'caress the

detail, the devine detail.'

{nabokov}

this little

fog linen scarf is calling my name.
what i love about it:
- herringbone in a deep gray color
- frayed ends in a deep lavender color
- delicate + masculine = goodness

what i don't love about it:
- $68 price tag. for a scarf? how about $6? or $8?

for those with good taste and a bigger budget, go here.

i really

really would like this throw for my bed. the problem? ruby appropriates everything that is super soft. what can i say. that girl has good taste.available in other colors, but i'm partial to the soft, soothing gray.




find it here. 127 euros. too lazy to do the math.

a bit

preppy for my tastes, but it's hard for me to resist those dachshunds...


see these and even more preppy options here.

so i

went to see an apartment today. this one was great. high ceilings and lots of wooden floors and plenty of small details. i'm just looking for now though, as i'm not thinking to move quite yet. but i do like to see what's out there in my price range. and i have an insatiable curiosity to see how other people decorate their homes.

i already have my eye on one decoration for my new place:

this one is from izola (see here).

lots more yummy decorations at burkedecor.com

these are

without a doubt, too cutesy for me. i can't decide if i'm either a) not cutesy enough, so wearing the shoes would be incongruous, or b) too cutesy already, so wearing the shoes would be overkill.
and yet...i still love them.

sigh. such is fashion.

see more marais shoes here.

oh my

how wonderfully sweet is this small, simple portrait?

i love his outfit and his expression. it actually reminds me of a wonderfully sweet boy i know.

barbara hester is such a lovely artist. these portraits remind me of looking at old family pictures - a glimpse into another time.

see more of her work here.