architectural hats.

Riitta Ikonen (a forever favorite artist of mine!) designed this woodsy, cruelty-free bearskin hat for Hat-Itecture, a pop-up exhibition at this year’s London Festival of Architecture. I love! Link:  ECOUTERRE

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blank slate.

I feel I’m often in inspiration overload mode every time I hop online, so I have a secret desire to keep my home incredibly minimal in an effort to balance the color/patterns I run into via Internet. Of course, I like to collect too many things to keep a truly minimal home, but this image

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attitude measuring leggings.

Ha! This made me chuckle a bit. The ‘Show Me the Word’ leggings measures your attitude by the length of your skirt, from demure to femme fatale. Brilliant. Link:  VEINTI CUATRO DIENTES

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weekend mash-up.

It’s another hot summer Friday and I’ve got big plans to do nothing at all! Perhaps I’ll hole up inside and figure out just how Libraryman manages to be so awesome. Or read more about the brilliant Kubideh Kitchen while craving a wooden geode to don during my hypothetical visit to the Mixed Greens exhibit

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elsewhere.

Just a random sampling of goodies I’ve written throughout the web this week!: –Dream Decor… Wherein My Bank Account Implodes on HGTV.com –[Bike] Rack It In, Folks at ReadyMade Mag –Weekend Guest: Erin Loechner at The Jealous Curator –Exterior Dreams… And Our First Big Mistake on HGTV.com –The Creative’s Guide to Lawn Mowing at ReadyMade

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mobile art.

Hanna Sandin’s art is reminiscent of the coolest mobiles around. I love the flat movement (I made that term up, but it works in my head)! Link:  SCULPTURE CENTER

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join me this sunday…

…because yours truly will be guest judging HGTV’s Design Star on Twitter! Join me at 10PM / 9PM Central for the show; I’ll be on Twitter live-tweeting my thoughts, favorites and more alongside Heather Armstrong. Fun, yes? Say you’ll join me. Watch the preview right here (I’m so excited!) and meet me Sunday night with

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