tickey smickeys

please check out our friend kris' really fantastic music, subnyms the tickey smickeys and los tiquismiquis.

kris, who now calls spain home, was kind enough to make the trek out to see us this weekend, and infuse us with his unique brand of infectious inspiration (gracias, amigo). this music is equally infectious great stuff...i wish it was mobile so i could listen to it out in a field under the stars, or on that porch in camden on the lake. but alas, i'll bask in the glow of my computer as i listen...above is kris with ruby about two years ago...

here is a good place to start

dOOOOOOlphin

etsy find

birds from simpli jessi

orange kid room

by steven harris architects
via remodelista (via ohdeedoh )

bunch o new links

on the left, including one for pieces,, a home furnishings shop in atlanta. bottom pic is from decor 8 post about the store and owner, lee kleinhelter.

making it lovely

i came across a new blog, making it lovely, via decor 8.
nicole balch is the owner of pink loves brown, a design studio offering everything from paper goods to pocket mirrors to brooches. she also is a creative wiz and mastermind of her own blog, which chronicles- amongst other things- her progressive (and very quick--how this woman has the time!) her extensive DIY redesign/reno of her oak park, IL home. i love the subway tiles she used in the kitchen




look at the wall of her studio! enviable organizational skills! and you've got to appreciate a woman who does a blurb solely on breadboxes





and best of all, she does brilliant mockups of her ideas on the computer and inspiration sheets for each project, as she whittles closer to the end goal

i've been checking out vintage candy boxes on ebay...
doesn't this box look like a block of nougat???

two great new (to me) blogs

follow studio is edited by jessie doherty, who owns a graphic design + paper goods studio in sydney, australia. above: some lovely ebay picks by jessie



happy cavalier is the creation of karen cavalier, an industrial designer living in seattle. above: a post about artist jim lambie

m. design interiors inc.

i came across this fantastic interior designer (based out of southern cali) in the decor 8 blog. beautiful, hollywoody minimalism and the most gorgeous of silhouettes and sophisticated colors. love love love it. biggest inspiration i've seen in a while. eclectic yet each piece and color makes the most of the one beside it. if anyone knows where to find the stellar deco chandelier in the dining room set-up, i'll be your friend forEVer

see more work here

pottery barn gets funky

flipping through the pottery barn and pottery barn kids catalogs yesterday, i noticed they lightened up a bit with some interesting patterns, graphics and shapes...particularly in their outdoor collection and kids stuff. love this olivia bed. very sweet and french

i'm thinking summer

...and a little ride with ruby to nab some groceries
(bike and accessories via jorg & olif

ruby mag

thru megan whitmarsh i came across ruby mag, an online art magazine with some really inspirational international work...
top to bottom: jochen klein, uk (issue 27); ivana brenner, argentina (19), roman vitali, argentina (19), ilona niemi, finaland (26), stine belden roed, norway (23), alli schmeltz, usa (26)

megan whitmarsh

just came across megan whitmarsh on fine little day. the yeti imagery is so familiar i'm sure i've come across it somewhere else before (a music video would be so great!). check out more of megan's work here

i like this guy's stuff

(at least i think it's a guy)
check more out on etsy

sick

keith shore

i came across keith shore's great artwork on bluelines. from top to bottom: autumn scrimmage, stephen and stephen (reminds me of david hockney), fort lauderdale (from mcsweeneys 20), the bearded portraits (limited edition print you can buy in his shop!)
check more out here