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Tangerine Dream

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I blame the uninspired title of this post on the fact that Katy Perry and Russell Brand are getting a divorce and Firework (from her album Teenage Dream) is one of my favorite songs to shake it to while playing Just Dance.

Anyway, the actual point of this post is that I just ordered a rug. I've wanted a runner for my hall and this tangerine number from West Elm is perfect (and the price is fantastic). Orange is one of my favorite colors and I'm going to take advantage of the fact that it is the color of the year 2012 and snap up lovely accesories like this.

Happy New Year, people!

Treetopia: Pink Christmas | Making it Lovely

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It seems I'm not ready to give up on Christmas decorations just yet. Isn't this pink tree from Making it Lovely just beautiful?

I spent time catching up on blogs this morning while I drank my morning coffee and spied Making it Lovely's pink Christmas tree. She linked to Treetopia. I've seen this site before, but choked on the prices. The happy news is that they are having a crazy sale on Christmas trees that ends today. They have trees in every color -- it's amazing!

Merry Christmas

 

Christmas is winding down and soon my living room will be a lot less sparkly. Just how long is too long to leave my decorations in place?

2012 Pantone Color of the Year « KitchAnn Style

"Goodbye Honeysuckle Yellow, hello Tangerine Tango, or you may prefer to call it 17-1463, announced as Pantone’s color of the year for 2012."

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Orange is one of my favorite colors so this makes me very happy!

CB2 Uptown Preview Party

 

Minneapolis finally has a CB2. The store is located in Uptown, near Design With Reach and Roam, helping make the neighborhood more of a home design destination.

My sister and I attended the preview party on Friday night and left with giant wishlists. We also enjoyed the free flowing beverages, food (aside to Molly - SWEDISH MEATBALL?!?) and the many splendored facial hair styles sported by Minneapolis' scenesters.

 

 

It was fun to check out the goods we had previously only been able to see in catalogs. Like this pork chop receptacle, also known as the shop red chest. People are so strange.

 

 

The party was crowded -- mostly in a good way, but I was more than a little paranoid about shaking my booty to the music and knocking over a glassware display. Molly solved this by finding a daybed to recline on.

 

 

We didn't buy anything that night because my eyes were bigger than the storage capacity of my sister's wee car, but I'll be back.

Simply having a wonderful Christmas time.

 

Well, I didn't get to join in any waffle iron riots* this season (yet), but I did unpack my Christmas decorations. Hope you are having a great holiday season!

 

*Waffle Iron Riot is the name of my next band.

Wallpaper never? The indecision continues.

So, my samples arrived from Hygge Cooperative.

I immediately ruled out the two I ordered from the Hexagano Collection. When I saw them I feared they'd look dated in my space. The remaining contenders are pictured above (hurray for terrible iphone photos). The easy choice would be Erica Wakerly's Angles in cream & gold.

I think the better choice would be the same pattern, but in the Black/gold colorway. A certain someone fears that it looks too seventies. I also think it poses challenges. I originally planned to paper just one wall, but if I do that, what color goes with black?

If you have ideas I'm all ears.

Wallpaper Whenever: Yes, I'm totally filled with indecision about my TV room

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Another weekend, another lack of resolution on what to do with my TV/karaoke/piano room of awesomeness. I thought I had it sorted, but nothing seems quite right. Erica Wakerly's Angles Wallpaper is now a leading contender. The geometric black and gold print screams 70s/80s to me in a good way, but I am not to be trusted as I am the sort of person who is excited to own neon pink shoes.

Samples of this and a couple other wallpapers will soon be on there way from Hygge Cooperative. Here's hoping I can finally make up my mind and get this room done!

Wallpaper Whenever: dwell Tours Cole & Son Factory

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This tour of the Cole & Sons Factory is great fun if you're a wallpaper lover. You get a glimpse of all sorts of techniques for creating beautiful wall coverings -- ancient printing equipment, new digital gear, screen printing, flocking, block printing. It's great fun. I only wish there was a Mister Rogers-style picture picture film to go with it.

Sampler: Birchbox October 2011

I used to buy a ridiculous amount of makeup. It was especially silly because I don't exactly pile on the product. When I bought my house it became more important to buy a gallon of paint than a tube of lipstick so I kicked the habit. However, my interest was recently rekindled when I saw a video about Birchbox on YouTube. For $10, you get a box of samples delivered to your door each month. I whipped out my credit card and this box of goodies arrived today.

Here's what my October 2011 Birchbox contained:

1. Ahava Mineral Foot Cream
2. colorscience pro sunforgettable mineral powder sun protection (this will go to my sister because my skin doesn't like mineral powder products)
3. Erno Laszlo TranspHuse Night Serum
4. Kissable Couture Lip Gloss in Eric (a sparkly brownish color)
5. Tea Forté Minteas

All of this is definitely valued at more than $10, but none of it seemed like a real score. I totally wish the false eyelashes it appears some people got in their haul were in my box. I kind of worry that they look at a person's age bracket and make assumptions about the sort of products you might like. Maybe November's box will be a bit more exciting.

Wouldn't it be fun if someone translated this concept to home decor? I'd love to get wee sample pots of paint and other fun things. Someone should make this happen!