la vie en lavender

jennyj engagement shoot

Brooke — Sat, 12 Feb 2011 17:48:12 +0000

These two are good friends of mine. Christine I have known since I was 2 and Jennifer I feel as though I have known since I was 2. I am so thrilled they have found each other and such happiness. Their photographer, JennyJ, has done an amazing job! I am anxiously awaiting the wedding, and if it is anything as gorgeous as the engagement shoot, its gonna be good!

{jennyj via a bicycle built for two}

etsy tuesday

Brooke — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 23:07:08 +0000

Just some prints of my favorite places in Oregon by albiedesigns

diy headboard

Brooke — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 21:23:12 +0000

{via life in the super burbs}

I find this headboard very refreshing and romantic. And it looks so easy to make! Who said beautiful things have to come from a store?

homemade home

Brooke — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 21:19:22 +0000

{via poppytalk via pinterest}

Even indoor foliage can have a homemade feel! And how cute!

etsy tuesday

Brooke — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 21:10:58 +0000

{via caitlin hinshelwood}

I’ve grown to love Etsy, and wanted to spotlight some great shops as often as I can. My goal will be every Tuesday, starting with the Etsy shop of Caitlin Hinshelwood. She has really awesome printed textiles. Check her out!

a little goes a long way

Brooke — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 00:56:22 +0000

{via erin ever after via coco+kelly}

This is a fabulous compilation of colorful inspiration via erin ever after. Lately I have been so drawn to the rustic chic that is Scandinavian design, I need a good pop of color to keep me well rounded. All of these images are so great and belong on my inspiration board.

{via design*sponge}

{via pink wallpaper}

{via pinterest}

my sunday home envy

Brooke — Sun, 30 Jan 2011 20:52:15 +0000

{home of Florence Rolando via design*sponge}

As long as I have no home to decorate (I live at home with my ~~parents,~~ er, roommates), I will continue to gather inspiration from others. Take the home of Florence Rolando, a children’s fashion and design specialist. First of all, you see that beautiful piece of artwork by Ann Carrington? I have been lusting over that since I first saw her featured on 9 by design. Take a look at the rest of this home:

paris

Brooke — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 02:15:08 +0000

{via live creating yourself via the cherry blossom girl}

My coworker and I miss the snow. Yup! I said it! We talk about it almost every day. The East Coast is getting dumped on and we are jealous. As long as I can’t be in the snow, I just wanna travel away in my mind. And these gorgeous photos of a snowy Paris is just the destination for today!

RIP Lulu

Brooke — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 02:35:30 +0000

My grandmother passed away yesterday. She was a beautiful lady. She was always quirky and happy-go-lucky. I always loved that she dyed her hair for fun every shade of red you can think of. I will never forget, when I stayed at her home, she would always say she couldn’t go anywhere before she “put her face on.” AKA her makeup. I lived that and I still say that today. RIP Grandma Lu! I love you!

apartment inspiration

Brooke — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 00:53:58 +0000

{via design*sponge}

This is the beautiful APARTMENT of Christina Weber. I just cannot believe that this is an apartment! It is so cute and contemporary with great little details inspired by her interests in architecture, nature, maps, and typography. I always love the home posts from Design*Sponge and find them so inspiring. If you don’t already read it DAILY, you should!