SPACE PLANNING: attic studio

Saturday, September 1, 2012

I have a beautiful attic space that I have yet to transform the 3 years I've had my house. It's no doubt my fav part of the house. The only things that's been holding me back are the extreme temps up there but that's another story. I'm starting to plan and take the plunge of utilizing this amazing space! Below are some inspiring images and little notes I've added for my initial ideas...
Attic Studio planning
original image found here

Attic Studio planning
original image found here

Color and Design Attic Studio planning
Above are elements I already have that I need to plan into functional and organized areas. The goal is to have a workspace, photography space, conference/lounge space and storage space...we'll see how this works out. I must get organized!

Attic Studio planning
original image found here

I have a similar little cubby place with windows....love the workspace central to that.
Looking forward to putting ideas into action!

TRENDING: Cat inspired fashion & accessories

Thursday, August 30, 2012

furball love
Celebrating 5 years together with the above gray animal...quite the feat! (Yeah, we love each other)

Cat graphic patterned fashion

Also, trending is animal graphics/patterns in fashion. Here is a collection of fun cat inspired clothing and accessories for all the furball lovers out there.
1. Studded Cat Ear Aliceband  ///  2. Wildfox White Cat One Piece  ///  3. Cat Scarf - (similar found here)  ///  4. Cat Ballet Flats  ///  5. Plum and Bow Metallic Cat Pillow ///  6. Wildfox Cat Face Lennon Sweater  ///  7. Wanted Cat Pint Glass


MY CLOSET: Bright Studded Jacket

Tuesday, August 28, 2012


Hello bold little Zara jacket. This is my go-to jacket for this fall. I love the bright redish orange color and the statement making details...zippers, studs, more zippers...all on a light weight linen fabric. Even better, I nabbed this beauty on sale...WIN!
This jacket is now sold out at Zara but you can get other colorful jackets here: 1 / 2

YUMS & NOMS: Coconut & Chocolate Sugar Cookies

Tuesday, August 21, 2012

Coconut and chocolate sugar cookies

Coconut and chocolate sugar cookies

Coconut and chocolate sugar cookies
Coconut is one of my current faves. Here, I just used a basic sugar cookie recipe (similar to this) and rolled them in the coconut flakes. I Topped it off with chocolate buttercream. These were soooo good...next time I'll make sure to drizzle caramel on top.

SHOP: AC | Design Cross Jewelry

Saturday, August 18, 2012

Curved skinny cross leather bracelet

Oversized skinny curved cross earrings
AC | Design: New oversized curved cross goodies in the shop. Get them here and here

DIY: Splatter Paint Boots

Thursday, August 16, 2012

DIY splatter paint boots
DIY Splatter paint boots

DIY metallic splatter paint boots

I heard my childhood calling with the current splatter paint trend...so I flung some paint around.  
....Ok, there was a little more intention involved than just flinging paint...a design was in mind.

First off, as always, I picked my colors and pick them wisely. I wanted to keep it more of a high-end adultish feel than the classic splatter paint, so I chose neutral colors, grays and metallic gold. Also I didn't want to cover the whole boot in the mess, that would've been intense (bad intense)...so I tried to keep the paint mainly in the front toe area.

These boots already had amazing textural detail with the weaved top and the studded wrap with buckles...but with the splatter added, it just gives them that extra character I was looking for.

Hmmm...what else can I cleverly fling paint at?



TRENDING: splatter paint fashion


Splatter paint is back! I'm totally inspired by these high end fashions...but not the high price! Of couse, I'll be bringing you my own splatter painted goody very soon. The way I latch on to these fun trends, I might go overboard and start splatter painting everything. I love a good experiment. Let the fun begin!