.

Until then,

Emily

Some Christmas Bling

... if, like me, you can't get up the Christmas spirit on your own this year, these designer Christmas trees just might do the trick. This Hermes one is my favorite. Probably because it looks less like a tree and more like a dream fort, the perfect hideaway, the perfect Narnia-style portal. Especially with that ethereal (read: slightly frightening) glow emitting from within!

Soon this 9-hour Christmas Eve shift will be over and I can escape to my own little family bubble, where we will smoosh onto the couch and read the hilariously 80s edition of The Night Before Christmas, and stare at the colored lights until they blur and it's bedtime. And then in the morning there will be Vivaldi and coffee cake and stockings to exclaim over. It is gift enough* to have this one last childhood Christmas with my family, though none of us are children anymore.

What traditions do you look forward to most?

Generic seasonal tidings,

Emily

*just kidding, Santa

Continuity

Just an old photo and someone else's words, today; not because I am sapped of creativity, but because it's not time yet (and I'm frightened) to see what would come forth.

To Papoo.

Love,

Emily

Photo taken at the cliffs of Kilkee, Ireland, in May 2006.

Dear Santa

If I were cleverer, I would have revived this blog weeks ago, just to make known my dream wishlist. But, I'm not, so here we are, only five days left and no chance of it being at all useful for anyone. Oh well, a girl can dream, right?

Moleskine 12-month planner,

to help me track my progress through the coming year.

And look at those colors!

Anthropologie bottle opener

to help me feel like a classy lady,

despite my love of beer

Modcloth headphones,

because my years-old iPod earbuds

just aren't cutting it, anymore

a Free People cardigan,

because a girl can never have enough cardigans

a book of stitches, because embroidery is

really hard when you have no idea what you're doing

the perfect Frye boots,

because, well, they're perfect.

In fact, let's just go ahead and add 'procurement of the Melissa Riding Tall Frye boots' to my 2010 resolutions. It will be done.

Glad tidings,

Emily