It reached the floor and the overlay flapped around wildly with every move I made.
It seems so much subtler now that I’ve had it shortened. And with the belt, the overlay is much less unruly.
Many of you have told me you love the before and after shots. This, alas, is a lonely “after” with no “before”. But if you want to see my favourite favourite favourite “after”, it’s right here.
Someone once said a meal’s only worth making if it’s going to be better than good bread and good cheese.
Is there anything better than good bread and good cheese?
Had some friends over to meet Leroy this afternoon. Served them my favourite living room picnic (while the little beast dined on kibble).
One of my (many) favourite vintage scarves makes anything cozy.
Some of my other favourites can be found here.
Does it get any better?
Love how layers of the same(ish) colour look.
Especially when they’re purple and purply grey (which is, coincidentally, the colour I painted my dining room table).
and because it’s St. Patrick’s Day, this room seems quite fitting.
Photo taken from a beautiful St. Paddy’s post on This is Glamorous. And speaking of Ireland, let’s relive its romance.
You’d think with his webbed feet, he’d love the water.
Nope.
With all the vintage furs and brooches and shawls at the opera (are they considered vintage if you bought them new 40 years ago?), this dress begged to be worn.
I got it at Deluxe Junk in gastown last summer.
And had it shortened significantly so I could wear it in LA.
P.S. Rigoletto was absolutely incredible.
I can’t think of a prettier way to set a table than to use mismatched antique china. I just need to start working on my collection of dinner plates.
Some of these teacups belonged to my grandma, some belonged to other people’s grandmas. All are absolutely beautiful.
