A Few Fun Finds

HELP! {sang in tune to the beatles} Your help is greatly needed.  You see, we have this couch with some gooooood bones.  It has a lovely striped, plaid pattern goin' on.  But lately it's been begging me for a makeover.  The problem is I have  too many ideas.  Keep changin' my mind and bein' all indecisive and such.  So this is where you come in. If you so please, help me pick a fab fabric to dress up our old couch. Here's what I've conjured up so far. We could go with a classic, solid look with one of my favs, Coral. She would be named after the mom on Finding Nemo, and I'm so down with that.  See Coral in action: caitlin wilson designs Or we could venture into pattern with stripes: It'd be so Anna Spiro of us. We could go all zig zaggy with the stripes a la Chevron. caitlin wilson textiles Some people think Chevron is in the past. What say you? I'm still embracing it and...

SOURCES Sofa: West Elm Turquoise Pillow: Caitlin Wilson Textiles All other Pillows: Shoppe by Amber Interiors

Lately I've been drooling over red toile wallpaper.  But just not any old toile.  Toile with a fun, funky, modern twist. As seen in a kitchen on Design Sponge: I like, I like. And in a nook designed by Leah of Revival Home & Garden: I love, I LOVE.  See the hint of green I mentioned in an earlier post? Red + green = current obsession. But, you see, this wallpaper is more than meets the eye.   See here:  Brooklyn Toile. {PS dying over those red/white tiled floors} Dumbo Toile. Funky fresh. Chinatown Toile. All can be purchased through Flavor Paper for $150/roll which my friends ain't too, too bad. So what do y'all say?  Are these designs you could get behind? Personally, I'm down. And my pick would have to be Brooklyn.  Behind the barstools in our kitchen. With emerald green trim on the windows. Yes...that'll do pig, that'll do.

Sources: Devon Baer Design earrings J. Crew beach bag Sunglasses Bauble Bar necklace J. Crew Anchor dress J. Crew flats J. Crew belt Shoppe by Amber Interiors blanket  What are some must haves in your bag for the summer? xoxo, ryann Make sure to follow us on FB here !

I'm not gonna lie. This post will be sappy. It will be Oprah-esque. Hell, Ellen-esque-- who in my opintion is better anyways.  No, I'm not going to give away a car or surprise a family with an Extreme Makeover {#iwish}.  But what I am going to do my friends is reminiiiiiisce. Let's rewind back to 1999-ish when I was in a far too Episcopalian school who forced me to wear a sailor outfit and taught me about the book of Job instead of the names of the planets. Speaking of that, I still cannot name them all. Again, I have no shame. ANYWAYS, my teacher sent around a postcard of the Coliseum while learning about Ancient Rome.  I was fascinated by it.   Fascinated .  In fact my major in college was Ancient History with a minor in Latin. At that moment in 1999, I distinctly remember saying to myself "I WILL go there someday. I WILL have my picture taken inside of the Coliseum."  Well luck would have it, four years later in high school I had the opportunity...

Ladies & gents, W. 26th is so happy to welcome our first guest blogger!! I would like to introduce y'all to my friend, sorority sistah, and new-mom-to-be, Lauren of Turquoise & Gold .  You guys seriously need to stalk her blog. Not only is she hilarious, but she also has a great eye for all things fashion & design  {check out her nursery board }.  Plus, we both stalk celebrities on twitter so I know we're meant to be friends. She put together a design for Miss Bluebonnet that I absolutely die over.  She even incorporated Finn (our new pup) into the room! Seriously, girl has some mayjah t-a-l-e-n-t. So without further adieu, here she is! ______________________________________________________________________ When I originally went to design a space for Ryann & Brett’s house, Miss Bluebonnet, I immediately thought I would put something together based on their home’s namesake flower. Clearly, the room took a different direction, but you can s...

Lately my eyes have been reallllly drawn to a couple of thangs.  Such as: malachite, ginger jars (well anything blue & white really), coral of all shades, and emerald walls.  Let's just focus on one for now, shall we? I present to you the color I need to paint our dining room. Oui? I think I've found the perfect candidate too. Her name is Ming Jade and apparently she looks fun during the day, but a little mysterious at night.  Ok, Benjamin Moore, whateva you say. Yes, yes this needs to happen. xoxo

Dear Europe, it's been too long.  Last time I saw you was in 2006, and I hope you haven't changed much.  Let me remind you of all the good times we had. with my doodle @ the Louvre weirdo notre dame with jess team extreme in montemarte THE crew of europa 2006 my cabby!   amsterdam river cruise nice/monaco. so chic. right before the SCARIEST day of my life. canyoning- don't do it Ahhhh I miss you.  Even though I almost died in the canyons of Switzerland (no seriously), I miss you. Luckily, I have the best husband ever who has also caught the travel bug.  And over the weekend we booked ourselves a little Eurotrip adventure come August.  My favorite cities + my favorite person in the world- I mean excitement doesn't even begin to describe.  Just for fun, let's recap a couple of things re: past Europe trips.  I apologize for the long post, but hopefully this is distracting you from all your important work ...

A couple months ago I met my lovely friend Ashley for lunch for a much needed catch up sesh. About five minutes after sitting down, she told me that her and her hubby, Ricky, just found out they were expecting their first little bambino! I can't even explain the joy, excitement, happiness I felt for them. I've known them for a long time and know they'll be the most amazing, hilarious, down to earth parents! Ashley showed me the cutest bedding she fell in love with so I thought I'd put together a nursery board for her.  Oh and they find out if their lil one is a boy or girl today, but this board is based off a boy (which I predict they will be having!!). Love you Ash & can't wait to hear the news later!! SOURCES Wallpaper on ceiling: Osborne & Little, Coronata Grasscloth wallcovering from Home Depot Crib: Olivia Crib from Target Lamp: Giraffe Lamp from Jonathan Adler Mobile: IKEA Rope Storage Baskets: Serena & Lily Bedding: Ben Collection fr...

Some eye candy to get you through this fine Wednesday. Enjoy!

It's the freakin' weekend y'all.  And to celebrate the weekend here are some finds I found while rummaging the internets. Please go scoop them up so I won't.  Pretty Kilim Rug : Like...I can't even.... dying : Rawr. From West Elm & on sale! Would look great on an entryway chair. Coral bookends from the one & only Target . {Actually got these last weekend, and they are fab on our mantle} For the grand finale. Get a coffee table :   Then a classic acrylic tray to put on top:  In the tray, first layer with some pretty books : On top of those place my favorite accessory : Then fill with a freshly cut bouquet of the prettiest pink peonies. It's just the best. Have a fun, design-inspired, happiest of Mother's day (love you MOMMA & MOMMA-IN-LAW!), most fabulous weekend. Deal? Deal. xoxo, ryann

If you haven't checked out this blog, it's a must-read. Serious eye candy found here: Fabulous K . I stumbled across her amaze patio that she decorated for Home Depot. Yes, that Home Depot.  She started with one of their chic, gray patio sets and here is the end result: Yes, siree, bob. Since we are in desperate need of a patio makeover ourselves, see below how you can get this fabulous look! Feel free to Pin this lil thang too if you want.  Also feel free to follow all my inspiration boards on Pinterest here. And make sure you're following this blog on FB here . All the cool kids are doing it. xoxo, ryann Get the Look by thesuze on polyvore.com

navy + green + gold inspired bathroom by thesuze on polyvore.com