Maybe it’s because I love Mad Men and everything sixties or maybe it’s because I have fond memories of my massive Barbie collection, but I think these are all kinds of awesome. However controversial Barbie is these days, I sure had many, many hours of fun with her as a kid.
{From the New York Times, via Kris Atomic}
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I’m not that great with interior design or decorating, but I do my best to make my surroundings pretty. Recently, I’ve been using books as decoration. I love an overflowing bookcase, but I also like books stacked in more unexpected places. It’s a great way to display your favourite books after you’ve read them, and you can change them around regularly if you get bored. I usually see this done with coffee table books, but I find novels can work just as well. Just this weekend, I decided my dresser looked empty and arranged a few piles of to-be-read novels on top of it! I also like piling books on the floor, sideboards and coffee tables, and I love the wall shelves in the picture below.
{Images from some of my favourite Design*Sponge sneak peeks: Vynsie Law, Marianne van Ooij, Nicole Hill Gerulat, Vanessa Dina}
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It’s not my usual style, but I keep coming back to stare at this dress. It’s technically a spring dress, but wouldn’t it look just as great with black tights and boots?
{Image from Stewart+Brown}
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As you may or may not be aware, my boyfriend, James, has spent the last three weeks in China for work. Since I knew he’d be dealing with temperatures of -30°C, I jumped at the chance of finally knitting him something warm to wear.
Turn A Square by Jared Flood knit in MadelineTosh Vintage in Graphite {more}
It might not be the most exciting thing I’ve ever knit, but then man-knitting rarely is. And the result is exactly what he wanted, which is the most important thing. The MadTosh was beautiful to work with, and Jared’s pattern is such a great basic hat pattern, even without the stripes. I love the way the neat decreases form a square at the crown.
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