::pinkspiration::

ahhh, the beautiful color pink...

it really gets my creative juices flowing and i am having a major "pinkspiration" week, well, life actually, where everything pink i see makes me want to design & decorate with it!

i have always dreamed of having a pink dressing/boudoir room or office in my home... definitely daydreaming of pink decor today and loving the girly delicious-ness of all the different shades! bubblegum pink is my all-time fave with hot pink running a close second! i am not as much of a baby pink kind of gal, but i have to be honest and say that i have never met a shade of pink i didn't like! ; )

just imagine all of the fabulous, gorgeous and glammed-out things you could put in a PINK room!! these are some things i see in my pink room vision- bubblegum & baby pink striped walls, pink printed pillows, a hot pink pleather couch, clear acrylic & chrome lamps with pink shades, pink plush fabric curtains, a pink area rug on a black & white checkered floor, artwork on the walls with touches of pink & LOTS of pink little knick-knacks all over!! i am picturing a mix between very sleek & modern (my fave) & eclectic sort-of shabby chic style with an overall glam & barbie-like vibe!! oh, the pink possibilities are simply endless, my dears!!

what has your creative juices flowing this week? ; )

XOXO

photo creds:

http://www.plan59.com/images/JPGs/arm56pink.jpghttp://img.hgtv.com/HGTV/2007/05/16/pink4_w609.jpghttp://www.bellydance-for-life.net/images/decor8pink.jpghttp://ashleylaurencheney.blogspot.com/2007/11/f-o-u-r-t-e-e-n-p-i-n-k.htmlhttp://images-cdn01.associatedcontent.com/image/A2173/217383/300_217383.jpg

cool & clever design...

i am totally digging these random cool & clever designs!! i am inspired by how some "common" or rather "normal" objects can be turned into almost unique objects d'art solely depending upon whose hands, or shall i say minds, they were created in!! tres fab!!

now tell me, who wouldn't love to live, or at least stay for a few nights, in a big, round ball of a treehouse?! wow- how cool would that be?!

and i can just picture myself sipping raspberry chai lattes or slurping miso soup out of the raddest litlle mug/bowl combo called the "buddha bowl" -which i think i need a set of pronto!!

and of course i need one of those adorably-retro-chrome-starburst dog bed/end tables to stash my deucey doggy in when company comes so he doesn't pee on them! at least i can look cool all the while reprimanding my bi-polar pup!!

and those lightbulbs, well, they remind my of my babe because he designs with drips a lot and i thought they totally looked like paint dripping down the wall... who needs a lampshade when the bulb is so darn cool?!

that old claw foot bathtub sure did get an overhaul, huh?! whoudda thunk it- a tub turned into a couch- now that's going green, my friends- recycling at it's finest, and quite design-minded, if i do say so myself! it would actually look pretty cool perched in my sleek & modern living room!!

and what new yorker crammed in a closet-sized apartment wouldn't love to get their hands on such an adorable, and practical little dinette set?! saving space and having an eat-in kitchen has just been made possible by this clever design that the chairs totally tuck in under the table! but it still looks uber-cool!!

i always thought the idea of a garden or yard gnome was rather cute in a kitschy and nostalgic kind of way, but never actually wanted to commit because the style just doesn't fit my mid-century modern aesthetic. well, problem solved, my dears... how 'bout a glowing garden gnome that looks cute & cool all at the same time?! luvs it!! i would totally rock that bad boy in my front yard!!

and finally last and well, yes least because my other picks were much cooler than this one but had to give it two snaps up in a Z formation anyway because it ranks high in the clever category in my book- the nose cup!! looks weird when you drink out of it, but i think it would be fun to pick your nose and pick your friends' noses when they come over for drinks- pun intended!! and they would be really funny after a few cocktails!! ; )

what are you inspired by today, cupcakes?! share your picks for cool & clever designs!!

ta-ta for now... i'm off to go kick some butt in my pink kickboxing gloves!! ; ) XOXO

photo creds & item info links:
http://www.notempire.com/images/uploads/dogbedsidetable.jpg

http://www.pjlighthouse.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/art-cool-light-lamp-pipe-cool-stuff-01.jpg

http://www.juvieshop.com/item_images/nose%20cups.jpg

http://visualstreak.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2008/01/treehouse.jpg

http://www.reformschoolrules.com/pc/fdbudbwl/homeec/Flavour+Design+Buddha+Bowl

http://www.inhabitat.com/wp-content/uploads/maxchaise2.jpg

http://www.treehugger.com/marta-antoszkiewicz-kitchenette-table2.jpg

http://www.notcot.com/?offset=15

2 CUTE 4 WORDS!!!

"EYE" WANT THESE!!!! ; )

Okay, so I am totally OBSESSED with these new ANIME CONTACT LENSES that make your eyes big & wide like a Japanese Anime hottie!! HOW FABULOUS!!! I really dig these babies and think that I need to order a pair or two PRONTO!! I read an article about them and decided that it's waaaay past due that someone came up with this genius idea!! "These are no ordinary contacts - they're not only tinted, but tinted prominently in the extra-wide outer ring. The result is the appearance of a bigger, wider iris." I want a green & a blue or violet pair- how FUN!!

What's your take on my current eye-enhancing-obsession, must-have or totally drab?!

photo cred & more info (article):
http://inventorspot.com/articles/girls_get_anime_look_with_extrawide_contact_lenses_16872

Have a WONDERFUL weekend my fellow fashionistas!! XOXO

CRAZY 4 CLASSIC CHANEL GLAMOUR!!

FASHION WEEK UPDATE!!

