tree house

Check out this neat article about Roald Gundersen who incorporate entire trees into his home designs. Aren't these images incredible? I want a tree in my house.

I can't even handle how gorgeous that is.

I love how much light there is in each of these rooms...gorgeous windows.

And of course he also constructed an incredible greenhouse.

(all photos via NY Times)

bathroom envy.

trying to figure out how to transform my bathroom into a place like this:step one: find a vintage dresser and then put a gorgeous piece of stone on top.
step two: convince my husband to install a faucet like this. (i foresee a problem with step 2)

(photos via bhg.)

anthro pretties

my weekend entailed visits to 2 anthropologies (pitter patter). i noticed on the website that you can look at homegoods divided up by several different styles. check it out here.

(all photos via anthropologie)

what style resonates most with you?

color palette

so you fell in love with a painting that you want to design an entire room around but you aren't sure where to start? don't have a clue what accessories would complement the painting? totally lost in choosing a paint color?

i was reading about the neatest tool -- a color palette generator -- today on design dish.

all you have to do is find the image online or upload the image (it must be online), right click and choose view image, then copy the URL and paste it in the color palette generator located here.

for example...

or...



(images via globalgallery.com)