purple silk

The silk of this turban made me feel ladylike and elegant. In general, dressing up lately has been making me feel more refined and put together, instead of just wearing stay-at-home-mom clothes-boring! I like challenging myself to see if I can be creative enough to take an outfit to the next level. And feeling pretty all day is always a confidence-booster!

DIY denim vest

So I have a denim jacket (gap) a few years ago, but I barely wear it because I find it too bulky on me, especially the sleeves. I decided it was time for some updating. Again, this was very much spur-of-the-moment, where I just looked around my house to see what I could use.

sunday field trip

Yesterday, my loving husband said that he would take care of our baby so that I could enjoy some art. I went to two museums, Neue Galerie (neuegalerie.org) and the National Academy Museum (nationalacademy.org), and the colors of the paintings were sooo amazing.
At Neue Galerie, Gustav Klimt's paintings used patterns to delineate figures and backgrounds, instead of traditional lines and shadows. The famous portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer definitely had me entranced. In the gallery bookstore, I spotted a book about the backstory of the painting's subject, The Lady in Gold by Anne Marie O'Connor, which I am very interested in reading.

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metropolitan opera

The dress that Coco Rocha wore, by Greta Constantine, just has the most amazing architectural details. Somehow, she makes underarms look pretty!

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print wallpaper vs bright-colored shelves

As another artistic outlet, I love house decorating. Its such a fun challenge to figure out how to work with the space you have AND make it pretty. I have *some* experience with this, as our last apartment was a studio, as in there was no doors (except for the bathroom!), and I had to figure out to use every inch wisely. Just to add to the fun, it was me, my husband, and my baby (until he was 6 months). Don't worry, we have since gotten out of there. But it was a wonderful lesson on living clutter-free and creating a homey and inviting space. We even had plenty of guests for dinners, no joke.
Back to the topic, I really enjoy looking at house decorating blogs and getting ideas. In case you haven't noticed, I love bright colors. One idea for shelves I really like is white with the inside painted a fun color like this teal.

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fake valentinos

DIY jewelry organizer

Since we moved, my jewelry has been all mixed and tangled together in a wicker basket. I looked around other blogs' diy posts for some ideas for a jewelry organizer. I came up with this- it was a very spur-of-the-moment project. I kept changing it up and grabbing random things in my house as I thought of them. Best part is, I didn't spend a penny!