carnations made beautiful

these are simply gorgeous.

eddie ross is a genius.

i've never seen carnations in such a sophisticated arrangement.

click here to see how he did it!

eva mendes in turquoise

i think her dress is adorable! it's a bit jcrew-esque, no?

it's nice seeing her attempt something other than her usual sex-kitten look.

i have no idea where this pic came from or when it was taken.

pink and brown

pink reminds me of femininity.

brown reminds me of chocolate.

therefore, i am a fan of the following combinations...

jeffers design

flickr

country living

via desire to inspire

jcrew

mariana bridi de costa

brazilian miss world finalist dies after having her hands and feet amputated.

doctors determined the infection was from an uncontrolled urinary tract infection (can you believe it?)

one minute you're on stage, the next minute you're gone. she was only 20 years old. so sad.

read more here

truly beautiful clothes

these dresses are gorgeous.

just fabulous.

all dresses are by the amazing designer zuhair murad

it's cold!..

so i did some online shopping. image via

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small white bathroom

this is basically what my bathroom looks like.

no vanity space.

small and white.

i love how the top of the cabinet was used for storage and decor!

inspiring.

i realize this is the room where people go to take care of business, but i think it should still be pretty.

makes the process more pleasant.image via david jimenez

looking for bridesmaid dresses?

under $100.

j crew.

more colors to choose from too.

what the?!

this is a cell phone!

so stupid.

i love ruffles

a mish-mash of ruffly prettiness!

via j.crew

image via sarah kaye

via here

via here

i wonder if i could pull off suspenders
image via here

would be adorable for a guest room

image via

from here

great chicken recipe

combine the following

1/3 cup lemon juice
1/4 cup olive oil
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
2 large cloves garlic, finely chopped
2 tablespoons of finely chopped fresh rosemary
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper

preparation:

-use 2/3 of the marinade to cover 4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves. let it marinate for 30 min in fridge.

-place marinated chicken in an appropriately sized pyrex, cover the chicken w/ the rest of the marinade

-bake in oven for 45 min at 375 (would be fantastic for the grill too)

it turns out so so so juicy and delicious!

somewhere between black and white

image via la la lovely (molly sims' home)

image via sarah kaye

sunset magazine

via inspired room

via brocade home

via desire to inspire


grey interiors are so rich.

candle lit turquoise gorgeousness

why am i never invited to dinner parties like this one?

david jimenez (via black.white.yellow)

look at all those roses!

go fix your nose

i'm in the library trying to get some reading done. but i'm distracted.

by what, you ask?...

my neighbor's nose is whistling!

yes. whistling!

how does she not hear it?

it's driving me mad!

the library is dead quiet...except her whistling nose.

AH!

good grief. make it stop.

pray for the children of gaza

black and white

i'm loving this tall headboard...

image via here

...and this couchimage via decorno

...i love the black and white swirly-ness of it all!

slumdog millionaire

go see this movie.

i have not been able to stop thinking about it.

it's haunting.

definitely oscar-worthy.

go see it...then we'll talk about it.

quote

"the minute i heard my first love story i started looking for you, not knowing how blind that was. lovers don't finally meet somewhere. they're in each other all along."

-rumi-