Showing posts with label Anthropologie. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Anthropologie. Show all posts

Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Put a Cork in It: DIY Cork Shadow Box Table

Has anyone seen Anthropologie's cork themed window displays? Together with the Cork Forrest Conservation Alliance they collected over 2 million corks to display in windows to celebrate Earth Day.

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These windows reminded me of the months my sister spent collecting corks from friends, family, restaurants, grocery stores, wine shops, etc. to make this amazing cork shadow box coffee table!

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My dad and her built the shadow box table with a little paint, glass, plywood, 2 x 4s and
some legs from Home Depot... I know I'm making that sound much easier than it was but to
me the hard part was helping her arrange the 500+ corks!

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To my surprise not every cork is the same size. Some are short and fat and others are long and skinny so we had to take that into account along with making sure that duplicates were spaced far apart.



It was definitely worth all the hours of arranging and rearranging though because it's a great conversation piece and looks so good in her wine themed living room!

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PS- If you want to make your own cork table Pottery Barn now sells a great shadow box table. All you have to do is take out the removable dividers and start arranging!

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Townsend Coffee Table, Pottery Barn $499

Tuesday, April 5, 2011

April Showers...bring chic rainwear!

Since it has rained three of the first five days of April it's only fitting to bring you my LOVE
list of colorful, chic rainwear to keep you dry this Spring.


Look #1 "Brights Stripes"

Kate Spade Striped Umbrella, Kate Spade
Hunter High Gloss Boots in Fuchsia, Zapppos
Matinee Trench, J.Crew



Look #2 - "Orange + Turquoise".
( Look familiar? I told you I love these colors together!)

Hunter Original Gloss Boots in Turquoise, Shoes.com (on sale)
Riptide Trench Coat, J.McLaughlin
Missoni Umbrella, Ebay



Look #3 - "Where's the Sunshine?" (You know I like yellow too)

Weather Report Cape, Anthropologie
Sperry Topsider, J.Crew
Chain Link Umbrella, J.Crew


Which is your favorite?

Thursday, March 31, 2011

Hello Yellow

I recieved an e-mail from Kate Spade the other day featuring their Color of the Month, YELLOW.

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I was so happy to see YELLOW because its one of my favorite colors to wear in the summer,
and I'm so ready for warm weather!

I've been eyeing Tory Burch's High Waisted Flair Jeans in Cornflower for weeks. I just love it with the chambray shirt but I'm not sure if I can pull off yellow pants. What do you think?

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High Wasted Flare Jean in Cornflower, Tory Burch


Here are some more of my favorite yellow finds for spring/summer...

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Antigua Top, Trina Turk


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Kokua Lace Top, Trina Turk


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Placket Front Dress, Twelfth St. By Cynthia Vincent


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Enchanted Garden Bib Necklace, Kate Spade
(You could brighten up any outfit with this necklace)


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Sunny Kolette Skirt, Kate Spade


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Harrison Street Lacy in Sunshine, Kate Spade (I adore yellow patent leather!)


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Allegra Button Skirt in Canary, Milly


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Pool Party Tunic, Boden


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Sugar Work Skirt in Gold, Anthropologie

Monday, March 28, 2011

Anthropologie Launches 'For the Decorator'

Did anyone notice that Anthropologie added a new section to their 'At Home' area of their website
last week? The new 'For the Decorator' section features tips, tools and a glossary of home
decor definitions ranging from bamboo to wool. It may just be the digital marketer in me 
(my day job), but I think these interactive tools are a great way for Antrhopologie to encourage
hobbyist decorators (like me) to unleash the Jonathan Adler in them!
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On the 'Tips' pages Anthro provides eight great home decorating tips for using Rugs, 
Curtains, Wallpaper and Hardware. One of my favorite tips is for Wallpaper, "Choose 
a vertical pattern. They help draw the eye up, giving the illusion of higher ceilings."

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I love the 'Tools' section because it offers two hands-on widgets that help you create 

your own hardware and bedding combinations.


The 'DIY Hardware' tool lets you select from six different furniture styles and any color
under the rainbow to recreate your furniture piece. Then you use good ole "drag and drop"
to try out any of their knobs or handles. I think this is a great way to try mix and
matching different hardware on one piece (and then easily add to your shopping cart of course). 


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'Bedding Mix & Match' tool is my favorite because it lets you create any combination of sheets and duvets to create the perfect pair. I played around with this tool for about five minutes and found several great combos I would have never have thought of before!


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You can also easily order free wallpaper and fabric swatches to be sent to your house. 


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Lastly, the 'Glossary' is a great place to find the difference between ikat and batik and any other decorating term you may have a question about.


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Anthropologie is also adding workshop-style decorator shops to eleven of its existing stores. If you are lucky enough to leave near Atlanta, Beverly Hills, Chicago, Corte Madera (CA), Denver, Houston, Miami, Nashville, New York, Wayne (PA) or Westport (CT) you can visit the store to get swatches or attend workshops with design experts. I can't wait for my next trip to NY to check it out!

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Friday, March 25, 2011

Friday Find...Lobster Bikini from Anthropologie

With nautical still on the mind, I spied this red and navy lobster print bikini at Anthropologie and
it was love obsession at first sight! The lobster print is so fun and playful and I love that it can
be worn as either a bandeau or a halter top.

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Maine Event Bikini from Anthropologie


PS- The navy and red of this bikini is very fitting for today since they are the colors of my alma mater the University of Richmond Spiders, who are playing in the Sweet 16 tonight!! Gooo SPIDERS!

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Thursday, March 24, 2011

All Aboard...

I love nautical inspired clothing for spring. Crisp clean lines, navy and white, stripes, sailboats, rope. What's not to love? Every year I fear that it's going to be passe, but it's one trend
that doesn't seem to want to go away!

Here are a few of my favorite nautical finds for this spring...

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Sailboat Tote from Milly


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Schooner Dress from Marc by Marc Jacobs


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Laure Henley from Tory Burch


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Maritime Dress from J.Crew


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Stripe Boatneck Sweater from J.Crew


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Anchors Away Dress from Madewell


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Nautical Dreaming Dress from Anthropologie


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Seawater Cardigan from Vineyard Vines


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Slubby Stripped Roll-Up Tee, Banana Republic


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Knitted Tunic from Boden
(Love the dots...a great addition to basic stripes)


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Cassidie Sweater from Lilly Pulitzer


Milly went all out with a nautical them this year. I love it!
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Boathouse Stripe Cardigan from Milly


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Amia Sailor Boatneck Top from Milly


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Stripe Tunic from Milly


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Rhinestone Knot Necklace from Milly


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Sardinia Wedge Espadrilles from J.Crew


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Angela Adams Sea Bag from J.Crew

What do you think of the nautical trend? Love it as much as me or want to throw it overboard?
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