things i love thursday (the farmcoast edition.)

last week i took a little road trip to the quaint coastal villages of tiverton, westport and little compton. despite the rain, it was one of those perfect days. below, a few highlights.


flowers in bloom. everywhere. i love the moodiness of this photo. (thank you, big clouds.)

antique chairs in sweet little jewelry shops. this photo makes me want to learn how to upholster.

an artist at work. so inspiring.

behind the scenes at a flower shop. be still my heart. these colors are some of my all-time favorites.

an amazing old cash register at the cottage. (yes, i snuck behind the counter to get this photo. rebel.)

an adorable consignment shop called rummage. and rummage i did. :)

to see more photographs, you can visit my flickr account here.

farmcoast, i will be back soon.

tuesday giveaway!

recently i've been swooning over these gorgeous prints from lola's room and now i have the pleasure of offering one as a giveaway. thank you, cassia!

to win, please visit the store and choose your favorite 8 x 8 print. a winner will be chosen randomly on friday morning! good luck.

birds and blooms.

i love dutch door's little etsy shop and their limited edition prints featuring all fifty states' birds and flowers. i think the massachusetts print is gorgeous with the black capped chickadee and the mayflower.

do you know what is your state bird and flower are?

(photo credit: dutch door)

one step at a time.

aren't these stairs gorgeous? artist and professor horst glasker painted these 112 steps in wuppertal, germany to convey a different emotion or behavior associated with relationships. some examples are "to forgive", "to cuddle", "to offer resistance", and "to seduce."

don't you love it when artists take a mundane task, or common piece of architecture and make so much more exciting? some day maybe i'll go there and run up and down them...

(found via apartment therapy)

inside the box.

maybe i'm late to the game, but today i fell in love with street artist aakash nihalani who tapes isometric rectangles and squares around new york city. the graphics highlight the contours and geometry of the city encouraging new yorkers to see the various shapes and grids in their neighborhoods. very cool.

some days i am a street-artist wanna-be... today is one of those days.

tuesday giveaway

good morning, dolls!

i first fell in love with geninne when i stumbled upon her adorable blog six months ago. she is a talented artist who lives in a forest near mexico city, and has graciously agreed to give away the print above. it is called "three little birds" and the colors are amazing. to see more of her work, visit her etsy store.

today i'm going to be a little selfish, and ask that to enter to win, you leave a comment with a link to images of your favorite wedding. if you're married, it can be your wedding (yes please!) or it can just be one you've seen on a wedding blog or website.

the person who provides the link i love the most will automatically get three extra entries! i will randomly choose a winner on saturday morning, august 29th.

thank you so much, and good luck!