Happy Weekend.

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+ I’ve been munching on Pumpkin Pie Pop Tarts over the past month, now I’m tempted to make my own (decidedly more healthy) version.

+ These velvet pumpkins are a luxe twist on Halloween decor.

+ A few more October desktop wallpapers 1, 2, 3

+ Pasta Whistle!

+ I want to visit this cafe that looks like it’s been flipped on its side.

+ Crazy about this modern crepe paper lantern project!

+ Knitted graffiti on a bridge in Australia.

+ I kill everything, including succulents, but I still want to make a terrarium.

+ What does your Facebook portrait say about you? (I’m possibly balding, among other things.)

+ In love with this raggedly striped bathroom.

+ I want to plan a road trip based around roadside motels.

+ Who doesn’t need a trapeze in their home?!

+ Have a writing deadline? Check out Write or Die.

+ I want to move into this beautiful gray space. Or at the least, paint my living room and main hallway.

Happy Weekend!

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Kiki & Polly.

A few weeks ago Joanna notified me that I’d won the Kiki & Polly giveaway on her blog. Not only did it make my day, but intensified the crush I’ve had on portrait artist Lisa Golightly tenfold. Lisa is super talented and speedy (it didn’t even take her two weeks once I emailed my photo), she’s also sweet as can be. I can easily think of ten events Lisa’s work would be perfect for in life. My portrait showed up in the mail yesterday, along with a few little sample pieces, and I immediately ran out after work to buy a frame. I stupidly forgot to photograph it in its environment, but couldn’t wait to share my winnings with you.

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Brawlers.

I’ve been spotting a ton of great masculine pieces lately, and so far the Brawler series by illustrator Fredrik Tjernstrom has been my favorite. Can’t you just picture them adorning the walls of a billiard room or library, the air heavy with cigar smoke and rolled up shirt sleeves everywhere?

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Printed.

Mike Oncley

the cocktail gallery

mrYen

The Sasquatch

I have a cozy corner in my living room. In it sits my favorite chair, a tea tray table and two walls of revolving artwork. Some of it is mine, but the majority are prints I’ve picked up over the past few years. Each one is special to me and I’m always looking for the next piece to add to my collection. Right now these are all riding mighty high on the list.

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Mapping Stereotypes.

Europe According to USA

Europe According to Gay Men

Europe According to Britain

I’m such a geography jerk, I love maps. In fact, one of the things I always have my eyes open for is a set of classroom maps. You know, the kind that get pulled down by a string? I’d love to hang them in my non-existent dining room. I love these prints by Yanko Tsvetkov that map stereotypes of Europe through other demographics’ eyes are fantastic.

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