As all of my fellow fashionista friends know, it’s fashion week in Paris and just in case you didn't know- Fridays are Chanel days!! Woo-hoo, who doesn't just lust over the glamorous fabrics, silhouettes and styles of classic Chanel?! I have included above my fave photos from Karl Lagerfeld’s Fall/Winter 2008-2009 Collection for the House of Chanel.

Just check out the stunning runway show set with giant pearlescent clothing, shoes, handbags, jewelry & perfume bottles!! Job well done all around in my book, from the fashion design to the show design!! But hey, let's face it- you really can't go wrong with Lagerfeld for the House of Chanel!! I am particularly liking the two-tone tights for fall... what do you think?!

photo cred: http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.ihatebryanboy.com/bryanboy/images5/chanel_fall_2008d.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.fashioninsanity.com/tag/chanel/&h=266&w=399&sz=97&hl=en&start=9&tbnid=Hz34y4snQa8sfM:&tbnh=83&tbnw=124&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dchanel%2B2008%2Bfall%2Bcollection%26gbv%3D2%26hl%3Den

WILD ABOUT WEDGES!!!

i am lusting over delicious wedges today and am honoring this post by wearing a fab pair of green ones right now!! my style tastebuds are salivating over leopard print, red & white stripes & technicolor-saturated candy shades of neon yummy-ness, so i have hand-picked a few chosen styles above to offer you up a visual tantilization of my current fashion infatuation!! the super-stacked ones really get me going with the 5"+ heights, but as we all know, my amazon-womanness more often than not makes me run in the opposite direction (over to the safe flats!!) but since i am so intrigued by all that is the wedge at the moment, i feel compelled to throw caution to the wind and buy a few tall pairs!! in true shannon-fashion, honoring my height-chicken-ness, the pair i have on right now is only about 2" high, yet adorably cute to the point that i still feel fairly normal in them and not quite WNBA status. oh how the cork, plastic, rubber & raffia bottoms, isabella fiore detailed embroidered heels, buckles, ankle straps, rockabilly-inspired gingham, polka dots, dries van noten laces, bows & stripes sing to me in their glorious wedge melody... i hear them now... calling my name... beckoning me to rescue them all from the retail store shelves and bring them home to the safety & warmpth of my (really stuffed!!) walk-in closet!!

what has your style tastebuds salivating?? do tell, dollfaces!!

XOXO- ddb ; ) (the wannabe wedge queen!!!)

photo creds:

http://www.pinupgirlclothing.com/retro-polka-dot-wedge-shoes.html

http://slimages.macys.com/is/image/MCY/products/8/optimized/279328_fpx.tif?bgc=255,255,255&wid=273&qlt=90,0&layer=comp&op_sharpen=0&resMode=bicub&op_usm=0.7,1.0,0.5,0&fmt=jpeg

http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/img-thing?.out=jpg&size=l&tid=28799

http://www.zappos.com/images/720/7204564/985-203904-d.jpg

http://images.asos.com/inv/O/6/143/271745/Green/image1xl.jpg

http://www.shoewawa.com/wedge-shoes.jpg

http://www.myprestigium.com/fashion/marques/WalterSteiger/normal/PE3_ST29_CH_JT_NORMAL.jpg

http://media.laredoute.fr/UK/Redoute/Product/picture/39743362o_aix.jpg

http://cn1.kaboodle.com/hi/img/2/0/0/77/3/AAAAAtZSgqsAAAAAAHcyzg.jpg

http://www.shoeblitz.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/boutique-savanna-wedge-marine-blue.jpg

http://www.styleitless.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/windowslivewritergreenshoesforst.patricksdayunder50each-98b3wetseal-green-stripe-cork-wedge-thumb.jpg

http://www.shoeblitz.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/peacock-shoe.jpg

http://fashiontribes.typepad.com/fashion/images/2007/10/08/shoes_2.jpg

optimistic & ecstatic...

it's undeniable that change is in the air and good things are on the horizon... i feel it and no doubt why... for it's in the stars, my dears!!

one of my fave astrology sites, http://astrostyle.com/index.htm had this to say today in regards to my Aquarian week: "Double up, Aquarius. Friday's eclipse brings a sweeping rush of energy to your seventh house of partnerships. An exciting wave of romance or a stellar opportunity for collaboration could come like a bolt from the blue. If you don't literally manifest an exciting new partner, you may have an "aha! moment" about the need to allow other people to get closer to you. That requires sharing more of your authentic, "unpolished" self. Surprise, surprise: when you let your guard down, you'll find that people are drawn to you. Put your cooler than thou', rebel, or rockstar persona on pause and give yourself permission to be wildly, emotionally uninhibited this week." Whew, looks like all i have to do is open up and say ahhhh!! hehe!!

and my other fave horoscope site, http://www.astrology.com/ had this to say for me today: "This day is going to unfold in some unpredictable directions, but not knowing exactly what is going to happen next might actually be a very good thing for you, right now. Look for it to spark your creativity by the afternoon and help you get started on a new path in some aspect of your life. You'll have the urge to start a few new social endeavors you've been contemplating for a long time -- finally, you've got the right attitude for trying something new."

so needless to say i am excited and looking forward to some new things and as always, greatly welcome change... i will start with getting a haircut!! i will go this evening or tomorrow morning, not sure exactly when yet, but i am going to do it soon and really start my month off with a fresh bang!!

sooooo, everything's cool!!!

what does your daily/weekly/monthly horoscope say is in store for you... care to share?! i wish you all fabulous weekends full of love & happiness!! XOXO

ec photo cred: http://everythingscool.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/ec-logo-final.jpg